It's that time again!

It's hard to believe that interviewing season is once again here.  Didn't we just do this...like 3 other times?  Oh wait, yep :)

As I have looked back over how we have grown over the last few years as we have gone through this whole job thing, it has been interesting to see how my mindset has changed:

YEAR ONE:  Bryan applied to Davis District.  I was 100% positive that Bryan would be hired not only first, but that people would be fighting over who got to have him.  Ahhh...sweet ignorance :)  He didn't make it past the initial screening.

YEAR TWO:  Bryan applied to Davis District.  I was again 100% positive that Bryan would be hired, because, especially after making it past the screener, I figured there would be no possible way they wouldn't hire him.  He was selected to interview at one school, made it to the final three, but no farther.  The 'powers that be' told him he did everything right and was wonderful and had a bright future with the district, so in spite of the horrible disappointment, and the student loans, we pressed on.

YEAR THREE:  Bryan applied to Davis District, Salt Lake District, and Granite District.  I was 95% positive that Bryan would be hired because 3rd time's the charm, right?! :)   I lost count of how many interviews he had...so so many.  He was among the final 3 contestants for at least 3 different schools (it may have been 4...seriously, I lost track).  He got wonderful feedback from people working at those schools about how much they would love to work with him, so even though we were guarded, we were very hopeful.  But then nothing.  We kept hearing watered-down gossip that Bryan's biggest downside was his young age.  It didn't make sense given what he had been told the year before, so it made for a bitter, frustrating summer.

But here we are...year FOUR!  I think all in all we have both done a fairly good job at putting our frustrations aside and focusing on the task at hand.  He has applied to Davis, Salt Lake, Canyons, Granite, and is keeping his eye at other districts that only allow you to apply once they have actual openings (there are 2 or 3 of those).  Davis is still his first choice.  He has always wanted to work in his own community, and to improve and better one little corner of the universe.  I've said it before but I really feel like this is our Rudy year...I hope this is our Rudy year :)  Besides, after '3rd time's the charm' and 'Rudy year' I don't have any clever phrases for attempting something for a 5th time.  Since application season only comes once a year, we can't go for the Thomas Edison 1000+ fails before a success, so I'm going with this year...year 4!

I won't put a number on how sure I am that Bryan will be hired, because knowing more of the process, and how the decisions are made and what they are based off of for the most part, I'm not sure at all he will be hired, but I'm hopeful.  There are a lot of things that have given me hope for a good outcome this year.  There are the dozens of people that have really stuck their necks out for Bryan...it's very humbling to know that people who are facing their own 'stuff' take time out of their lives to try and help us.  There are the many teachers and co-workers, and bosses who are constantly reassuring Bryan about what a wonderful principal he will make, though they keep reminding him how much they don't want him to leave :).  And then there are the many, many other people that I know are praying for him.  It helps, I know it helps.  So far, he has pretty much made it through the first round of the process at each of these districts, so it's a matter of waiting for a school to open up and go from there.  It's such a process!!!

I think my biggest fear in all of this is that all of the inspiration and direction we thought we have been following all these years may have been wrong, and that he may be in the wrong line of work.  That almost seems impossible given all of the 'signs' along the way, but it's one of those faithless nudgings that keeps pestering the back of my mind.  Second to that fear would be that it IS right, but just not yet.  I really, really don't want that to be the case, can I just tell you?

But down with fear!  For me, it's like preparing for another baby...it's a good thing there is at least a decent-sized chunk of time in between so I can semi-forget the yucky process and focus on the prize.

Speaking of the prize, I went to the doctor yesterday and at nearly 20 weeks all is well, it's still a girl, and I've only gained a little over 20 lbs so far :)

I'm starting to get really excited for our little girl.  I have spent the last 2 weeks moving rooms and painting to fit everyone where they need to go.  The boys are now all on one side of the house, and the girls on the other.  Today I am painting dressers, so as soon as I finish with that and getting it all finished and pretty, I'll post pictures.  I'm actually pretty happy with how it has turned out.  I moved all of my craft and sewing stuff down to the dungeon, I mean basement, but it is also looking pretty cute, so I'm pleasantly surprised.

Now if we can just think of a name for this little princess, I'll feel a little more relaxed :)