The yard

So, today was my first day with my new staff.  Needless to say, we have a lot to work on! I am by no means impressed by what I saw, but we'll work on it.  I also got to drive the bus some today.  My trainer told me that I'm doing a really good at driving! I even parallel parked and drove the bus to go get the kids! WOW!! Well, I'm really excited to make this center rock and get on track!! Anyways...that was my first day.  Much to process, will report more later!

The Growing part

I have been thinking a lot about growing up. I am the youngest of 4 sisters and at times, it seems like the only one with my crap all together. My sisters are having to face hard life decisions right now and I firmly believe that it is because they've been stuck in the immature stage for so long.

I, myself, have been doing some growing lately. The adult part of me has moved into management in the childcare field. It was a tough decision because I had to choose money or future benefits. Right now, we really need the money (so I guess you know which one won?). I've also realized something about our devotion to the people we love. Since moving out here, we've made several trips out to visit other people. The reciprocated visits have been very few. That makes me think about our value to those of us around us. Not in the "poor me" way, but in the way of what are they willing to sacrifice to keep in contact with us. For a while, we were driving about 150 miles just on Saturday and Sunday....that got old really quickly.

We've also been debating some decisions we made when we were first married. We decided we would wait until we were done with school to have children. Well, there are some hurdles we have encountered with this decision. First, I really love kids and want them reaaaalllll soon. Second, I am an adult and I realize that right now I work 40 hours a week and do school the other waking hours. This does not leave much time for a child. And, I would not want to bring a child into this situation, it just isn't fair to that sweet baby.

Anyways, I think these things have just needed to be written. They've been weighing on my heart and I know that writing helps alleviate those things.

Well, onward and upwards!

P.S. I'm really excited about my new job!!