Work trip + Diabetes = crazy

The day that we went into the ER, I was a actually headed to Portland after the appointment, which obviouslly didn't happen. I had a trip scheduled for that week and the next, the final two weeks of travel in a six week push since my job duties changed. Those trips thankfully rescheduled into one three day stint to Portland this week. Now, being divorced a work trip always requires additinal planning. Jim is great about making it work so the kids can stay there, but it requires a lot of planning and communication with him and with the kids. Add diabetes to the mix? Ahahahahah!!! Aside from all the normal prep like making sure dad knows what is on tap for the week, figuring out who is getting kids to activities and where do they go after school and getting the dog to the other house and making sure the kids know the frill for each day,there were new things to do. And for kicks, Cody started track this week so we've got a whole new schedule in general. Is the insulin bag stocked well enough to last three days? Let the teachers know they can call me but I'm not close. Since Jim is in Seattle, give them a name of someone in Tacoma they can call if needed. Talk to HW about feeding Hannah and checking insulin when she picks up Hannah and Daisy for dog training. Thankfully she is familiar with diabetes, so I just have to send her carb ratio and sliding scale. Talk to neighbors about after school care for Thursday, including what to do for snack and for dinner and what to do if something goes amiss. Make sure she knows the drill with food and do a crash course on sliding scales and carb ratios. Make sure dad know how to send lunch information to school. I'd been on the road for a half hour before the first call came. Yes Cody, just like we talked about six times, your concussion form is in your backpack. (Iinside voice: looking in your backpack first to doublecheck IS an option.) Next call an hour later from a hungry diabetic. Reprieve til lunch time text messages, and then the afternoon calls began, 2 from each kid, once they got home. We navigate snacks, review plans, discuss whether the leaky sink was the same trickle I'd been seeing upon turning on the water or whether my house was likely to be flooded upon my return. To be honest, I do not have clarity on that last question. And with that we've made it through day one. Two more to go.