Back to school :)

Well it is back to school after 3 snow days and a delay this morning. We actually could have gone for part of the day Tuesday but that is water over the damn or snow on the roof. Today we will go at 10:20, teach for 45 minutes, go to lunch, go to recess and then go to a movie(K-2), go skating(3-6) and go bowling(7-8). Gotta love Catholic Schools Week:) I wonder if Mary will let us wear jeans on our make-up days. I think I will ask.

I have a meeting this morning at school with Mary and all the "old" teachers, those of us who are 57 or older. We are going to be offered an early retirement package. One time offer of $7500 plus $250 for each year of employment with Aquin. Wow! First of all, I have no idea where this came from. I can't believe that they are even offering us such a thing. Usually they just let you or someone else go. Secondly, I can't believe that I am old enough to be in this group. :) Thirdly, now I have to decide what I am going to do. I am the Queen of Playing it Safe and Keep the Status quo so this is really going to be hard for me to do. Teaching and having my own income is so much a part of who I am. I'm not sure how I will react to not having that. I am less worried about the lack of income for me than I am for Adam and the Toppings. I can get by on next to nothing. I just like being able to help my kids and grandkids. I know what they will say though. Just like Jon, Abby and Adam will tell me to do whatever I want to do. It might be easier if someone told me what to do but then I wouldn't want to do that cause I don't like being told what to do. Can't win. I just saw a post on Facebook that says there comes a time when you have to make a change and go with something new instead of staying with the known. Or something like that. I am taking that as a sign I maybe should take the early retirement. I guess I have a lot of praying to do and know that I will make the right decision.