Getting to be that time of year...again!

I don't know what it is about the start of Fall that I love so much. It might be the fact that school is starting and I get to work again (yay!), or the cooler weather that makes is bearable to be outside, the changing of the leaves, the start of sweater season. So many things to love about Fall. The nice thing is that I am no longer the only one who loves and appreciates this time of year. Cooper has discovered that if he waits patiently a breeze will come and the leaves will blow just a little...and then he can run them down and catch them. I know it's not the same appreciation that I have, but he does seem to enjoy this time of year too! It also makes our walks a little longer and a little more interesting.

Things have been going pretty well here in Ohio. I have started and am really enjoying my part-time job. It's nice to have something to look forward to throughout the week. My bosses are really funny and it's just a fun environment to work in. I also received my first substitute teaching assignment this week. Yesterday I taught in the morning at a Middle School....which was super scary for me because I am only used to working with Elementary and Preschoolers. It was actually a lot of fun. I really enjoyed my time with them, they can actually understand some of my sarcastic comments and they semi-enjoy being there. The afternoon I spent...where else a Preschool. It was nice to be back in the familiar. Although these kids weren't as awesome as the kids I left behind in Kirksville, they were a close second. The energy in the classroom was great and she had some really wonderful ideas on how she runs her room. (I kept the lesson plan so I can have ideas for my someday classroom).

Jason is finally finishing up his General Surgery rotation. I seriously thought this day would never come. He is on call this weekend and then he starts Internal Med on Monday. The nice thing about IM is that he will have set hours and little to no on call time. YAY! I will get to see my husband at night! I think that he's more excited about not having to go in so early to round on patients, which means a little more sleep for him...go figure. But we are making it through these rotations. Three down and many more to go!