They Know We're Leaving

Today we told our boys we were leaving. It was very sad but they appeared to take it well. I'm still following leads to find an Art Teacher position and working on my Alternative Certification. It's difficult looking for work, a place to live, school for kids, and childcare all while working at a 24/7 job. I think the boys knowing that we're leaving will help us work together in this transition.

Put in Notice

WE put in our letter of resignation at our work today. Our supervisors made no comment as of yet. My wife and kids went to the movies today to see I forget what. They had a good time.

Today at dinner, I was interrupted by a call and went into the other room leaving 7 teen boys alone. I was annoyed by all the noise the boys were making in the dining room and checked up on them. There were two boys running around the table and house holding their mouths and turning red. They had been dared to eat a fresh serrano pepper. They both ate half. One boy ran around the house huffing and puffing with a towel wrapped around his face and drinking water from the outside faucet. One of the other boys was recording it on video with his digital camera. I was mad but I agreed that the situation was funny.

I reminded my brother to start planning our next family reunion for just the immediate family. Him and his wife get to choose the spot.

I talked to a cousin at the reunion who said that the Mexican way of doing things was better than the American way. The American way, he stated, had to do with getting more and more stuff, while the Mexican way was working to pay the bills and living as simply as possible to free up time to spend with family. My dad told me that in America many people live to work while in many other countries the work to live.