We had lots of plans for getting projects around the house done this summer. Eli had kept pretty busy subbing last year, but with school being out Eli was only working Tuesday & Thursday evenings from 4-10, and Saturday & Sunday days from 6-3 at WalMart, so we figured he'd have lots of time during the week to get some of our projects around the house finished. Boy were we wrong...Eli has been working 7 days a week since the beginning of summer!
Provo Canyon School (a residential treatment center for troubled teens) has year-round school for the kids there & they really like Eli as a sub. In fact, Dave, the Director there told Eli he is more reliable than some of his full-time faculty. At the beginning of summer they called to see if Eli could cover a two-week vacation for one of the teachers there, so he did. Then he covered the next vacation, & the next one & the next one...you get the picture. Needless to say, most of the projects are still not complete. But that's okay, because the time was well spent.
At the end of summer during a discussion with the director, Eli mentioned that as a substitute he is in danger of losing his teaching license. To maintain his teaching license he needs to be employed by a school & continuing his schooling to earn his teaching degree. Eli explained that even though he is able to work full time as a substitute it doesn't count because he's employed by the temp agency that provides subs to the schools. So...the director created a position for Eli at Provo Canyon School. The school has not had a computer technology class in the past, but it does now! The class is only taught one period a day, but at least it helps Eli to be able to maintain his license.
They scheduled Eli's class period to be from 2:30 to 3:30, so that he can be done in time to get to WalMart by 4:00 on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Dave creating this position & scheduling the class to fit Eli's schedule has been a real blessing for us, we only had one concern. With Eli needing to be at Provo Canyon School by 2:30 he will now only be able to accept subbing positions at high schools, because the elementary & middle schools get out too late and that would mean less income. We decided not to worry & trust that things would work out for us.
A few weeks ago one of the managers at WalMart approached Eli to see if he'd be interested in interviewing for the CSM position managing the night cashiers. Eli knew they were doing interviews for the position, but really hadn't thought about applying. Part of why he hadn't really considered it was because it would mean working from 10pm to 7am...ouch! After discussing it, Eli sat down to figure a schedule to see if it might work, then decided to go ahead & apply. Yep, you guessed it...Eli got the job, and a nice raise too!
So now Eli is going to work about the time I am getting ready for bed & he gets home either after the boys & I have left in the morning, or just as we are pulling out of the driveway on the days we are running late, then when I get home from work Eli is usually in bed.
With such a crazy schedule, we find ourselves spending the little bit of time when we are actually all together doing more "family" activities & find that this schedule actually work for us!
Provo Canyon School (a residential treatment center for troubled teens) has year-round school for the kids there & they really like Eli as a sub. In fact, Dave, the Director there told Eli he is more reliable than some of his full-time faculty. At the beginning of summer they called to see if Eli could cover a two-week vacation for one of the teachers there, so he did. Then he covered the next vacation, & the next one & the next one...you get the picture. Needless to say, most of the projects are still not complete. But that's okay, because the time was well spent.
At the end of summer during a discussion with the director, Eli mentioned that as a substitute he is in danger of losing his teaching license. To maintain his teaching license he needs to be employed by a school & continuing his schooling to earn his teaching degree. Eli explained that even though he is able to work full time as a substitute it doesn't count because he's employed by the temp agency that provides subs to the schools. So...the director created a position for Eli at Provo Canyon School. The school has not had a computer technology class in the past, but it does now! The class is only taught one period a day, but at least it helps Eli to be able to maintain his license.
They scheduled Eli's class period to be from 2:30 to 3:30, so that he can be done in time to get to WalMart by 4:00 on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Dave creating this position & scheduling the class to fit Eli's schedule has been a real blessing for us, we only had one concern. With Eli needing to be at Provo Canyon School by 2:30 he will now only be able to accept subbing positions at high schools, because the elementary & middle schools get out too late and that would mean less income. We decided not to worry & trust that things would work out for us.
A few weeks ago one of the managers at WalMart approached Eli to see if he'd be interested in interviewing for the CSM position managing the night cashiers. Eli knew they were doing interviews for the position, but really hadn't thought about applying. Part of why he hadn't really considered it was because it would mean working from 10pm to 7am...ouch! After discussing it, Eli sat down to figure a schedule to see if it might work, then decided to go ahead & apply. Yep, you guessed it...Eli got the job, and a nice raise too!
So now Eli is going to work about the time I am getting ready for bed & he gets home either after the boys & I have left in the morning, or just as we are pulling out of the driveway on the days we are running late, then when I get home from work Eli is usually in bed.
With such a crazy schedule, we find ourselves spending the little bit of time when we are actually all together doing more "family" activities & find that this schedule actually work for us!
2 comments:
Go Eli! That's awesome! We think of you all often and keep you in our prayers!
Crazy Schedule!!! I am glad it is not me. I don't deal well with that kind of thing. Good luck :)
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