July 29th-August 4th - Gulf Shores!
August 4th - Above All - KFC
August 6th - Back to School Bash at Brentwood Skate Center
August 8th - Popsicles on the Patio at HES
August 10th - Ellen's First Day of Fifth Grade
August 14th - Kindergarten Camp
August 15th - Fifth Grade Parent Orientation
August 17th - Kindergarten Parent Orientation
August 21st - Lilly's First [Full] Day of Kindergarten
Solar Eclipse
August 26th - Lambs of the Light Activity - Lilly
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The Williamson County Fair will be in town August 4th-12th.
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My Dad will be here the 10th-15th! He is helping out with childcare/transportation while I transition from one job to another (details below) and he will be painting our kitchen ceiling. He patched a hole for us a few months ago and it's ready for paint. (I have the best dad!)
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Phillip will celebrate his 38th birthday on the 13th :)
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What we refer to as "crazy kindergarten week" is right around the corner. Lilly has testing on the 10th (for some reason she's been calling it kindergarten test-out), Kindergarten Camp on the 14th, a half day on either the 16th or 17th (determined once they know who her teacher is going to be), Parent Orientation on the 17th and she has another half day on the 18th. It feels like a lot.
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Phillip's parents and brother will be in Nashville August 24th-27th.
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Ellen is going to Isabella's birthday party on the 26th.
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Lilly's last day of daycare was July 28th. We made it! Both girls will be in school. Both girls will be at the same school (even if it's only for one year). Can you hear the angels singing?
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After 13.5 years of working full-time at Acceptance Insurance (in various capacities), my second job out of college (State Farm was the first), I am calling it quits. Eek! My last day will be August 11th. It was a tough decision (and a big one!) but the right decision.
I have taken a position at Sunshine Day School (affiliated with our church). I will be the assistant teacher in the 3-4 year old class Monday-Thursday (it is a 2 day program so I will have the same kids M-W and another group on T-TH).
Is it my dream job? No. But I am okay with that. I may love it and teach there several years or I may be one and done. Either way, I am excited to see what the future holds.
The first day of school is not until August 23rd but between now and then I have a teacher meeting, two work days and two Sunshine Smile Days - where the kids and parents meet the teachers. (I took a CPR class last month.)
My hours will be 9:15-2:45 so I will be able to take the girls to school and pick them up (but we may have them ride the bus home). Sunshine School follows the Williamson County calendar so I will be home with the girls when they are out of school (one of many perks). I am also looking forward to having Fridays off (for now at least) and no more long commute!
This changes a lot of things for us. Most of the changes are positive but there are a couple of negatives. It's going to be a challenge financially (like, we may not be able to make it on essentially one income) and Ellen is really upset that she will no longer be going to SACC (before and after care) with her friends (but I am applying to work at morning SACC so she is happy about that). The good outweighs the bad but this will definitely be an adjustment for all of us on some level.
