Skool's Kool

Alas, even the best laid plans are sometimes foiled. 

I was told this afternoon that I would in fact not be cut next year, and will be back full time. That's right. I am back for another year of burning stuff in the microwave. 

While I am *super* excited about this, it does put to kabosh all the fun things I had planned for next year. For instance? 

My husband? No super complex meals like this anymore: 

Nope. He'll be lucky to get a hot dog. Unless he buys me this really cool thing. Then? I'd cook hot dogs every night just because this thing rocks. 

(Yes, I do realize neither of these is an actual food. But, still...that's all I'm cooking.) 

If you were waiting for me to make you one of these

you'll have to wait a bit longer. I won't have time to craft. 

Nor will I have time to become a domestic goddess or a medical researcher, but chances were slim anyway. 

However, the benefits of having my job are many:

1. I get paid and health insurance to do a job I love.

2. I can continue to harass my coworkers, play practical jokes and warp my students.

3. Who else would stand on their desk to sing Happy Birthday to their students? 

4. Corey no longer has to live in fear that I will sit and read blogs all day. 

5. I don't have to switch schools for Elijah (I open enrolled him at the school where I work, so that I can have him on the same schedule and know what is going on with his schooling. If I had lost my job, I would have had to enroll him in our home district, rather than drive him everyday.) 

6. Another year of not eating school lunches. I've in 5 years of teaching, I've never even been tempted to try one. 

7. I'll have to buy new school clothes! 

Okay, off on a run. Yes, I will have less time for running, and have to run at 8:30 p.m, but? I'll take it!