Third Time's a Charm!

I just got done with one of the busiest weeks that I have had in a long time! I am starting my third year as the director of the Belton Christian Preschool. We had our teacher inservice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday morning was meet the teacher and that night I had a new parent orientation. 

The orientation started at 6:30 and I was a little nervous when no one was there at 6:20, but we ended up having about 20-25 families there. It was pretty informal and I didn't have to use the microphone. I was so nervous about it, but I thought it went pretty well. 

I have been working such long hours this week that I have hardly seen my kids. When I ran home Thursday to eat some dinner before the meeting, both Kylee and Bailey ate dinner in my lap. It was really sweet actually. We have done pretty much nothing today. All of us took a 2 1/2 hour nap! It was very awesome. We also ventured out to Chick-fil-a for lunch and I let them play a little. It was nice to spend a whole day with them. This week makes me very thankful that I don't have to work full-time. 

I never saw myself becoming a preschool director, but God always has his own plans for me. I am very thankful that he plans my life and not me. This is my third year and I feel like I know a little bit about what I am doing this year. My kiddos did get to meet their teachers, but I didn't get pictures. I will get some on the first day of school.

Busy day

I decided to take Kylee to the doctor today because she has been super fussy and i thought she might have another ear infection festering. I called this morning and I got the operator. She told me that it was a holiday and only the walk-in clinic was open. So I went ahead and put Kylee down for a nap and waited to go until later.

We headed out about 10 o'clock to go to the doctor and run a few errands. We got to the doctor and it turns out that the operator was a little confused... the walk-in clinic was closed and you could see the doctor by appointment only. She said that she would squeeze me in, thank you! She check Kylee over and said that her ear looked perfect. That is the first time that we have ever been to the doctor since she was 9 months where she did not have an ear infection. So I guess she has just been extra fussy. I think we are going to try and get some blackout material for her curtains to help her go to sleep at night better.

After we left the doctor's office we went to Discount Tire to get our tires rotated. It turned out that we needed 3 new tires and there was a 2 and half hour wait. I would have come back another day, but we are planning to go to Dallas tomorrow and kind of need safe tire. Luckily our tires still had some warranty left on them so they prorated our new ones!

I took the kids over to the mall to spend our 2 and half hours. Of course I did not have a stroller in the car today so we rented one when we got there. The kids played in the play area a while and then Jonathan came to meet us for lunch. By the time we were done eating we had wasted 2 hours and our car was done. I'm thankful that we got to spend our day in the mall instead of a tire store.

Both of the kids feel asleep on the way home and we all took a two hour nap. Yay for exhausted kids.

Enjoy every moment

I read this in the September issue of Parents magazine. I thought it was a great reminder.

STOP FREAKING OUT ABOUT THE MESS! There's always time to clean--but how often do we get to make mud pies?

LOVE ME even when I'm naughty. I'l only be this age once.

BE PATIENT. I do everything for a reason, but I don't know enough words yet to give you an explanation.

DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH OF ME. I want to do what you ask and make you happy, but I'm still little.

LET ME DO IT. I know you can do it faster and better, but sometimes experience is the best teacher.

KEEP YOUR PROMISES. It's all about trust. When I'm a teenager, you'll understand why it's so important.

DON'T KEEP ASKING ME IF I'VE BEEN GOOD. I'm not even sure what that means, but if I was bad I'd never admit it!

DON'T LET ME THINK THAT YOU'RE PERFECT. I feel better knowing I'm not the only one who makes mistakes sometimes.

SET LIMITS. I can't actually eat a whole box of cookies--I just want to see if I'd get away with it.

DON'T TRY TO REASON WITH ME WHEN I'M HAVING A TANTRUM. Trust me--I can't hear you over my own screaming.