Such a Bummer

It's been a depressing 24 hours. I did not get a teaching job in either Ferndale or Yreka. This really sucks. Yes, everything happens for a reason....but right now, I can't (or don't want to) see the light at the end of the tunnel just yet. Maybe in a day or so, but not right now. It's just so very sad. I just don't know what to do now. I was really hoping to be planning for a classroom right about now. Utterly bummed out.

Waiting, Waiting, Waiting

I am waiting for my interview in Ferndale tomorrow night. I am waiting to hear the results of my interview in Yreka. I am waiting to see if Caitlin's fever is going to go up or stay the same.

Caitlin came down with some sort of flu bug Sunday morning around 2am. Her fever has been staying in the 102 range, but this morning it was only 99.5. It's been creeping up little by little and I'm really hoping it stops...otherwise, I'll need to break out the Tylenol again. The poor girl just lays around on the couch and looks just so sad. Her poor thumb is so waterlogged from sucking on it so much that it looks like a raisin! Her appetite seems to be coming back a little. She's eaten a few Ritz and is now munching on Goldfish.

I will keep y'all posted on the happenings of the week as I hear them....it should be pretty eventful (I'm hoping).

Next Possibility

Well, my next possibility called just after 4pm today. I have an interview in Yreka next Thursday and I'm really excited! Oh my, oh my, oh my!!!!

Big Boy

I took Colton to his checkup yesterday and he didn't have to get any shots!  He weighed 22lbs 10oz and measured 28 3/4 inches long.  Caitlin only weighs about 2 more pounds than he does!

Well, no interview for me for the Eureka school I applied for....definitely bummed, but I'm looking toward the future for the next possibility.

Dancing Kids

No Word

I haven't heard anything, from anyone. I'm in a waiting pattern and I don't know when it will end. I am an anxious mess! Mainly because I can't plan anything. The only things I've been planning these days is our dinner menu and shopping list! I need a bigger project.....and a job would be a perfect solution!

Well, I must cut this blog short. I hear the children in Caitlin's room playing on the piano and being really loud!

Catch 22

Bottle success has come with some disadvantages. Colton has definitely began to show signs he is not interested in nursing and would prefer a bottle instead! He only tries to nurse for a few seconds and if he doesn't get as much as he was hoping, he starts fussing and crying. So for the last two nights, I've had to give him a bottle in the middle of the night! I don't know if I'm ready to stop nursing yet, but it kinda looks like I don't have a choice anymore. Now I gotta figure out how to maneuver in this uncharted territory. Colton has a doctor appointment next week, so I'll ask his doc for some advise too.

It was another sleepless night last night. I woke up exhausted and in a REALLY bad mood. But I decided to force myself to snap out of it. I drank more coffee and went to the library with the kids. A good choice in the end. I'm still super tired, but I don't think I have a permanent glare on my face anymore.

Buzzing Brain

My brain has been a buzz for the last few weeks with all the possibilities ahead. Things didn't work out in Ferndale like we thought they would.....so as of date, I have applied for 8 different teaching positions all over....Eureka, Yreka, Ferndale, and Redding. The deadlines for Eureka and Yreka have already closed. Ferndale closes the 24th and Redding is open until filled. The competition is outrageous! There were 120 applications for the 3 jobs in Yreka and probably double or triple that for Eureka! It's the waiting game that is going to drive me crazy. I don't know when or even if I will get called for an interview. It would be lovely if I got an interview at all 4 places! Hahahaha.....I would be one lucky and fortunate girl if that happened. I would LOVE to be working next school year and I really hope it works out. I have had major ups and downs in thinking about my chances for interviews. Somedays I think I have a good chance, and others, not so much. Today, I think I'm nervous. There is a possibility I may hear something as early as tomorrow or Monday. My poor family and friends have been bombarded with phone calls the last several weeks of my craziness and buzzing brain of thoughts and scenarios!

Plus, I've had some bad cell phone luck the last week. My cell phone started to break and I attempted to fix it with duct tape. It worked okay until Caitlin got a hold of it and brought it to Dennis in two pieces. So after over an hour on the phone with US Cellular, I got all my calls forwarded to Dennis's cell and discovered I had another month on my contract, not a week like I thought. Then yesterday I called in because my texts weren't going through. It turns out it is a problem with Dennis's phone. So I have been doing lots of research as to what I should do and what company I should go with. I feel like a fish out of water, constantly flip flopping back and forth. However, I think I finally figured out what I'm going to do. Now all I have to do is go down to actually LOOK at the phones in person to make my final decision....when that will happen, I have no idea, but I hope it will be soon.

Now that I have vented about what's been happening, I hope I'll be able to get over my writer's block and blog a bit more.

Caitlin still fits! She LOVES to play in the carseat!

One of Colton's favorite places to play!