Change is in the Air (great news post)

This post should start with "Once upon a time..." and end with "They lived happily ever after" but it isn't a fairytale, it is my life, so I'll tell it how it is.

Eight years ago this month I left my job, ADP defended and passed his doctoral dissertation, we moved half-way across the country and moved into our first house.  Five weeks later ADP had just completed the first month of his first 'big boy job' and our first born entered our lives.  A short 16 months later our youngest arrived.  I have not had a full time - out of the house - job in the last eight years.  I've played around with a fun job (Pampered Chef Consultant), a job to keep me honest (Weight Watchers Receptionist), and some other things here and there.  The past eight years have been nothing less than spectacular with my kids.

This year will be different.  Both my kids will be in school full time this year.  I officially graduated last December and participated in commencement ceremonies in May.  I have been looking for a job but in this economy and with teachers being laid off in almost every district where I live there are not jobs to choose from.

And then there was another job posting to apply to.  I was asked for an interview.  I wanted to have high hopes, but it would be my fourth interview since graduating the other three did not go anywhere.  Less than 24 hours later I was offered a JOB!  Change is definitely in the air!  I'm headed back to work on September 1. 

Let's not get too crazy though.  I've been home for eight years so I think that working a part-time (.4 in the education world) job is going to be perfect.  I'll be getting my foot in the door in a public school!!  I'll be teaching general chemistry!!  I'll be home to get my kids off the bus in the afternoon!!  Like I said, I could practically end this with ...and they lived happily ever after.

1 thing:  I am posting this because I have been getting all the paperwork for starting school and will go to orientation this Friday.  BUT, I won't be "official" until the School Board approves me toward the end of Sept when they next meet.