Vacation Ownership

So, we're in Gulf Shores, Alabama for the week. I think I mentioned before that my Mother In Law owns this beach house we're in.

It's an absolutely gorgeous home and we're very blessed to have been able to enjoy it periodically over the years.

There is a case to be made, however, to avoid owning vacation property...or, at least, if you own it...don't expect to enjoy your time away in the same way you would if you were going on another type of vacation.

For example, last night I spent 25 minutes on the phone troubleshooting with Dish TV only to find out that one of the receivers was bad. They have to UPS a new receiver, which will take three days. When it arrives, we must package the bad receiver and ship it back to them.

Keep in mind that we're supposed to be on vacation here.

Additionally, we had to wait for a telephone man to come install DSL only to find out that there is a bad cable along the street somewhere and they now have to send someone else out to fix it.

Currently my father in law and my husband are crouched in one of the bathrooms taking apart the clogged plumbing to remove a clog.

Oh the joys of vacation ownership.

At an all inclusive resort in Mexico, we'd be out at the pool drinking drinks enjoying ourselves... We won't be able to do that for a while still because as soon as they're done with the plumbling, we must go grocery shopping....

...you know what grocery shopping means....right? Cooking....and that means...cleaning.....

When is the next flight to Cancun?