Friday, March 19, 2010

Oops?

Today it occurred to me that I let my mom put our blog address in her annual Christmas letter.  You know, the one she sent out about three months ago.  And I have not updated our blog since before she sent it out.  Oops.  And since I'm sure many, many people have eagerly been checking for updates, here you go!

A lot has been going on with us since I last updated in December.  Most recently my life has consisted of chasing after Abraham, who has an entire world to explore and does not want to slow down for anything.  He has become quite the crawler and also enjoys pulling himself up on all kinds of objects (both the stable and unstable varieties).  He and I have been going to Wee Tales Storytime at the Marion Public Library, which is very fun, especially when we are not the only ones there.

Most of you (are there actually any of you reading this?) probably already know that Mike was laid off from his job as a therapist in December.  He decided that two years of not being a student was long enough, so he is going back to school to get a post-masters certificate in school counseling.  He is doing an internship and taking one class this semester.  His internship is at Eastbrook High School and keeps him very busy as he is there every day.  

After deciding that it would be difficult to be a two-parent-stay-at-home family, in January I started a job hunt. I am now working part-time at the circulation desk at the library.  My shift is only two evenings a week and every other Saturday, but I love it.  It is so wonderful to have a job where I actually look forward to going to work.  I always (let's be honest...) loved teaching, but it is SO MUCH WORK!  I spent hours and hours preparing, cleaning, planning, and worrying about my students' home lives.  Working at the library is like a breath of fresh air; the people I work with are amazing and the stress level is non-existent (at least so far).

I will be returning to teaching in just a few short weeks (the beginning of May), and I am looking forward to it in some ways, and dreading it in others.  I love being home with Abraham, but I do miss interacting with the kiddos.  I know it will be hard on both of us when I go back to work full-time, but the lucky boy will get to spend his days with his daddy, which is a blessing for all of us.  

I'll close with this recent picture of our boys.  They get along famously, and even share toys.