Back to Reality

OK, this will be my last post here until the next trip.
We made it home on Sunday in about 11 hours, including breaks for meals and driver swaps.  It was almost uneventful.  During Ray's shift of driving we suddenly became very glad they gave us the monster Chevy Suburban.  There was a tire, on the rim lying in the center of the lane on Rt 95.  We saw the car in front of us swerve around it. but there wasn't enough time or space for Ray to do the same.  Instead he centered the car to run over it.  Once we got past we pulled over to see if any damage was done, but the car was fine.  If we had run over it with any of our tires, it might have flipped us, but the Suburban is such a high car that we went right over it.  The only effect was a little burnt rubber smell where the tire probably rubbed against the car's undercarriage.  Despite that, we made good time and got home safe and sound. 
Today I made arrangements to work from home.  We started by returning the rental car, going to McDonald's for breakfast, then making a quick run into the grocery store to restock the fridge with enough to get us through the next few days.  After that, we went home and I started work while Ray started the laundry. This was the first time in a month that we had to do our own laundry and cook our own meals.  We got so spoiled for the past month.  Tomorrow I go back to the office and Ray has to get a new battery for his car.  Back to reality.