I need a vacation to recover from vacation.

Yes I do. Don't get me wrong, vacation is great. Even the newly popular "staycation" is quite enjoyable. However, this time around I didn't even get to enjoy the vacation in question.

See last week Mr. Boss took a vacation, and Mrs. Boss and I stayed here and manned the office. Mrs. Boss saw clients, and I did my thing...which also included trying to catch up on accounting work for Mr. Boss that I had let fall behind. So while Mr. Boss ran across the country and back to pick up Son of Mr. and Mrs. Boss from school, I worked.

Today Mr. Boss is back in the office and WHOA BOY....do I think I need a vacation to recover from his vacation (or at least to be out of angry client range while Mr. Boss try's to return the STACK of messages I took for him last week.) He has been back in the office a whopping 4 hours and I have taken 6 messages from angry clients who haven't had a reply yet to the message they left last week.

OK PEOPLE take a breath, look at the clock, find that nerve/bone/heart string in your body that tells you to be a little bit understanding, take another breath, and realize that the man can only have one conversation at a time, those conversations usually take a little time and involve him doing some research, and possibly making a couple of phone calls to get the information he needs. IT IS GOING TO TAKE A BIT OF TIME for him to return all of his messages.

This American Mom NEEDS a vacation.