Stay-cation

This is the first day of my work imposed "stay-cation".    What a crock of shit.    Sure it would be great to have vacation days if it was nicer outside and I could work in the garden, go for a long walk and generally enjoy the day.   But no, I have to take the vacation days before the end of April.     It would also be nice if I could go somewhere.    I can't even drive out to see my mom because the roads through the mountains are too unpredictable at this time of year and it's not worth risking life and limb just to go.    

 

What really makes me upset is them telling me when I have to use the vacation days.   And if I didn't they would do it for me.     It just feels all wrong.    Seriously, if I would have known I had to use these last few days up I would have taken them before or at Christmas when I could have really used the time off.    Who wants it now?    I know I don't.   I can't go anywhere, it's not nice enough outside to do anything I'd enjoy doing.   

Snow

We had a real serious snowfall this morning.   The kind of snow that didn't melt the minute it hit the ground.   Thankfully I didn't have to go to work, I heard the commute to work was slow moving .   Typical first snow drive.   Glad I missed it.

Jillian and Chris made it back home safely from their get-a-way in BC.   They were gone only 2 days but it sounded like they had a good time.   

Jacob and I went to the SAIT and ACAD open houses on the weekend.    We were impressed with the professionalism of SAIT and disappointed with ACAD.     Jacob has his heart set on going to SAIT when he is done with high school.    I'm happy he's more or less found a bit of a direction to go in.    It's a start and it's important to know where to start.

Tomorrow I go back to see Dr. Singh and see what the Echo test came up with.   I'm pretty sure I know I don't want to be on medications, meaning betablockers.    They scare the hell out of me.    Hopefully, that isn't something he'll suggest.     I just want to know what's going on and what I can do about it.    I really want to get back to the gym ... just wanting some re-assurance that it will be okay to do so.    Kind of nervous, have to admit.

Disneyland Scrapped

All the best plans.    Hell all the planning ... gone, finished, never appreciated.    I was going to go to the travel agency yesterday to buy the tickets for the trip.   I had done all the reading possible.    Hours and hours spent looking at hotel reviews.   Hours spent looking for a best price for Disneyland tickets.    Emails sent back and forth to the travel agent.   All I wanted was for Jonathan to help me pick between 2 fucking hotels.  TWO, that's all.     I wanted his input because it never fails.   I pick something and he has something to say about it ... never positive.       So I show him where the two properties are located and tell him the price difference.   And WHAM !!, he calls me "last minute Mona".   WTF??   Seriously?    Is he insane?     I booked these holidays in March after we talked about it ... going to Vancouver Island in July then going to California in August.   That was back in March.    Not to mention, he promised the kids a trip to Disneyland if Jacob got onto the Honor Roll in Grade 8 and Jillian got into Nursing.    That was last year.   Jacob is now going into Grade 10 in September.   This trip is overdue and I wasn't the one that made the promise.   I was only trying to make it come true.    And to top all this crap off ... I had saved money like crazy since his promise to get this done.    Lord only knows, if he had to pay for it, it would be a no-go.    But apparently it's a no-go anyway.     I'm really mad and upset about the whole thing.   

I think I'm going to get myself some braces with the money I've saved.    If he wants to go anywhere in the future, he'll have to make the plans.  I'm out.