Happy Friday!

WooHoo! The 3 day weekend has finally arrived. Oh, yeh, I like the fact that I have a job that I like and all that. But time off is time off! Yay! With that nice thought, now the bad side. The state of NC is picking on it's workers. Sure, we have a huge budget deficit, but did I do that??? Not hardly. Well, to avoid layoffs, they are simply taking .5% of our salary right off the top. They will take 2 paychecks to steal our money, and we get 10 free PTO hours in return. Wait! 8 of those hours will be gone July 4th, since holiday pay comes out of our pto. So, then we have 2 hours to play with. Hmph. That goes first, of course, so every time I need to come in late or leave early, it will use that to fill out my check. Soooo, gone! Ah well, I am still working and am being assured I will not be laid off, altho the rules seem to change daily.

More bad.....I was told that the "not time off" in August was just a rumor and to go ahead and request my time. Of course, I said it was a family get together, not a LAN, so it would sound really important. lol Well, it is no longer a rumor. No time off in August. WTF??? So, now I have to keep my mouth shut (too late...I already reacted to the news in front of 2 other people). I will be calling off on Thurs and Fri for the lan. Yes, I am going! So fire me! If I behave and not take any time off until then, I can easily fake an illness or emergency and get away with it. The thing is, I have already heard another person pretty much saying the same thing. She also has plans in August. oooooo. I'm such a slave! But, I will be at the lan!

I emailed a lawyer that specializes in legal separations and divorce. She responded very quickly, but we missed each other. I will call her back today and make that consultation appointment. I'm scared. So far this has been relatively easy. But my thoughts go back to how old (ancient?) he is. And what my daughter said about just waiting, meaning, he can't live forever. And, just to set the record straight, yes, he has prostate cancer. But it is almost undetectable. And I saw him thru the surgery, the radiation, the depression, and all of that, and it was years ago. He is now considered a cancer survivor. I am assured by his doctor that he will die of old age before the cancer ever gets him. That said, I really think it is time to move on. But, still hard to do.

Now, mood of the day. This song has been stuck in my head for days and days.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4vQwrHZWWk[/youtube]

And this one, too

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3T_xeoGES8[/youtube]