All is Right with the (my) World

I have been relfecting lately on all of the things that I am grateful for, and there are so many things on the list. I won't bore you with details. I was doing some reading and some online work, when it dawned on me. (Don't tell my mom--she may not be well after this, if she doesn't already know.) Ok, I was not hit on the head with a two-by-four, it was more like a gradual "dawning".

At first, I just thought that my contacts needed to be replaced. That did not help. For a while, I thought maybe I should not do so much reading and computer work after doing a lot of the same all day at work. But I was having the same problems on the weekends. I NEED READING GLASSES.

SHhhh. Mom will think she is really old. I am not having as hard of a time with this as I did when I found my first gray hair. I know. Many of you think that gray hair is no big deal. But I was in a small state of depression over this. The eye thing is wierd. I have had glasses for the better part of my adult life, but to need them to read, is just not right.

Emma thinks the glasses are soooo cool. What does she know? Her biggest problem right now is that some kid in the morning daycare makes fun of her big ears, which, by the way CAN be covered with her beautiful curly hair. Wait until she reaches the age of pimples and boobs when her classmates don't even know what those things are. (Being a parent is a great place to get comedy routine material.) Sorry, when she told me this, I had no choice but to laugh a bit.

James is doing well. This week he had a superb week at school so I treated the family to McDonald's playplace. Guess what happened? James albeit got kicked out of the place for using violence on the slide. That's my bubba. Ruin a good time by doing the exact thing we have been working so hard to prevent at the reward lunch. How Stupid? Well, he is only 3 and still learning. He cried about how sorry he was the whole way home. Do you think that he will remember this for the next time that we are doing something cool?

Kevin is doing a fine job. His work keeps him away from home--retail hours SUCK by the way. He is still working his program to the best of his ability. Clean and sober for almost 9 months. We are still in the honeymoon stage of our "second" marriage. Outside of the aweful Home Depot hours, I am loving it.

Looks like I will be picking up a WW meeting for people working at a local retirement home. The lady who recruited me wants me so bad that she is willing to set up a play area for the kids to be while I am working with the people. This is so exciting. The money is better than the other positiions that I hold with the company. If I can pick up a meeting like this in my school building, I won't have to work anymore Saturdays. This will make up for all of that time. My day job is going well. Administration took my TA and moved her to another building to fill a vacancy. We hired a new girl. She starts Tuesday. I am excited and anxious all at the same time. My boss gave me sole responsibility in choosing the replacement. Gee, I hope it works out. So much pressure. It will be nice to have regularity back.

I am so grateful to have the job that I do. I was telling some former students what and where and to whom I teach today while at McD's. They laugh and make fun, because all of my students have been in some major trouble. But I truely do have the best job. I am having the best time of my life right now, and no one can take that away.

Thank you, God.