I am working from home today. There is no water at the site today, so when my boss told me I had the option of working from home.... well, like I would turn that offer down!!! I have managed to get quite a bit done. It's impressive how much my cell phone still rings when I am not at work!! I have however reached a point where I have no concentration. I mean absolutely none. That is a sure sign for me to take a break, right??!!
All is well with Miss Erin. She did have a bit of a rough go upon returning to daycare yesterday morning. Of course she has been away for 4 days of non-stop, fun filled action!! This will be a very short week for her though, only having to go for 3 days - yeah for me too!!! I took her in this morning and it was quite uneventful. Things are just shaken up a bit at the daycare, with new kids, bigger kids, and summer camps running. Erin is much better with rolling with the punches and dealing with change, but the little break away and returning to the change seemed to have thrown her off a bit. When I picked her up she was no worse for wear. In fact, she insisted that I wait for her to finish colouring her picture!!
She has been going through an interesting phase these days. She is really starting to 'stick it' to people. It's all about one-upsmanship. I've talked to a bunch of people about it, and everyone has said, 'been there, done that...' so I'm not overly worried. We have just been trying to stress that humility and sharing are very important!! I sometimes have to stop and remember that she is only 3, and is being exposed to lots of different kids. Humility is hard for adults to demonstrate consistently, let alone a 3-year old who doesn't understand the notion!! How many adults does everyone know (sometimes even themselves!!) who often and overly concern themselves with the number of toys they have relative to others. Yes, regrettably, adults can be shallow much more often and of course overtly compared to kids. Hmmm..... for my inability to concentrate, I'm really getting philosophically preachy, aren't I?!!!
Anyway, enough of that crap.
Despite the fact that it is now raining out and that I am at home, I am really looking forward to having some extended holidays. I did however find out that my holiday plans have been somewhat thrwarted by work - nothing like having to attend an arbitration hearing right smack dab in the middle of your holidays! Oh well. At least it's not when we are going to Canada's Wonderland!
So, I guess I am officially procrastinating now, judging by the content of this post. That means I better sign off and get back to work!
Until next time....
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