The "Big Break"

Diane,
My sister Katelyn has been working for PC Caucus on a temporary basis while they interviewed to fill the position full time. I've always been told how it was a bit of a conflict of interest for children of MLAs to work for the party, but they were caught offguard with a resignation, headed into session, and Katelyn was just starting at Ollies, which apparently meant she was available to fill in on short notice (leaving mom short staffed at the store was something we'd just have to live with).
Katelyn was great at it. She'd never been all that interested in politics, but once she was in the trenches she found that she did love it just as much as the rest of the family...the black sheep of the political tribe started to turn white. Best of all, her hard work didn't go unnoticed. Her two-week term was extended to a month, and then to two months as they felt they could take their time finding the right candidate because Katelyn was working out so well.
The term ended on friday. Katelyn, who's become a bit of a political junkie now, was pretty sad that she had to leave the job. She'd even started making plans to take Political Studies at University! But that's when the strange turn in this story happened.
The other assistant in PC Caucus, Barb Craven-who's been a steady hand on the affairs of caucus for years- broke her ankle last night. With a new employee coming in and no one to train her, they turned back to Katelyn and asked her to come back and work in Barb's position until she's able to resume her duties, which will be at least another 2 months! An eleventh hour stay of execution for someone who was really enjoying what she was doing.
Diane, I'm pretty happy for my sister. It's great to see that she's found something that she really enjoys and she'll get to do it for at least another couple of months. It looks great on a resume and will help her in the future, but more importantly, it's got her doing something that makes her feel great. It'll be alot of work and stress, especially since she'll be the senior staff member in the caucus room for an entire session of the Manitoba legislature. I've been doing volunteer work for the party for the better part of the decade and I know I'd proabably have my head in the toilet Monday morning, expelling some of those butterflies.
She knows I wish her good luck, although she won't need it. This is the big leagues, but I know Katelyn is ready for it.