ok...the countdown has begun...

[DD]

mr. dd has turned into a raging lunatic because i have not yet begun to pack. you'd think after 16 years, he'd know i NEVER pack until 2 hours before I walk out the door. Guess this year, I will pack the night before, since we're leaving at 4 am saturday. my kids are already fighting. i've got about 8 million things to do before i can even begin to be officially on vacation. gotta deliver the dog to the sitter, make sure the cat sitter is gonna show up, pay bills, get oil changed, wash vehicle, make grocery list.seems all he has to do is get on a plane. it didn't help tonight that we got a $477.00 electric bill! guess who'll be sweating for the rest of the summer? and summer lasts here til the end of October. don't get me wrong though, I'm super excited! I get to meet some more SoWal friends, take a good look at GBSP, eat some good fattening food, drink a lot, spend time on the beach with my family, read a lot, sleep some and don't have to go to work for 10 glorious days!!
rant over.

 

[Lady D]

Destindreamin, I envy you. I am not getting to come there and now it looks like we won't get to go and spend the 3 nights in the cabin at the state park the end of September either. My husband's job has changed within the company he has been with for 21 years. He and the other 3 employees that were working for Polywest which is a part of Bryce were informed Friday that that department will be closing down within 4 to 6 weeks. He went on and took another position in another area and the others will probably follow suit somewhere else within the next several weeks. Now he states he has no seniority in this new department despite his 21 years with this company. Stated this in referring to vacation. I am sure all of these other employees have had their summer vacation and he hasn't had any. As far as I am concerned, he is entitled to his four weeks he has available as of August 5th, his anniversary date! And I am not rescheduling again. I have already had to once! I might as well give up! It's not meant for us to have any time away anywhere! So I am ranting with you!

 

[DD]

I'm sorry to hear all this lady. mr. dd changed jobs recently and wasn't sure he'd be able to take off this summer either, but I had already decided I'd just leave him home! I'm real sensitive like that. :funn: (see october thread..."should I get a divorce"). but, it all worked out, and his new boss told him, go...so it's off to the beach for us. hope you get to take some time somewhere. all souls need that from time to time.

 

[Sheila]

I'm sorry to hear all this lady. mr. dd changed jobs recently and wasn't sure he'd be able to take off this summer either, but I had already decided I'd just leave him home! I'm real sensitive like that. :funn: (see october thread..."should I get a divorce"). but, it all worked out, and his new boss told him, go...so it's off to the beach for us. hope you get to take some time somewhere. all souls need that from time to time.

:funn:I remember that October thread! ;-)

 

[DD]

:funn:I remember that October thread! ;-)

i know you do...you're the one who reminded me!! ;-) you have a gooooooood memory!!

 

[Lady D]

Not doing anything to try and dampen your fun time coming up, but I already had this scheduled for the end of this month and one of his coworkers scheduled jury duty that same week and I had to change our date to accommodate him. I sympathize with your utility bill. Ours was higher also, near $300.00! I have never had one that high as yours. Ouch! I hope you guys have a wonderful time. And think of me when you are at my favorite place and I am sitting home staring at the walls here at home. Makes me sad! He unfortunately cannot say anything for a couple of weeks about that to his supervisor. I hope we can work things out!

 

[DD]

i hope you can too.

 

[Mango]

Who needs clothes?

 

[DD]

Who needs clothes?

ahem.....well...some people on this board obviously don't, but for me and those I encounter,clothes are a good thing

 

[Jdarg]

Tell Mr. DD to chill- remind him that you kept his butt out of jail between his being overserved at the Stones concert and the tweezers/"roach clip"!!