New Beginnings.......

Sorry, no pictures on this post. I just wanted to update close friends and family on some of the "New Beginnings" that have come our way this month. Well, the month is over! Our family is looking forward to some new adjustments that have just come our way. Levi is in his second week in 3rd grade! He is still at the charter school, Palmetto Academy and he loves his teacher. After the first day of school I asked him how his day went (which he said went well) and how he liked his new teacher. His reply......"I like her, she is fun." FUN!? Wow, what an unexpected way to describe a teacher. Needless to say, we were very pleased with the school and teacher last year and are definitely looking forward to this year as well.

Jeff has been the "interim" Postmaster at Pawley's Island for a couple of weeks now. He likes the job and has applied for the permanent position but we are unsure of when the decision will be made. He is not a shew-in for it either. It is, after all, the government we are dealing with and people who have never even seen his face or probably ever even seen his name written on a piece of paper will be making the selection for the official Postmaster position. But this is the second time he has been in a temporary postmaster position and however you slice it, it does still look good on a resume.

And for myself, today was my first day working in a new position at the hospital. It is an 8 hour a day.....DAY SHIFT position!! I am so happy to be on the day shift. I actually found myself remembering small details of certain things during work today. Really, night shift has worn on me. It clouds my mind and I swear I don't even recognize myself sometimes. I have even felt like it affects my personality. Today I have felt so normal. It is too early to really tell, but I think I am going to like this new position very much. By the way......I'm now working in the Surgery Center in the Endoscopy unit. :o)

Benjamin and Eden have started in a part-time daycare. We took them last week just to get them oriented to what was to become our new schedule. The first day both of them cried when we left. The second day they were smiling as they waved "good-bye". And the third day they didn't even turn around to say "good-bye". Oh! And Levi has been enrolled in the after-school care that his school provides (for a $fee). Ben and Eden are probably just waking up from their nap and Levi asked if he could stay later than he did yesterday. The double edged sword here is that for the longest time I have not wanted to depend on a daycare or after-school care because I worried about my kids doing okay without me taking care of them and it turns out that they actually like these programs. All 3 of them are all smiles when I go to pick them up. It is comforting to know they are happy but deep inside I hope they are not too happy. :o)

I will keep you posted on any more new events. Next time there will be pictures! Even if they are random pictures. But so far, we are greeting our new challenges with smiles and excitement. I'm sure there will be some adjusting that will come as bumps in the road though. But I'm positive that we will get over them as we work together as a team. We have been blessed.