Its time. Eli and I are moving back to Fort Collins this Saturday. Its been approximately 10 months since we left the Fort, and I am anxious to be back home. Its going to be an incredibly difficult transition for Eli, Geoff and me...not to mention my parents. When we last lived together as a whole family unit Eli was approximately 10 months old, wearing size 9mo clothes, and not walking yet. Now he is 19 months old, wearing 18-24mo clothes, and running around like a crazy person. He walks and talks, eats 3+ meals a day, says more words than some 2 year olds I know and is a sweet, gentle, mama's boy. He talks to his daddy on the phone sometimes and I can tell he is aware that daddy is not here and he's not OK with it anymore. At the same time, he loves spending time with Nana and Papa. Its going to be hard on him not to have them around and to be stuck at home with boring old mama every day! He's used to playing with his cousins almost everyday and seeing Aunt "Chel-chee" and Uncle "Ry-nun" and "Wizzy" and "Ba-kah" (Monica, the rest are pretty explanatory, Ba-kah is harder to get). I know its going to be hard on him not to have them around. I also think its going to be hard on my mom and dad to not have Eli around. They are used to his antics at night and having cookies in bed on Sunday morning with them. Then again, who knows? Maybe they are planning a celebration since we are moving out :)
Since we are moving back to the Fort, I have been putting in applications in every school district between Longmont and Cheyenne, WY. I need a job. Its really hard to let this one go and trust that it will be taken care of, because Geoff and I had planned everything out so carefully that I would get a job and he could quit his. Of course, that was before we knew we were going to be blessed with our bouncing baby boy. Its incredibly difficult to get a job in Fort Collins, regardless of the profession, but even more so for teachers. I have had a few good leads and I will call and talk to the principal and every.single.time. they tell me they want someone with more experience. Sigh. How am I going to get experience if no one will hire me?! I have broadened my horizons as much as possible, and applied for para jobs, and am taking the exams in both Special Education and Social Studies to earn added endorsements. The irony there is I am more likely to pass the Special Ed exam because the material is very "common sense" but I am concerned I dont have the course work to back the degree, and therefore may be lacking the skills I need to be an effective sped. teahcer. I think the social studies exam is going to be harder, it covers economics, US and world history, civics, political science, and behavioral sciences. I have a degree in history, so thats not a big deal, but the rest of it seems hard. I am trying to be patient and trust God that it is going to work out, but right now its hard to believe that.
I will update here if I hear anything new anytime soon. Love you all and miss you!
Here is a fun video of Eli feeding giraffes! Enjoy!
