New adventure

So as many of you know, the girls and myself are on a new adventure...


the girls are now in pre-school and I am now working again.


I filled out an online inquiry for employment on the Stepping Stone School website, well I got a call back and had an interview on Monday (8/31), the initial interview went great and they told me to report to a school, #15, on Tuesday for my second interview. It would be an hour long and I could take my girls.


So on Tuesday I went and Mackenzie went to her own class and Madison came with me into the 2s class while I watched one of the teachers. After my hour of observing I went and talked to the director where she told me I had the job if I wanted it and that they would be calling me.

So on Wednesday I got the phone call telling me that orientation would be on Thursday and that I could drop my girls off at their school while I attended it. So Thursday morning I woke up bright and early (5:45am) and got dressed then woke up the girls and got them ready. I took the girls to their school and of course there were tears. Mackenzie was exhausted because she woke up so darn early, in fact she even told me "Mom, it's too early for this nonsense, I want to go back to bed." It was cute. Madison was a complete wreck, I knew she would be. That child is attached to me 24/7.

I attended orientation and then raced back to pickup my girls, eager to hear the stories Mackenzie would have. I showed up smack dab in the middle of nap time..but of course my kids were the only children awake during nap time in their classrooms. ::sigh:: shocker.

Well today was my training day, so once again I dropped the girls off at their school..where both were screaming this time when I left them. This behavior is crazy for Mackenzie who rarely has separation issues. In fact I don't remember her ever crying because we weren't there. That was pretty upset, but Kelti, I did what you told me too, both days! I gave them a kiss, told them bye..then turned and walked out. I didn't go back when they started crying.

I was to attend training in Austin and as I had ended up late to orientation on Thursday I decided to give myself more time to get down there through traffic. Well, my luck..no traffic..so I was an hour early!! This would work to my benefit in the long run. I was suppose to show up at 8:30 and leave at 12:00 to report to my school at 1:30 where I would finish my day. I didn't take money or pack a lunch because I had planned on swinging by the house and grabbing a bite before going to my school...well they told me around 9 that I would stay there the whole day. This kinda screwed up my plan, but the director ended up buying me lunch, how sweet. I ended up helping in a 10-15 month classroom and those kids were too sweet. Besides the snotty noses..and crankiness at nap time..it was very enjoyable. Well since I had showed up an hour early, it meant I got to leave an hour early..so at 4:30 I got in the car, drove to pick up Tim from work and we went to get our girls. We went and got the girls from their rooms and they clung to us til we put them in their car seats. Tim hadn't seen their school yet, so this was the perfect opportunity for him to see it seeing as beginning Tuesday I will just take them when I leave work.

That's right, I said it...I start at my new school on Tuesday. I'm so very excited and I hope that this isn't a too good to be true kinda thing, because doing this will help keep the girls and I busy through this first separation in our military life. Keep your fingers crossed!


(I didn't go back and read through to see if it made any sense..so if anything sounds weird...that's why. That and people kept talking to me while I was writing it)