My so called job

Well, I'm sure that some of you saw on J's facebook status that he was "so proud of his wife who got a job; hired on the spot is a great first interview." I so appreciate the love and support, now if only he could field all the phone calls that I've received! So here's the scoop:

About two or three weeks ago, I contacted the volunteer coordinator of the PTA at the school right up the street from me (I mean, literally one minute away). She passed my name and information on to the principal of the school, since I didn't have any kids and could probably help more in a classroom setting than in a bake sale setting. I met with the principal on Wednesday; she was very open and receptive to having me come into her school and work with the students. She said all I needed was to get some paperwork submitted, which I did on Thursday. When I met with her on Wednesday, she introduced me to the assistant principal (the guy who handles all of the substitutes!) and the reading specialist to see if they could get the ball rolling for me to be able to work with some of the kids. When I brought back my paperwork on Thursday, the principal happened to be standing at the front desk and said that she had worked out a preliminary schedule. She asked when I would like to start and I told her that I would be more than willing to get started as soon as the teachers wanted me. Well, turns out the first request was for this morning. So I have started volunteering in a fourth grade math class at the school up the street, three days and five hours per week. So far so good! Hopefully this may turn into something more than volunteering, especially if I can make a great impression on everyone there. The best part of the whole experience so far: when the students walked into the room, one little girl asked the teacher why there was a high school student in their classroom today! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Have a great Friday, peeps!