Job Update

Well, I never expected good news from my school and they sure came through on delivering just what I expected. They gave the full-time teaching job to someone else. I am meeting with my department chair on Friday to get some things cleared up, but needless to say I'm pretty disappointed. I knew that I would get the wrong end of this whole deal, but it's worse now that it actually happened and it's too late for me to get a job in a school that actually respects what I do. I know it sounds like I'm totally bashing my school, but I'm not alone in feeling some lack of respect for the people in charge of my district. I even had another principal call me after hearing of my situation and tell me that he'd be praying for me...too bad I can't work for him! He had went to the fair last week and talked to 6 other teachers from my school who were all complaining about various issues in the district, so it seems I've got company in my fellow teachers. It should be an interesting year ahead...sharing a classroom with a teacher who got the job I deserved, teaching from a new textbook, trying to show my principal what a mistake he made...all while trying to relax as much as possible for the sake of our baby! Anyways, enough complaining. Good news is I will now be able to spend most of the day with the baby once he/she arrives and be able to do a better job at being the housewife Brandon always dreamed I would be :) Tomorrow is another doctor's appointment...almost 16 weeks! I can't believe by our next appointment we'll be half-way there. I can't wait to hear his/her little heartbeat again and hopefully con them in to doing my ultrasound at my next appointment instead of waiting until 22 weeks ;) I'll try and post an update tomorrow after the appointment, as long as it's not blazing hot. Otherwise, we're going to the pool!

Jobs are irritating!

I felt the need to vent about my job situation...so here I am. A few weeks ago I got a call from my department chair saying that one of our Spanish teachers had taken a job somewhere else. She also asked whether I would be interested in taking over her full-time position. I was ecstatic! Financially, full-time would be a lot better for our (growing) family and I actually would be at home more than I am now. I was a little saddened that I wouldn't be spending most of my day with the new baby, but I know that the baby will be in good hands and the money is needed. In case you hadn't heard, babies are expensive! Anyways, my dept. chair told me she'd call me in a few weeks, but not to be surprised if I heard from my principal asking to see if I wanted to be full-time. Well, as of yesterday, it had been almost 3 weeks and I hadn't heard anything from anyone! So, I decided to call my dept. chair. She informs me that they have posted a full-time position and that I will have to interview if I want the position...grrr! I was pretty upset that they were making me jump through hoops for a job that I believed was already mine. Apparently they are hoping that by posting a full-time position, they'll get more applicants than if they posted a part-time position. Then, once they interview and decide to offer them a job, they can tell them that the full-time has been filled (hopefully be moi) and see if they'd be interested in a part-time. Makes sense, right? However, this puts me in a situation to be yanked around. Since I was already part-time, my fear is that they won't get anybody who will accept a part-time and will force me to stay part-time while hiring the new person to be full-time. It's irritating and frustrating and there's not a whole lot I can do except pray that the situation works out like it's supposed to. I'm angry and upset, but know that at the worst, I'll still be teaching 50% and be able to spend almost my entire day with our new baby. Prayers are appreciated and I'll keep you all up-to-date as things unfold (hopefully for the better!)

We're having a baby!!

This is not new information to us...but we've been patiently waiting for the time when we can feel safe letting the whole world know that we are going to be parents! We got to hear the heartbeat for the first time yesterday and it was one of the most awesome sounds I've ever heard. So amazing that something so tiny can make such a big sound :) Baby Y is due January 17 and we can't wait for him/her to arrive. Hopefully this blog can serve as our little baby diary to keep family and friends informed on the inevitable huge changes that await us over the next 6 months. Check back often to find out all the new details going on in the Yoder household :)