Well, I haven't heard anything from my grandmother yet, but I'm sure I will shortly. When we had lunch, she told me about how she and her brothers worked in the Simplot potato plant when she was fourteen. She said there was a labor shortage because of the war, so she did eight hour shifts at the line sorting potatoes. They even started school late that year so they could finish the harvest.
There is so much we take for granted today. I had two summer jobs when I was 16 - fast food and daycare. I was fired from the fast food job, but I enjoyed the daycare. I was not crazy about having to work, however. I didn't feel like it was a patriotic duty. I wonder if there is anything we would be willing to do (or not do) for the sake of our country today.
On the bright side, I have decided what I am going to do for the next phase of my career. I am going to get another masters - this time in k-12 literacy, and then a certification for library work. I think I would enjoy being a school librarian. I was a public library director for eight years some time ago, and the only thing I didn't like about it was managing people. Well, with budgets the way they are, I don't imagine I will have to worry about managing a staff. I can just order books and impart my love of books to kids. I can also encourage the kids who hang out in the library by choice. I was one of those. Perhaps my mid-life crisis is coming to an end! That would be nice.
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