First day at my new job!

Yesterday was my first day at my new job, stay at home mom and childcare provider. I am going to register through the state to be a registered home provider, so hopefully I can bring in a little extra "fun" money!

So far, I have Alyssa and Brandon. It is nice to see the four kids together again. (Their mom watched Mason till he was about 21 mths old.) It is fun to watch the little ones play together, they finally notice that each other is there.
Yesterday was a great day to play outside. It was nice and warm, but not too warm. The little ones "cut" the grass with their mowers and the big ones played with bubbles. If yesterday is a clue as to how things are going to be this summer, then I can't wait. It was great.

Last day of second garade!

It is really sad to me to think that soon Jacob will be in the third grade. I feel like I have missed so much of his life in the last 3 1/2 yrs while I was at work. I didn't get to be involved in his classrooms or help out with any of the fun class parties like I had in visioned. Hopefully next year there will be more time for that.

Jacob is such a great kid. All of his teachers tell me what a joy he is to have in their classes. I hope that will continue throughout his school years and into his adulthood.

Mason went with me to Jacob's last day at school and the kids in "brothers" class just love him. The teachers were very nice and let him participate in all of the activities, including bubbles; his favorite.

A new chapter in my life!

After months of going over and over our budget, we finally decided it is time for me to quit my job and stay at home with the boys. I am so excited, you have no idea.

Things at work have not been going very well, to say the least. They hired a new head teacher in our classroom and he isn't a good fit. He doesn't know a lot about early childhood education and he is not a supervisor, at all. He is a sexist pig, to put it nicely. Every day I was made to feel like I am a second class citizen because I am a woman. Anybody that knows me knows that I don't tolerate that. After long talks with the boss and no resolve, I couldn't take it anymore and decided it would be better if I just quit. I have wanted to quit for awhile now, but the kids are what kept me there. I will miss them tremendously.

To compensate my lost pay, I decided to get certified through the state to do in-home childcare. If I was getting paid to watch other peoples kids, I might as well do the same at my own home. The boys are really looking forward to having me here and I already have a few "friends" lines up to watch.

Stephanie Lux watched Mason from the time he was about 3 months old till he was about 20 mths old. She decided to go back to work, so Mason has been with out his friend Brandon for a while now. Alyssa and Brandon will be the first kids on my list for new "friends" to watch. They will be here a couple days a week, so I think the boys will have great fun with them.

I am looking forward to watching my kids grow up, and become young men that I know they can be. I am seeing some behaviors in Mason that I would just assume not see anymore. I am also hoping that Mason will not be so sick all the time; I am a little crazy when it comes to germs and cleaning.

Hopefully it will all work out for the best for our family and everybody will be happier, I hope!

Fun with Pictures!