My Summer Job

The most wonderful part about being a teacher in rural Arizona is my summer job. Ok, so that is not 100% true. I could put myself on a pay schedule where I would get checks from teaching during the summer but the problem is that it would be too low of an amount for my family to pay rent/bills. So, I have to find work. Two summers ago I worked at Home Depot. Although it was not a glorious job at all, the hours were steady and I knew what was coming. Last summer I worked a landscaping job. It was very hard laborious work, same pay as Home Depot and not as steady hours. So, I had to find something else to do. This summer, I am working a better paying job with far fewer hours. My highest total work week has been 26 hours so far. So, needless to say I am not making nearly what I need to. Thankfully I have a smart wife who budgeted our income well enough to pay for some rent ahead of time and we will make it through the summer without (hopefully) going into debt.

I really like my new summer job. It is easy, I get some reading done, and I get to talk to people I might never meet in any other place. The Rec Center is a haven, a cure for boredom and just a place to hang out with friends. I used to visit this place frequently when I was younger and there is a lot about it that is the same. However, it would be awesome if I never had to find a summer job. I don't want to complain because this summer has been great so far, but it would be really nice to not have to worry all year about what to do to make it through the summer. I guess I will get there someday and some degree later.