Chris
Many people, particularly in the UK, will wonder why you're getting so het up about a 3 week break, but I know your holiday times aren't that brilliant in the US!
It sounds like you've thought of everything. Only you will know whether your boss likes to throw curved balls in temps' direction, or whether they'll wait till you get back from your long holiday!
I once had a boss who asked for a temp when i was on holiday ( I also did all the admin as we were a small advertising agency so there had to be someone there!) and he never used her once! I started in the agency as a temp so I was aware that was likely to be the case. Most of them were quite bored and I came back to a huge pile of work that was simply put to one side till I got back - some break!

Jackie
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