Working....again!

I know it wasn't long ago that I wrote LONG post about how time is precious and that me working outside the home just wasn't going to happen. Well, unfortunately that has changed. Our circumstances required I get a part time job to help with family expenses, but this time I was going to at least try and find something different than the school route. I am SO glad I did! My good friend Kelly put in a good word for me and got me an interview with the place she was working. She had a job-sharing position and the person she was doing it with was leaving so they would need to hire someone new! I went in for the interview and was hired immediately! I don't know what Kelly said to them, but it must have been good! Anyway, I started the second week of May and am enjoying it. I'm not going to say it's easy because working has it's challenges, but I enjoy the job a lot! It's a company called "All-Search" and they do searches on people for title companies etc and are also registered agents for other companies. We stay busy accepting summons, garnishments etc from process servers all day as well as doing searches, answering phones/emails etc. It's something TOTALLY different from what I HAD been doing for a job! It's interesting to learn these new things and I feel I'm learning pretty fast. I am already doing things the previous person never learned to do and she was there for over a year! The best part is that it's a VERY small office and it's family run and they are VERY accommodating to family matters etc, which is awesome! And since Kelly and I are good friends we just work out our schedule amongst ourselves! It's great! I suppose if I HAVE to work, this was a perfect spot for me to land. Honestly I think it was heaven sent! 

Milestones...

The school year finally came to a close! Whew! It was a whirlwind year for me! It really went FAST! But as this year comes to a close it was an end of a big era...... We are now officially done with Elementary School. It is something Brianne and I have been talking about A LOT so we knew it was coming and we both seemed to be handling it beautifully! But this past Friday was her 5th grade Celebration and we got up early and I helped her get ready and put on a cute outfit and did her hair and off we went! We went to Starbucks first for some yummy frappes to celebrate and then we were off to school for the festivities! The Principal made a few comments (since it was his last year there too because he is also moving on), then the teachers began reading the names of the kids to come up and get their certificates :) It was fun and I yelled REALLY loud (of course) for her when she was called. I am truly so proud of her! She is a fabulous student! They also fed the kids a small breakfast and showed a slide show of some of the events throughout the year and then we were free to take photos and give hugs! So I grabbed my camera to get some shots of her and her friends and her teacher. When I walked up to her I could see tears were welling up in her eyes. As soon as I could I grabbed her and held her in my arms and she cried, which of course made ME cry too! It was hard to see her so emotional! Her teacher was crying too and as I took a look around we weren't the only ones! I just told her that today was about enjoying her last day and getting her friends to sign her autograph book and feeling proud of her accomplishments. It was a tough day! I was glad that she went home with a friend after school and had planned a sleepover with 2 friends to celebrate the start of summer! It helped her feel a bit better! She is still a bit sad, realizing that she's done with that school, but in a way I am happy too. The fact that she is so emotional leaving there tells me that her experience at that school has been nothing but stellar! She LOVES that school and I can only hope that her next experience will be the same! On to middle she goes!!!

Will had a bit of a celebration as well! This year he will be leaving middle school! It was a short 2 years there for him, 7th and 8th grade, but with the changes he will now be onto high school as a freshman. They had a small program for them with a comedian and gave them an ice cream sandwich, but that was it! And for him there were NO tears! He came home on Thursday after school and proudly exclaimed, "Mom, I am a high schooler!!" He is SO excited! He has been preparing to play Sophomore football and all! I think the reality of how BIG his new school is won't hit him until I take him to do his final registration, then he will be nervous! Hahaha!

Carter has turned the corner as well and has finished his Junior year. He is VERY excited about his upcoming senior year! He and his friends have already been talking about their futures and the fall football season. They are ready to BRING IT and to enjoy this last bit of time they have together! I also kicked him out the door today to go and apply for jobs! He went to a couple places, and hopefully by the end of the week he'll have employment! We've let it slide thus far for multiple reasons, but at this point he NEEDS to get a job and not just to have a little money in his pocket! I want him to gain some more experience before he heads out into the world! Wish him luck!

On to all sorts of new things in our family! We can do it!!! (I just keep telling myself that!)