Tomorrow, March 8th, is my 44th birthday! Being a single mom I really don't have any great expectations for this day. I doubt my kids will realize what day it is. That's O.K., I don't want them to feel guilty if they haven't thought of it.

It would be fun to have birthday wishes from all of you though!!

I've been sort of quiet lately, I got a job on Monday :) For those of you who don't know me, I have been unemployed for the past two months. I finished my BS in Applied Psychology/Human Services this fall, had my internship and have been looking since. Where I live there aren't many jobs thet come up in my interest area, and I admit it I was being stubborn. I wanted a career not a job. Well last Friday I was offered two jobs. When it rains it poors! The one I wanted and took is with Upper Mississippi Mental Health as a Family Mental Health Practitioner. So far I love the people I work with and am excited to get started with my clients. It will be a few weeks before I'm let loose on the families. But this is a good start with loads of room for growth and possible support for grad school.

That's all from the north woods. I hope to get acclimated and back into the swing of things soon.

Susan

-- Susan in Minnesota, yes I am the other one! (nanaboo@paulbunyan.net), March 07, 2002

Answers

Wow! a birthday and a new career all at once! Like you say, when it rains, it pours. Enjoy your triumph.

-- Bob Herrick in So. Calif. (herrickr@inreach.com), March 07, 2002.

Check your E-mail :>)

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), March 08, 2002.

Happy Birthday Susan nanaboo!! (You know who you are!!)

-- Polly (tigger@moultrie.com), March 08, 2002.

Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. . . Well, you get the idea. Have a very happy birthday and congrats on the degree and the new career. Too bad you're not closer. We probably would have been dealing with the same families. - Sheryl

-- Sheryl in NJ (all295@aol.com), March 08, 2002.

Susan,

Of course the kids will forget and yes, it is a mothers duty to make them feel guilty! Happy Birthday.

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), March 08, 2002.

Hi Susan happy birthday mines the 28th. Bob se,ks.

-- Bobco (bobco@kans.com), March 08, 2002.

Happy belated BIRTHDAY, server was down for me so I didn't get it out earlier. Hope it was (sounds like it was) a great day, and may many more may you see.

-- Dave in Ohio (dr43147@yahoo.com), March 09, 2002.

Happy Birthday Susan !! Grizz!

-- Grizz in Western Maryland (southerneagle@yahoo.com), March 09, 2002.

Susan, Hope you had a swell birthday. I wish I was 44 again(didn't that make you feel better). You know that hobbits give presents to others on their birthday. You might try that with the kids. Congrats on the new job!!!!

-- Karen in Kansas (kansashobbit@yahoo.com), March 09, 2002.

Happy belated b'day Susan. You have a good name...I named my daughter Susan.

Holding out for the right job was wise...I just got my teaching license last year and really enjoy getting off of the farm to do a bit of subbing work....

Gary

-- Gary from MN (hpysheep@midwestinfo.com), March 09, 2002.