New Child Care Website

I just completed my child care website on free webs.com. My address is djuchau.webs.com. I'm trying to stay competitive in this ever growing, demanding market. One of my day care kids, Hailey, is leaving next week, so I've been posting on Craig's list. Many of the providers have a web site, hence, the reason I made mine. I can update every month with a new calendar of activities, the monthly newsletter that I already give the parents, but now I don't have to print it out, and photos of all the fun their kids are doing. I'm going to post a couple of sample weekly menus next.

Then yesterday, my neighbor across the street came over and asked if I did child care. I said yes and that I had an opening. He has a soon to be three year old boy and will start tomorrow, yeah! The guy also said his sister-in-law has a 2 year old girl that may come also. Both kids were going to the same provider. When he went to pick up his son, he was barefoot. When he asked where his sons shoes were, she told him another child didn't have, or couldn't find his shoes, so she give the child his shoes. I'm sure that was the straw that broke the camels back for him, because he didn't take him back there today. Apparently they are unhappy with their current provider. It's a difficult job, and parents can get upset with you and not even tell you why sometimes, and they let it build and build and then...poof, they pull there child. I've been mostly lucky in all the years I've done this, I've had great parents and good communication, that's the key.

Kris was let go from his current employment on Friday, but has a job lined up with AT&T. It's a pay cut, but Jamie says, now they'll qualify for food stamps which will make up the difference hopefully. She's going today to apply and hopefully they'll get the checks in a week or so. He has interviewed with a few other companies that look promising, so hopefully he'll find the job that will pay him well.

April was hired by the University of Phoenix and today is her last day with Checkers.
She will start on Monday doing the same thing that Aubrey is doing and I think on the same floor. I can't remember Aubrey's title...my poor memory. Anyway, she's excited. Her court date is tomorrow. Both her and Damon will go before the judge and the divorce will be granted if the judge says everything is in order. It will be a bittersweet and difficult day for her.

What's every ones plan for Thanksgiving? We're staying home this year and making dinner for the gang...our door is always open if anyone wants to share this day with all of us. Hope everyone is doing well. Love, Debbie

Tolmachoff Farm and Halloween

Happy Fall to all!! We have enjoyed looking at everyone's blog and seeing what fun you all had on Halloween. Here's a few pictures of our trip to the farm and Halloween. Regen chose her outfit, she said "Owl" in the store Ashley said, thanks to her Grandmas owl collection...we look at the owls every day.
Tolmachoff farms has become a yearly adventure. Ashley went with Grahams parents, and Aubrey and David helped me when I took the day care kids.

Devon

Debbie and Devon and Nick, Jesse and Hailey. Regen went with her mom to the zoo with her work that day.

Aubrey and Devon...Aubrey had the day off.

The kids all dressed up, Nick the Pirate, Jesse the Soccer Player, Hailey the beautiful witch.

Regen the very cute bumblebee, and Devon as the adorable monkey.

Alanna wanted to be a 60's Go Go Girl.
Ashley and Regen as bumble bees, so cute.Aubrey and David as Zombie tourists.We went to our church Halloween party for a few minutes, here's Regen deciding which ducky she wants to pick.
Here's Regen and Devon trick or treating, they look so little, Regen kept trying to give people her candy from her bag.Alanna and Regen checking out their loot. Devon and April went to Damon's work to show off Devon, so I don't have many pictures of him. After April carved her pumpkin and got up from her chair, Devon decided to try his hand at it...with a pencil. How cute is that.

Here are Aubrey and Davids pumpkins. Here is this pumpkins reaction to the above pumpkins... the Mad Doctor removing the poor pumpkins skull.Ashley made this pumpkin at work for a contest and won $100.00, isn't it amazing, it's a blow fish made from candy corns she hot glued on and squishy eyes and she made the fins from felt. It took her over six hours.

Here is Alanna's pumpkin, though I had to do most of it or she would never have been ready to go out trick or treating, she had a huge project due on Halloween and just had to spend many hours on it, especially the night before Halloween when she didn't get to bed until after 11:00. I've heard back from only Lisa, Jen and Erica so far and the concensus on whether we should exchange gifts or just card for Christmas is unanimous for exchanging cards. So unless anyone feels differently, that's what we'll do this year.