Welcome to March! I know that we had an extra day in February, but sadly, I am still behind. Could it be that we are almost at Spring Break? (And as I type this my lack-of-focus brain thinks – “Spring Break – woo-hoo! Oh wait, I’m not in college anymore!”)
I was supposed to have so much completed by this time:
• New pictures in frames in hallway
• Lose 10 pounds (or at least 5)
• A & B eating healthier
• Better communications with my family and friends (not just the occasional random email)
• New databases at work
• Better filing at work
• Summer “nanny” for A & B
• New recipes for home
• A pedicure
Do you know how many I have completed? One – maybe – if you count that A is asking for bananas rather than Airheads and B is living on yogurt instead of cheese puffs. What happened?
The one that currently concerns me the most is the summer “nanny” for A & B. (I am using quote marks around nanny, because I really hate the term sitter and I typically think of a nanny as also running errands, doing light cleaning, cooking, etc.) At this point, we don’t have any person lined up for the summer to watch A & B. And I am not sure where to go next….
A & B currently have it pretty easy. After school, we have a wonderful person who picks up A & B, and watches them until Hubby and I get home from work. She is great – lets them watch a little TV, helps them with their spelling words, gets them a healthy snack, etc. Plus, she also helps get them ready for swimming, dance, soccer practice, etc. Given the fact that A & B get one-on-one attention (for the most part), this is well worth it (and a lot cheaper than before!).
Unfortunately, she is unable to watch them full time during the summer. Which leaves us with finding someone new. While we have been in our house for almost 8 years, we still somewhat feel “new” to the area and don’t know that many people. Even more difficult is the fact that I am trying to find someone that fits perfectly with my family.
I currently am stuck with trying to find someone responsible who can “haul” A & B around all summer, whether it be to swimming, soccer, softball, dance camp, camps at the SCI or Blank Park Zoo or maybe just spend a day at Adventureland. And I honestly think, most days, they are pretty easy to hang out with.
But, I am not ready to give this responsibility to a 16 year old. Hello – do you remember how you drove when you were 16? And for most of you, the distractions didn’t include texting/IMing while driving. On the other hand, I am not sure a college student I barely know works either.
So all thoughts would be appreciated. What are your plans for your kids this summer?
Thanks!
Jean Anne
Showing posts with label summer day care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer day care. Show all posts
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Friday, June 10, 2011
Summer School
Lately, KJ has been asking when the last day of school is. I don't know where he heard the idea that school has a last day, but somehow, he knows and he's asking about it.
Since "school" for him means daycare, the answer is never. But I've found that "never" is a hard answer to give. First of all, it is hard to explain to a three year old that he goes to a different kind of school, the kind that doesn't have a "last day." And it's even harder for me as a mom to think about what that means for my kids. My kids will never have the kind of summer I had growing up. They will never have the chance to sleep in as long as they would like. They will never spend entire days riding their bikes with their friends or spending long afternoons at the pool. They can't even take normal swimming lessons because I can't not be at work from 10:30-11:15 for two weeks straight. The fact is, because both Husband and I work, our children will always be enrolled in some sort of day camp or structured summer care. And that is going to suck.
I hate that my kids won't ever have a lazy summer. That they won't ever get to sleep in past 6. And I hate to think about them being stuck in summer camp. I remember seeing summer camp kids at the pool when I was growing up. It didn't look like that much fun. I tell myself there has to be another alternative, but I don't know what it might be. With Husband's aversion to nannies, I don't know that other options exist. Who watches your kids during the summer months? Do you hire an au pair or a nanny? Is summer camp really fun? Or are you secretly hoping that your district goes to year-round school before you are faced with the problem?
Karen
Since "school" for him means daycare, the answer is never. But I've found that "never" is a hard answer to give. First of all, it is hard to explain to a three year old that he goes to a different kind of school, the kind that doesn't have a "last day." And it's even harder for me as a mom to think about what that means for my kids. My kids will never have the kind of summer I had growing up. They will never have the chance to sleep in as long as they would like. They will never spend entire days riding their bikes with their friends or spending long afternoons at the pool. They can't even take normal swimming lessons because I can't not be at work from 10:30-11:15 for two weeks straight. The fact is, because both Husband and I work, our children will always be enrolled in some sort of day camp or structured summer care. And that is going to suck.
I hate that my kids won't ever have a lazy summer. That they won't ever get to sleep in past 6. And I hate to think about them being stuck in summer camp. I remember seeing summer camp kids at the pool when I was growing up. It didn't look like that much fun. I tell myself there has to be another alternative, but I don't know what it might be. With Husband's aversion to nannies, I don't know that other options exist. Who watches your kids during the summer months? Do you hire an au pair or a nanny? Is summer camp really fun? Or are you secretly hoping that your district goes to year-round school before you are faced with the problem?
Karen
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