Life Changing Disasters

Wow, it's amazing how one rash act or one decision can affect so many in such a short time. For those of you who haven't heard, the daycare as I believed it would be, was a big flop. The people who hired me to take over have met some pretty unfortuante circumstances and are not able to certify the daycare. Therefore, I have had to let someone children go, which has been the sadest part of my job thus far. I now only have 4 children each day as of March 1st and will be the only one here as well.

It has been a long hard journey and I'm thankful that some loose ends are getting tied up and that I will be able to get out of Limbo and on with my life. Unfortunately we still have some things to go through to get us "settled down." We are going to be moving again by the of March and are currently looking for a rental even though we wanted to own our house the next time we move. Our plan is to rent for one more year, saving up all that we can for a down payment, and then next April we will buy a house. I just hope that the house prices keep dropping in the mean time.

Logan and I have decided to continue the daycare as our own and keeping the 4 current kids. I just need to come up with a name and buy some things for it. Any suggestions for the name? I haven't thought of any yet.

I have one last story to tell before I go. So the kids I have now are all about the same age or level. They are all hitting potty training at the same time too. One girl we have, I'll call her O, has really been working hard on getting the whole thing down. Well one day after nap I guess O knew she needed to poop so on her way to the bathroom, she pulled down her pants to get ready to go. But the problem was that she didn't quite make it. She ended up pooping in the hallway and then standing there over it pointing and saying "poop" poop." This was about the time I cam onto the scene and find her with her pants down around her ankles and a nice little pile in the hallway. Well, she sees me and gets scared and so backs up into the wall, making nice big smears all of the wall. Oh I gotta love my job! :)

Realizing my limits

Last weeks horrible week ended with the daycare closing down and me calling all the parents to come pick up their kids. Everyone was throwing up or sick with a cold, including Sara and I and we all needed to recooperate! It was a nice long weekend where I wanted nothing to do with daycare and I'm so glad I took the break because today I was able to get up and feel ready to conquer the tiny little squirts.

We are now turning in our application for ceritification, which I'm extremely happy about. I'm a little worried that we aren't ready but hopefully it's not as bad as I fear. I have a list about a mile long that needs to be completed for certification but I need to settle in first.

Becoming Melnie

I almost feel like I'm in the movie 'Click' where the guy has a remote and he puts it on autopilot. It kinda seems like I'm on autopilot right now. To say the least, my life as a home daycare provider isn't exactly what I expected. It's not really negative or positive right now. I'm just here getting things done and the days go by so much faster. Of course part of that is by the time 5:30 rolls around I'm so exhausted I can't think and all I can do is sit and watch TV. My life feels a lot like it's been put on hold and I'm sitting here waiting for someone to push the play button again.

I know things will get better. I KNOW this, which is how I can continue on and not get depressed. I'm really not too upset about this life changing experience but more overwhelmed. I have really enjoyed getting this little daycare off it's feet and it is all coming together. I can only hope that the parents can see how much effort and love I put into it all. I can't wait until we're completely moved in here and I never have to return to the other house and can actually have the time to unpack the boxes here at the daycare-home.

I little bit about Melnie- My name is actually Melanie but I am henceforth known as Melnie. It's the only way the kids can pronounce my name and I've actually grown quite fond of it, except that is when I decide to go to the bathroom or put Lilly down for a nap and all I hear is "Melnie!" "Melnie" screaming down the hallway. It is pretty awesome to see their delighted faces when I come back out though. I have really grown attached to the rugrats I have here and couldn't ask for a better group of kids, except for maybe just one or two. ;) I'm still learning ways to entertain them all, especially when it rains!

I decided to start this little blog to help me relax and hopefully unwind during nap times so that I can destress myself and have a little more energy to tackle the afternoons. I know that some may find it boring or depressing but I will try to keep it positive and hopefully you will see a little insight as too how trying and challenging this experience will be for me, but also how rewarding it can be as well.