Career Day!

Brian and I got the chance to speak at a Career Day at Rachel's elementary, Western Hills today. It was soo fun!! My kids didn't seem to care much that I was a play therapist, they just wanted to know when they were going to get to play with the toys that I brought. Brian, on the other hand, was a huge hit! Of course, because he's got such a sweet job...but he really got into it. He brought a contamination suit and hood for the kids to try on, he "contaminated" them with laundry detergent, then used a blacklight to show the radiation. He said the kids had a blast. They thought it was hilarious that radiation pops our popcorn and Brian doesn't in fact glow green because of the radiation. Brian even inherited a super hero name from one of the little girls, "The Nuculator", when she was talking about the equipment at the plant. He started laughing and said he wants a cape now with a big N and little atoms flying around it.
Everyone was telling us how cool they thought our jobs were and how excited they were to have us there. We thought that was really funny, because even though I love my job, I've never actually thought about others thinking it was cool. And it was fun seeing all the kids really getting into Brian's job, nuclear power is super cool.
Today was a great day, it made me that much more grateful that in these times, my husband and I both have jobs and that we have jobs we love!
Thanks Rachel! What a great day! :)