i do the same thing, ranger, when my kids are driving, or when my husbands late from work, or ican't get him/them on cell phone. i know i drive my kids nuts, but i call the youngest every night, sometimes more(soph. in college) i call my daughter 3 or 4 times a week, she's married--why can't i let my sil worry, instead? and the oldest is the worst, i can never get him on the phone or his cell, i call my mother in law to check on him, he lives in the same area. i only hear from him if he needs something.
cathy