Spring has Sprung!

I can't believe it's already Spring! The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of stress for Jeremy and me. I put in for a transfer at work back at the end of February and did not really know if I stood a chance of getting one or not. A couple of weeks ago, it started looking like a good possibility, but nothing was definite and it was a bit of a roller coaster ride. Thankfully, things worked out in my favor last Friday, and I got the transfer. Next year, I'll be working in a collaborative preschool classroom, which will be a regular Georgia Pre-K class with 6 kids with special needs and 14 typical kids. I'll work alongside the Georgia Pre-K teacher and aide, and a major perk is that I will be able take Sarah to work with me, since the Pre-K classes are in day care centers, and will not have to miss out on her school activities. We'll also seriously cut down on our daily commute time-wahoo! I am so excited about this new "chapter" in my career, and it will be so much fun to work in an inclusive setting.

Jeremy has officially scheduled his defense of his thesis for April 21st, so it looks like he's really on track for May graduation. He also has his very first "real" job interview this Thursday, in Richmond, Kentucky. He's really nervous because on top of being in a rush to get his dissertation completed, he now has to plan a seminar that he will present at his interview on Thursday. I think his stress might just beat out mine!

Sarah and I spent the day at my mom's a couple of weekends ago, and we got some cute pictures. She's getting a goofy picture smile. All I can say about Sarah right now is talk, talk, talk! She is SO chatty (that is, when she's not trying to be a couch potato and watch Barney all day, as you will see in the picture)! I need to write down some of our conversations so I can post one or two--some of them are pretty funny! :-)

If all the snowflakes were candy bars and milkshakes...oh what a snow it would be!

We've had a great weekend and the snow day tops it off! One of my college apartment-mates came to visit for the weekend so she could go to the GCPS job fair on Saturday. Her trip to the job fair was less than ideal, but we had a nice time visiting anyway. Then we got a great surprise with all of the snow yesterday--I was probably more excited about it than Sarah and definitely more excited than Jeremy, but I think I was able to at least get Sarah into the snow spirit just a little bit. She really enjoyed watching the snow fall through the window and listening to me sing a silly little snow song I made up. She also liked the snow when it first started falling. We were at my mom's for awhile yesterday morning and my mom got some cute pictures when the snow first started to fall. Once the snow was on the ground, Sarah became afraid of it anytime we tried to put her in it. She did enjoy her laundry basket "sleigh ride" this morning, at least until the sleigh capsized and mommy took her on a sideways ride for a few feet. That ended the fun. I've had a fabulous time just hanging out at the house with my sweeties, and hopefully I will now be refreshed enough to make it to Spring Break!