queen bee
03-07-2009, 05:00 PM
We leave winter on Thursday for a 9 day visit to AKL. The suitcases are thrown all over the place as we gather what we need for our get away. The kids are excited in a manner that only a Disney vacation is able to generate. And yet, there is a certain amount of apprehension in me this time and concern for the way things seem to be unfolding in the economic real world we live in.
As fortunate as we are to have this opportunity, the news for many this year has been very depressing. People are suffering with job losses, shrinking savings and vanishing opportunity. It seems that the worst is still ahead of us. My thoughts are with those people suffering and my prayer is that our leaders are able to make the choices necessary to pull us quickly out of this mess.
Sorry for "raining" on this thread, but I had to vent a bit. I've read notes from families not able to plan their next trip to DW and that's depressing. I'll be alright by tomorrow, I trust.:(
Hope there is still plenty of magic left in the "land of dreams".:cloud9:
As fortunate as we are to have this opportunity, the news for many this year has been very depressing. People are suffering with job losses, shrinking savings and vanishing opportunity. It seems that the worst is still ahead of us. My thoughts are with those people suffering and my prayer is that our leaders are able to make the choices necessary to pull us quickly out of this mess.
Sorry for "raining" on this thread, but I had to vent a bit. I've read notes from families not able to plan their next trip to DW and that's depressing. I'll be alright by tomorrow, I trust.:(
Hope there is still plenty of magic left in the "land of dreams".:cloud9: