When it rains, it pours
Aug 13th, 2006 by Accidental Thinker
Here is what the rest of my month looks like: San Francisco, Phoenix, Minneapolis, and Atlanta. Then I get a couple of weeks at home before it’s off to Chicago and Dallas. October brings a family vacation, followed by a brief respite from the travel before hauling to Canada and New York in November.
I don’t really know what’s different this year, but by the end of the year, 2006 will have brought more travel than the previous 6 or 7 years combined. Not that I’m complaining—at least not too much. I don’t mind the occasional getaway, and some of the trips are for fun. It’s the nearly back-to-back clusters that have me seeing double.
Thank goodness for a wonderful husband who does an amazing job of holding down the fort, sick kids and all. Because strep throat in particular seems to flourish whenever mom is away. And this particular strain is really hanging on. A round of antibiotics didn’t kill it, so back to the doctor we go tomorrow. Imagine the doctor’s surprise when he discovers that my son actually has a mother!
One has to be enjoy the corporate/travel carousel. I never aquired the taste. I still remember being stuck 2 hours on the tarmac with a plane full of annoying kids, multiple attempted landings in a thunderstorm with diversion to Baltimore and …. My boss once had to “stay” in Philly for a month when we were on a project management team. We were returning from Chicago last Thursday 08/10 – everyone we talked to also thought it was the usual media hyperbole; not bad at all.
Say HI when you’re in Dallas, if you have time! I hope the kiddos are doing better. You all take care. 😉
I hate strep throat. I used to have it all the time. Luckily I grew out of it. Now I only get it every five or six years. I hope everyone gets better. Soon!
Sounds like you have been and will be quite busy! I don’t know how you do it! I don’t travel at all and find it difficult to do all that needs to be done. Sounds like you have a wonderful husband that supports you and helps out.
Enjoy your trips! I was reading about your Vegas trip. Sounds like quite the adventure. I’ve never been there but would like to. Not so much for the gambling, but the surrounding attractions.
I enjoy reading about your trips, thanks for sharing! Looking forward to hearing about San Fransico, that is one place I would really like to visit. Take notes! 🙂
That is a LOT of traveling!
So sorry your kiddos have battled strep throat. I have a good hubby too who has always been good at holding down the fort whenever needed.
Have safe travels.