I would obviously love to go...
And yes, while I am confident that my gears can shift themselves...
or the cones and whatevers inside the magic box that make my MKZ go...
I can also operate non self-moving transmissions.
Really it just comes down to timing. I work Tues-Thurs... history has proven that powering from Cape Cod to North Saint Paul is 23 hours (including a 90 minute nap). So if I left Thursday night, I wouldn't get there until late Friday night at the earliest (and I'm sure I'd be wrecked) and then I'd have to leave at the latest Sunday afternoon to get home late Monday night (to be wrecked for Tuesday).
I don't think flying with mom is a good idea... not only because of being trapped in a plane for hours, but because I think it's just asking for issues with TSA...
Also BTW - driving across Wisconsin SUCKED... I've never seen so many people militantly bent on not exceeding the speed limit... it was infuriating.