February 21, 2013

• A Snowy Evening

  Well the snow started about 6 (they kept saying it would start about 3) it's snowing pretty hard but a fine snow and not doing much - yet anyway.  Time will tell, I guess. Kinda hoping for a snow day tomorrow but so looking forward to working with Sheila, like I said, time will tell.

  The kids are in the living room playing, they will be going to bed pretty soon, at least to bed then Project Runway comes on

  Andy is at work.

  Speaking of work, it was crazy nuts yesterday. We had 31 kids over the 4 hour period but I have never had that many the second half - we had 17. The kids can only come in for 2 hours then they have to be picked up. so usually we will get a bunch of kids and they all pretty much clear out about 11:15 or so and we have a teeny break, not yesterday and we had 3 children under the age of 1 so lots of crawling and pulling themselves up. With those littles in the mix you really have to keep your eyes open for falling or older kids just not paying attention. Then we got a little guy who is 8 months old and he decided he wanted Mom and no one else. Amy went and got her, she took him out and nursed him and then brought him back in and gave him to me and said maybe he wants a toy - really? He is a lug and just trying to keep him from starting a chain reaction of crying was a full time job, after the 10 min cry rule was blown through I walked him next door to the yoga class and she comes to the window and said me? Ummm it's your crying baby I am holding I think you are the one I am looking for. sheesh

  Then today we had a little boy Anthony who cried the whole time he was in here except for about 5 min His mom checked him in but didn't write down where they would be, that's another thing that the parents have to do is sign them in with name time and where they can be found in case we need to get them. My poor arms ache from holding him, he really didn't want to be held but then would let me put him down either. At 1 when we close we had to go to the front desk and ask if they knew the parents. Thankfully Cindy did and she said she had just told them the locker room code, about that time his mom came through the door whew. I told her what had gone on and she said she has 2 other children who usually come there and play with him when they are in child watch. I felt so bad for this little guy. But was really happy to hand him off to Mom.

  So yeah, tonight is project runway then bed time in case I have to go to work in the morning. Friday is my  7 am start and I am supposed to work till 1 to cover part of a shift for Cindy who has to take her Dad for a throat scan. 

  Stay warm and safe tonight - and remember to thank God for the moisture He is sending even if it is in the form of snow.

   

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