Melancholy

I am feeling a bit melancholy this morning, as I sit alone downstairs, and it is so quiet. The kids are still sleeping, so I don't have to have my game face on. I am so sad that I am going back to work! I wish that I could be home with my family, all the time. However, I on the other hand am really happy and fortunate that I have a job in an industry that has been around forever, and in Vegas, it is not going anywhere. I also have wonderful insurance, and this alone is a perk that cannot and I repeat cannot be even joked about. I really feel it as a blessing to be able to go to any Doctor or Pharmacist and pay 10 dollars or zero. I have been employed at the Venetian/Palazzo for 10 years and really for a job it has allowed me to be with my children way more then any other full time job I could have chosen. Being a dealer we have this magic word, especially on swing shift, called an Early Out or if you are in the business an E.O. I have been known as the "Early Out Queen". My schedule is as follows, I go in at 8 p.m., then I sign the early out list, then I will get out around 1:30 or 2:00 am. I sleep until 9:00 am and we start school around 10:00 and then I take a little nap around 4:00. It really is a nice schedule. Then when I leave, Steve is coming home, it really works out well.
But I am sad because I love my crew with all my heart and soul! So I will be melancholy. But grateful for all the blessings that come from having a wonderful place to go and work!