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Last night Shawn talked to a mortgage specialist and it looks like we might be able to keep both houses after all. We're only at the "pre-approval" stage, which means (I think) that we have to produce papers to prove that everything we've said is true. At that point I guess we'll need to decide whether this is a good idea for us and whether it's something we want to take on.

In some ways it seems like such a great idea, like a forced savings plan. And in a way it strikes me as a lot of hassle to deal with all the details that will have to be attended to: tax forms, rental agreements, management and legalities...

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A woman I work with at the school asked if she could recommend me as her replacement while she's out on maternity leave next year. I told her yes but I'm not sure I meant it. I'm not totally convinced I want to teach Humanities instead of Drama, and what's more, I'm not sure I want to teach in this community. It's not that I only want to work with "perfect" kids, but it's really emotionally exhausting working full time with kids who are so difficult. My current assignment of two days a week has made it possible to be a better teacher because I am not as tired or impatient as I would be if I was there every day.

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