We're moving

David got a teaching job in Cincinatti and we will be moving sometime in August!
This week has been great and confusing and has added a new kind of stress. This stress is way better than the "we have a house in Ohio, and good jobs in Utah, and we don't know what to let go" stress. It is the "getting everything done so that I can feel comfortable handing over the reins" stress. Paired with a little bit of the moving stress- medical record copied, deep cleaning finished, goodbyes accomplished, etc.
I will become a stay at home mom for the first time ever and the timing couldn't be better. I know I will miss work- the people, the action, the growth, the new things that pop up, and the stress that gets the adrenaline pumping. But it will be replaced by something new.
The nurse that directed our pre-parenting classes (pre-Caitlin) introduced us to the phrase, the "new normal" when it came to having a child enter life. Transition is necessary but once that happens it is like you could not even revert back to life before... it's no longer normal. (I have attempted in my month of solitude- nope! not possible) I think this phrase can fit quite perfectly with this new phase we are entering. It won't be weird or uncomfortable, it will just transition into the "new normal."
At first David and I were a little leary of charter schools based on the tutoring experience he had at Walden School before graduating. From what he can tell, Mt. Auburn is a complete opposite of all things Walden. It actually has a structured environment and they focus on core subjects and not rock climbing, computer time, and guitar lessons.
He will be teaching mostly math and some science classes. They are a k-12 school so they requested that he get suplemental licensure to teach some younger grades but it is just a small hoop to jump through. who knows, maybe this extra licensure will benefit him down the line.
Well, that is our newest news! Thanks for everyone that has been praying for things to work out for our family. I'm so thankful that people can pray for more than one thing and it all gets sorted out in the end. I know others' burdens have been a lot heavier than ours but we love that so many were supporting us even in our seemingly trivial pursuits. I'm going to miss this place but I am happily looking forward to the "new normal".