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INA GODDA DAVITA

Hooray! My mother godda new job!! If anyone deserves it, she does. She bumped around lately from job to job, was laid off a couple of times, and was faced with trying to land a new job while being over 50 (but I will never say just how much over 50 -- I are a good son).

Then she decided to go back to school. She was interested in pharmacy-type work, so went to a pharmacy-type trade school. There were alot of reasons for this, but one was that this was only a year-long program. In many respects, she did what I did when I was 22 -- opted for the quick fix education and hoped something would pan out.

Well, to be blunt, she got screwed. A year of pharmacy schooling and no job offers whatsoever. Not even a lead. So she went back to looking for a position in the field she always worked in, payroll. Hey, someone has to process all of your checks and W-2's. She landed a job with a casino and thought it would work out.

Well, to be blunt again, it apparently sucked pond scum. So off to pound the pavement again. This time she (hopefully) found a good position. It's with a company called DaVita. I think they do some type of top-secret government work and if she told me exactly what she was doing she would have to kill me. Or maybe the details just slipped my mind. But the best part is that she will still be able to make it out to MT for the ordination in (gulp) 15 days.

Anyway -- Way to go Mom! Hope it all works out this time. You deserve it.

And now it's my turn to be proud. I love you.