'Work history' got me, need some input/advice...

So Con-Way ain't gonna happen! Was goin great, wicked stoked, lookin forward, blah blah...Then 'work history' got me! Seems the biggest problem was it *looked* like I didn't have stable work for the past few years. But, I've been a seasonal worker between 3 whitewater outfitters over a 14 year period. Ten years at one company, three at another, and one at the last. And two jobs after the last Outfitter, then CDL school. All the while, workin six years full-time year-round with my dad's company.

I think it's the way the seasonal work shows as far as dates go. Not drawing pay from October to April, having to technically apply again each year, I listed those as periods of unemployment, and that's what screwed me.
My question is this: can I 'legitimately' list those jobs in terms of the years total I worked there?
Like Company 'A': 1997-2007, Company 'B': 2008-2010, Company 'C': 2010?
And my dad's company from 2003-2009, behind all of the above.

Or, will that screw me?
I was there (at the companies) every Spring til Fall, and just had a REALLY long weekend, every year, from Halloween to April Fool's Day!

 

I was gettin ready to leave this Saturday for Monday orientation!

The thing that really sucks, and is taking a lot of getting used to, is the inability to have multiple interviews at places. Like, being able to have a 'for real' interview with three companies within a couple days, or even same day. This whole 'orientation/interview/training 1,000 miles away' thing is pretty different for me. I understand it's where the companies are, but, it's still weird for me. I like to have irons in the fire, not smoldering coals...

 

Yep, just gotta keep on keepin on! I figure the whole thing is like a big lock and I'm just gonna have to figure out the right "information combination" to open it, and when I do, it's just hit it runnin!