Leaving to Disney in two weeks and husband might be loosing his job..........

[arlenesp]

We never got that bad.Car loan,no cc. As I said we had a home based business which thank goodness allowed me to be a sahm and help pay the bills. We never, however had the oppurtunity to build up a a savings acct as we were never thinking about what if.Always thought there is plenty of time as we were both pretty healthy so we thought.

We sold the house for a ridiculous profit and he had transfered to Florida. Things didn't go too well but we adjusted . DD became interested in socializing and less in her skating which did take the burden off of that expense, but what a waste of talent. DS was into computing,never complained thru it all, and now has a struggling webdesign co. Arabian nights is one of his

We have small savings now.Most of his disability settlement was put away in investments.(so we couldn't touch it) We would've spent it in a heart beat.We are spenders. You'd think we learned our lesson? We did however take some of the $ and took everyone on a Disney Cruise as we all needed the break. Great thing too. DD eventually dropped out of private college to marry poorly. Left her with 3 kids. So when we thought we could start doing for ourselves, we now had to shelter her and the 3 kids til she got back on her feet, which she is

Things don't always go the way they are planned but somehow all the pieces do fit.My job allows the flexiblility for me to spend more time off with the family,and I get to be more hands on as a grandparent and get to see them each week and be a part of their lives.I think I told you I work 4 10 hour days and have 3 off in a row.This allows us to do all the Dr. visits onThurs and Fri and Sat are my weekend.

It's a really beautiful day here in Orlando, a bit colder than I like, and the Turkey is in the oven. Getting ready to look over the ads and get my walk in today and listen to my refurbished ipod Hope you have a great day!

 

[lisaross]

For those of you whom have been following my story and offering me much needed support, We got good news..........

My husband got his job back - we will not be getting any backpay because if we wanted it we'd have to go to arbitration and what we need right now is our lives back.

These past 4 months have been the hardest times for us and i've learned so so much from this entire experience. My family is blessed that my husband will be back at his job next month! We made lots of changes and will keep many!!

Thank you again for all the much needed support and stories of your own!

Lisa

 

[jenr812]

That is wonderful news Lisa!

 

[macfamily]

Wow Lisa, that's fantastic! Congrats!!

 

[natenapril]

 

[LoveBWVVBR]

I'm happy for you. I knew that he would get the job back, and I'm actually surprised that it took 4 months. Does this mean that you guys aren't looking at moving to Melbourne anymore, though?

Oh, and I have 2 words for your husband...TUITION REIMBURSEMENT. Their tuition program is awesome. Take them for all that they are worth so you have something to fall back on when you do want to leave. I did it and I have NO regrets. It was a big pain to go to night school, but they paid 100% for my grad. degree which enables me to make a way better salary elsewhere

 

[lookingforward]

I am so happy for you and your family! I was hoping you would have a good outcome! Please have a wonderful and peaceful holiday!!

 

[tinaluis]

I'm so glad that things worked out for you!
Tina

 

[dzneprincess]

oh what wonderful news!!!!

 

[cindrela]

I say go on the trip, Why? Because I'm in the same boat as you are. Our trip was planned at the beginning of the year. My husband is out of work, and thinking about our trip was the only thing that "mentally" kept us going. We just got back from a great week on Sunday. My kids had saved their own money and we were on the dining plan. It was great to get away from our worries. Hey, my husband even got a call from a recruiter while we were waiting to go on Rock n' Rollercoaster!! Go for it and enjoy.

 

[Mary Anne]

I'm so happy to hear this update. May the holidy season be a wonderful one for you, you deserve it.

 

[willoughbyclan]

I am so glad things worked out for you It was wonderful to read all the posts and see all of the support that was offered to you.

 

[fivefordisney]

So happy for your family! And just in time for the holidays!!

 

[Hedy]

For those of you whom have been following my story and offering me much needed support, We got good news..........

My husband got his job back - we will not be getting any backpay because if we wanted it we'd have to go to arbitration and what we need right now is our lives back.

These past 4 months have been the hardest times for us and i've learned so so much from this entire experience. My family is blessed that my husband will be back at his job next month! We made lots of changes and will keep many!!

Thank you again for all the much needed support and stories of your own!

Lisa

Yaaaay! So happy for all of you.

 

[jeankeri]

Lisa- What a great way to finish off the year! I am very happy for you all .

 

[arlenesp]

Happy Holidays

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Sounds like somebody got an early Christmas present!!!

 

[pooh2001]

Lisa- Congrats to your family. While I was viewing these boards - the TV put on an ad for NY health insurance - free to some families.
www.nyhealth.gov

I was laid off from a major corporation earlier this year.
My DH changed his job for better pay and benefits.
I am now a stay at home.

We COBRA'ed medical for 3 months and then went on DH's plan.
We do not eat dinner out each week and rent movies, instead of paying $30 at the movie theatre. We get books from the library instead of the book store.

We are still going to WDW - we just cut back on some ADR's and plan on doing breakfast (cereal) in the room more often and more pizza, burger dinners. No extra's like HDD - but we still will do the Fantasmic package with the least expensive H&V. No Disney Florist delivery. Less snacking between meals (better for my diet).

We have discount ride to our resort from SUN RAY with a food store stop.
We have an AAA discount on our resort room.
We have AP tickets - so no cost to get into the parks.

WDW is a magical place - your worries float away for a few days.

 

[Ava31]

Tonight was the first night that I read through your saga, and I was so happy to see that it has a happy ending. I know 3 months ago this would have just sounded like , "blah blah blah" but imagine the position y'all will be in in about 2 years if you continue to implement the new budget. Also, I've learned from experience that the toughest of times, no matter how awful you might feel about your relationship at the time, will be what you look back on as the turning point in your marriage when you realized just how strong each of you actually are. Congratulations, and I'm glad you took the trip and made the memories despite the hardship.