Saturday, May 4, 2013

Two big things

  1. Last week we drove to Maryland on Friday and slept at my brother's house. Saturday morning T and I went to West Virginia. Alone. We stayed in West Virginia on Saturday night. The boys stayed in Maryland with my sister-in-law and their cousins. We went on two longish, steep hikes, enjoyed leisurely cups of coffee on the balcony, and wandered through a cute town. They went to a block party, played in a bounce house, and built train tracks. We reunited on Sunday afternoon. T and I were refreshed and the boys had a blast.  I'm thrilled to have reached this milestone.
  2. I've started working. It's very part-time right now, just teaching one class at a local university. It's been a lot of prep work for the first week, and a little overwhelming, but I think it will settle down. I start another class in a week, at another university. The biggest effect that my working will have on the boys is that D will be going to preK five mornings a week instead of three. He seems ready for that, and I'm excited about all the new things I'm going to learn by teaching at the college level. Working mom - another milestone I'm thrilled to reach.

9 comments:

  1. two big steps Kyra, congrats
    I taught at the college level for a couple of years and really loved it, especially the opportunity for lots of long, thoughtful collegial dialogue, we just don't get the time for that between teachers during the regular ed school day, enjoy!

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    1. I'm already seeing a big difference between teaching at a university vs. teaching at K-12. For example, no one has asked me to "clap twice if you can hear my voice."

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  2. Congratulations! And how great that these milestones mean a bit of a break for you. Well earned.

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  3. #2 is great. But #1 is absolutely, positively freakin' incredible. Congrats on both.

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    1. You too! Baseball game AND bounce house party AND dinner out all in one day. That's quite the amazing feat.

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  4. I'm so happy for you! #1 is huge! Hooray!

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  5. Both of those are definitely cause for celebration! Woohoo!

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  6. WOW! Congrats; that is such great news. It sounds like things are going really well!

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