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mikesgirl
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Sherri
Elma WA
USA
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Posted - Oct 09 2009 :  3:58:26 PM  Show Profile
I haven't been on the forum much lately - lots of stuff going on in my life. Hubby is going on his third month being laid off, so we decided it was time I found a "real" job and worked on my business part time. I do alright with my business, but it's not really reliable income. Well, here's what happened. I saw an ad for a "visitation supervisor" position in the paper and decided to apply - it was supervising visitation between foster kids and bio-parents. That's sort of in my previous job field, ECE/social service. Well, I applied, and never heard back. About 6 weeks went by - I had forgotten about it. Then I got a message from the agency saying they knew I had applied for the VS position, but I was qualified to be a family advocate and was I interested in that position which had just opened up? Man, I jumped all over that, called back, interviewed on Wed. and started today. It's perfect - I will be doing Family Advocacy at an agency which deals with sexually abused children. It is part-time - 20 hours a week, over 4 days, so I can still work on my business. I hope I can do a good job at it - it's important work for those little ones. It will also give us a little breathing room in our "unemployment budget".

I miss you guys, and I'll be happy to get our internet back when he goes back to work!!

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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl

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Bonnie
Minneapolis Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Oct 09 2009 :  6:01:57 PM  Show Profile
Whoo Hoo Sherri! Good luck. We'll be here when you can get back. God bless.........

Bonnie

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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl

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kristin
chickamauga ga
USA
11303 Posts

Posted - Oct 09 2009 :  7:09:34 PM  Show Profile
Hi Sherri. That sounds like a great job. I'm sure you will do so much for those kids.

Kris

Happiness is simple.
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LisaTwo
True Blue Farmgirl

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Lisa
Hampden Maine
USA
127 Posts

Posted - Oct 09 2009 :  7:11:27 PM  Show Profile
Congratulations on the new job and thank you for it. It take a special person to do that sort of work and I'm sure it's very stressful. Good luck!

Smiles,
Lisa

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laurzgot
True Blue Farmgirl

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Laurie
Alvin Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 09 2009 :  7:19:40 PM  Show Profile
Hi Sherri, The job sounds wonderful. And working with children is very important. This is a great saying that I have(100 years from now... it will not matter what my bank account was, the type of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove,but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child). unknown author. I'm sure you will do just fine Sherri. Good Luck.
Laurie

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RuralSuburbia
True Blue Farmgirl

251 Posts

Leslie
Northern CA
USA
251 Posts

Posted - Oct 09 2009 :  8:46:39 PM  Show Profile
That's wonderful news! Good luck with your new job :)

*I've got stars in my eyes and exactly $1 in my pocket!*
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl

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Alee
Worland Wy
USA
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Posted - Oct 10 2009 :  12:28:07 AM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
Wow Sheri! That is awesome! You have such a big heart for those kids! I wish I had the fortitude to do things like that but I would bawl my eyes out every day and not be effective enough for them! *hugs* Glad you got such a great job! I bet you are already looking forward to that first paycheck! ;)

Alee
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl

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Sherri
Elma WA
USA
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Posted - Oct 10 2009 :  11:04:18 AM  Show Profile
Thanks everyone for the congrats - I feel really blessed to find something in my field in these times. And as much as it is a labor of the heart, Alee is right - I am looking forward to the first paycheck. But, as luck would have it, I started on the 9th, and they get paid once a month, on the 10th, so I have to wait a WHOLE MONTH for my first check, then it will only be 2/3 of a month, but hey, I'm still happy!

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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl

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Alee
Worland Wy
USA
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Posted - Oct 10 2009 :  3:45:24 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
Wow! A once a month paycheck! Those are almost hard to deal with because it feels so long between paydays!

Alee
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katmom
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Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Oct 10 2009 :  9:58:47 PM  Show Profile
Hey Sherri,
Things always work out for a reason....and I am so happy to hear that they realized your potential and knew you would be perfect for the position.
Congrats & hugz to you....


>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
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