Disappointment

I don't know if any of my faithful blog readers have checked Chris' last post on his blog but if you did you can very well see that his job is causing a lot of stress in our lives yet again. You see, we were supposed to go boating with our friends all weekend. The kids were soooo excited, they've been talking about it for a week. I've also been pretty stoked, the weather is supposed to be perfect, and 2 days away from the house is always a welcome change for me! Well...those plans have come to a screeching halt. You see, Chris' boss seems to think that Chris is the only capable person in the company to accomplish anything. Chris ALWAYS gets sent on the trips...other co-workers travel some, but Chris goes every single dang time. He put it best yesterday when he said it's like being punished for being a good employee. He is smart, a god trouble shooter, and always gets the problem fixed. Therefore, while everyone else is busy playing stupid, and enjoying their weekends off with family, good 'ol Chris gets stuck with all the travel. Aren't you supposed to get rewarded for being a good employee? There are no more promotions for him in the near future, and a raise will likely be no more than a cost of living raise. Have any of you else ever been punished for doing something good? He can't win...he needs to have a good reputation at his current company for when he looks for another job and needs references. If he keeps up his performance he'll continue to be over-worked, under-appreciated, and walked all over. If he requests a cut back in his travel, and slacks in his job, he could be demoted, and that wouldn't look good on his resume. In a nutshell, i'm disappointed, very much so. I'm home...alone....yet again....left to care for our children, all by myself. I love my kids, I love doing things with them, but even I get lonely and need adult interaction. I hate being the only adult in the house...and I especially hate doing it for days on end. 9 hours a day is my limit. O.K. Done venting for now. I have a babysitter showing up in 2 hours so I can get my hair cut, get groceries, and get some errands done. Am I the only one that has to hire a babysitter so I can actualy get things outside of the home accomplished? I could take the kids, but then the 5 hours worth of stuff I need to get accomplished would be 3 afternoons of trying it with the kids. Hopefully my mood will improve and i'll blog again later. Then again....it probably won't.