Thursday, June 23, 2005

I Got It!

I got the phone call of my life time today! My new principal called to say I had been recommended by the interviewing committee for the position of art teacher. I was nice and calm on the phone, though I'm sure my excitement bled through the phone line. When she hung up though, I let out a scream that I'm certain, was heard across the street! What a wonderful dream come true - just what I wanted - I feel like I've been reborn. I can't wait until school starts again. I'm going to give them an art program like they have never seen before. On a slightly different note, this is such an affirmation of being an equal opportunity employer. I was judged on my interview and abilities - not on my past or the changes in my life. It was such a validation of my own self - this was a day that I will always remember. I hope I never let them down.

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Thursday, June 09, 2005

Being Frightened

Lori's surgery is coming soon, and I must confess how frightened I am of possibly losing her. We have been together for a lifetime (more than 32 years), and I don't know what I would do without her. She is my "Batshuva", my soul mate. It's not that we never had a fight in 32 years, and it's not that life has always been perfect. Instead, it's that she is an integral part of me, and I am an integral part of her. One does not function well without the other. I hope and pray that she will weather this storm as she has all the rest, and that afterwards she will be able to eat fairly normally and have a good life. I don't care where she wants to go to eat, we will go there as soon as she is able to keep a meal down and she feels up to it. I love her so much, and I don't want to lose her.

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