Just Waiting

There's nothing like waiting for an employer to call you to let you know if you got the job or not. On Monday, I had what I thought was a very good interview with the development team at California State University, Stanislaus. The VP of Advancement said she'd call me by the end of the week to let me know. It's for a Development Director position.

So, here I wait. And wait. And wait.

Thanks everyone for the great comments on these posts. I feel so cool and loved to have that many people post a comment. It also makes us feel a little less homesick. The kids love hearing about their friends and talk about them often. I read Jackson an email today from Jen Danzig, his friend's mom. After Jackson smiled and said, "If we went back to Maine in a few weeks, I could have my birthday party there and invite all my friends." Then he said, "but I won't be in Maine." He didn't look sad, more like he was just clarifying that to me and himself. Alden chimed in, "You'll have to get together when we go back for a visit."

I also showed Alden some great photos from the pool party that his friends' (moms) threw for him. We loved them. I'm so amazed at how well they are adjusting. It's hard to have your heart in two places.

Today, Alden showed me a note... didn't actually show me, more like let me read it over his shoulder... that said, "Alden, I like you. You are my best friend. Cameron" Cameron is my new best friend. Thank God for nice boys. Then a girl from his class saw me with Alden and said, "He had a really good day." Thank God for nice girls! They keep you in the know.

Update on Oakdale. I like it now. It's not the hick-ville I thought it was at first. Since my earlier posts, I've found a yoga studio which I intent to use, a good coffee shoppe and have met some very nice people.

Until I am employed, I'm have a great time being a stay at home mom. Starting tomorrow, I'm bringing one of Jackson's classmates to his daycare, to help out his mom. She leaves work everyday to pick him up at school then drop him at daycare. I'm hoping that I'll earn some karma points and that a real 'stay-at-home-mom' will help me out. Actually, today one of the moms I was chatting with offered to bring Jackson to his daycare once he switches to his lame-o half day afternoon kindergarten class. Lame only because its half day...

She seems really nice, she has a daughter in kindergarten and a younger child too. Hmmm, how do you do due diligence in a situation like this? The daycare is only 5 blocks from school, but the daycare can't transport kids to and from school, because of a CA law that says only daycares within 4 blocks can transport kids to school. Ugh. And the bus can't take him there because its not in our bus 'pocket.' So, even though it would be way less gas for the bus to pick Jackson up and drop him off at his daycare, they won't, because of their policies. Maybe CA wouldn't be in such a budget crisis, if their many laws had room for common sense.