Vacation Plans?

Its almost the middle of summer and carpool attendance has been rather hit or miss due to travel. We are expecting another lul in carpool rantings due to the upcoming Vacation plans. Its been a pretty demanding year, with the Holy War [sic], Summer of Change, and the Expanded Family. I guess we all deserve a break... your thoughts? Does the mere fact that we work mean we have a right to a vacation? Is this just an American thing?