Life sometimes takes interesting turns. Change seems to come in clusters. I don't know about the lucky three but the spring of 2006 went this way:
I got pregnant in May. The Partner and I had planned on having another child but I didn't want to get pregnant until at least August, after the teacher training. I doubted my ability to do an "Intensive" anything when pregnant let alone yoga for seven hours a day. But then again, I would still be in my first trimester and not limited in the postures, at least. Up until the week before I contemplated withdrawing my registration. Without The Partner's encouragement I undoubtedly would have. I worried excessively about leaving him with the children and leaving the children. The plan was that the first and third weeks they would stay home with him and I would return for the weekend. The second and fourth weeks I would take them to Calgary with me, and my mother and sister-in-law would watch them during the day. But he reasurred me that all would be well and that everyone could handle it.
The second Big Change was that the last day of May was The Partner's last day as an articling student at his law firm. And his last day at the firm. He thanked them very much for the education and walked away to hang out his own shingle, choosing uncertainty, risk, and independence over safety and a guaranteed income. He has spent the last 9 months building his own practise as Leading Partner in his own law firm, with another lawyer as co-partner.
As if that wasn't enough change for one summer, In June, we also bought a new house and got our house ready for sale. The closing date? August 15th.
Whew!
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