Big News :)

Again, thank you all so much for the prayers yesterday...they really did help!  So here's what's been going on that I haven't been able to tell anybody.

I told you I had a job interview for a really incredible teaching position last Tuesday.  I told you it went great, and I just loved the principal and everything she told me about the school, but I didn't tell you everything.  Well, last Thursday, I got a call from the principal saying that she had recommended me for the position!  The reason I needed some prayer yesterday was because I had to meet with the director of personnel for the school board and my name was going before the board for approval last night.  I felt that everything would be ok, but you never know, so I was a little worried!

I got another call from the principal about 7:30 last night tell me that I had been approved by the board.  So, I am officially a first grade teacher!  I am so excited...I could not have picked a better grade or a better school.  I am going to have so many opportunities at this school that you just don't get at a normal school.  This is a new school here in Tuscaloosa that lets students in through an application process (if you're in Tuscaloosa, you probably know which one I'm talking about).   I just can't wait to get in there and get started!

One more thing: If you haven't been under a rock for the past six months, you know that teaching jobs are hard to come by right now.  There are a lot of people I'm graduating with that might not have a job in teaching next year.  I am so completely blessed to have this job, but my heart still goes out to them.  If you think to, say a prayer that God will provide for them and comfort them over the next few months, because for some of them, it's not going to be an easy time.

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After all of the excitement last night, Hardy and I have been running errands most of the day.  I had to take some of our tax info to the bank, and I also ran to a local grocery store in Tuscaloosa that's going out of business and had some FANTASTIC deals...I'm talking 1/2 off hair products, 40% off spices...so I stocked up!  It's FoodMax in Northport, for all those locals.

I had to leave Hardy in the car, so I tried to hurry through to get back to him (since it's May in Alabama, so it's already ridiculously HOT).  I found this on the floorboard when I got back:

At first, it worried me...I thought Hardy's mouth was bleeding.  But then I thought about it, and realized he got a Snausage at the bank drive-thru.  

Snausage drool.  All over our very important tax information.  Nice.

So now, Hardy's doing a whole lot of this...

...and this...

(these pictures really were taken in the past 15 minutes...he's just that lazy)

...and I'm getting our house clean today, because I have in-laws coming in town tomorrow.  Because, you know, I'm graduating from college tomorrow :)  

And I have an awesome job :)  

And I'm leaving for a week in the Caribbean 8 days from today :)

Can you tell I'm happy right now?  God is so good!