Things are suddenly starting to look a little brighter! I have a job interview on Wednesday, I had a phone interview for the job already and the lady seemed interested. She was very nice about my being a stay at home mom. She called on Wednesday and I tried to talk to her but Caleb was screaming away, he had just woken up from a nap. And she told me to call back Thursday when Caleb was napping and that she would be in a meeting at 10 but if that was nap time to call then and she’d talk to me. So on Thursday we talked and she ended by setting up a real interview on Wednesday. It’s only about 20 minutes from home and it sounds like a good job.
We were going to have Dean stay at home w/ Caleb for a while while I worked but it looks like he may be getting a new job soon too! So I called a few places about daycare to no avail. But last night while at the grocery store we saw a flier for a daycare and I was hesitant to call, but after all the other places were full I figured it wouldnt hurt. This lady was so much nicer than anyone else I have talked to, must be cause she’s a grandmom! She only wants $95/week! Some places I called today wanted $175! She doesnt live that far from us either. So I am going to go meet her on Monday. Hopefully she doesnt get a ton of other calls before then, but she seemed very nice and she watches a 5 & 7 yr olds full time and her 3 yr old grandson 2 x a week.
with any luck we are going to use Dean’s 401k money to fix our cars and pay off some credit card bills, but it depends on how soon he can get that. Something about having to wait until the week after his last day until they can put in for it to be sent to him. Even w/out that we should be set, Dean gets a month of severance pay and if we both start workign before the month is up we will be ahead of the game, for once! We paid our first real mortgage pymt yesterday, it was scary. Now just 30 more years of pymts!
I think my little angel might have an ear infection. He keeps pulling on his ear, he usually does so when he is tired, but he’s been pulling it all day yesterday and today. I cant imagine he’s tired all day long?! I dont know if I shoudl call the dr since he’s acting ok otherwise. I’ll see how the afternoon goes. tongiht Dean and I are going on a date, my mom is going to babysit! I am so pysched, I am actually stressing over what to wear!
Hi Amy. I haven’t met ya yet, maybe I will when I visit (or when I move there). But just wanted to throw in a few thoughts. On the childcare comments, I know how expensive it can be and how difficult it is to find good childcare, but I’m sure that you’ll be able to find something with some work involved. It ain’t easy to find good childcare, but it is really worth it once you consider the amount of time Caleb will spend there.
And while I know cost is a big factor for families, please don’t let that be a deciding or major influence on which place you chose. Sometimes small family care situations are good when there is enough time and attention to go around for everyone. And when the providers are aware of what is best for the various age groups they server. But other times, centers where most everyone has degrees in early childhood and they can focus all of their energy on helping each child with their individual and age appropriate development is worth even more.
Childcare is a personal issue for me and I’ve spent enough time working in the field and searching out quality care for my daughter, so I can’t help but comment.
Suzanne