Friday Night Lights

Yesterday was April Fool's Day.  I sent Chuck a text in the morning telling him that I was flying out with the girls (meaning my kindergarten teacher friends) to Vegas for the weekend.

He sent back, "WHAT?" 

I sent back, "You're okay with that, right?" 

He sent back, "WHAT??

I finally text back, "Gotcha.  April Fool's."

I think I got him.

I used to tell him I thought I was pregnant on April Fool's Day.  But that wouldn't work anymore.

Lots of changes going on in my little world.

One daughter has made the decision to sell their house...which is really a very small townhouse.....and try to rent a real house with a yard for a couple of years....and she's going to get her teaching certification.

The other daughter is graduating in May and coming to Houston to begin her career.  She is in the midst of looking at apartments.  She wants our advice and opinions.  But not really. 

Phone calls coming in and out about those things.

And then there's the changes in my little work world.

The Texas public schools are in a huge financial mess......millions of dollars need to be cut from the budgets.  The first cuts will most likely be the peripheral jobs.......like mine.  Kindergarten paraprofessionals are a necessity according to me.......but not so much according to the uppers.  I haven't been told this for sure.......but it's all the "talk."

I can handle change......it's the control of it that gives me problems.  I like to be at the reigns.

I love my little job (calling it little because of the little paycheck) because of the kids, the hours, the summers off, the frenzy-ness of it.  I cannot imagine sitting behind a desk anymore.  But I may be facing that.

While I may be safe this next year with a "job" position......it most likely won't be the sweet situation I have now.  I love 5 year olds.......and there is never a day I don't want to go to work.  They "feed" me.  So I'm a little down about that. 

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. ~Anatole France
 

Chuck and I spent our Friday night out in the back corner of our land (ha) and discussed all the changes going on.

(Nearly Wild and Knockout Rose bushes....get some.  They can't be killed.)

If ever I need to clear the voices in my head, this is the place I come to. 

Away from the noise.

Except the noise of Maggie protecting us. 

Maggie's facing her own changes. 

 We placed river rocks against her fence so she couldn't run back and forth in her craziness to protect us from the chihuahua next door....and wreak havoc on all the soil and mulch in her path.

We totally ruined her fun.

  She's a little down, too.

Chuck shared some things going on at his work.
It took a couple of hours and 2 glasses of wine but he finally talked. ha. 

We both talked about all the changes going on.
After much discussion.......or maybe it was much wine........

 we finally came to the conclusion that it would all work out somehow.

Friday Night Lights

If you're in a bad situation,

don't worry it'll change.

  If you're in a good situation,

 don't worry it'll change. 

~John A. Simone, Sr.

Big Friday night around here.