The Stinson Family

Justin, Heather, Hadley, and Canaan



Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Big Changes

Change #1:  June 1st wrapped up some pretty intense potty training at our house.  I really wanted to do the actual potty training at the beginning of the summer so that we would have time to practice before starting back to school and baby brother's arrival in early September.  If I had one person to tell me to "wait for the signs," I bet I had 50!  People in my part of the world really pay attention to the Farmer's Almanac for such things as taking pacifiers and bottles away from babies, and especially for potty training.  Well, I didn't wait for the "signs" because, frankly, they just didn't fit my time schedule.  Although, we still have a long way to go, we haven't had on a pair of pull-ups in several days.  We have had lots of accidents, but I'm hoping that will continue to get better.  I have found myself being somewhat scared to leave the house since this whole potty training escapade.  But I'm trying to tell myself  that packing around extra panties and clothes is perfectly fine and that I can, indeed, continue on with my life.
Change #2:  As if that hasn't provided enough of a change around here, I found out that I got a new teaching job at a new school.  Oh this is so bittersweet for me.  I LOVE my current school; love my teacher friends, and just how comfortable everything is for me there.  But, I have had a 30 minute drive since we moved to Glasgow earlier in the school year.  My new school is 10 minutes away, right here in Glasgow, and is on the same street as Justin's school.  For the first time in our marriage, we will be in the same school system.  Hallelujah!!  I will be teaching 4th grade Math, which means getting a new classroom ready, studying up on new standards this summer, and planning new units.  But I am SO excited and blessed for this opportunity!  Just nervous about being a "newbie" again.
Change #3:  My completely un-technological self reverted back to a good ole' flip phone (cellphone).  I dropped my other phone so much that I couldn't even read many text messages because the screen was so cracked.  I am a clutz!  So I decided that if I just went back to the flip phone, I couldn't break the screen anymore.  So now I have to do the whole keep clicking on a number 3 or 4 times, possibly, to get the letter or number I'm wanting.  So texting takes me much longer, but at least I can see messages now!!! 
Change #4:  Finally, after having my Honda Accord for the past 5 or so years and accumulating 200,000+ miles on it, we traded in for an SUV.  This might not seem like a big deal to anyone else, but when all you've ever driven are very small cars, this is a huge change in itself.  I feel like I'm driving a bus, and am scared to park in between two already-parked cars.  As a short person anyway, it's hard for me to see out the back.  It's just going to take a lot of getting used to.  But, again, as we continue to make preparations for the expansion of our family, we feel like our new vehicle will be easier in the long run.
I am not a person who takes to change very well.  I love for things in my world to remain constant.  But I think having a child somehow changes that because you never know what to expect with children.  Although there are lots of changes going on right now, I feel so immensely blessed by the Lord for his goodness.  Now to just take a deep breath and make it through this stage!

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