I hear you kat, it's not easy to schedule your life around these kids' conferences especially if your work is not flexible. And in this economy who needs to paint a target on yourself by taking too much time off work.
But in the grand scheme of things this isn't the end of the world and you'll figure it out.
Me: 35|WAW: 38|D: 6yo | http://tinyurl.com/2dxx7m6 Feb 2006, left, came back in two weeks Aug 2006, left again Apr 2007, filed for divorce Dec 2007, reunited Mar 2010, moved out, filed again