We have a bike rider! Thanks to my fellow blogger, http://thismom.blogs.com/this_mom/ (as if my blog even belongs in the same universe as hers- read for yourself!), Sam in now riding his bike! Without training wheels, without anyone holding on- just by himself. Stopping and turning we'll work on later! The New York City "Teach your Child to ride a Bike" program http://www.bikenewyork.org/education/classes/images/bny_learn_to_ride.pdf was really a great idea! A great thing about this is the now Sam knows how to start out by himself, one foot on the pedal, one foot on the ground, use your "ground foot" to get going, then find the second pedal. He'll be in great shape for bike camp in two week. He'll get to take advantage of a 1 1/2 hours a day for a week for practice.
Another new thing for the summer is I've got a new job! After a few months of soul searching thought, I decided my library job wasn't really what I wanted to do with my life. I enjoyed some aspects of it, but mostly I ended up doing things that I didn't even like doing, and for very little in the end, both pay and satisfaction wise. So I started dreaming of maybe getting a position doing some kind of genealogy research. I did some looking around the internet, and actually found a job being advertised by a company in Syracuse. The original job post was for more hours than I wanted to work, and it was for someone to work in Syracuse, plus by the time I saw the ad, it was a month old. So I sat on it for awhile, did a little research about the project, then decided to contact the person in charge of the project to see what the prospects were for volunteering. (figuring I'd get my foot in the door). Well, she was very interested in having me help out. Turns out they are in need of someone in the Albany area who is famliar with the repositories to look things up for them on an as-needed basis. We talked for about 1/2 hour on the phone. On my end, the project sounds just like what I'd be very interested in working on, not to mention the polar opposite of what I'm involved in now. Well organized, arranged in stages, specific areas being worked on, etc. The project coordinator is taking a couple of weeks to mull over where I might best fit in, and we are going to meet in Syracuse on June 30, while we are "vacationing" at camp.
I'm excited about this opportunity. One rarely hears of someone working in a genealogical or historical capacity for pay of any kind, but usually when someone is paid, it's as a private, free lance researcher. I'm not that interested in doing that kind of work. I'm more interested in being part of a team, working on a project that may actually get published and come to some kind of culmination someday. I'm looking forward to getting a closer look at their project and seeing how I can contribute. To get an idea of what some of the project is all about, check out this video:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid464120979/bclid1230998918/bctid1119221736
I'm really looking forward to this summer. I feel a sense of settlement, like all of us are doing what's right for us. Sam going to summer school with familier kids and teachers, Tom back to work pain free for the first time in ages, me with my new job! I'm excited about spending time with special friends and family and having fun! Last summer we ran ourselved ragged- this summer we have a little slower pace planned, but many opportunities to make memories! Hope summer looks bright from wherever you are too!
No comments:
Post a Comment