Vacation

Vacation is a complicated term. It can mean many different things. It is oft referred to as time to relax, reflect, and re-energize in a respite of some capacity allowing a reprieve from said career activities. These "Vacations" often involve trips to exotic locations such as the beach, a lake house, some might go to Vegas, or even Europe. Often times people just want a change of venue, if you will, a sort of "Anywhere but here" scenario.

Now, having said this, I am going to add one small word. A one syllable six letter word. FAMILY. There I said it. Family. Lets insert the word Family just in front of Vacation; and see what we find.

Family Vacation, an opportunity for one to reflect and appreciate the mundane consistencies of Career Work. A chance to reflect, and re frame one's views on whats really important, and really annoying. An opportunity to re-address ones short-term memory as per, "I could swear I promised myself I would never do this %^$**in trip again.

And let me say this, for those of you with children, if I never, NEVER, SEE ANOTHER freakin WEBKIN as long as I FREAKIN LIVE it will be too FREAKIN SOON.

If you don't know, Webkins are these freakin teddy bear stuffed animals that come with software. A kind of simulated life, shop, exercise, shampoo, your poodle, giraffe, whatever, thing. My dad views them as educational. I on the other hand, view anything that creates conflict between my daughter and my niece as a strain. Cousin's they love each other dearly except when it comes to......... I don't know EVERYTHING. So trying to make piece in a condominium on the 16th floor with 4 kids, 2 grandparents, 3 parents (the smart one stayed home *ucker) has its complexities, throw a lap-top plugged into miniature pincher into the mix is at best idiocy. I know that it is the grandparents duty to spoil the children; but at what point does spoiling spill over to torturing the adults.

Recipe for disaster: take two sets of kids with staggered ages ranging 3-8 add one kind of several different toys, such that sharing would be difficult for a group of well fed Buddhists, then take them out at only the best times. Bed-time. Nap-time. FREAKIN DAY OR NIGHT TIME.

Doth I sound a tad bit edgy. Perhaps. You'll have to forgive me, I lost my "Koala Webkin" at the beach, and I just can't sleep without it...........