How 'bout we just play a little catch-up? In no particular order...
- Little Man turned 2 years old! He is amazing and we love him so much! He had a wonderful monkey-themed party (seriously...it was fun!), got his crib turned into his "big boy bed" on which we put a new rocketship toddler bed set, and now calls my hubby "Dad" most of the time, which makes him sound like he is 15 years old. haha!
- After lots of resumes, several interviews, and lots of stress, I accepted a job offer. It's part-time, and I'll be teaching 2 year olds. I am so excited! I think it will be fun to teach the age that my son is currently at. He will be in a classroom right down the hall from me, and the school is very similar to the school I previously taught at, and I feel confident that it will be a wonderful environment for both me and Alex.
- I have to tell you about one of my interviews. Holy cow. I will not use names of any sort, but it was at a daycare facility, and the director was a 40-something female. I arrive for my first interview with this place and rang the bell to get in the door. (You can't just walk into daycares these days...they have to buzz you in. Safety reasons.) I rang the bell, and waited. Then waited some more. Then a woman came to the door inside and held up a finger to me to tell me to hang on a minute. She left and I stayed outside waiting some more. Finally another lady - the director this time - came and let me in the door. She said, "Hey...here you go, just fill out this application. I'll be back." I sat down at the desk and she went back through the door into the school area. There was a lot of noise coming through that door. I heard kids laughing, screaming, crying, running, etc. I heard adult voices saying, "Sit down!" "Stop!" "I guess you don't want to do this fun science experiment!" "I'm not going to give you the gummy worms for your dirt pudding!" "HEY!" "OK, you can forget it...we're not doing our project." None of these threats or warnings lowered the noise level or chaotic atmosphere. 30 minutes later the director finally comes back and says she is so sorry for keeping me waiting and that things are "just a little crazy" around there today. Seriously? I didn't notice. She asked me questions, I answered. She called herself an "Education Guru" about 5 times during our interview - all because of the fact that she doesn't think children should do worksheets all the time. She liked me. She wanted me to come back so that I could "see what I was getting into". I should have said no. Not for one minute while I was there for over an hour and a half did the place feel calm and like learning could take place. But, I wanted a job, so how could I not come back for the second interview? I was actually let into the building as soon as I rang the bell the 2nd time I came back. But unfortunately, I walked right back into a chaotic mess. She'd had one teacher quit the week before and had had to shut her classroom down, and another teacher just didn't show up that day that I was there. She left me with a teacher that I was supposed to shadow and disappeared. That teacher made several jabs at the fact that I am educated..."I guess someone who is actually educated will be able to teach the children more." Ugh. When I asked this teacher about how it is to work at the place, she said - and this is a near quote, people..."Well, you know. Everyone has their days. But, I guess if you are a true teacher, then you should just be here just for the kids." Oh me. Yes, teachers do it for the kids, cause we obviously don't do it for the money, but it is pretty hard to run a classroom in a place that is constantly out of control and in an uproar. After chasing down the director at the time I was supposed to leave, she takes me to her office and says, "So, what do you think?" And I kind of stammered, and she said, "Well, do you want to think about it? I mean, I should call your references, anyway. I'll call you tomorrow by 2pm, and you can let me know." I told her that that sounded fine, and I hit the door thinking, "There is no way." (I am not even listing all the craziness of this place here because this little bullet of bloggin' fun is already too long.) Guess what? The next morning at not quite 8:30am, I received a phone call saying I was being offered the job. I had talked it all over with everyone close to me the previous night, and had already decided that this wasn't a place for me. (Not to mention that the pay was laughable...another lesson I have learned while interviewing with daycares...) Well...when I told her that I appreciated her time, but that I was not going to accept the position, she HUNG UP ON ME. Seriously. I have met more professional people at McDonald's, y'all! My thought? I made the right decision in turning it down.
- We went on a week-long vacation with my family. Those people are amazing and they make me LAUGH. We all laughed so much all week long. My favorite parts of the week were the nights where we sat at the table and played card games. So much fun!
- I petted a bird. You may be thinking, "So what?" But, this is a huge thing for me. I am absolutely creeped out by birds. I don't like their beaks or the way they move. We were at a theme park and saw a magic show (ooohhh, aaaahhhh) and for the magician's last trick, he made a white dove appear out of a popped balloon. (How'd he do that?) Anyway, we were the only people at the show, and he thought my Little Man may like to pet the bird, so he came on down and brought the bird over to us. My brother nudged my mom and said, "Watch this." She said I turned white! I was trying to back away and he just kept coming because he had no idea. Alex was reaching out for the bird, and I was pushing his hand away until I realized I had no choice, because Magic Man was not backing off. So, against my better judgement, I put my hand out there and touched the bird. I felt victorious, and after much picking from my family, I proclaimed, "I'll pet TEN birds!" But I won't. Ever. Birds are creepy.
- I saw Eclipse with my BFF and her cousin. It was amazing. I think the word I would use for the movie would be "intense." I loved it. Edward was sparkly, Jacob was H-O-T, and Bella was a blubbering, clumsy girl who annoyed me a little. I hate that we have to wait until NEXT November for the 1st movie of Breaking Dawn. Hurry up, Eclipse DVD.
I am going to try to blog more, y'all. I promise. Some of you asked me why I hadn't in a while, and it really all boiled down to the usual busy-ness of summer and the job hunt. I enjoyed typing tonight...gotta get back in the groove of bloggin'. I know for sure I have a Facebook blog coming up soon because I have noticed some definite craziness on there this summer. So, please check back, because I am making a vow to do better! I'm just sayin'...
No comments:
Post a Comment