What a month!
Last week at a party by one of Jared's coworkers, I was told by multiple people how amazing Jared is with the kids at school. The other teachers could not give him enough praise. While I already knew he was great, it was fun to hear (and to watch Jared turn red). Jared has also been coaching the girls volleyball C-team. This Thursday will be the last game of the season. While their record isn't so good, the C-team did win more games than the JV or Varsity did. Jared did very well coaching, especially considering he was dealing with freshman girls. Quite often he would come home in awe (or maybe terror?) at the drama of highschool. What I love most about watching Jared coach, or listening to him talk about teaching, is his huge commitment to character development.
I am finally on my own at work and just last week made the true switch to night shift. So far the transition has been pretty good. I definitely like the nightshift staff's attitude towards teamwork. I always feel like someone will have my back should I get into a tight spot. It is very reassuring since I still feel pretty new. On my days off I am still trying to stay partially on a nightshift schedule. That definitely has some drawbacks, so we will see if I stick to it. This week I am taking a class for Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). It is one of the more intense certifications that I take, so you can definitely be praying that it all goes smoothly. It has been years since I spent any significant amount of time working with kids, so I am pretty nervous.
As for non-work stuff, there hasn't been much of it. Jared has been co-leading the junior-high group on Sundays at the north satelite campus for church. It is a way for us to be involved with the church that we did not forsee, but that has already been rewarding.
This weekend Jared and I had some time off together (FINALLY!) and decided to carve some pumpkins. Only one the way to the store to pick out our pumpkins did I find out that Jared had never carved one before! It was fun to teach him the beginning steps. He is definitely a natural at it.
Well, that's all for now. Hopefully I will post again sooner than a month from now!
