Here's a view of our back parking lot at work. I took the pic last week when I noticed that some of the trees here are shedding their leaves! Never noticed that before.
In other news, we're heavy into job search mode. I haven't been given notice yet, though I know I'm nearly dead weight around here. I'm researching my options just in case, I guess, and truthfully I'd like a bit more to do. If I could find something almost full time and work one day a week here, that would be the best right now as I don't see things picking up any time real soon. I interviewed on Saturday at some local ch*arter schools (have to insert characters sometimes so I can't be googled). The high school and middle school near us-- 12 minute commute-- are both hiring, so I went to their interview fair. After four interviews at the high school things look pretty positive. I'll know in the next two weeks if they will offer me anything.
Then I went to the middle school down the road, and after two interviews was offered a 7th grade position on the spot. It was certainly an ego boost to recount my experiences in education, as I've been incredibly blessed with some amazing colleagues, schools, and roles. But as I interviewed (in a sick, sleepy stupor and with words only God could have given me), I kept thinking, "I don't want to teach. I just don't want to do this. Nothing in me wants to be here..." Not sure if that's due to months of being bored, weeks of being sick, years of being annoyed with Florida, a general bad attitude, or wisdom. I thanked them for the offer and said I would get back to them in the next two weeks.
And yesterday I interviewed at the local li*brary. It's a 6 minute drive away, and if our street went across the canal over there I could see it from our driveway. The ladies I interviewed with were people I could totally see myself working with, and they all love their jobs and the staff there. I don't know the first thing about li*braries, but I do know kids, and it was a youth li*brarian position. They said they'd let me know within a month. Eek. The pay would be horrible and I'm not sure liveable. But it would be fun and a lot less stressful than teaching. Oh, I just don't know.
Brad has put the full court press on his job search. He attended a job fair downtown the other day, has submitted many resumes on line, and is pounding the pavement today. Please pray for favorable replies and direction. At this point we're not looking for our dream jobs, just something to get us through for a year or so until the market picks back up.
In other news, weight watchers has been going well and actually is giving me some illusion of control over my life. Week one I lost 2.8 pounds. Woo hoo! In my quest for good recipes I came across this-- a pretty cool recipe site on google. I've also been using allrecipes.com quite a bit. I just refuse to subsist on fat free cheese, boiled chicken breast, splenda and fat free cool whip. I need real food with real flavor, and it has been fun to daydream, meal plan, and cook more lately. Other places, in case you're bored with your food, are martha stewart's new website, Kraft's food and family (subscribe for a free quarterly mag), and a host of food blogs I have in my google reader.
That's all for now. Thanks for your prayers, friends and family! Oh, dear- I almost forgot to mention my grandparents' anniversary last Saturday! Sixty-four years if I'm not mistaken. Which is hard to do when you claim to be 70 years old. Hm. Congratulations, Grandparents!!! And happy birthday, Grandfather!
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