Now, I'm going to do a cut and paste from the May 06 cruise meets thread, as I don't want to type out what you're about to read twice, was hard enough the first time...
Hi everyone!
Boy, do I got the story to tell you today!
As most of you know, work's been a mess for about the last... month, or two. We were using land that didn't belong to us, but using with permission of its owner. It sold, and the new person would like to buy us out too, but the offers have been land value only, i.e., worthless. We have a multimillion dollar operation, not your local stripmall cleaner. Since we told them no, they've been doing everything short of outright harassment to encourage us to move. Put up a construction fence right on the the edge of the property line, effectively boxing us in and forcing us to make some hurried changes, complain to the village to get inspectors to bother us, you get the picture. And I've put up with all of it very calmly and efficiently as possible to keep everything going smoothly thru all this.
Well, the boss comes in to the workshop this morning, as he regularly does to go over things so we're on the same page, and starts off asking about my impending vacation. And he asks how we paid for the cruise, did we use our points. He's into Disney almost as much as Mary and I are, knows all about our attachment to DVC. And I said no, the one in October is half on points, but this one was all cash, paid off in increments till the due date.
He says that's good, in consideration of how far I've improved things for the 3 odd years I've been there, and especially of how well I've managed the mess we've been in lately, he's giving me a raise, effective June 1st.
And we wants the receipts for the airfare and the cruise I'm about to go on.
Yes, he's picking up the tab for the May cruise for Mary and I.
I am still a little stunned even now, and don't think it's fully sunk in yet. He got me completely speechless on that one. I still don't know what to say even now, But I specifically went to work for him as I knew he was very supportive towards the people working for him as long as they worked well for him, but this was way beyond any expectation I could have had.
Happy Birthday Steve!!! 
before even heading to WDW or the cruise!!!! To borrow a phrase from a dear friend, how cool is that!!! 
Maybe they are in need of adding an onsite daycare facility??? 
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Happy Birthday Steve!!!! 
