Halfway There

Well, I am 6 weeks into the program at teacher’s college. In some ways, it has really flown by. I look at the calendar and realize how close we really are to Christmas and reaching the half-way point in this adventure.

I miss my family terribly when I am away, but we can do this. My school placement begins in a couple of weeks and I am really looking forward to that. I will be in a town that is a bit closer to home so I will be able to commute every day. I can leave at 6:30 in the morning and be home by 6:00pm. That’s not bad. Some people have a schedule like that all the time. I was mentioning this new schedule to my son and he still thought I would be getting home late. Yep, it is late in his eyes. For most of his life I have been home in the morning when he leaves for school and I am there when he returns. Not many people have a schedule like that any more. That is one perk of self-employment: you have more control of your schedule and can fit in the work around family life. However, it also means that you are working in the evenings, early in the morning and on weekends. I must admit that I am looking forward to a more regular schedule as a teacher.

Thanksgiving weekend was awesome. It was so nice to have an extra day at home to spend with my family. We went to my parent’s for supper and didn’t have to rush away to get everyone to bed for school the next day. I like it when we don’t have to rush.
Tuesday morning I was up at my usual early hour and got ready for my drive. It’s still hard to drive away and look at the house where everyone is sound asleep. I miss not being there for them when they wake up.

My husband is doing a great job, I must admit, at keeping on top of the schedules and meals and actually, he’s even keeping the house tidy. It does save a lot of worry to know that they are getting along ok. But then again, he’s the guy and he’s not supposed to multi-task. That’s my job! Oh well, I guess I’ll let him continue to run the household – but only until the end of April and then it’s my job again.