So... about 3 months ago now I changed my hours with my families to give me every second Friday off to coincide with Stu's RDO. You know what? In that whole time I think I have had two of these Friday's off.... Let's get it straight though.. I don't like saying no to my Families when they are in need of care. I like to be flexible with them. I love having the kids that I have... but... enough is enough. The main culprit of these Friday's has been told that I am not available anymore and as for next Friday... the day I am meant to be having off.... I will be having it and every following fortnight off..... (maybe!) Let's just say that money is a great evil... and I love money!
Last week was massive!
Monday saw me with 3 (u4's) and 1 schoolie (to be dropped off and picked up from a daily soccer school thing) Monday night at 6.30pm Stu & I went to an Aqua Class at the local centre... OUCH! around 8pm I headed over to one of my family's places for some overnight babysitting... up at 4.45am Tuesday to settle an upset child.. which woke the other one up... my daycare day started at 8am and I had 4 (u4's) and 1 schoolie (soccer school thing again!) the youngest kid I had was unwell, running a temp and such so it was a happy day! Work finished at 5.30 and we headed back to the kids place to deal with dinner, bath & bed... all of which were fun when food was dropped on the floor and I wouldn't allow for it to be eaten again! Children and their tantrums! Got home Tuesday night about 10pm. Felt like shit Wednesday morning (after being up for a 4.50am start!) so told parents not to come and tried to find alternate care for the child who had already arrived... you think there would be one person with a vacancy right??? nope.... so I had 1... and the patio guys called and wanted to build the patio for us... this was also the same day as the dust storm... where my washing was out on the line and had to be rewashed.... Thursday.. still not feeling well, but worked anyway... I had 3 (u4) and 2 schoolies... Friday... my supposed day off... I had 4 (u4) and 3 schoolies.... (2 of those children are actually mine! - although I could find no one to help me out on Wednesday... I had to do relief on Friday) I was in bed and asleep by 7.15 Friday night.... and didn't wake up til after 6 Saturday! 11 hours sleep does do wonders but left me still mega tired. We had a BBQ to go to, for which a Potato Bake was required (thanks for the 3 hours warning honey!) so off to the shoppies to get ingredients. Cooked and headed off for a lovely relaxing afternoon. Sunday was an early start... 5.30am to go to Brisbane and clean after the dust storm... one word GROSE! For those that know Soni & Rod's house... it took 2 of us 3 hours! NO MORE DUST PLEASE SA!!! We had yard work, puppies to bath, gutters to clean out, cars to wash... and our own house to clean before falling into bed about 8.30pm last night!
I was supposed to be taking my schoolies into the Science Centre in the city today... but... I ended up doing relief care again... GRRR! Was a good day though. There was a reptile show at the local shops that did photo's with either a Snake or Croc. Jackson and the girls were going to go with the snake.. but the girls chickened out! Jacko & the Snake it was! A huge Olive Python!
So now I have three left... one asleep.. others playing out the front with the remote control cars!
SOOOOOOOOOOO TIRED!
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