Almost as soon as I finished the blog last night, Kristin received a second interview, this time at Bryan ISD for an elementary Special Ed position. We don't know any details other than that right now, but she has both interviews on Monday.
So, that put everyone in a great mood yesterday, three job interviews between us. We had our small group Bible Study, then went to bed.
Today was low key, we ran some errands and got birthday gifts for a couple upcoming kid's parties, and got Kristin a plumbago. It's a flower. We planted it in the front yard for some more color. The plan was to plant it so when it rained, like the weather idiots said it would, the plant would settle well.
It never rained.
I quickly cleaned up for gymnastics and we headed out. It was Leslie's first night on Bronze Team. It's not a competitive team, but they go for an hour and a half and the skill level shoots right on up there. Les kinda struggled at first, but she got her rhythm quickly, even practically doing a round off/back handspring all by herself- one of three volunteers that got to go before the class. She was keeping up well with the rest of the class, once again doing "man push ups" while the other kids struggled. Maybe what made me most proud was the fact that she never quit. Other kids would do an exercise 90 % of the way, then kind of loaf the end if the coach wasn't watching. Leslie clearly pushed it all the way through, even if the coaches weren't watching.
This created a bit of an issue, as she had an asthma attack from pushing herself so hard. She couldn't catch her breath, and came and sat out for a bit. After she was better, and could breathe, we encouraged her to not let fear keep her back, and she went back out for the bars- her favorite. She was such a trooper.
Kenna does gymnastics as well. Let's just say she takes a more artistic and creative approach to it. She's good, but she is much more relaxed about it. It is entertaining to watch how often she makes her coach smile and shake her head. But the improvement we see in her is great, and she has a great time doing it.
Tomorrow is my interview. I'm excited and a tad nervous, but not much. It's a huge step toward some much longed for hope. And with Kristin's two interviews Monday, I'm allowing a tiny bit of optimism to pierce the fog of pessimism.
Just a bit.
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