Category Archives: Day care or whatever you call it

THAT kid

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Amy Gulli

Noah was such a little temper-tantrum monster at preschool yesterday that they sent home a note saying they almost called one of us to come pick him up. UGH. I didn’t want to be THAT kid’s mom ever …

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The ringworm that wasn’t

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Amy Gulli

Day care called today and said Noah has two round, raised reddish spots on his right elbow that look like they could be ringworm. And, of course, ringworm is highly contagious. Which means he couldn’t stay. So my husband had … Continue reading →

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Shepherds do what?

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Here’s a quick story to make you smile. Noah’s teacher, Bonnie, asked me this morning if I had heard what Noah told her yesterday. Because this could be just about ANYthing (Lord knows what your kids will say, y’know?), I … Continue reading →

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Not again!

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Ugh. More crying today at preschool dropoff. I try not to linger, and I don’t make a big fuss over him when he cries. But it’s so hard to stay upbeat and stoic when your little man is sobbing his … Continue reading →

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Ugh — I knew it would happen

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Today when I dropped Noah off at preschool, he cried. Sobbed. Threw himself at me. Begged me to hold him. Wailed. “Don’t leave, Mommy, don’t leave! Stay and play with me!” (which sounds like “stay n pway wis me!”) Bonnie, … Continue reading →

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Too much love?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Noah loooooooooooooooooves his new day care. In fact, he loves it so much that he never wants to leave. Not even after eight hours of being there. Not even after three straight days of being there eight hours a day. … Continue reading →

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Catastrophe avoided

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Noah’s first day of preschool yesterday went swimmingly: no biting, no tantrums, plenty of lunch- and snack-eating. Let’s talk about how much more worried I could have been yesterday, and why. Our first try at finding new day care for … Continue reading →

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Don’t touch that phone! Don’t do it!

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Amy Gulli

My Noah started preschool today. And I’m trying really, really, REALLY hard not to call and blurt out, “HOW’S HE DOING? HUH? IS HE OK?” Our first try at finding a new day care situation for Noah fell flat (I’ll … Continue reading →

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Trials and tribulations of finding day care

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Seventeen months ago, I took my children to the home of a woman I’d met once before and left them there. It was Samantha and Noah’s first day at Linda’s house, the wonderful woman who has taken great care of … Continue reading →

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A sad day, and a search begins

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Amy Gulli

I learned yesterday that our sitter, Linda, will no longer be able to watch our kids. She has been taking care of children at her in-home day care for years, and it’s finally time for her to move on to … Continue reading →

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