Job!!!

I found a job! Wohoo! I'm working at the Children's Creative Learning Center here in Monterey. This is a center open to children: 6 weeks-5 years of age. It focuses on guided learning (aka Constructivism), which I LOVE. Before I accepted this job offer, I was offered a job at a preschool here where I would be teaching little 4-5 year olds and it would have been full time...but the catch was, the pay was less because that preschool was not funded. And also, after praying about where I should be, I was told several times that the CCLC (Children's Creative Learning Center) is the right place for me to be. 

So, for the first few weeks (at least) I will be with 2-3 year olds having a grand ol' time. I am considered a substitute teacher right now, until I get promoted to become a "head teacher". Yet, I will be working 30+ hours a week, which I find great for a substitute teacher...especially for the teaching field in this recession! I can't wait to start (4/14). It will be fun. And, I think the co-workers are already fabulous. 

I am excited to contribute making money for our little family! I think that with me working alongside kevin, figuratively speaking, will speed up the process of saving money for a house! It is expensive here, but with the market being low right now, we'll be able to find something when the time comes. We were living in a 2bd/2bth house in Chico last fall..but, as of now, this little 1bd/1bath apartment is working out just fine. I never thought we would be able to downsize again after that 1 car garage studio in Roseville (maybe 350sq. ft!)... but here we are! Living with nothing but the essentials! It's actually quite nice, cutting through all that crap, hehe! We've gotten rid of a lot of our things, even though there is still a lot of our things up in Kevin's parent's attic. It's amazing how much you accumulate after being married for about 3 years...but we say no more junk! And with that motto... we are able to go out and have fun and spend some play money :)

(This was at CA Adventures Feb 2010)