Work approved it! I had a good talk with the owner and she said that I need to take care of myself and do what I need to do. I can work on Saturday from home or at 4 in the morning if I need to to make up the time, if I want to. She says she doesn't need me to be there exactly Mon to Friday 7 to 330. So this is good. I still need to talk to the General manager just so he is in the loop but I was mostly concerned with getting it through the upper management. She said I am very valuable and that she doesn't want me to worry about my employment. So that's a relief. I'm glad she got back to me today (time difference NY to CA) instead of tomorrow. One less thing to stress over!