New Job

Well, Little Girl, we're moving locations! The principal of Garfield Elementary in Ottawa called me on Wednesday, May 23rd; but I never got the message! BECAUSE you broke my phone! You were playing with it and then, as I say, it went beserk and I couldn't do anything! So we took it in to Verizon and they fixed it...but my voicemail never registered. So then Thursday morning she e-mailed me AND called me again! She clearly wanted to set up an interview! Luckily I called her right back and set up the interview for Friday morning. And luckily we already had it planned for you to go to Grandma and Grandpa's Thursday night until Friday because Daddy and I were celebrating my birthday.

So, I went in on Friday and I was pretty relaxed. I really didn't want to leave my Garnett family and I wanted to teach in the new school - yet, I really want to work in Ottawa and teach 5th grade. So either way you sliced it I was going to be happy! So I just sat back and interviewed. It was okay....I really didn't feel confident when I was done. I TOTALLY bombed one question....but it was okay. When they asked me why they should hire me I said, because I'm Amazing! They all laughed. That's the way my interview went - I just kept it light and relaxed.

Well, they called me at 2:30 that afternoon. I was driving to Buhler from Iola. I had come through Iola to pick you up and then we were going to Buhler for Memorial day weekend. They offered me the job, she said she wanted to call me before the weekend because she didn't know if I was interviewing at other places and they wanted to snatch me up before someone else did! You were asleep in the backseat so I couldn't scream when I got off the phone! :)

I called your daddy and your Mimi and told them right away! Then I had the hard task of telling Jenna, Vickie, Catie, and Katlin....Oh that was hard! I had knots in my stomach. But we survived...

Here are some pictures of you helping me move my stuff from Garnett to Garfield in Ottawa!

Then, on June 7th I got to Jenna's to work on wedding stuff. And she told me that Topeka called her that morning! They offered her a 5th grade job as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was SO excited for her!! We'll both still be teaching 5th grade! Sadly, we won't be together! But I'm very happy for her and me! This is what our family needed and what Joe and Jenna needed. God is truly amazing! Everything happens for a reason! I know he didn't give Jenna or I a job earlier in the year because he needed Catie and Katlin to move to 5th. Then he could give us both a job in our permanent location! I hope to teach at Garfield for MANY, MANY years!

Now, on to the next task of finding you daycare! We have a meeting with a lady named Sherry on Monday. I have a good feeling about her. Hopefully she will work out for you and hopefully you'll love her as much as you do Jodi!!

I love you little girl!

Mommy