Excuse me, do you know who you're talking to?

A working woman, an employee, a jobholder, one who works for a salary! Yes, that's right- I got the job! After my interview last Wednesday they scheduled a second interview for Monday with the Administrator and Dean of Family Ministries. So yesterday I went in, had what I felt like was a good interview (but I was still unsure because other people were interviewing, too), and left. Approximately 3.75 hours later (haha, not like I was watching the clock), while I was playing a rousing game of Jenga with Carter, the school called and told me they would love for me to be a part of their team :) NOW I finally feel like I've graduated!

As a real-life teacher now, I've suddenly got a TON to do. Download and learn the online gradebook and lesson plan tools, read some required literature, buy materials and set up my classroom (super excited about this part!), attend a conference in Dallas, and begin new teacher training the second week of August. Phew, I'm tired already. Thanks for those who prayed for my nerves when I had no direction, and then again when I was finally going to interviews. It helped! :)

the beginning of summer fun!

I went through several days of forcing myself to eat, fighting the nausea raging inside of my body, only to finally turn to some miracle drugs which I should've let help me days ago. All for this, little baby Stevenson :)

He/she's the size of a raspberry now. 7 weeks, strong heartbeat, and sucking every ounce of energy out of me. This is so my husband's child! February 1, exactly one month after Daddy's birthday, is baby Stevenson's e.t.a. :)

Hopefully now I'll be able to be a better blogger since I'll be spending less time hugging the toilet.

Carter finished up a week of Vacation Bible School at a friend's church today. He got to see a bunch of friends from school and had a blast. He'll start the VBS at our church this coming week. I've always volunteered to work the VBS at our church every summer, but I'm just not feelin' it this time around- I'm pooped and ready for a nap by 10am every day. So Carter will go and play with his church friends while I spend the three hours doing housework, or napping. After he's all VBS'd out the real fun will start! Family road trips, library trips (yes, we all love to go to the library and spend hours reading- what family bonding!), park days... ahhh, it will be a splendid summer :)

Job update: Well, nothing's quite happened yet. But I do have an interview next week! If I get hired I'll let you know. If not, I'll probably not bring this topic back up ;)

Have a wonderful weekend!

my, how we change...

For Carter's last day of school we told him he could pick anywhere to go eat for breakfast. He chose McD's. Ugh. I was kind of looking forward to going out for breakfast as well and really wanted to go somewhere I would actually eat the food, so I reminded him of how much he likes the chocolate chip pancake at IHOP. "Ooh yah, I change my mind! I want to go to IHOP!" So IHOP it was. And my country omelette was delicious.

Now let's take a walk down memory lane...

Carter on his first day of Kindergarten- August 2009

Carter on his last day of Kindergarten- June 2010

Sean was kind enough to walk Carter into school with me on his last day just so I could get this picture in the same spot we took the "first day" one. ((sigh... sweet hubby)) Just look how Carter has changed so much- it's crazy! He has definitely made the transition into a flat-out "boy"- not a precious little baby anymore, at all. And me. There's quite a bit of difference in me in the first day and last day pictures. I was still going to school myself in August- I had a reason to get dressed, I guess. But now- no school, no job, no place to go. Heck, why waste my time? Haha, my poor husband. I'm kidding. This just must've been a rough morning. I do still get dressed, occasionally.

Carter started soccer camp this week and he was super-excited. He wakes up at 6:20 in order to get ready and eat a big, hearty breakfast that will power him until noon when he gets lunch and I pick him up. It's a full morning of exercises and scrimmage games and he loves it. I wish I would've taken a picture of how sweaty/nasty he looked yesterday when I picked him up from camp, but I couldn't take my mind off the stench that was coming from him and filling my car. It took all I had not to pull over and puke and make him walk the rest of the way home. Just kidding, I would never- but it was that bad. Like I said, he's made the transition to BOY.