Not home or able to write does not mean lazy!

I have been feeling like I have been being lazy by not writing. I have not been lazy. I haven’t been home. Friday night we were hear and we rested. Saturday morning we were at Findley Stadium by 8:30 am for Meg’s cheerleading event. We stopped by me new office, just to show it off to Eric and Meg. By 11 am we were back home and started getting ready for the rest of the day. By 1:30 we had dropped the kids off and were at Heritage High School.

We rode a bus with other parents to the Mid South Marching festival in Gadsden, Alabama. Katheryn’s band was in it’s first ever marching festival.. and in the history and pride of Catoosa county bands… they did very well. They received straight 1’s (the highest rating) and scored better than some bands that had as many as 241 members.

They were outstanding.

We didn’t get home until 3:30 am, so as you can guess we didn’t make it to church on Sunday morning. We picked the kids up around 1:30 and headed to LaFayette to have lunch with Donna and Anthony. We had a great time.

We finally got home around 5:30…. and had to do our normal Saturday housework. We fell into bed last night and were still so tired this morning.

One of the first things that I heard about this morning was the Wachovia buyout by Citibank Corp. I am so glad that I am out of the banking business. We had heard rumblings for a while that a merger would take place, but our management swore up and down that there was no foundation to it.

Well, for those of you who are curious…. I love my job. Everything is going better than I could ever explain!!

The good old days

I was sitting in the stands at Heritage High school tonight watching my oldest daughter do her final run though before a weekend with 2 shows. They have an away game tomorrow night, followed by Mid-South Marching festival on Saturday.

Watching the band practice tonight I actually got cold chills. They are amazing. Eric and I are going to the festival on Saturday, there is no way that we would miss watching our daughter in her first marching competition.

Tomorrow is grandparents day at Meg’s school. She gets to give a speech in front of her class and all of their grandparents. Meg is excited!! For the first time she will have grandparents from both sides of her family. Mom and Dad are going to be there, and so will Nana. Eric’s mom just called a minute ago to confirm the time!!

This week at work has left me more relaxed than I have been in ages. I am looking forward to a busy weekend and know that I will not be physically exhausted going into it!!

Cheerleading

Meg is a cheerleader for Boynton rec this year. I don’t understand it.

I know. Some do not understand my love (obsession?) for marching band.

I am sitting at the playground at Boynton elementary watching these little girls cheer.

I don’t get it

Livin the dream

Life is busy. My days right now are filled with learning…. new stuff.. and meetings. I am back in the world of education, and back working with students. I am having a blast.

I know that I am not writing much these days, but I am out living!!

Day two:

I really enjoyed today at work. I am learning more and gaining more confidence. I got to go to a “working” lunch today that was very productive.

I know that I am not writing much these days, but it is because my life has reached a point where I am happy and productive and I basically do not have much to write about.

The kids are doing great, Eric is wonderful… and I love my new job.

My job

I enjoyed my first day at work. There is a lot to learn. There is so much to learn. I learned the basics of two computer programs, shadowed a couple of the employees and had a tour of campus today. That may not sound like much, but trust me… I am exhausted.

Getting Ready

I am up and getting ready to head off to my new job. I am excited and nervous and just well… ready. I have put off launching myself back into the world of non-profit and education for a while now… I just didn’t feel ready. At the bank, I didn’t really have to make decisions or be my old “professional” self. It was “safe”.

This new job, I will have to do all that stuff and more. I am excited. I am happy to be “finding” my old/new self.

Keep your fingers crossed, I can’t afford to fail.

All Things End!

I know that over the last year I have used this forum to fuss and gripe about my job, and today that job ends. I have mixed feelings. I am emotionally attached to so many people…. my co-workers, my customers, my bosses….. even the bank itself. I am heading in today with a heavy heart.

I know that on Monday I get to start a new adventure. A new phase of my life, a new exciting phase… the new chapter. I am scared and nervous and giddy. My new boss came in to the bank yesterday and told me that I can get there anytime between 8 and 9 on Monday… I wanted to shout BUT I AM SO EXCITED I WANT TO GET THERE AT 8! I am going to shoot for 8, simply because I want to gauge traffic and all that at that time of day. I don’t mind if I get there and no one else is around… I can wait.

Tonight Kat’s band is playing there final home game until late October. Everyone is going. Mom and Dad, Jamie, Kerri and Blane, and even Nana is coming out to watch. We are going to have a tailgate party, and just make it a great celebration…. Kat’s accomplishments, my new job…. my parents and brother or Nana haven’t seen the band march yet.

This is a day of more celebration than sadness… I just have to get through all of it with no tears!!

Thursday

It is my last Thursday at the bank. I am approaching it with mixed emotions. I am going to miss my friends and I am going to miss my co-workers. I have made some good friends over my time there.

I am excited and nervous and ready for Monday to get here. Eric says it is the next chapter in our lives together. He is such an amazing guy.

Infinite Campus

This year Catoosa county schools are using a cool program called infinite campus. Parents can look online and see how their kids are doing. This thing is great. It tracks attendance, grades…. everything.

I can look on there and see if the kids are turning in their homework… getting to class on time…. or working on projects. Their teachers are even able to list their homework and project assignments on there so that we can see what is coming due. I love it. I check it every night just to make sure that the kids are doing what they are supposed to.

The kids are not so happy about it. I can see that Jordan is in danger is failing two classes… simply because he didn’t turn in homework. Now, are his mother I know that I need to stay on him about doing it and turning it in. Katheryn is doing well, but I need to stay on her about completing her projects. She has about 4 right now that are in the works.

Meg… little Meg. I never have to worry about her and her school work. She is a straight A student, does her homework before she gets off the bus everyday(and I mean every day), and she loves projects. She enjoys doing them. I will look up and notice she hasn’t been in the room for a while and she will be downstairs in her room working on her school stuff.

Three kids… three so different. I am thankful that we have this wonderful program to track their progress. With so many families having both parents working this is one more way to help us stay in touch with them and what they are learning.

Foot note: 2 more days at the bank…no, I’m not counting the hours yet… but I wish I were!!