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It's the little things this week that have made a huge difference and remind me why I'm in the field I'm in.
1) One of my favorite families has hit a finiancial snag this week, so I'm allowing them to pay late (something I NEVER do). Today they come in with a card made by dcg3 that has a beautiful mess of different shades of blue (my favorite color) and a plate of oatmeal cookies. DCM says that she hopes I like oatmeal, it was the only kind of cookies they had at home, and that they are so appreciative of allowing them to pay late before apologizing profusely. I'm not an oatmeal cookie eater, but they were pretty darn good and the children loved them for snack
2) I'm in the process of interviewing for an open spot I have. I'm giving a potential family an interview and when we reach outside where my assistant has the kids playing, DCG age 2, comes running up to me and yelling "I love you, I love you!" before giving me a hug and running back off. Guess which family has signed on and guess which of my daycare children got an extra special secret treat that day?
3) I tucked my daycare kids in and left them with my assistant while I took my babies (4mo, 8mo, 12mo) off on a very long, very relaxing stroller ride through the neighborhood. The temp was hovering at 65 degrees and I felt so extremely lucky that I was able to take my babies on a ride this afternoon. They are down for their morning nap while the older kids enjoy outdoor play so I'm very happy that the temp was finally cool enough (normal temp right now is 90ish degrees) to be able to walk this afternoon. Babies were fed, changed and laid down for their nap after the walk and they went right to sleep with absolutely no fussing. Love it!
What were some other little things this week that have made a difference?
1) One of my favorite families has hit a finiancial snag this week, so I'm allowing them to pay late (something I NEVER do). Today they come in with a card made by dcg3 that has a beautiful mess of different shades of blue (my favorite color) and a plate of oatmeal cookies. DCM says that she hopes I like oatmeal, it was the only kind of cookies they had at home, and that they are so appreciative of allowing them to pay late before apologizing profusely. I'm not an oatmeal cookie eater, but they were pretty darn good and the children loved them for snack
2) I'm in the process of interviewing for an open spot I have. I'm giving a potential family an interview and when we reach outside where my assistant has the kids playing, DCG age 2, comes running up to me and yelling "I love you, I love you!" before giving me a hug and running back off. Guess which family has signed on and guess which of my daycare children got an extra special secret treat that day?
3) I tucked my daycare kids in and left them with my assistant while I took my babies (4mo, 8mo, 12mo) off on a very long, very relaxing stroller ride through the neighborhood. The temp was hovering at 65 degrees and I felt so extremely lucky that I was able to take my babies on a ride this afternoon. They are down for their morning nap while the older kids enjoy outdoor play so I'm very happy that the temp was finally cool enough (normal temp right now is 90ish degrees) to be able to walk this afternoon. Babies were fed, changed and laid down for their nap after the walk and they went right to sleep with absolutely no fussing. Love it!
What were some other little things this week that have made a difference?
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