Josh looks like such a big boy with his braces on. He's had a really miserable time. His teeth hurt and it's hard to eat and he has to wear a retainer that bugs him along with the braces. But he's starting to adjust.
Today is a perfect day for a March Party, but Sean has to work right in the middle of the day. Perhaps a mid-week March party? Have to check the weather.
I'm having a battle with mommy guilt. I'm ready to do some new things and pursue some new interests that I know are going to take me away from home quite a bit, and I'm feeling guilty. And I guess it's not all guilt. It's also that I like to be home with my family. I don't want to miss out on time with them. I've been a mom for 20 years now, and I've always done things that I wanted to do along the way, but for the last 5 years or so I haven't had the energy or the time, and it put too much strain on my family to do anything extra besides work. Now I'm ready to start taking on a challenge again. I'm really excited to coach debate next year, but I'm worried about how much time it will mean away from my family. The season runs from September to March and you can have a tournament every weekend if you schedule yourself that heavily. I am going to try not to do that. But I will still be gone a lot. Probably three times a month on Fridays and sometimes Saturdays. They also asked me to teach CE Speech, which will require some time in meetings and stuff because it's a concurrent enrollment class with the college, so that is something I need to consider whether I want to do. And then on Thursday my department head came and asked me if I will take over the English 10 Honors. Our current English 10 Honors teacher does 10th and 11th, and they want to change her to just 11th. She and the AP teacher are really great teachers, and they collaborate a lot, so I feel like I would have really great support, and it's not a totally new curriculum, just more in depth, so I guess I'll do that. When it rains, it pours. I guess. I'm excited for change and challenge; I just don't want to kill myself next year and put too much hardship on my family. Hmmmm.....
Today is a perfect day for a March Party, but Sean has to work right in the middle of the day. Perhaps a mid-week March party? Have to check the weather.
I'm having a battle with mommy guilt. I'm ready to do some new things and pursue some new interests that I know are going to take me away from home quite a bit, and I'm feeling guilty. And I guess it's not all guilt. It's also that I like to be home with my family. I don't want to miss out on time with them. I've been a mom for 20 years now, and I've always done things that I wanted to do along the way, but for the last 5 years or so I haven't had the energy or the time, and it put too much strain on my family to do anything extra besides work. Now I'm ready to start taking on a challenge again. I'm really excited to coach debate next year, but I'm worried about how much time it will mean away from my family. The season runs from September to March and you can have a tournament every weekend if you schedule yourself that heavily. I am going to try not to do that. But I will still be gone a lot. Probably three times a month on Fridays and sometimes Saturdays. They also asked me to teach CE Speech, which will require some time in meetings and stuff because it's a concurrent enrollment class with the college, so that is something I need to consider whether I want to do. And then on Thursday my department head came and asked me if I will take over the English 10 Honors. Our current English 10 Honors teacher does 10th and 11th, and they want to change her to just 11th. She and the AP teacher are really great teachers, and they collaborate a lot, so I feel like I would have really great support, and it's not a totally new curriculum, just more in depth, so I guess I'll do that. When it rains, it pours. I guess. I'm excited for change and challenge; I just don't want to kill myself next year and put too much hardship on my family. Hmmmm.....
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He does look so grown up! How cute! I hope his mouth isn't hurting too bad.
You are a wanted woman! That's awesome that you have all those opportunities. But I can see how that would be overwhelming and could take time away from the fam. It seems like it's always hard to find balance in life...
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