I miss the children very much when they are not around..
I miss the sounds they make, the laughter, the joy, the arguing (yes, I did type that), the sounds of a family togetherness I have not had in a long time.
I have a family, it is a little non conventional, but it is a family none the less. I enjoy every minute with them and I treat it as if it is my last. I never want a regret from any of them, or for myself.