An Executive Decision..

I had to make an executive decision today... The school district called for a 2 hour delay... but honestly... by looking at the weather hour-by-hour... 2 hours wasn't going to to much for the temperatures at which the kids would have to stand outside to wait for the bus. My kids don't have the luxury of being able to stand in the house and watch for the bus to come... my kids have to stand down at the bus stop until it comes... With the bus schedules being changed due to our driver retiring... the times are just not predictable... so there was no way I was going to be able to allow my boys to stand and wait for a bus that may or may not be on time... I contacted all the right people... the Superintendent of the district, both Principals of both schools, teachers who were important... and I was assured by the Superintendent of the District that because it was a weather related decision... and an executive decision made by me... they would not hold the boys responsible and they would give them an excused absence... this is how you know you have good school leaders. In fact Wes's Principal called this morning to make sure that he wasn't waiting for a bus and that I decided to keep him home... and assured me that it was not his place to say whether my decision was wrong or right... I am the parent after all!!

So this afternoon... I braved the cold and warmed up my car and went to my job interview. I sure was nervous about it. I mean it is a good job with benefits... and opportunities to advance and such... but because I've really never held a job for more than 6 months other than being a SAHM/Wife... I was worried they would look at that and dismiss me. The interviewer was honest  with me and told me that it was hard to conduct and interview with no work history... but we did it... and I answered all the questions she asked based on my experience with being a full time Navy Wife & SAHM... and apparently I gave all the right answers because at the conclusion of the interview I was handed the paperwork to go and do my drug test... \0/ WOOT WOOT \0/
 I drove right to the drug test place and gave my hair sample... so now I wait... I wait for the call to come in for a second interview or even to start training!!! I just pray that this is what I need to do... that I am being guided down the right path with this!!!

I miss my Baby Girl so very much!!! She is really doing so well for herself. I'm just having a hard time dealing with the fact that I am only a part-time far away Mama now. Although, she still calls me and tells me how much she misses me, how much she still needs me to be apart of her life... I just want to still be the one she comes to for advice, comfort, consoling, and love. I know that some day... a man will come into her life... be the man that she is wanting so badly and take her away and make her happy... but I will always want to be in her life. I guess I get a good taste of what it's like to be my Mom so long ago... It is definitely going to be and adjustment. I wonder if this is how it's going to be when the boys take on a girlfriend or wife and wonder out into the world on their own?!?!?! I wonder if I will feel the same emotions as I do right now with Big Girl being gone and doing her own thing in life?!?! I'm sure I will... I'm sure it will be just as hard... and I'm sure I will be just as proud of them as I am of Big Girl!

Well I've got to get going... time to get dinner together!!! Later!!!