This week has been one of those weeks ... Monday was great - the kids were home with Cal! They ran a few errands (went to the vet for pet food and went to Canadian Tire) and had a great day!! Mondays are my best work days. I enjoy work and actually concentrate on work vs. worrying about the kids!!
Tuesday was not so good. Emerson woke up with a cold Monday morning and by Tuesday was very stuffed up. I dropped the kids off on Tuesday morning at Nancy's and told her about Em's cold and she told me she may have to call me to pick her up because of her cold and gave me a copy of her sick policy. When I read it, it pretty much states that your child can't really have even a hint of illness in order to be in her care!!! Seriously, even clear moderate drainage from the nose is not allowed. I mean, what kid doesn't get a runny nose during the cold and flu season?! So at 2:30 pm she called me and told me Em had been pretty upset most of the day. She had 2 short naps, but was crying and upset a lot of the time. So I left work and picked the kids up. She said Blake was good most of the day, other than an accident, but was still not really talking to her. I asked her if she thought they weren't adjusting well and she just said that she thought it would take some time. But how much time?? They've beeen there 6 times already. Don't get me wrong - I really like Nancy as a person and I think she's a great Mom. Her girls are adorable and very well behaved, but I'm questioning the "fit" for us with her dayhome.
I stayed home with the kids on Wednesday and we had a great time. Even though Em had a cold, she wasn't winy or crying a lot, like the previous day at Nancy's. I guess it helps being home with Mom! She had good naps and played well by herself and with Blake. I did take her to the Dr. and her cold is viral and should pass soon.
Today the kids stayed home with Cal in the a.m. and my Mom in the p.m. I was joking with my Mom, asking her if she's sure she doesn't want to semi-retire and watch our kids 3 days a week?! I even offered her more moola than we would typically pay for 3 days a week!!! lol!! Don't think she'll go for it though!
So I'm not sure what we're going to do about the dayhome situation. We're looking into other options. We'll see how next week goes with Nancy, but I'm just not feeling good vibes right now!! I'm starting to question whether it's really worth it for me to work. Oh, how it sucks to be an adult some days and have to make adult decisions!!!
We're looking forward to the Mom, Pop and Tot's Fair tomorrow!! Blake's excited about the petting zoo :) And tomorrow night Cal and I are both taking Blake to gymnastics, while my Mom babysits Em. After gymnastics we're taking Blake out for supper! It will be a nice evening! Saturday is swimming lessons and other then that we don't have any other plans. Oh ... except for cleaning house. To make Tuesday an even worse day, our housekeeper couldn't get into our house so it didn't get cleaned :( Oh well, she'll be back in a few weeks!
Have a great weekend everyone :)
Tracy
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Wonderful Weekend!
We've had a fantastic weekend! I was saying to Cal today that I was worried the weekend would FLY by, but I don't feel like it has.
Friday morning the kids and I went to Londonderry Mall to do some shopping and have lunch! Blake really needed splash pants, so (in his words) his pants don't get soaked when he's jumping in puddles!! After naps we headed out to test out the new splash pants! Blake loves jumping in puddles, the bigger the splash the better! And Emerson finds it very entertaining - she giggles and giggles!!! It has been so nice outside, we've been lucky considering it's only the beginning of March. Friday evening Blake and I went to gymnastics. It was the first class of the Spring II session. As always, he had a lot of fun. He's been practicing his forward roll at home all week long, but didn't do it at gymnastics. He said, "Maybe next week Mom." Okay Blake ... and of course he's been practicing all over the house again this weekend!!
Saturday Cal was in a curling bonspiel with my Dad. They played 4 games and had a lot of fun. With my Mom's help, I took the kids to their swimming lessons Saturday a.m. It's a 2 person job, because when Em's swimming someone has to be with Blake and vice versa! Emerson's lesson is first and I thought we were running late, so we got ready really quickly and ended up out on the pool deck 15 minutes early. She was so excited to get in the water, it was hard to keep a hold on her!! She loves swimming and the water. She loves to dip her head in the water! I'm not sure if she's trying to take a drink or imitating me blowing bubbles?! Blake's favorite things to do at swimming lessons are singing songs, going down the slide and jumping off the edge of the pool (into our arms!!)! He's getting so big though and he jumps really hard and high off the edge of the pool, I found it quite tiring to catch him!! Linds came over to visit while the kids were napping and when they woke up we went to watch Cal and Dad curl. Blake loves watching curling on t.v. and had a lot of fun at the curling rink!
This morning we ran a few errands and being it was another gorgeous day outside, we went to the "good" park this afternoon! The good park is a few minutes drive away, but is a lot of fun. It has a fire truck, a quad, a car, lots of slides and a lot of other cool playground equipment that Blake loves!! He has hilarious at the park - go, go, go, go. Never stopped the whole time we were there! He was making up stories about driving the car to Home Depot and then Costco and then Shoppers (not Shoppers Drug Mart, he just called it Shoppers!!) and we'd have to get in and out of the car at each stop and he'd put whatever we bought in the back, it was so fun!! And it was neat to see him join in playing with a group of boys who he didn't know!
Blake's been testing Cal lately when Cal puts him to bed! He asks Cal to sing a new song. So Cal's been racking his brains coming up with new songs!! I always get away with singing the same song!! Tonight after Cal put Blake to bed, we heard Blake singing "Give me that wink!!!" Cal said he's sang it to him twice!!! lol!! All she's gotta do is just give me that wink ... Another favorite of Blake's right now is Oh Canada! He loves music and singing, that's for sure ;)
It's back to work for me tomorrow! Hopefully the week will go by fast!! I'm looking forward to the Mom, Pop and Tots fair on Friday morning. I've gone for the past 3 years and it's always a lot of fun! Have a great week everyone :)
Luv Tracy
Friday morning the kids and I went to Londonderry Mall to do some shopping and have lunch! Blake really needed splash pants, so (in his words) his pants don't get soaked when he's jumping in puddles!! After naps we headed out to test out the new splash pants! Blake loves jumping in puddles, the bigger the splash the better! And Emerson finds it very entertaining - she giggles and giggles!!! It has been so nice outside, we've been lucky considering it's only the beginning of March. Friday evening Blake and I went to gymnastics. It was the first class of the Spring II session. As always, he had a lot of fun. He's been practicing his forward roll at home all week long, but didn't do it at gymnastics. He said, "Maybe next week Mom." Okay Blake ... and of course he's been practicing all over the house again this weekend!!
Saturday Cal was in a curling bonspiel with my Dad. They played 4 games and had a lot of fun. With my Mom's help, I took the kids to their swimming lessons Saturday a.m. It's a 2 person job, because when Em's swimming someone has to be with Blake and vice versa! Emerson's lesson is first and I thought we were running late, so we got ready really quickly and ended up out on the pool deck 15 minutes early. She was so excited to get in the water, it was hard to keep a hold on her!! She loves swimming and the water. She loves to dip her head in the water! I'm not sure if she's trying to take a drink or imitating me blowing bubbles?! Blake's favorite things to do at swimming lessons are singing songs, going down the slide and jumping off the edge of the pool (into our arms!!)! He's getting so big though and he jumps really hard and high off the edge of the pool, I found it quite tiring to catch him!! Linds came over to visit while the kids were napping and when they woke up we went to watch Cal and Dad curl. Blake loves watching curling on t.v. and had a lot of fun at the curling rink!
This morning we ran a few errands and being it was another gorgeous day outside, we went to the "good" park this afternoon! The good park is a few minutes drive away, but is a lot of fun. It has a fire truck, a quad, a car, lots of slides and a lot of other cool playground equipment that Blake loves!! He has hilarious at the park - go, go, go, go. Never stopped the whole time we were there! He was making up stories about driving the car to Home Depot and then Costco and then Shoppers (not Shoppers Drug Mart, he just called it Shoppers!!) and we'd have to get in and out of the car at each stop and he'd put whatever we bought in the back, it was so fun!! And it was neat to see him join in playing with a group of boys who he didn't know!
Blake's been testing Cal lately when Cal puts him to bed! He asks Cal to sing a new song. So Cal's been racking his brains coming up with new songs!! I always get away with singing the same song!! Tonight after Cal put Blake to bed, we heard Blake singing "Give me that wink!!!" Cal said he's sang it to him twice!!! lol!! All she's gotta do is just give me that wink ... Another favorite of Blake's right now is Oh Canada! He loves music and singing, that's for sure ;)
It's back to work for me tomorrow! Hopefully the week will go by fast!! I'm looking forward to the Mom, Pop and Tots fair on Friday morning. I've gone for the past 3 years and it's always a lot of fun! Have a great week everyone :)
Luv Tracy
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