I made it home. Had lots of stuff to do yesterday and returned to a hornets nest today at work. I won't got into the specifics, but it's a wonder to me how some people are able to live day to day without someone guiding then every minute of every day.
Seems my son decided to conduct chemical experiments while I was gone during that first week. One experiment involved oxidizing metals, and now I we have several rust stains on the back porch, pool deck
, and two outdoor tables. Plus we found 5 other "experiments" placed around the house and his car, one of which he "forgot" about. I was not a happy camper with these damaging experiments and how I came unglued with the whole matter. But my son spent the afternoon cleaning the porch. And he'll hopefully finish tomorrow.