Woo hoo. He's employed

So glad to be able to say DS1 got a job.  We did up his resume - DS typing, mother saying 'no it needs to be arranged thus and so' and he applied for three jobs. We heard back from our top pick and he had an interview last week. They don't usually hire non university summer students, but they made an exception for DS.  With him only attending school afternoons (from his hockey season), he was available in the mornings as well as after school and weekends.

 He is working at a local campground operated by the town. It's good outdoor work, taking care of things, cutting grass, maintenance as well as checking in and out the visitors from all over the place. I guess all those years of camping have paid off as many of the things he needed to do, he already knew how.  We will have to watch during grass cutting, as he has allergies.  Some non drowsy allergy pills will help with that hopefully.

He only gets paid once a month so it will be a long haul til the end of May for a boy with no cash. Bank of mom will help out with the MUST HAVEs until payday and then we get to do a budget for him. woo hoo!! The wage is a bit more than minimum wage, but not a huge salary.

If he does a good job (ie doesn't screw up) then it is likely he will be rehired back for the rest of his junior hockey 'career', and perhaps even after that when he starts college.  He's working about 20 hours a week until school gets out and then he hovers somewhere between 30 and 40 hours a week.

An 18 year old about to graduate definitely does NOT need too much free time on his hands :-)