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:::::Venting:::::
My eyeballs are so sore from sitting on this thing trying to plan our family
vacation to the beach in a couple of weeks. It's been so long since my husband
had time off and was able to travel with us on an extended vacation we were
really looking forward to this whole family camping trip.  I had it all planned
out, actually made reservations in advance, had all our activities figured out.
 I was done.  THEN, Mr. Wonderful (yeah....my husband aka "butthead") calls and
says "hon, I have bad news"  I am thinking OMG he's got injured or something. 
But nooooo, he says "I have a piece of equipment coming in on the 17th and
there is NO WAY I can be on vacation when it comes in, it's worth a lot of
money, and I can't trust my crew not to F*ck it up"  :::long pause::::
"WHAT????!!!!!!!!!!!!!"  :::deep cleansing breath::::  "you mean I have to
cancel those reservations I made?"  ::::trying to calm down::: " HMMMM?" 
::pause::  He says "yes" in a quiet sheepish voice. *&%$#@!  So, now I have
spent all day trying to cancel reservations, beg people not to charge me
cancelation fees.....ask if they will just transfer the reservation to another
week, but nooooooo, you have to cancel, pay the fee, re-book and pay another
fee.  Those blankety blanks.  Now the first destination of the original
vacation had to be scrapped because the new week we are shooting for is already
booked up at that location.  It does not look good for our 3rd destination
either, so my 10 day vacation is now down to 4 days. =(  I feel grumpy.  I have
computer monitor hangover.  My butt is sore from sitting on it in this very
uncomfortable chair.  My carpal tunnel is acting up from clicking that damn
mouse.  All I wanna do is sit and bitch about it too!  But no, I am going to be
nice and re-plan our trip.  Putting on a big fat smile and acting like I am not
pissed off about all the work I  already put in.  Trying to think positive. 
Trying to think.  LOL.  I guess we will just go to the beach and veg out for a
couple of days (that actually was going to be the part of the trip I enjoyed
the most), but I am NOT cooking the whole time!  If I only get a 4 day
vacation, then I am going to be treated to dinner out a few times.  No stinking
McVomits food either!  I want to eat on a real plate, with silverware....not
plasticware...lol.  A cloth napkin, instead of paper, sounds good too.  Why did
I think owning an RV would make traveling EASIER?  LOL  Seems I have nothing
but trouble trying to get a space, find a dump station, haul drinking water
(apparently these places don't have fresh water hookups...grey water, yes, but
no drinking water) and firewood, buy the chemicals for the toilet because I
know my kids will refuse to use the public toilets (MOM that is an out
house...yeah right!)  Yeah?  Well when mom was a kid she was told to piss in
the bushes!  Mom would have LOVED an out house when she went camping as a kid! 
Mom used to brush her teeth in the creek!  Wash dishes in a bucket.  Showers?
"We're camping...you don't need a shower!  Besides....if you stink bad enough
it might keep the bears away"  (yeah their beloved Grandpa said that!)  When I
was a kid we "roughed it" big time and now my kids are spoiled with a home on
wheels. I must admit though, I really do not miss sleeping on the
ground....seems I always was the one with the rock under my "spot" in the tent.
 :::sigh:::  I guess I will have to make them eat cold Pork n' Beans straight
from the can to give them a dose of reality on this trip. ::evil grin::  Hmmmm,
I think I will plan a "tent camping" trip this summer, I took the kids last
year and it had been a few years since my older 2 had been in the tent, so they
were really out of practice. It was pretty funny seeing my "girly girls"
freaking out because a moth got in the tent.  Hehehe.  
Thinking positive about that beach vacation.  Crossing fingers, hoping we can
get the reservation for the new dates.  Thinking about those crashing waves, so
loud, we won't be able to sleep.  Thinking about the bon fire.  Thinking about
the aquarium.  Thinking about the tidepools.  Thinking about how cold, wet, and
rainy it will be. (that's a good thing, really!)   Wondering if I can somehow
get a fireplace installed in the RV.  That would be a nice touch.  Ok, I am
dreaming, scratch the fireplace....lol.  The rest is all good though. =)