My very own blog...

Huh, so bunches of my friends do this and I love to read their blogs...but am I really interesting enough to blog?? Well...we'll see...certainly my life is chaotic and crazy...

Guess I should start by introducing myself...I'm Danica...age 38 (really, when did I get that old??)...married to Hub and mom to Bug age 8. We live in Woodbridge, VA though we are New Englanders at heart....I call this my 23 year "college stint" in Virginia...that way it feels less permenant and I can still be "from" Massachusetts!

I'm a social worker...those who know me know it's more of a life style than a career choice. I LOVE to help others...always have. I like to think I am pretty good at what I do. Currently I am employed by Children's Services of Virginia as the Clinical Director of their Manassas office. I oversee every aspect of the office including supervising all the staff. I have four social workers who provide casemanagement to children in treatment foster care. We recruit, train, and maintain our own foster families and place children referred from the local counties in these homes. I LOVE it (most days)!

Bug...she's entering the third grade at Springwoods Elementary School. She is a trooper. This is her third elementary school. :( She completed kindergarten in Upton, MA (where we thought we'd be "forever"). We then made the move to VA for Hub to pursue stable employment and well the debacle of an interstate move combined with a crappy real estate market left us renting a county subsidized apartment in Fairfax...so school #2 was there for two years. This move was very well planned and I am committed to NOT changing her school until the natural break of middle school.

My dear husband, Hub...he is a Fairfax County Police Officer. Finally he is happy with his job and is not simply making money to live. It's a wonderful change and even though the move was harder than I ever could have thought possible, it WAS worth it. He has so many friends here that he sees regularly and is able to pursue his hobbies of golf, baseball games, and now horse back riding. He's also much easier to live with.

Ok...so that's it for today...a good intro I think! Some exciting news...I am getting my "new used car" today!! I am so excited. It's fun to drive and not just the practicle "mom-mobile"! It's a 2004 VW Jetta in my fav color green. I'll post pics! I can't wait as I hate my rental. Steve tried to get me to trade it with Enterprise, but it just seemed like more of a hassle, plus it's always a bummer when you love the rental and then you have to return it...this way, I won't be sad!