FMCoug
02-25-2013, 01:27 PM
I've been on a project in Bend, OR since the first of the year, flying home for weekends. My oldest daughter's choir is going on tour to NYC this coming weekend and my wife is going as a chaperone so I arranged to work remotely from home for this week and next. I also had a speaking engagement in the Bay Area last Saturday. So I drove from Bend to just north or Redding, CA Thursday night, planning to work from the hotel on Friday, drive the rest of the way to the Bay Area Friday night, do the even on Saturday, and drive home Sunday. A busy weekend for sure but not too extreme.
Friday morning at about 6AM the phone rang. It was my daughter calling from the ER. My wife had gotten in the way of a dog fight (another thread perhaps) and gotten bitten. Ended up with 5 stitches and a broken hand that they think will need to be pinned (consult with the hand surgeon is this afternoon). Also, the 13 year old had a dance competition in downtown SLC that was all day Friday and Saturday. And the 17 yr. old had scholarship auditions in Logan on Saturday. And now my wife can't drive.
So Friday I drove straight through to SLC, arriving at the Marriott at about 3AM. A friend had driven the two daughters' there and gotten them checked in. Slept for a few hours, got the younger one checked into her dance thing, then drove to Logan with the older one. Got back to SLC about 7 but the dance thing went until 10:30pm. So we waited around until then and drove home. Total of about 3 hours sleep ... 21 hours driving. And of course when I got home it was "finally you're here to take care of me / us" :)
And of course the weather on Saturday was awesome too.
Friday morning at about 6AM the phone rang. It was my daughter calling from the ER. My wife had gotten in the way of a dog fight (another thread perhaps) and gotten bitten. Ended up with 5 stitches and a broken hand that they think will need to be pinned (consult with the hand surgeon is this afternoon). Also, the 13 year old had a dance competition in downtown SLC that was all day Friday and Saturday. And the 17 yr. old had scholarship auditions in Logan on Saturday. And now my wife can't drive.
So Friday I drove straight through to SLC, arriving at the Marriott at about 3AM. A friend had driven the two daughters' there and gotten them checked in. Slept for a few hours, got the younger one checked into her dance thing, then drove to Logan with the older one. Got back to SLC about 7 but the dance thing went until 10:30pm. So we waited around until then and drove home. Total of about 3 hours sleep ... 21 hours driving. And of course when I got home it was "finally you're here to take care of me / us" :)
And of course the weather on Saturday was awesome too.