Usually, businesses and other organizations make sure not to have spouses working together. In our case at Montview, we were looking to hire a special education teacher. My principal asked me if it was okay to hire my wife away from the private school where she was working at the time. My wife was working at a school run by a bunch of misogynists. She knew she would never move into the top echelons of the school. Montview offered the opportunity to control her own destiny. I wasn’t worried and even looked forward to her working at Montview. It gave us the chance to discover the secret to a happy marriage and working relationship. For any of you who are taking notes get ready. The secret is two-fold. First, separate cars to work. I know we may have added to the carbon footprint but I am willing to take the heat. The second is separate bathrooms. This also is huge when considering and being married. We don’t have the stress of getting to work at the same time. I am inclined to get there very early and my wife gets there eventually. It has worked well for the last 25-plus years. The one gap was when she opened Fletcher Elementary in our district. After that, she joined me at Rangeview. We have spent the last 7 years at Rangeview. The best part was the four years our daughter joined us for her high school years. At the end of this year, Dawn and I will join Kaila as a Rangeview grad.
