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!)