Sleepless nights dreaming of being somewhere else

Have you ever been so tired that you just want to say ta heck with the day and crawl back into bed and wake up some time next week?

My dad kept waking me up, starting at around 4:30 and continuing on a semi-regular half hourly basis for the next 5 hours.

I finally gave up on sleep at 9:30 and turned on the computer to work and he, of course, is now sleeping peacefully. ::pounds head on desk::

There has got to be some genuine love that has a person putting up with the things a family caregiver puts up with. it's no wonder I keep fizzling out and looking to escape for weekends thousands of miles away. I only actually make it once every three or five years - but it's nice to think and scheme and ponder if I might one day go on another vacation. Shoot, I'd settle for a night at the local lakeshore motel to reenergize the batteries and clear the mind.