New Home, New Beginning

We are here. A month and a half in Lubbock, Texas. We are almost used to the wind, the dust, the heat - the cookie cutter box we live in! We live in the more under-developed side of town. It's nice because we have crop fields mixed in with the neighborhoods and small shopping areas. We have explored the other side of town; the mall, restaurants, the library, movie theatre - and James Avery! We almost know where everything is! We have found a few local restaurants that we like too. Ruby Tequila's and Rosa's Cafe. Both of those ladies have got us wrapped around their fingers! The food is good and the price is right. We are happy to be in a place where we can get good mexican food. Yum!




We have been living for school to start and it has. Two days in and the kids seem happy. One in kindergarten, one in middle school. Aidan's teacher is Mrs. Spradley. She is a seasoned teacher who started in kindergarten, moved to 4th and is back teaching kindergarten. We hope that she will be excited to get back to an age group that she prefers, and that it will make for a great year for Aidan. He has eagerly woken up, gotten ready and headed into his classroom.







Today he rode the bus! He was so excited and absolutely fearless. He barely gave me a hug before running up to the door and climbing on. Of course, I called the school later to make sure he made it to his classroom. He did thank goodness! I think he is ready to have a great year. When he gets home, he tells me that he didn't get sent to the prinicpal's office and he followed all the rules! So cute.




Olivia's school is a Magnet School set in a regular middle school. She is taking all pre-AP classes and we are super proud of her! Her first day went well. She enjoyed all her classes and met some new friends. She came home happy and I was thankful that she'd had a good day. Then came day number two. Her new friends didn't talk with her very much so she's convinced that they don't like her. Her classes were over crowded as they work out some scheduling kinks. And she ran into some people that she thought were loud and obnoxious in her advisory. There were tears the whole way home and I wanted to seriously hurt someone!! But, I put on my mom hat and tried to comfort her. By 7pm, she was happy again - playing and being silly. This morning she was a regular Scarlett O'Hara, a new day with new possibilities. She amazes me!

Rick starts school on Thursday. He has had meetings all week though. He will be a teaching assistant this semester, and yes he gets paid for that. He is also on a list to tutor athletes - he is excited about that! I am just hoping we can get tickets to the football games! Rick is also going to possibly assistant direct ANTON IN SHOW BUSINESS. More on that later.

I am searching for a job and hanging out at home. Subbing probably won't start until Sept. but I have turned in all required paperwork and am just waitin' for the phones calls to start pouring in. Of course, I hope to find a permanent teaching position, but am not holding my breath right now. Keep your fingers crossed that I will find something soon!