When I was a little girl, I loved to go get the mail. It was one of my chores. I loved it! I always was looking for something for ME. Usually, there was not much for me, unless Joy wrote me a letter or my Dad gave me anything marked "Resident". Thanks, Dad!
Anyway, today I got the mail and realized how depressing this job actually is. First of all, most of it was bills. Those go in Josh's pile. Then there is the junk mail. Then there is the credit card offers (a lot of those are for Stephanie Hudgens - Hello! I have been married for 4 years now.) Then there are the catalogs. Today I had 3 catalogs from Oriental Trading Company. Do I really need 3? And there, on the bottom of the pile, was a catalog from a teacher's store. This actually made me a little sad. (For those of you who don't know, I am not going back to teaching this year. That's right! I am retired at the age of 26!) These catalogs usually make me happy. I love the beginning of school! I love to buy little name tags, bulletin board, and other fun school stuff. This year I don't get to do all that. (Josh is praising God that I am not school shopping! He usually hates this time of year. He says I waste so much money, which is true. You should have seen ALL the stuff that I gave away!)
It is funny. On one hand, I am SOOOOO glad that I don't have to go back to teaching. I get to spend time with my baby! I get to be a stay at home mommy (which is what I have always wanted to be). But on the other hand, I don't get to go buy stuff at the teacher's store. I don't get to decorate a school room. I don't get to organize all the books and files, and see all the kids' faces when they walk in to see their new classroom. That makes me sad. I guess that I can't have the best of both worlds.
Another thing about mail -
I guess that it is official that my Mom and Dad are moving in. Dad called me yesterday to verify my home address, because they have officially put in a change of address form at the post office for all their mail to come here!
Don't worry, Mom. I am really ok with it. Here is your picture of the day. 
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Let's try to get together before I have to go to work:-( I know you have mixed feelings about not teaching, but the rewards will far outweigh those feelings! I wish I could be there with you:-)
Kim