Wow... October... I guess life went a bit crazy?
Really, it feels like "crazy" is an understatement. In early November a friend from the credential program messaged me on Facebook and said "Hey, I noticed a job listing on EdJoin for Fresno." I checked it out and applied, but at that point I had JUST finished orientation for subbing and figured I'd be subbing until *hopefully* getting a job for the 2011-2012 school year. In early December I got a call requesting an interview, and then got a call saying the 2nd interview would be during Christmas break. When nobody called come January, I just assumed I wasn't chosen. Lo and behold, I DID end up with a 2nd interview and then went before the Board of Supervisors. In a complete surprise... I started teaching on February 9th!
It was a hectic transition... I was teacher #3. They had their original teacher, and then a long term substitute who literally did absolutely nothing. But all things considered, it went very smoothly. I was pinkslipped March 15th, like thousands of CA teachers, but my district was able to retain me and I will be returning in the Fall!! I get to teach World Geography, World Geography Accellerated, and AVID (YAY!). I seriously am SO excited! I'm spending this summer getting a lot done and I just can't explain how overjoyed I am to be working!!!
Nicholas is now 4 years old. He just finished what I like to call the "what happened to my sweet little boy" phase that we do about every 6 months, haha. It seems like every 6 months or so he goes through a few weeks of being more disobedient and whiny, but we just handle it like usual and it fades away. We seem to be back in the "nice, sweet Nicholas" period. He's doing very well in pre-school and it's so cool to hear him talk about all of his friends at school. I can't believe he starts kindergarten next year!
This summer is going to be packed. This week we're camping, next week Nicholas & I will be back in Bakersfield for Bible Camp at our old church, then a week off before an AVID conference, another week off before an ELD conference, one more week off and then we're back at school!
Overall, God has just been very gracious to us. He's given us a great son, both of us great jobs, and He's teaching us patience through looking to buy a house. We serve an AMAZING Father!
