Once you have a vacation planned ahead in your schedule, every day goes by a little bit easier, knowing you have something to look forward to. Today may have been extremely busy or full of annoying tasks, but at least in a few weeks, you will be forgetting all about it as you board the plane that takes you to your much-deserved vacation, right?

This anticipation is great, as long as nothing happens that forces you to reschedule your vacation. If you find yourself having to push it back, even just a little, that can crumple anyone’s spirit, just like it did for the wife in the story below.

She had been looking forward to her two-week family vacation to Spain for months. It was set long ago, and the family – husband, wife, and the kids – are all ready to go this December.

Except now the husband claims he has too much work and will not be able to take a two-week vacation. Since this is not the first time husband’s job has been a family issue, his wife is not too eager to agree to his demand to reschedule the vacation…