The Flanagan girls, including me, begin another school year. Kyla actually started Rainbow Bible School last week. She is flexible with a capital F. She had been eagerly looking forward to being a Panda or a Pony at her new school. She is a pony, and has happily marched to her room each day.
As a new mom, I remember vividly thinking that "daycare" just wasn't good enough for my baby, and juggled private care and a mother's day out to avoid it. Interestingly, the structure has been great for Kyla and for the most part it has been painless for us both.
Hannah met her new teacher last night and was wishing she didn't have to wait four more days to begin school. I am thankful that both of my girls are happy at this point to go to their respective schools, so I can happily go to mine.
I am so thrilled to be working at ACU as full-time faculty. The last week I have been through new faculty orientation, which I missed by starting mid-year in January. It has made me feel much more part of the ACU community. I was prepared when I left McMurry in January to miss it, but surprised by my sadness this fall to be missing VisionQuest and the traditions that I was a part of for eleven years. The "Welcome Home McMurry students" billboards have been bittersweet reminders that I am away from the comfortable professional home that I have loved. I have only just begun creating a place for myself in my new professional home but I am excited about the new beginning this year.
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So glad to see you in the blogging world. :) Hope everything goes wonderfully for you this new school year - both at ACU and the girls' schools. It is great that all of you are enjoying your new schools. Can't wait to hear more!
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