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Oh, it's December already. Geez, if it wasn't for the tree or the turkey last month, I don't think it would faze me. I mentioned a job awhile back that was full of possibilities. Well, not so much come to find out. It was such a waiting game. I thought that I would've started weeks before, but it took such a long time to hear back from the administration. A few more weeks to hear anything back from HR. I've been doing it for awhile now and it's more trouble than it's worth. The little kids are great! It's everything I do at home, but with a paycheck. The problem is that my little Tristyn is missing his afternoon nap which he and I both desperately need. I am allowed to bring him along, but he is more of a distraction for the other kids and students. My husband has so many school committments and it's been hard for him to go and pick-up our other son in Kinder too. He's driving back and forth and while we are both experts now at tag teaming, we're exhausted. I like the job and I'd like to keep it, but I'm not going to put my oldest in afterschool care till 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. to make a few bucks. The afterschool care is kind of ghetto, and I'm not comfortable. So, I let my supervisor know that they'll need to post the job once more because I won't be able to do it next semester. There is disappointment of course on both ends, but she understands. Nobody expected me to take the job, but I thought I'd give it a try. I think I'll just look for more cuts out of our budget and focus on spending Spring at home. It's where I belong I suppose. I can go back to the classroom even as a sub next Fall if there are no teaching positions out there. I might have a small prospect coming. A family whose son I sat for in April/May called me recently to see if I could help them out a few days part-time. They figured I was teaching, so they didn't bother calling me. I had that interview in CA around that time and they assumed that it all worked out. They contacted me on sittercity and were really excited to know that I was still around. This couple was super nice and professional and they are willing to drive to me which makes things SO much easier. So, that could be something for me. I tend not to get too excited about things until they actually happen. I feel like I've had so many alternate plans this year. Positive note, my son's school did a little holiday concert this past week. He was a reindeer and they sang Rudolph. So proud!