Back to work

I am having such anxiety about returning to work these days. It's terrible. I start on Tuesday. My school is about 3 miles from my house. Issa has a spot at a daycare that is only ~2 miles from my school, but I have got incredible anxiety. When I returned to work at 3 months, I swear I was still so hormonal, and I was weepy lots b/c of that. But now, I've spent every waking moment with her for the past 3 months. And I'm about to have to get back to the real world. PLUS I was told this week that at my new job/school (it's an elementary school), 1) my speech room was taken away - I'll be housed in the special ed classroom (shuttling groups of kids in and out of that room... 2) I Have no computer 3) I have no materials.
WHAT? How the heck am I supposed to do my job? I don't know, I just have major anxiety. I guess this county played their cards right... they had my sign my contract right when I accepted at that school. Didn't happen to tell me about the aforementioned details... Prayers please. This is an anxious time for me... :)

Home sweet home

I LOVE our new house! It is four bedrooms and three baths of heaven! It's at least double what I'm used to, and we are loving the area. Of course, we *are* a block from my parents, and now only 30 minutes from Jake's parents, which makes a huge difference, seeing as we used to be 4 hours from them! We are on a little cul-de-sac, with my old elementary school a 9-iron from our house, which will be fun to walk her there later! There's also Henderson Park, in walking distance from here.

• Issa fell two Sundays ago at church - took a stair face-forward and has a nice little bruise.
• I got a full time job at an elementary school about 3 minutes from my house. It's about 1 minute from Issa's daycare spot. I start next Monday and boy, am I anxious about it. My Mom's helping by really transitioning her in it - Jake or I will take her every morning at 730, but my Mom will keep her there only a couple of hours the first day, and a few hours the next one... say prayers!
• I have to get my GA driver's license tomorrow. This should be fun, as all governmental tasks are - waiting in line, rude people, etc...
• I've gotten to see so many old friends since I've been here! Mary and Greer and Kathy and Katie - I miss my CLT friends, but do love Atlanta too.
• Jacob and I saw Lyle Lovett at Chastain on Friday night. Incredible. Truly. If you get a chance to see him live, do so!
• I feel like I haven't picked up a novel in weeks now. People and Us magazine last for 3 minutes before I conk out at night. Any suggestions - what're you reading???

Moving Day

I wish you could see my house right now. There are boxes and tape and Sharpie markers and cups and plants and random wrappers... it's nuts! But there are also 4 very nice men from Armstrong Relocation wrapping away, and carefully placing china into sturdy boxes. Issa is at home with my family, and we miss her to pieces. We'll get to see her tomorrow though. We are excited to have our new house. We closed yesterday on our house in ATL, and we get possession on Thursday night. That's when the fun starts: paint - Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Hardwoods - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Move in - next weekend (8/12ish) So wow - I'll be off Internet until 8/11, and then my email address will change. There's lots going on! Issa is now walking everywhere, and getting into everything. I've applied for a job at the DeKalb county school system, and hopefully I'll be working 4 days a week. One extra day with little miss would be HEAVEN! Dear baby, we miss you terribly, and we can't wait to see you tomorrow! Hugs! Love, Mommy