Everybody's working for the weekend...

...including me! Hooray! I've just been hired, FINALLY! It's taken FOREVER and a day for me to get a job. First of all, the stupid Family and Children's Center is stupid. Umm...ok that was the most profound thing I've ever said. And..um...I don't have a second of all. BUT, I do have a job! I think that replaces a second of all quite nicely.

The Chileda Institute just hired me today, to be a program assistant. The Chileda Institute is a residential treatment center here in La Crosse for kids and young adults with developmental disabilities. The majority of these kids are autistic, or have Asperger's. What I'm doing there is quite similar to what I did while I worked at the Ark. It's a lot of social skill building, crisis intervention, and day to day direct care. So, I'm pretty excited about it :). I've missed having an outlet for that "care-taking" part of myself since I left the Ark, so having some young'uns to take care of again will be therapeutic for me. Also, since I have a bit of experience in the residential center kind of work, the guy who hired me said that my chances for advancement within the company will be pretty good.

Anyway, I have a lot of crapola to do this week. So, I'll have to put off any further posting for a bit. Except maybe tomorrow after the election results come out. I'd be willing to bet that I'll have a thing or two to say about that. Maybe. Maybe not. Stay tuned :).