congratulations

I am happy to announce that my daughter, having decided to make a mid-life career switch, has completed her training to become a surgical technolgist.  The course took her a little longer than it might have because she was delayed for six months last year while she was deployed with the Air National Guard.  Luckily, her course work was finished just before the college she had been attending, Harris College, was bought out by another college and closed.  The only effect this had on her is that they cancelled the scheduled graduation ceremony.  This wasn't a big deal for my daughter who had a ceremony when she graduated with her bachelor's degree 23 years ago, but was probably very disappointing for her younger classmates.  She finished her course work with a 3.98 average and has started her new job with Fort Wayne Orthopedics (her first choice).  This is a perfect job for her because her hours are 8-5 Monday thru Friday.  No weekend work, which means there are no conflicts with her Guard weekends and she gets to cheer on her kids in their marching band competitions.  If you haven't guessed, I'm very proud of my daughter as she starts this new phase in her life.