Always and Forever a Family: August 2014

Monday, August 25, 2014

Eeek! The Series. {Part Three}

{...because the Rucker family can't seem to keep life calm and consistent, we make multiple big changes at once. This is part three.}

We saved the biggest surprise for last!

I gave my two weeks at work on Thursday.

Yeah, that did happen.

Surprise!

In the past few weeks I have been in contact with TLC For Kids, which is the top nanny-placement agency in the STL area.

They offered to place me with a family, so that I can get back to being a "career nanny".

I don't have placement yet, so I am picking up temp hours after I leave CTI until I get permanent placement.

This came after having one of those "super-serious" conversations with Chad.

Guys, he is awesome.

Mr. "I plan everything and budget down to the penny" is willing to step out of his comfort zone because he can see how excited I am for the opportunity and how much it would mean to me to get back into nanny life!

My last day of my office job is the 4th, and I have been interviewing in the evenings for a placement.

TLC is an awesome placement service that basically acts as my "agent", helping negotiate contacts, finding eligible families, and providing CPR, first aid, and CE credits.

And this is all at no cost to me!

In case you can't tell, I am SO excited to be back to doing a job I love.

(call me crazy, but helping raise children is much more fulfilling than filing papers and answering phones!)

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

Eeek! The Series {Part Two}

{because the Rucker family can't seem to keep life calm and consistent, we make multiple big changes at once. This is part two}

Part two in the changes we're bringing to the family involves Chad's job.

Yes, he is still a financial advisor with Edward Jones, he has just moved offices.

He is now partnering with another FA to oversee many more clients than he did before.

He is even busier than before, and he loves it!!

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Eeek! The Series. {Part One}

{because the Rucker family can't seem to keep life calm and consistent, we make multiple big changes at once. This is part one}

Big changes are happening in our family!

...and of course since when we do things, we like to do them in a big way.

Like, changes for an example.

Which is why I decided to pull together a small 3 part series on the crazy-busy changes that have kept me pretty much MIA from the blog world lately...

It's simply titled, "Eeek! The Series" because all of these changes are both exciting and a little bit scary! (in a good way of course!)

Part one is short and sweet,