Hurry up and wait
So, for those who follow me on Facebook, I’ve alluded to this a few times in my status updates, but I haven’t really talked about it in-depth. Lannie will start a new job at UAMS in Little Rock on Monday.
In an odd twist of events, this is the same job that he accepted at UAMS last fall, then he backed out of the deal to go to the Commercial Appeal in Memphis. He left on good terms, though (obviously) because they called a few months ago to ask him to consider coming back.
I won’t get into everything that happened at the Commercial Appeal to lead to Lannie’s departure, but needless to say, a lot changed in the last couple of months and he wasn’t happy with the situation. We were also in a good position to move, since we had not bought a house here.
Over the past couple of weeks, we decided to move, Lannie finished his last 2 weeks at the CA, and we signed a contract on a house in Little Rock. Lannie will start his new job on Monday, but the kids and I will have to wait until we close on the house to move in mid-December.
My head is still spinning a little at how quickly all of this has happened. In the midst of all of these other decisions, we have also decided to homeschool Elizabeth again. She’s a little unhappy about that, even though her semester at public school has been less than ideal. I’m hoping to find some active homeschool groups in Little Rock to ease her transition a little. I think she would be happy with a weekly program, similar to the program that Caleb has attended this fall.
I’m not looking forward to waiting three or four weeks to move while Lannie is in Little Rock, but I know it could be a lot worse. I’ve been thinking a lot of my friends who are military wives, some of whom have had to be alone with their kids for ten months to a year at a time without seeing their husbands. I am so glad this will only be for three or four weeks! Plus, he will be home for a couple of days for Thanksgiving, so that will break up the monotony a lot.
Filed under: Homeschooling, Memphis, family on November 15th, 2008
Hey! So glad to hear that you guys will be coming back this way! If we can do anything to help with the move or you would like to talk homeschool stuff just call me! I have a good friend who knows all about the weekly homeschool group in Little Rock (we are a bit to far away to attend). I’d be glad to get some info for you.
I’m excited to hear this news! I’ll be praying for you and Lannie and the kids as you go through this period of transition.