Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Whew! Day 1 is OVER!




Ok, it really wasn't that bad!!! It went really good actually. My first day of home preschool was fun and Lucas did very well for being in a new place!!! It was actually a half day for him today, so it was kind of nice to have a shorter time than normal to get to know him!!


In home preschool we hung up ABC's along the wall and decorated paper hearts with stickers and drew on papers!! We had reading time and then had song and dance time!!


We didn't do from 9 AM - 11 AM like I had wanted to, but I expected delay in the beginning. I know it's going to take some getting everyone adjusted to a new routine.


I actually have a meeting with another mom tomorrow for her 2 year old daughter! She'll be part time, which is nice. A week ago, I thought I'd be watching 3 other toddlers on top of my own fulltime, so it's kind of relieving to know that's not happening now!! I was getting a little overwhelmed!! I have a tendency of working myself too much all at once instead of easing into things!!! LOL!


So far so good!



It's 8:40 AM....

and I'm already tired! Lucas is a great big ball of energy. I suppose he's not too much different from my own kids, but it's always different when it's someone else's child!! :)
He talks a mile a minute and I can't understand a word of it!! Then he had to go pee!! (he's in the process of potty training) So I took him in there and put him on the potty, and I suppose because I'm so used to my kids being able to do it on their own, I left him there....a few minutes later he's hollering at me and I go in there and he has peed on his shirt!!
WOW! A tad bit more challenging than I thought!!
Breakfast went rather well though...they all seemed to like the eggs over toast with fruit on the side!!
My projected preschool time is supposed to start in 15 minutes and they're just finishing up breakfast now....hmmm....I guess starting a new routine takes time.

:)

Off I go...wish me luck. (again)

Monday, January 21, 2008

Tomorrow is the beginning....

Of a new path. I'm a little excited and a little nervous. I've been babysitting an infant since August and have decided to take it a step further and start watching older kids and teaching preschool to both them and my kids. This is going to be tough and beneficial all at the same time!! I really have high hopes that this will be successful. My husband and I have been struggling financially for a while now and some of that is thanks to the Mortgage industry market being so low. Hubby's bonuses haven't been all that great lately. So I looked into going back to work. However, even after my first interview, reality set in when I contacted several child care providers, only to find that 3/4's of my paycheck would be given to them. How depressing! I know for a fact that I would not be happy doing that. SO, I thought I may as well stick to what I'm doing and just kick it up a notch. I looked into preschool at home and found that doing it would be easier than I thought!! So here we go!!!
My first new child starts tomorrow. His name is Lucas and he's 2 years old. Wish me luck!!!

Fine! Call me crazy!

I just love Lisa Williams! Who is Lisa Williams you ask? Well, let me tell you! She is a medium and clairvoyant! Ok, go ahead, call me nuts and stop reading! LOL!

Seriously, she has even wowed my husband and if you know my husband, you know she must be something pretty amazing! We first saw her on the Lifetime channel. Her show was called Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead.

Now, I myself, am a critic! Almost every episode I rolled my eyes at least once. I couldn't help it! We live in a world where miracles are constantly being turned into coincidences! Where common courtesy is just plain old manipulation. A smile is nothing but a way out of explaining what's wrong!!! So of course I question her. But it never failed....by the end of every episode, I would find myself dumbfounded!! How in the world is she pulling this off! I mean, unless SHE was hiring private investigators to look into these people's deep and personal lives/past, there's no way she could have known the things she was saying!!! The reaction on these people's faces was in no way rehearsed!!! Even the people she approached on the street with the same criticism displayed in their eyes, would be in tears by the time she was through!!!

For reasons unknown to me and to many other's, Lifetime has decided not to continue with her show. She does have a website and a blog out there that I have recently found and it appears to really be her on the blog. She updates it regularly and actually just started it in December. Her new book is going to be released in April and you can bet that I'll be reading it!!! Whoo hoo!

You can find her blog here: http://lisawilliamsblog.com/

It never hurts to check something out...you'd be surprised at how open your mind can be if you allow it!

XOXO