When I First Started My Career As A Social Worker I Was Happy In My Work. But Through The Years There Have Been So Many Cut Backs And Rule Changes That Is Has No Longer Been Fun. I Started Considering Other Things I Could Do For A Living. My Mother Mentioned To Me That I Loved Working With Children And With Food. I Should Look Into Catering Childrens Events. She Added That This Was Something Grandma Would Have Approved Of. I Began Looking Into Catering In Our Area And Found That There Was A Need. I Thought I Could Have A General Business And Advertise That I Specialize In Kids Birthday Parties.I Got A Break The First Week I Opened. Friends Of Mine Were Having A Sweet Sixteen Birthday Bash For Their Only Daughter. They Have A Big Yard That Lead To A Nice Swimming Area On The Lake. Her Birthday Was In The Summer But She Did Not Want Anything Barbequed. They Hired Me To Cater The Party, I Think Mainly Because Their Daughter Is So Difficult To Work With That They Did Not Want To Be Involved. She Met With Me And Told Me What She Wanted. I Thought It Was Quite Extravagant For A Kids Birthday Party, But The Parents Gave The Go Ahead. She Wanted Shrimp Cocktails Followed By Finger Sandwiches And Several Salads. She Also Wanted A Whip Cream Cake. The Day Went Very Well And All The Menu Items Turned Out Perfectly, Especially The Cake. This Was A Huge Break For Me Because All The Other Girls In The Area Wanted Me To Cater For Them. It Was Not Quite The Kids Birthday Parties I Had In Mind When I Started, But They Paid Very Well. Here And There I Do Younger Kids Birthday Parties, But Now That I Have Been In The Business A While I Am Starting To Cater The Weddings Of The Girls Whose Sixteenth Birthday Parties I Planned Years Ago. I Love The Work That Is Mine To Do. I Know Grandma Would Be Pleased.
