Saturday, May 28, 2011

New Dilemma - Why?!

So, after turning down the opportunity I had last week, they countered and offered me the opportunity to come in 12-15 hours a week.  This would still allow me to be home the majority of the time while still bringing in some money.  But my big concern was daycare.

I put off all week contacting places.  It wasn't like I purposefully did it.  I just was chasing kids and when they slowed down I wanted to slow down for a minute.  And before I knew it, it was Friday and I hadn't called anyone.  I knew in the back of my mind that working and paying for any kind of child care was probably pointless because it would be a wash. 

So, Brandon called the school where JJ goes to find out what it would cost for MJ in the mornings.  He talked to the director at the church and she gave him a run down of what the costs were, etc.  But here's the kicker - something neither of us saw coming - she asked if I would possibly be interested in teaching a 5yo kindergarten class this next year.  Ummm - what?! This was NOT how I saw things going at all. I do have an education degree and just stepped down from teaching for 7.5 years to be a SAHM.  Just I taught middle and high school.  Never thought about the little kiddos.

I tried to call her back a few times later in the day - I was at the museum, remember?  So I never really had a good opportunity to talk with her that I could 100% focus.  But I still tried.  Thankfully she wasn't there both times I called.  So, now I have to wait until Tuesday to talk to her about details.  But here is my run-down of the pros/cons:

Pros:
1)  Same schedule as JJ
2)  MJ would get kid interaction time everyday for 1/2 day
3)  Tuition will be 1/2 for both (need to verify this still)
4)  Holidays/summers will be off and the same as JJ
5)  Low stress
6)  Rewarding job
7)  Great atmosphere/co-workers
8)  I'm in the SAME building WORKING with both kids

Cons:
1)  Salary (not the best - but not the worse.  Helps that tuition would be lower)
2)  I'm in the SAME building WORKING with both kids (this can have some down points)
3)  Vacation/Sick time (not sure about this yet - free schedule though is gone)
4)  Potential for Brandon to have to take more time off if kids get sick

So, that's about all I've come up with so far.  I'm leaning towards doing this for 2 reasons.  One - I like the Pros and can live with the Cons.  Two - If God wants me to work this fall then it will happen.  Right now the 5yo class only has 3 kids in it.  It needs 5 in order to 'make'.  So, they need two kids to sign up this summer.  If those two kids sign on, then I work.  If not, then I guess God wants me to continue being a SAHM to my sweet (but crazy) kiddos. 

Another dilemma I must now deal with.  I think I have figured out though that working 12-15 hours a week is something I'm not interested in really doing.  The people and the company seemed great.  But, I don't know.  Going with gut here.  We'll see how the second dilemma ends up.

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