My New Job

For the first time since I've had kids,

I'm working outside of the homestead

and

(drum roll please...)

I love it!

I get to go to school every morning with this one here...

but I get to head home three hours later.

I spend the first two hours of the school day with darling first graders and

the final hour of my "work day" with inquisitive fifth graders.

The highlight of my work day is seeing Julia walking hand in hand with a friend

or running up to me for quick hug. It really is an ideal set up.

I am hoping this job stint helps me decide if getting a teaching certificate is something I want to pursue in the future.

For now, I enjoy being the second in command and soaking in all the differences between first and fifth graders.

Most of My Week

Most of my week has been spent hovering over a finance workbook and punching numbers into a financial calculator all in preparation for my next test.


This is what I saw when I looked up from my studies--a very bored looking dog. The test is Monday--yea!

My New Wheels

Saturday afternoon I came home to find this beauty in my living room. Knowing I had my eyes on this particular bike, Dan went and bought it for me while I was gone and had it waiting for me when I returned. When I walked in the door he told me the dog had done some serious damage in the living room and that I'd want to see it. I was a little suspicious because Scout hasn't done anything destructive before. To my happy surprise, I found the bike and a matching helmet parked inside. Julia and I immediately went on a bike ride together because after all it was a perfect spring day. I can't wait to sport my new cruiser on campus come spring term...

What was I thinking?

The mess of letters and symbols above is the reason I am heading to a philosophy tutor today. I enrolled in the upper level philosophy class to bypass math--I wonder if I made a HUGE mistake!