Sounds like our DHs do very similar law...did we know that? My DH does a lot of contracts, IP stuff. It is stressful isn't it?? I hate not quite knowing what will be billed month to month. My OCD doesn't do well with it. Lisaquit touching me, I'm not touching you, stop it, MOMMMMMMMMMMM....Oh the wonder years. When will they end. Just kidding. I know this time is so sweet and gone so fast. I'm just sucking the marrow from them now while they are here. Hence the reason for this cruise.
Bad news, Paul just lost a big client. They hired an in house GC. It's not really a suprise, but a pisser none the less. Small company Paul has worked for them for 3 years, negogiated all contracts (150+) to signature close and since the last quarter when they brought in a new CEO he has been walking on eggshells over this. It just sucks sometimes to work with companies when they are small and they need your flexiblity (that means our payments not always timely in the lean cash times for them) and now that they are bigger they boot you out. Paul is having lunch with the old CEO (now chairman) tomorrow, but the deal is done, so not much to say but sorryyour screwed.
Vent over. Time to figure out where to get some more billing for my DH....Fortunately he just got 2 new clients yesterday but they are small one shot deals, not monthly contract review like the other one. Oh well...
I have mobility issues also, so I know what you are talking about. I just wish I had started cruising before this disease got so bad. I push myself to the limit though. In my younger days I would have loved that zip line.It sure does look like a lot of fun.
So for those of you, who are putting it off and are able to do this excursion, do it, you never know what tomorrow holds. Did any of you see Paula Dean do the zip line on her vacation show? Was it St. Lucia? She was so funny.
I will! The yahoo group sounds great too.
Paul! You are almost as talkative as my DH here...wait, you are more talkative! Somehow I think you two will still have a lot to talk about!
I'll PM you - that sounds great! LisaKaylee and anyone else who wants to join the kids group, I have been upgraded and can now add people to the kids yahoo group.
Kaylee, I added you & jaide
If you want to join pm me your email along with your child's email addresses and I'll add ya to the group.
Once the 90 day date is hit I'll work on some conversations with the kids to get them introduced to each other. Anyone what anything specific let me know.I'll be on it.
Thanks for the well wishes. I just got a call from DH and he closed a small round of financing for another client, so that is good news. Maybe he just need to drop off this old client to move towards other things. Looking for the silver lining here.
When a door closes... a window opens!!!
Always good to look at the bright side and the silver lining!!
Karen
Seems they are the same the world over. I'm surprised they reach adulthood. Wil has taken to making noise all the time lately, just to annoy his sister. Works like a charm everytime she turns to him and says "SHUT UP" and then she gets in trouble for talking so unkindly to her brother.
Working for yourself is always risky. DH is a freelancer with NBC. Because of the writers' strike, the network has lost lots of ad revenue. The first week of Dec., they announced that absolutely no freelancers could be hired until the first of the year because they were out of money.DH had planned on working most of that time because of the caucus here in Iowa. He had turned down other work because he was planning on being so busy. The life of a freelancer is so up & down. Although with all the factory closings that have been happening lately, I guess working a "secure" job with a company isn't anymore secure than being self-employed.
At least his production company had a good month, so the cruise was saved. December was kind of a make-or-break month for us. I was reeaallllly thinking we shouldn't be spending this amount of money on a vacation, but DH prevailed and we are definitely going.
So many vacations, so little time!!
Ok, I had a HORRIBLE day today (leaving on Th for a seminar in Tampa and was told today they don't have my registration and the seminar is sold outI think I have things figured out but I won't know for sure until tomorrow. Any pixie dust that it all works out will be greatly appreciated, otherwise it will be a vacation for me when I really can't afford one, don't need one and can't get the credit I needed to get. On a side note, I get to meet V on Friday night
Girls night at a bar I think
)....
but THANK YOU...John1 for the post about Bobby, gave me a great laugh when it was needed and
Nan, thank Paul for me...his post cracked me up, but more than that was his location he listed as "with Nan" thought that was so cute!
Kaylee,
Ditto on the sick, fatigued and crying JAG!!! DH (who is as much of a Disney Fantatic as I) said, we will do whatever we can to go on this trip!!!
Again, we probably won't do any other big trips or cruises for a while.
We will do whatever it takes... mostly because we want to spend 2 weeks with this crew!!!
Karen
Molly already saw the Gingerbread Man in our driveway. My cranky son will not play. He refused to believe he was there. Not to worry, Molly and I can live in our own little world together.
Thank you so much!
