Yesterday was supposed to be my last day at FH elementary, unless I got the job there. I felt a little anxious as a walked in the front doors, not knowing whether it was my last day there or not. On my way to lunch, I was stopped by the principal and told that I have done a wonderful job, and was strongly considered, but they had decided to hire someone with more teaching experience who is male. I expected that if someone with a teaching degree came along they would surely hire that person, and in a primarily female staff, more male figures are certainly necessary.
I am not bitter about their decision by any means. As I said before, what matters is they make the right choice. I have much enjoyed my time with them, and the experience. They have made learning how to substitute teach much easier than it probably would have been bouncing from school to school for the last three weeks. They were also all so thankful and encouraging, complimenting me on how flexible and positive I have been. Many of the other TA's told me with sadness in their faces that they wished I had gotten the job. I will miss the students and teachers I have gotten to know while there, but I know I will be back, and probably often. They already asked me to come in and fill a different position on Monday. I am very excited to see what life looks like day by day from here on out. I am also looking forward to having a flexible schedule! God always has a plan and a purpose, so although this didn't work out the way I wanted it to, I know this was the best way.
Today was a fabulous day in with my wonderful husband. I have lately taken to calling him Mr. Wonderful, and he says he, "thoroughly endorse[s] the use of that name." Haha. After saying goodbye to Doc this morning (it was the first time I had seen him all week with our work schedules... see, living with a father-in-law doesn't have to be so bad) we took some time to do our own thing. Around one o'clock I got some coffee and some laundry ready, threw in a load, and sat back to watch my favorite television show and enjoy a warm cup of peppermint mocha coffee. By the way, this favorite show of mine is amongst about three or four shows I enjoy immensely, but this is the only one my husband doesn't like watching with me. It's my "me time" show, and it's Life Unexpected. This show is well-scripted, has a gorgeous but very likeable cast, and the music for each scene is always perfectly matching for the mood. Overall, a very well done show, and I am addicted. I hope it makes it for a few more seasons for the sake of my enjoyment.
After our individual alone time, I finished up the one load of laundry (which was all I had enough quarters for today... who can't wait to live in a house and have her own washer and dryer? This girl!) and we did some straightening up, vacuuming, sweeping, and cleaned up sinks and counter-tops. Ah, clean houses are so nice to live in! When we were done making the apartment beautiful, we decided to go for a nice long walk. Before leaving, I thought I would put some chili on because it was supposed to be "steam cooked" for 2-3 hours. I mixed the ingredients, put it in the steam-bag (you know, the ones you put in the microwave) and, following very specific instructions which I read over at least three times thinking something didn't seem right, put the steam bag into the slow cooker. In the time it took for us to each eat a quick snack and put on our shoes, we heard crackling and smelled burned plastic. I ran to the kitchen, pulled off the lid, and grabbed some tongs to take out the bag. As I lifted the bag, the chili fell out the bottom, and I got a good look at burnt plastic around the bottom. Yikes. We took everything off heat but it took quite awhile to cool down before we could throw away the plastic without burning a hole in the garbage bag. I'm now praying that the plastic burned to the bottom of the bowl comes off. It is currently soaking in soap water. So, no more steam bags in anything but a microwave for this family! I'll just get chili that is made the normal way from now on.
Once that ordeal was over, we did go on a nice long walk and looked at all the beautiful houses in our neighborhood, and allowed ourselves to dream. With the whole wedding thing off the check-list, what we have to look forward to is children, careers, and a nice house we can be pleased with someday. It was a lot of fun, and we were out for an hour.
When we got home, to make up for my earlier failure in the kitchen, I made some delicious spaghetti using Giada's tomato basil sauce, which I added hamburger to. I also made a pan of brownies, for which I am using the cool-time to write this post. They have powdered sugar on top! I'm so excited and hope I can restrain myself from taking in too many chocolatey good carbs tonight. Though, I did go on that nice long walk...
Post #15, done! Wow, 15 already. Hope you're enjoying your weekend!
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