Last Hump Day of September

Well, I have to say, things are going well. As I told my mom, I'm a little scared and waiting for the shoe to drop somewhere, because our life has never been this "smooth" and easy-sailing.

Bill's transition over to his new job has gone well. He started Monday, and for these two weeks, is being paid as a double full-timer. He's technically on vacation from the store for two weeks, to use up his hours at his rate of pay. When he starts part-time, obviously, his pay rate decreases, but it still won't be bad. He's getting the capped rate for the position, since his current/previous one was a capped rate. He says he has about 10 weeks of training, there's a lot to learn. Not sure where he'll have to go for his exam though. But he's happy to be done with the store he was in, and that's working out all around because the hours he's available to work for part-time, are hours his former boss needs someone for. I asked Bill if Joe was throwing a "welcoming" party for Bill LOL. Like, Sundays are time and a half at the store, and Joe needs someone on Sundays. Works great!

The girls started dance classes yesterday. LOTS of kids there! Evie's class was first. She's taking tap/ballet. It's only a 30-minute class for the little ones. This is Evie's first class for anything. She got her stuff, got in line, waved to me and was gone. No looking back. She is just so independent! She loved it, too. Kelsey's class was after Evie's. Same class, different age group. I put Kelsey in the 5-6 class, even though she will be 7 in November. I figured, she can be on the immature side most times, and that it would be better for her. She LOVED it. Her class is 45-minutes long. She's all about the technique of dancing. Evie was more into just the movement. Kelsey's been randomly breaking out into her moves she learned all morning lol.

A couple weeks ago, we got a letter from the school district, approving us for homeschooling. I have to laugh that the LETTER was dated July 1. I didn't send in my letter until July 10th. And the envelope was postdated September 19th. I really try to NOT be cynical with the school department, but sometimes they make it too easy. One year, I think it was the first year we had to report, they sent me a letter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. They obviously didn't read my letter. It was quite clear that my SON was Daniel. And with all the ridiculousness they went through this year with budget malarkey, I just want no part of that irresponsibility to be a part of my children's lives. It's bad enough they had to close a few schools in town and 4th grade has been moved to the middle school. I just don't agree with that. I think priorities got messed up along the way. Maybe if I lived in a different town, I'd feel differently. C'est le vie!