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Crossbow (original poster member #15224) posted at 3:53 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
I've had so much piling up on me lately, as you guys know.
To make my work situation clear, I have been on full contract with the Symphony this year, which ends May 27. Someone else has been chosen (almost blindly) to have the year contract next year.
I found out yesterday that my contract has been extended through the Summer Season! That means that I will be working on contract all the way until Aug 31. I asked the Personnel Manager if my contract would end on Aug 11, after the final summer concert. He said, "I could have ended it then, but you've been such a good colleague and so reliable that I went ahead and extended it through the end of August."
What a huge relief! Much of the extra money we were putting away for when I was off-contract has been spent on medical bills (with my tonsillectomy in January, and tons of med changes & juggling for both DS4 and me).
I am beyond grateful, to God, to the PM, and to you all for being so supportive while I've been mired in such a distressing situation.
The Symphony doesn't come back to work until the last week of June - because of the contract extension, that will become PAID VACATION for me! - as will the last 2 weeks of August.
That also means 3 more months of benefits (particularly the parking pass - parking downtown is pricey! - the $330 per month that they GIVE me for not taking their health insurance, and 3 more months of FLEX Dependent Care - and 401K contributions).
Best of all, I will be PLAYING all summer! 
[This message edited by Crossbow at 9:53 AM, May 17th (Thursday)]
DDay 7/4/07 found out about online/sexting EA with OM
DDay 7/25/07 found out about OW
In R
2 DSs, ages 11 & 9
DD, 4
neverendinghurt ( member #15859) posted at 4:05 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
That is good news! I'm happy for you
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Amazonia ( member #32810) posted at 4:13 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Yay!!!!
It's about time you caught a break!
"You yourself deserve your love and affection as much as anybody in the universe." -Buddha
"Let's face it, life is a crap shoot." -Sad in AZ
purplejacket4 ( member #34262) posted at 4:15 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
YEAH!!! MORE GREAT BASSOON PLAYING!!
Me: BS 50
Her: FWS 53 (both family med MDs; together 23 years)
OW: who cares (PhD)
Dday: 10/11: 11/11 TT for months; NC 8/12
Limboconsiliationish
"band aids don't fix bullet holes" Taylor Swift
I NEVER mind medical ???
RS2731 ( member #33947) posted at 4:23 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Awesome! So nice to have a little of the weight lifted off, isn't it?
Enjoy your paid vacation!
Me - BS, 36
Him - WH, 36
Married - 11 years
DS - 4
D-Day - September 2011
In process of R.
You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.
jo2love ( member #31528) posted at 5:06 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Yay!!! So happy to hear the good news!!!!
Jrazz ( member #31349) posted at 5:17 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Yaaaay! That's awesome.
"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom
jrc1963 ( member #26531) posted at 5:29 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Me: BSO - 56 Him: FWSO - 79 DS - 23 D-Day - 12-11-09, R - he finally came homeYour life is an Occasion. Rise to it. - Mr. Magorium, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"
SouthernGal ( member #27315) posted at 5:34 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
BS (Me) XWH (him) M nearly 16 yrs
1 DD (teens)
D-day #1 12/09, #2 2/10
Divorced 10/6/10
nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 6:19 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
That's wonderful news, Crossbow!
You can call me NIK
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GabyBaby ( member #26928) posted at 7:01 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Yay!!
Me - late 40s
DD(27), DS(24, PDD-NOS)
WH#2 (SorryinSac)- Killed himself (May 2015) in our home 6 days after being served divorce docs.
XWH #1 - legally married 18yrs. 12+ OW (that I know of).
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Mama_of_3_Kids ( member #26651) posted at 7:10 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Great to hear, Crossbow!!!
Me: BW/33 The kidlets: DS16, DS12, and DD10 The hounds: Three Shih Tzu's The felines: Two short haired kitteh's
truthsetmefree ( member #7168) posted at 7:22 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Yay, CB!!!!
And really...who knows what August may bring?
Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are. ~ Augustine of Hippo
Funny thing, I quit being broken when I quit letting people break me.
Newlease ( member #7767) posted at 8:07 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
What a relief!
NL
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imokay ( member #3522) posted at 9:35 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Me: BS - 58 now
Him: WS - 60 now
Married 21 years at time of A
EA/PA that lasted 10 months.
DD: 2/10/02
Fully reconciled.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
willow60 ( member #17243) posted at 11:55 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Yah! Good news.
So happy for you, Crossbow
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hurtbs ( member #10866) posted at 12:35 AM on Friday, May 18th, 2012
You can't see it, but I'm happy dancing!!
Me - 40 something. WXH DDay 2006, Divorced 2012
WBF DDay #1 9/2022 #2 11/2022
Single
Sad in AZ ( member #24239) posted at 12:56 AM on Friday, May 18th, 2012
This is great news; I'm very, very happy for you.
You are important and you matter. Your feelings matter. Your voice matters. Your story matters. Your life matters. Always.
Me: FBS (no longer betrayed nor a spouse)-63
D-day: 2007 (two years before finding SI)
S: 6/2010; D: 3/2011
NaiveAgain ( member #20849) posted at 2:23 AM on Friday, May 18th, 2012
Original WS D-Day July 10, 2008. Kept lying, he is gone.
New WS (2 EA's, no PA) 12-3-13
If you don't like where you are, then change it. You are not a tree.
stretch13 ( member #26894) posted at 4:19 AM on Friday, May 18th, 2012
that is a bit of good news. awesome!!
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