>>   SR> Thanks, it is amazing that something so simple can make us so
 >>   SR> happy
 >>
 >> You are welcome. Yep, sometimes it is the simplest things that do
 >> make us happy. As much as we would all love to have it all, most of
 >> the people who seem to have it are the least happiest.

 SR> The last 12 months have been a blessing to me and I count each one as
 SR> a special day with my kids, although I don't sometimes see them during
 SR> the day at all as I work very long hours, but the boss will get words
 SR> from me soon about this.

I'm happy for you. More people should count their lives as a blessing,
especially with the kids.

They talk about keeping families together then they have the parents working
long hours keeping them away from each other and the kids. That makes no sense
to me at all. My daughter is a single parent and raised her first 2 kids
basically on her own since their father only came around when he felt like it.
She worked and would often have mandatory overtime, which was good for the
money part, but kept her away from the kids. Even if the father was there to be
with the kids, she and the kids were deprived of each other. I hope that your
boss respects your wishes so you can spend more time with those kiddos. :-)

Sharon

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