My Ramblings

Christmas 2013 This Christmas was very different for Linda and I. Usually, all the kids and grandchildren are here for a couple of days, including Christmas day. This year, Heather and here four were here a couple of days prior to Christmas. Holly, Bryan and Judah were back and forth from their house a few miles away, Meagan came also  and we all spent Christmas eve together. We let the grandkids open a couple of presents that evening. Holly started off the crying while she was taking photos of all the goings-on. I asked her if she was crying because she missed Daniel and she said yes. The thought of Daniel made me fondly recall his little smile when he opened a present and saw it was something he really liked such as a knife, a tool of some kind or a gift card to Bass Pro Shops. I told Heather, Holly and Meagan I wanted them to open the present we got for them last and all in unison. That’s when the tears really flowed because inside the packages were quilt tops that Linda h

The Job From the Santa Clara County Probation website regarding the duties of Group Counselors which, by the way, now starts at $21.94 per hour for part-timers:  Assist in the supervision of a group of juveniles or adults detained in a detention facility.  Learn to organize and/or supervise leisure time activities, such as games, athletics, and crafts and encourage participation. Prepare observation or incident reports on detainees' attitudes, behavior, appearance, interests, skills, progress, and needs. Maintain security and safety of the facility at all times. The Units Since I worked in the Hall, the units we had then have been torn down and new ones constructed in place of them. The three units I worked the most were identical in style and I’ll try to describe them. Upon entering the unit door from the main hallway one would see  a long hallway lined with cells on each side. There were a total of 26 rooms each designed to hold two minors and had metal bunk beds