Work for me today. There was a flurry of initial excitement when we thought we were shortstaffed but it all got sorted out. I did Baby Rhyme time which is getting both harder and easier. Easier because I am now pretty familiar with the songs and actions (although I spent some time googling today for new ideas just to add to the mix for next time) and the attendees and harder because they are used to me so the children are starting to edge closer and try and sit on me and things :shock:. I did get a mum come up to tell me how well she thinks I do it though which was nice (if not something I ever, EVER pictured I would be getting compliments on! :lol:).
Childcare is currently very easy with Davies and Scarlett loving the fortnightly visits to Caz, enjoying the monthly being looked after by Julie and the more regular time with my Dad, all interspersed with loads of Ady being off to look after them as a result of lieu days for his many weekends and evenings working at the moment. Unfortunately this has rather coincided with something of a classic Nic plateau – back when I worked fulltime I hit a time about 18 months into every job I ever had where I suddenly got bored of it,felt I’d mastered it and it suddenly lacked challenge or interest for me. I hope that there is enough I can focus on to keep me going but I am starting to have that feeling of clockwatching and killing time… I guess I’m just not very good at staying in one place doing the same thing for very long before looking ahead to the next thing.
Meanwhile Ady and the children had a great day. They went to see The Gruffalo this morning,which they all really enjoyed and are singing the songs from – really must catch The Gruffalo’s Child on it’s next tour down this way. They had a trip to the evil Tesco for sock purchasing for Goddard males (Goddard females don’t do socks, infact we struggle to do shoes!) and some shirts which interested parties can see showcased on TV tomorrow between 9am and 11am and again on Sunday morning between 9 and 10 :). They also had McDonalds for tea.
I came home and got bags packed for another two overnights and then took Tarly to Rainbows. They rolled out a very long length of paper and got out the paints for them to do tonight, always a winner :). Scarlett is loving it and really finding her feet there now. She is still insisting she is not ready for me to leave her there but for now that isn’t a problem anyway. Several of the older girls will be moving up to Brownies next term which I think will help her even more and she is now responding to the friendly (and thankfully ongoing) overtures of Grace, a really nice little girl :).
Scarlett and I got home and then we set off to London. Our hotel is at Putney Bridge and looks over the starting point of The Boat Race for tomorrow 🙂 so we might just lurk round here tiomorrow for that.