In a recent email conversation with my aunt I realized that I glossed over the "big life changes" comment I made a couple of weeks ago here. And while, as I suggested in the title, I am not usually a drama queen, I think I may have overstated the level of life changing changes that the decision will make. I am just not good with big changes to the normal routine. I have to warm up to ideas after torturing myself for a short period.
It all started a few weeks ago when I received an unexpected phone call from a local Montessori school that I have been flirting with ever since I moved to town. Out of the blue they offered me a teaching position. Thrilled, I was thrown into a 2 week period of tormenting over the decision of leaving a job I love for a teaching position I wanted. It's a good problem to have in the current state of US employment, and I didn't take that lightly.
Have I mentioned that I am a Libra? A blessing and a curse if you ask me. I can look at an issue/problem/situation/decision and see every single angle, pro and con. I am awful at making decisions - poor mr. bejos! After many, many pro/con lists and flip flopping with my decision multiple times from the moment I woke up to the moment I (finally) fell asleep I decided that I would take a leap of faith and enter the classroom again.
Come this fall I will say goodby to the incredible flexibility and travel that I have enjoyed with my current job and step into a much more set schedule. I expect to work very hard, as one does with a new job, and be very tired. I am quite worried about getting out the door in the morning. I have become too accustomed to working in my pajamas from home with very leisurely mornings. I suppose it is time to move on. Did I mention the real kicker that put us over the edge in choosing the teaching position? The school offered bejos boy a space in their very, very good toddler program.
So the overblown drama is over and I am looking forward, with conviction and excitement, to the changes for the bejos clan.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Memorial Day Weekend
A nice long weekend with projects, games, and hikes.
We have some visitors in town for the next couple of weeks.
Get used to these faces and expect the completion of a few projects.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
red dye #40

It has been one hectic week around here contemplating major decisions for big changes in our lives, but more on that later. I had a great Mother's Day weekend of which I will soon post pics once I find a moment to get them downloaded.
In the meantime enjoy these pics of bejos boy loving the heck out of some seriously neon frosting!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Signs of summer
When the hammock comes out it means the official start of summer in this household.
A little taste of Costa Rica doesn't hurt either.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Thrifting jackpot
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Cake-master
Bejos boy is obsessed with buses. School bus, city bus, van...they are fall into the same category for this 2 year old. A school bus passes by our house no fewer than 6 times a day and it invokes squeals of delight each and every time. Each and every time, I kid you not. So what's a mother to do except re-create the one thing that he loves the best.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Birthday Recap
Here is a glimpse into bejos boys' birthday day.
We kept it low-key spreading presents throughout the day, playing in the sand, and picnicking.
We kept it low-key spreading presents throughout the day, playing in the sand, and picnicking.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
off my needles
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Friends
Having friends in town this weekend prompted an informal surprise baby shower and took us out of town for an afternoon.
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