The six-hour trip home was mercifully uneventful and the next morning we had to face up to a return to reality -- kids to school, mom and dad to work and my parents back to the airport.

• 六个小时的回家旅程平安无事，第二天早上我们不得不重新回到现实生活－－孩子要上学，我们要工作，我的父母要去机场。