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Considering my relative lack of desire to take training hours at another house, I'm seriously thinking about not working regularly for Alvord-Taylor in any capacity. As much as Mohawk House was at times stressful and high maintenance, it was at least interesting and somewhat challenging, which are not things that I have experienced at many of the other houses I have worked at.

The outcome of that train of thought for me at the moment is that I am considering becoming a baseball umpire. My experience as a soccer referee in the fall made it clear to me that the transition to other sports is not as difficult as I once thought. I've enjoyed watching both football and baseball at times, so I will probably give those sports a try. The advantage of baseball for now would be that it is the only major high school sport in the spring/summer, and would give me another source of income and more flexibility for my work situation even into the fall, when I could do soccer again, try football if I want, and basketball season would be again around the corner.