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I just got a huge raise...sort of

Legume
Legume Posts: 15,179
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Daughter is graduating from college next week and just accepted a job offer today for her first teaching job - district, school and grade she wanted.  I'm really glad to get that breathing room.  One down, two to go!
Love you bro!
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    Nice!  Congrats to her and you!  

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Congratulations to you both!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,051
    Congrats.

    People talk about big milestones in life - like the day you got married, the birth of your first child, wedding anniversary #10/20/50/whatever, but I guess I'm a more functional and less sentimental guy.  I'm thinking the big days worth celebrating are:

    The day we took the Diaper Genie to the curb because we had changed our last diaper.

    The day child #1 is off the payroll (could be soon... or she could go to law school).

    The day we pay off the mortgage (next year).

    The day that #2 (last) child is off the payroll (maybe 3 years, maybe he goes to med or graduate school).

    So, getting a kid off the payroll is a big deal.  Great that she got the job she wants.

    Celebrate with a cold beverage.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

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  • logchief
    logchief Posts: 1,426
    Those are good milestones for sure. All but one are done, the house. 
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,171
    edited May 2016
    More money for SRF, Ceramic Grill store, Blackstone etc.....if like my money, it just seems there is always somewhere it needs to go.   Oh and congrats!
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

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    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • smbishop
    smbishop Posts: 3,054
    Congratulations!  I have been teaching for 11+ years as my second career.  I hope she finds as much satisfaction and positive daily experiences as I do.   It is a fantastic 'job' if you find the perfect district and school.  I have been lucky enough to work in 3 such places. 
    Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,179
    Thanks all, I'm really, really proud of her, but seemed to have left that out of the first post!  She's accomplished quite a bit in her four years and she's got the red-ass to do so much more.  Years ahead of me at that age, must be her mother's influence.

    Nice Blake!  Congrats!

    @Foghorn I agree about the milestones most of the time, but this year wife and I have a pair of 50's and our 25th, so we'll whoop it up a bit.

    @smbishop thanks, I am sure she will.  She started college in pre-nursing and after a semester sat us down and said in her heart she wants to be a teacher.  LOTS of teachers in our family, so she's proud to carry that on in her generation.  It's what she's meant to do.


    Love you bro!
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  • Gman2
    Gman2 Posts: 421
    Congratulations that is great, still have a 12 and 16 year old to go! Loving every minute of it! 
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,171
    Congrats....anyone told you what weddings cost? 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • ProductPoet
    ProductPoet Posts: 63
    That's fantastic. Mine is just finishing his first year and we leave tomorrow for Ohio to pack him up. Congratulations!
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,179
    northGAcock said:
    Congrats....anyone told you what weddings cost? 
    Yeah, I know.  One daughter, two sons, so at least it will be contained to a single event.  Just need to get the boys out of school and even a wedding will feel sort of affordable.
    Love you bro!
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,171
    Legume said:
    northGAcock said:
    Congrats....anyone told you what weddings cost? 
    Yeah, I know.  One daughter, two sons, so at least it will be contained to a single event.  Just need to get the boys out of school and even a wedding will feel sort of affordable.
    Hope you have better luck with that than I did. Enjoyed every min of it though. Seriously....congrats on the milestone.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    That's freaking great! Congrats to you both. 

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,179
    Thanks @GATraveller but I want to be clear (for my own sanity and anxiety) no wedding!  @northGAcock is just sharing his wisdom (no doubt gained over many more years than I have) in order to wind me up.
    Love you bro!
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  • Ragtop99
    Ragtop99 Posts: 1,570
    Similar boat.  One graduated and on his own.  2 more in college this fall.  

    Not only nice nice to stop the $$$ outflow, but it's a great feeling knowing the oldest is doing well on his own.  
    Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD.
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