My husband took the summer off with me last year.

We knew in 2001 that his company was having trouble and started saving since a teacher's salary is not enough to live on in CA if you have a house. And we didn't know how long he'd be unemployed.

When the company was acquired last year, he got a good severance package that we used to play all summer and never had to touch the savings. Oh and he had a job offer before summer even started...

He's back in the rat race now... but we're already plotting how to do that again next summer.

V.