Weekend Recap, Sickness, and A Job?

It's been a little quiet around here lately... sorry about that. We had a busy weekend and now I'm sick. Again. Grrr.

This weekend Megan and Zak were here and it. was. fabulous. They got in Thursday night/Friday morning around 1:30am and the fun didn't stop until they left Sunday afternoon. We didn't really do that much, just hung out and relaxed and got caught up on everyones lives. We ate a lot of food (most of it bad...), played games, watched movies, went thrift store shopping - Megan had to check out the local tack stores, of course :). I know that makes it sound like we are 12 years old but seriously, it was so much fun. And really, when we used to live in Illinois and we hung out, that is what we did. So it just felt right :)

We failed miserably though and didn't take one single picture the entire time they were here. Well, I take that back. I took a picture of Megan riding the horse at Meijer... but not real pictures and none of us together. So mad about that. We literally have like 3 pictures of us. She got me a scrapbook kit as a housewarming present but I can't do it when I don't have any pictures of us...so we really need to get on that.

It was rough when they left though. The whole time they were here it just felt so natural again. It's really hard to go from seeing someone every day to seeing them for a couple days every 6 months. And with her being so busy with nursing school and working, we don't get a lot of time to talk. We text every other day if not every day, and there's always Facebook, but it's so much better to be face to face talking. I'm thankful that we still keep in touch though, and that when we are together, it's like we never left.

Her big 21st birthday is in June, so we are already planning a visit down there to celebrate that :) Hopefully we will get to see each other before then, but if not, it's nice to know there is something in the works. Even if it is forever away.

Husband's mom called the other day to ask if I would be interested in being her assistant for the montessori school she is starting up in Wayland. She is only licensed (right now) for 20 kids, but she needs another person there and she thought of me because I am "calm, quiet, and good with children". I guess there are quite a few people that have offered to help her, but she doesn't think she can work with them for a long period of time. And they aren't quiet. Ha.

I don't know a ton about montessori right now... other than "guided learning through free play" but she gave me a book to read and a couple websites to check out. She said I don't really have to know anything though, she will be the teacher, I'm just an assistant. It's basically like when I helped out in children's church or the after school Bible club. I would be setting an example when she gives directions, organizing/checking assignments, maybe read a story, play piano for music time.... a whole bunch of different things.

I was nervous about it at first because, hello, CHANGE! Yikes. So I told her I would have to get back to her. But after thinking about it and praying about it I am really quite excited about it and I hope it works out. She is hoping to start it in March but that all depends on how the licensing and inspections go, which she is working on right now. As long as everything checks out and there is enough interest, I may possibly have a job :) Right now she isn't sure if she is going to do all day or half days, or if it will be every day or not, that all depends on who applies and that sort of thing. Which is perfect for me because I would rather have a more part-time job than full-time job. And even if it ends up being every day, it's for sure no late nights, no weekends, and holidays off. Bam.

Plus she said there is a lot of things that coincide with photography that we could implement into it, too (as she is also into photography). Like taking calming landscape pictures to have on the walls, taking pictures for learning exercises, making puzzles, pictures to make as parent gifts etc.

I was all hyped up about that, and then today, I get an email from the Practice Manager at the animal hospital I applied to last month letting me know that they have another possible opening for a receptionist and if I would like to be considered. Not sure how I feel about getting their sloppy seconds, but we'll see. I am going to email her and get some details (full or part time, why they have another opening so soon etc) and think about it for awhile. But I think I am pretty sold on helping Kathy with the school. That sounds more up my alley for right now. If we needed the money I would go for the animal hospital job, but that's not really an issue so I think the enjoyment and fulfillment I would get by helping kids learn would be so much more worth my time and effort. Plus a little extra money on the side.

Anyways. I really should get up and get my house back in order, and probably cook Husband a proper meal for a change (we ate out pretty much all weekend and this so far week he's been fending for himself). But I feel like poo and all I want to do is lay on the couch with the kitties snuggled up with me, the fire going, and a good book in my hands. So that will probably win for awhile :)

Happy Wednesday :)