This year is - again - full of changes for us.
We've moved off campus into our first house several miles from school.
We have a dog (Nala, a female black lab, 10 months old).
Brandon has left his position at Asuncion Christian Academy and accepted a middle school/high school P.E. job at a neighboring school, the American School of Asuncion.
I've gone back to work part time at Asuncion Christian Academy (Brandon's former school), teaching two periods of middle school English and one of Algebra 1.
Bailey has a nanny (our "chica") who stays with her in the mornings while Mommy's away at work.
All of our days start early (well, not Bailey's; she wakes up at 7AM every day like clockwork) and involve lots of walking and public transportation. I leave by 5:45 to catch the bus in order to be at work for morning devotions at 6:40. Brandon leaves around 6:30 (when the chica shows up) to get his bus to work by 7:30ish. The closest bus line for both of us is just a five block walk, unfortunately it's one of the more inconsistent bus lines and it's not uncommon to wait up to a half-hour between buses (others come every 5-10 minutes). Today I was actually passed by a bus who decided he didn't want to stop for me; I ended up walking another 10 blocks to catch a bus on a different route. Sheesh!
After fourth period (over at 10:37), I'm back at the bus stop to try and get home by 11:30 when Bailey's up from her morning nap. Then it's business as usual, getting in some independent play time, workouts, naps (for Bailey and Mommy!), and lesson planning/grading. Brandon's day is over at 4PM which puts him home right around 4:30. That's about the time Bailey's up from her afternoon nap and we have our evenings together as a family to play, have dinner, walk the dog, and enjoy each other's company.
The days are long and Brandon and I don't stay up much after Bailey's gone to bed, but we are having fun getting used to this new phase of life.
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