Make it Personal
Telling your story. In your own handwriting.
Join me in this workshop and jump start your story telling. Learn how to get your journaling flowing onto your page. In this practical session, you'll have fun experimenting with different hand lettering styles and create a layout that has your personal style written all over it.Telling your story. In your own handwriting.
This will be such fun. Steph Devlin will also be taking a class. The retreat is over the weekend of 25-27 May at Glenelg North, Adelaide. Accommodation nearby can be arranged for people coming from interstate. There's going to lots of fun, games, great prizes, heaps of scrapping and a PJ party on the Saturday night. More information on the retreat can be obtained from Lea Adcock, by email sharai0304@yahoo.com.au or 0412347808.
Well, thanks for all your comments about my last post. Childcare.... grr. I'm not amused. I spent quite a lot of time ringing around last week. All the other centres are fully booked for the next 12 months at least. They are suggesting you put your child's name down when you first conceive. The earliest it seems that Jamie can get a place is July.
One of the centres where I have had his name down for six months told me on Friday that they'd taken me off the list, because they hadn't heard from me for four months. And yet, I distinctly remember ringing them early Jan to let them know that my return to work had been delayed by three months, from late Jan to late April. Grrr. What can you do? The director of that centre is on leave for five weeks and no-one else can deal with my query. Well that's just fabulous. Seeing as I'm due back at work in four weeks!
I will ring around family day care providers. However I have a problem with trust when I don't know the person. I figure there's more checks and balances with a centre - there's more staff etc. to keep an eye out that the children are OK. I don't know. I feel awful even saying that because I know some family day care providers and they're fantastic. Just too far away.
I'm interested in your opinions, those of you that have used family day care. (Although even that may be a moot point, if I can't get him in there either.)
And the sad thing is that I had finally come to terms with going back to work. I'd had discussions with them about my job and was looking forward to the work that they had lined up for me. And they'd agreed to me going back two days a week. I was looking forward to it! Oh well, I'll just keep plugging away and keep my fingers crossed.
In other news, I finally got our new front fence totally painted yesterday. yay! That was a big job, but it looks great. Phil has finished off the little details in our new kitchen (like door handles, lol). One of the bathrooms is painted. We have our new rugs down. The new couch arrives in Adelaide sometime in the next week or so. Woohoo! It's all systems go. Still heaps to finish off though.
Hope you're all having a sunny Sunday!
Kathie
8 comments:
Gee, this childcare fiasco is really becoming a pain in the butt isn't it. And the govt. want to encourage more mums to go back to work?? Seems they'd better look at the childcare system a little closer hey!!!!!
Your class sounds interesting...I'm sure it will be loads of fun.
We found Family DC great! We had a lovely lady who had been doing it for 17 years. For two years it worked a treat. Then just when baby #2 came she had to go to the UK for a month. We went back to her when she returned then she had to have a hysterectomy and was off again for 6 months. That was the down side. It's just her - no back up. I know two other ladies who did FDC. One I would NOT want to look after my children and the other says she did it just for the money but did not enjoy the children. A bit sad. Apparently the paperwork and necessary training is putting people off these days.
Our day care centre has no baby vacancies but there are spots for over 2's. Not what you need yet. I've heard that City Day Care, near the old u-know-what gym, run by the PSA has vacancies.
I reckon you can't get better carers than grandmas. There's lots of love there.
ps
I put 26 Apr in my diary ages ago. Do you have a picture for your class? It's not linked to SS yet. xx
Kathie I have been looking at Daycare for Charlotte too. I think she would get LOTS out of it. I didn't use daycare for Olivia as she had lots of little friends her own age that she played with regularly, but Charlotte just doesn't have that. And I need a break!!
I am a tad envious of you returning to work, and I hope you can find a good DC group.
Megan xx
Kathie.... what a tough time this is.. I used both ...Mitch went to Family and Briony went to a centre...I loved both for different reasons....but I did have a lovely woman for family day care...which makes all the difference. Do you have an option to do any of your work from home in the period until you have got care?
Mardi x
I had the same issues when I was thinking about starting Denver in childcare. But I thought the level of care may not be so good for a little person where there were heaps of kids to just a few adults. I researched and chose Family Day care and we loved it. She only had a few kids, and Denver adored her. He is at Kindy now and he loves that too. I think you need to com live on my side of town....I rang a week before Denver started kindy and had a choice of two places he could have started at. Hope something comes up.
Hi Kathie,
I hope you find a daycare place that you are happy with.
I'm coming to the retreat!!! All the way from Townsville. I'm just dying to meet all the girls.
I was wondering what your class would be about and now I have an inkling!! Can't wait.
See you there.
Vicki
Kathie, good luck with the childcare options. I had my DD in care from 4 months old and it broke my heart... but she thrived and made some very close friends.
I am going to the retreat too... can't wait to meet you. I'm really looking forward to your class.
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