I hired my manny.
Awhile back I posted about whether I should hire a manny to help with my daycare. He came over today so that my existing daycare parents could meet him and I could let them provide feedback before I made my decision. And the timing was perfect because I needed an extra set of hands to help with our Christmas crafts.
Ohmygosh. He was awesome. When the kids ate their breakfast and there was a rare quiet moment, Ken spotted a broom between my fridge and the wall, and started to voluntarily sweep under the table. When the kids giggled at the new sight of a tickly broom, he used its bristles to tickle their toes. And when the kids brought their dishes to the sink, he rinsed the bowls and put them into a sink stack. Later, I helped adhere little inked handprints to paper, and Ken followed along to help them add glue and glitter.
At one point, Charlie wanted to tattle on someone, so he said the following: "Mommy asked Mikey to stop running in the house, and he is running in the house, Ken."
Um, I am still in charge here.
Awhile back I posted about whether I should hire a manny to help with my daycare. He came over today so that my existing daycare parents could meet him and I could let them provide feedback before I made my decision. And the timing was perfect because I needed an extra set of hands to help with our Christmas crafts.
Ohmygosh. He was awesome. When the kids ate their breakfast and there was a rare quiet moment, Ken spotted a broom between my fridge and the wall, and started to voluntarily sweep under the table. When the kids giggled at the new sight of a tickly broom, he used its bristles to tickle their toes. And when the kids brought their dishes to the sink, he rinsed the bowls and put them into a sink stack. Later, I helped adhere little inked handprints to paper, and Ken followed along to help them add glue and glitter.
At one point, Charlie wanted to tattle on someone, so he said the following: "Mommy asked Mikey to stop running in the house, and he is running in the house, Ken."
Um, I am still in charge here.
posted by Andrea at 5:26 PM
9 Comments:
I am so happy you hired him. It really made me sad to think he wouldn't get a chance just becuase he's a man! I am happy it is working out!
Yay for the manny! I'm glad he's working out.
Great! :) I'm glad its working out.
On a slightly separate note, I have no idea how you do home daycare. I babysat my two + two of my sister's on Monday and it was QUITE trying!! I thought of you and the fact that you deserve some sort of medal. :)
Good for you!
Good for you! Hope you two have great fun together - and sounds like the kids already love him! What did your mom say?!!!
that's the best daycare uniform i've ever seen! they just have pink tshirts where my offspring goes!
sAM - Aw, I don't need to tell my mom. :) I know it's my decision. Some day I'll mention it casually.
Kyla - if one day I, opened a daycare and had 4 kids the first day, I would hate it and quit. But I started w/ just my kid, then got 1, then read up for a month on how to handle this and that, and then a month later had my next kid, and so on... So I don't blame you for hating your experience!
Sorry about my bad punctuation. I am actually attempting to do this while i have kids bye
Sorry about my bad punctuation. I am actually attempting to do this while i have kids bye
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