Too good?

Yesterday, someone commented to me that "it's almost as if Canadian was too good to be true".......

Talk about a punch to the stomach. That quote/thought stuck with me the rest of the day....

Could it be true? Could it really be that all of this for the past year was "too good to be true?"

I don't know, but it really makes me wonder. What's hard for me to understand is all the open doors and signs that pointed North to this place.

Last night, we discussed why we wanted to stay here. First and foremost- education. Not only the quality of education- the opprotunities that my kids receive, especially in technology, are far greater than where I came from. Secondly- dynamics in their education. Here, the disadvantaged rate is only at 13%. Back home- it's over 50%. Now, do not misuderstand, the dynamics are beginning to change here as the oilfield continues to boom. We are seeing more and more of the hispanics, and still very few of the african americans.  Another reason we want to stay is Jeremy's income from his job. As much as he can complain, moan, and groan about the idiots he works with- I consitently remind him that being in a mechanics position, and having idiots run your machines, is only in fact job security for him. (Aren't I the nicest wife?) A fourth reason would be my job. I absolutely, without a glimpse of doubt, LOVE my job. This is the first job in 6 years that I am acutally saddened to see May come. Other places- I was COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS AFTER SPRING BREAK! Yet, a big difference could also be the change in grades that I teach. I was pretty stressed with my past jobs of preparing students for STAAR/TAKS. Teaching 1st grade has been the biggest blessing, by far! I also love the ladies I work with. All 5 of us, still today, LOVE working together, are all pretty level headed, and love working together. We all accept each other's ideas. We all "roll with the punches". Nothing gets us "down" or "in our way". We all seem to have the same general understanding that we are not here for ourselves, but only for our students. Usually by this point in the year, I am having a hard time even speaking to some co-workers. I used to avoid some at all costs because hearing their voice just rubbed me wrong. ONe of those "yeah yeah- same song different verse" kind of people." Let's just be honest- we all know ME- and we all know that I can't handle the whiners/cryers/moaners/groaners. Suck it up people- put on your big girl panties- and be thankful! So, I haven't met any of those, well only one, and thankfully I don't have to see her very often and that's only becuase she gets the luxury of closing her classroom anytime she wants, or just see my kids every other week, or even at all because she is "so overwhelmed"

OK- I'll get back to topic now. I could go on for days......

So, as you see, there are lots of advantages to living here and working here. I would also put Wendy, Jimmy, and Kimberly on that list as well. Yet, our time together is probably coming to an end soon as they will be moving onto another location in the future. Prayers for us as we find another "hoodie friend" as good as them. They are purely- good as gold!

The only disdavantage that we could come up with is that "it wasn't home" and "housing market". On the other hand- we both agreed that we didn't want to move "home" just to go back to living like we were. Plus "home" will never be "home" like it was when we were both 18. So, moving back is pretty much out of consideration at the moment. Although I do have a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, brick home with a big yard that would definitely feel like a mansion at this point.

The latest update We are actually making some headway on a lease agreement with some land, so fingers crossed that this is where God has plans for us!