PC - Day 26

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you:


Right now my passport means a lot to me, because it has helped me travel to some pretty amazing places! :)

PC - Day 21

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget:

I don't want to forget anything. I want to remember everything, because even in the darkest moments there's something to be learned. If we forget, then we lose what might have made us that much better.

PC - Day 04

Day 04 - A picture of your night:

So, I don't have an actual picture of my night, but this basically covers it. LOL I am working overnight through Thursday and this is what I deal with... Yeah exactly. Pray for me! ;)

It's been a while...

Hello out there to anyone still stopping by this poor, neglected blog. ;) I realize I've been terrible at keeping this thing updated - so yes that means I failed one of my New Year's Resolutions... dang that makes me kind of sad... Oh well we live and learn, right? Honestly, one of the reasons I haven't written, is that things have been going well, Nanny wise. I tend to use this blog as a way to vent and get advice about situations, but things have been pretty smooth. Also, summers are always soooo sloooow, when it comes to work. The Fam goes out of town, and I turn into dog/house sitter. Which is actually pretty great, for me, because it's like my own little mini vacation! This summer has been pretty fun and amazing, and I cannot believe that school starts in two days!! *Shakes head in disbelief*

Things are still in a bit of a jumble, in regards to this school year. It's been determined that the YC, though now 5, is not yet ready for Kindergarten. For him it's more a maturity issue, then an academic one. And, as per usual, a decision has yet to be finalized as to where to send him. Private School A - where he went last year, and would yet again be in a "4 yr. old class" - originally considered by his mother until she discovered Private School B. Private School B has a "K-Prep" class where he would still get some of the kindergarten experience, but at a slower pace and with more free time. So now it's just a discussion between herself and her husband so they can come to a decision together. . . This is my least favorite part of being a Nanny. I've already lined up another nanny job (3 mornings/week) to make up for the time that I miss with YC in school, and I need to work out a start date with both families. This is my job, my livelihood, but I am left hanging on the edge waiting to see what's going to happen with this school decision.

It's a wee bit frustrating, to be perfectly honest. I need this year to be better. My mom plans to move to Thailand full time, in November, and that means I get full responsibility for the house, bills, etc., financially. I worked out a budget, planned out the hours, and was feeling really good about the decision to continue as a nanny this year. However, I need to be able to work for both families in order to be okay financially, and now I'm worried that some thing's going to happen to mess it all up. I'm just praying that by next week, all this will be worked out, smoothed out, and all will be back to "normal." (You know, whatever that means!)

Life

Life is pretty normal right now, however this also equals boring and therefore nothing super interesting to post on this blog. The kids have been fine, although it's always a struggle with the 3 year old. Right now Nana is visiting so that makes for occasional interesting events. Yesterday we engaged in a full out tickle war with the 3 year old, me, the 13 year old, and Nana. At one point the 3 year old was so exhausted from laughing he said, "Oh I think I'm going to die!" Needless to say we got a great laugh from that. Other then that I've been filling in for the mom driving the kids to different sport activities. Like I said, life's pretty normal. Scary. . .