I did not have to drive today. I’m gonna telecommute from here this week. But the beach urchin who spent the weekend with us did drive today. She can also telecommute but for whatever reason she is not doing that this week, at least not from here. But that’s her business and I don’t meddle with my adult children’s business.
Leave-takings are always a little nerve-racking. Even if your kid is a well-established adult and good experienced driver, sending her off on a five hour drive is, well, nerve-racking for mom. (My daughters are very sharp cookies and KNOW this.) I am always okay after one of the kids leaves but I love getting that text message that they’re home safely. When The Commander was still alive, we had to call, which was kind of a chore, one I would usually foist on one of the urchins when they were old enough to h
So my beach urchin experienced some traffic slow-downs today but I checked GooMaps a few times (of course I did) and it didn’t look as bad as it often is. Still, it is a SLOG.