People and their Professions

I have always wondered what makes people choose the line of work that they do. Some people choose a profession and stay in it their whole lives....some people go from one to another. I knew that I always wanted to work with animals. I also knew I wanted to be a mother. I knew I didn't want to be a waitress very long...one summer in high school was enough of that! So for the past 30 years I worked for a Veterinarian. I was fortunate to be able to work for the same place those 30 years and it became like a family to me. I also am a mother and for the past 27 years that has been my favorite profession. I also have always wanted to be a gardner....working in a nursery where it was warm and there are flowers everywhere. How great does that sound? But a couple years ago I was asked to leave the veterinary profession and go work in a law office. I felt like a fish out of water. There are no animals there...well except when I break down and take a dog to work with me! There isn't any children, except when they call. There are no flowers and I am not outside in the sunshine. I have got a sense of accomplishment though...I learned something that was pretty foreign to me. I called the files charts for the longest time which of course no one could understand and I think I do the job pretty well.
I have met a guy, well I actually only saw him for the first time about a week ago! We were having a mole problem and someone gave me Murray's number. I spoke with him on the phone once about 4 years ago. From then on I have only left messages that we have another mole! He comes sets his traps and then returns in a week to see if he has caught anything. I have always thought this was the most amazing profession. How does someone decide he is going to be known as "The Mole Man" I don't care how he decided I am just so greatful that he is!

EVIDENCE.....the first sign you need to call Murray!

Now you can imagine what kind of destruction these pesky little creatures can do....imagine these mounds of dirt all over my front yard! They can make 3-5 mounds a night so you can see it could get out of hand very quickly!

You call Murray, you leave a message and you come home from work and the traps have been set!

You come home a week later and if you are lucky you have a paper bag on your front porch. I can not tell you the feelings you feel.....excitement, happiness and then the thought you have to pay $50 and you pray that he only caught ONE! How does someone choose to be a mole man....I don't know but I am thankful I have Murray!

R.I.P. little mole!