Our new jobs

This week is the first "real" week for both Justin and me in our new jobs.

Justin is busy, busy, busy. He says that he likes working there more every day. And that the kids are too cute! (He's working IT in an elementary school) He just needs to figure out a way to keep track of all the problems he is in charge of fixing!

I got to teach a class for the first time today, not bad. My classes that I teach alone are VERY small. But I will get to teach larger classes next week, though with another teacher in the room. I was left alone with an extended homeroom period today. It was just me and 30 8th graders. I exerted a little more authority than I did last week, but I am still not as scary as some of the other teachers. I think they can "sense" a new teacher! I think that and age have something to do with it. Older teachers (and I'm talking 40+) seem to be able to rule their classrooms better I have observed. I will keep working on it!

Chase is getting to spend his days now with both grandparents. He's having fun, though a little tired. The grandparents aren't putting him back to sleep in the morning like Justin and I have done in the past. This kid is use to sleeping in until 9am and now he's up at 7:30! So, he is exhausted by the time I get him home, but too tired to sleep!