Well, since my children have fussed at me for not writing a blog since sometime in April, I decided to try again. What they don't understand is that I generally don't write something unless I have something to SAY. Of course, the fact that I apparently haven't had anything to say since April is rather pathetic, I suppose...so here goes...
Life since my last post has been busy to say the least! My daughter has gotten braces (just on the top teeth for now) AND turned 13 (yikes), my oldest son made A's in both of this VCU courses and is taking another course this summer that I'm sure he will ace, and my youngest son continues to work and support himself in a job he likes. My husband continues to be an A #1 farmer and even better cook and artist, and I have found what I want to do when I grow up - be a teacher (or at least, at this time, a teacher assistant - or "paraprofessional" as we are called)!
Those of you who have known me for a long time are probably saying: "well, isn't that what you went to school for?" and "so what took you so long to find out what's best for you?" The answer to the first question is "yes" and the answer to the second not so easy. It's true that when I got out of college all full of vim and vigor and ready to conquer the world, I tried to be a teacher. I was living in Richmond at the time and applied, applied, applied...and got nowhere. I know now that I probably couldn't have handled it, but I was blessedly unaware of that fact then. When that didn't pan out, I went in other directions and ended up in insurance. Let the record show that the 17 years I spent in the insurance industry in Richmond were GREAT years! I loved the people I worked with and grew to like what I did as well. I pushed the thought of being a teacher out of my mind completely.
When we moved here in 2000, my only thought was to continue in the profession with which I was familiar. DUMB, but understandable. It was hard enough to make the move here without completely changing my life! After almost 8 more years in insurance, I was unceremoniously "downsized", a new experience for me! However, even in the last several years of my working life, I had begun to experience a restlessness, the desire to do something better that would have a positive impact on mankind, rather than just pandering to doctors and lawyers all day. That's when I decided to try to enter the teaching profession. Of course, I was 54 at the time and that's not a great age to switch jobs, but I was willing to give it a try. After almost two years of substitute teaching, I was hooked! I was lucky to get a teacher assistant position this past year and hope to be back there again. I did recently apply for an elementary music position and didn't make it. I will continue to try and hope for better luck next time.
I hope this satisfies my loyal readers who have been clamoring for a post from yours truly!
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