Falling Into Place....

As I sit here and reflect on the past year, I realize things have really fallen into place.  Beginning with my job.....  I wasn't sure I was ready to go back full time but did so Oct 7, 2012.  I love my position and work with a great group of teachers.  Every teacher on my floor(except 1) are around the same age and have around the same age children.  They support each other and I couldn't ask for a better group to work with.  At the faculty meeting, I found out that I would be on the leadership team.  This is one week after I found out I would be coming back full time.  A little surprised?  Yes.  This also means that I can't be displaced which may be why they put me in that position.

Ashlyn will be going to Kindergarten at the same school that I work at and it happens to be the same school that we are zoned for.  Considering there are over 100 schools in our county, I'm pretty fortunate to be able to state that.  This means that I get to pick her teacher.  Well, I get three choices.  This is also a big deal.  Although she claims she is riding the bus, I hope that she will go with me.  If not, I do have morning bus duty.

I had planned on keeping Chloe at CBA where she has been since she was one.  We loved it there but it just wasn't going to work in my favor.  Last year I paid a friend to take them to school, paid tuition, and then paid aftercare.  I had to get them by 4:00 because aftercare doubled after 4.  Frankly, it added up and we were probably paying more than daycare.  Then there were the days that they didn't have aftercare and I had to ask a friend to pick them up....

All of the teacher kids at Cooper go to Kids Harbor and 15 of them would be doing Georgia PreK there.  I felt like this was the natural fit but there was one problem.  There was a waiting list and Chloe's name was way down the list.  That's when my co-workers pitched in and started talking to the director.  Chloe got in and will be going there this year.  I met her teacher and she is very sweet.  Her daughter was in third grade last year and was also very sweet.  Chloe will be doing aftercare there but this time I won't feel rushed to get her.

A year ago today, I didn't picture any of this happening.  I was simply a stay at home mom.  What a difference a year has made.