It's really eerily quiet and there isn't the same buzz in the air as usual. I am not coping very well to be honest, but change happens and you gotta find ways to cope, I'm sure you'll feel just as odd while the little guy and your wife are away. If I still had a garage full of half finished projects, I'd throw myself into that lol.
It sounds like you made the right decision as difficult as it may have been, we get to a point where we have to move these things along. I'm sure you'll find the right pair, the universe has a way of sorting that kind of thing out.
Have a good one
Cheers