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What was your very first job? 
Submitted by Laurel.

    A had a pretty sweet babysitting gig back in the summer of '01. A friend of mine would walk over to a neighbor's house to watch over their three children and pets. What would constitute the need of two people, you say? Well, our task was to make sure that two rivaling sisters and a 2.5 year old boy with down syndrome were managed. Not to mention keep their very large dog,  three twelve* cats, and two hamsters were fed. Oh yeah, and the kid with ds couldn't speak. We learned basic sign language to understand his needs. Man, their parents had their work cut out for them. With  their father on TDY and a full-time working mom, Leslie and I were needed every weekday, 5am-midnight, and the weekends weren't much better. Many overnighters but I don't complain. I brought home about $30-35 per day. And where did all that money go?

*We started the job with three cats. One mom and two bastard children. A week into summer, mama gets pregnant. AND HAD THE LITTER IN NICOLE'S UNDERWEAR DRAWER. ...OOOH, THE BLOOD.

    Anywho, speaking of jobs, WalMart's not giving me my birthday off even though I've stuck around for way past the general teen turn-over average. *sigh* Coincidentally, I only have one class on Fridays and the teacher will be out this week for a chorus production. So, free day! Marie's birthday will be spent tomorrow. Happy sweet nineteen!
    Anywho, speaking of birthdays, Jon and I held a surprise party for Steven and Raymond the other day. It was pretty impromptu but I dubbed it a success. Not as many party-goers as I was aiming for but a bunch attended in spirit.