The owner said that she was heartbroken but had to shut down the daycare center...effective Friday at 6:00pm. Yep! That's right...four days notice. Why in the world do I have to give adequate notice to everyone that I do business with, but they do not owe me the same respect?
I only cried for a little bit that night on the phone to Michael. I needed to be frustrated and feel sorry for myself for a moment. Then the next morning as I dropped off the kids, I remembered that there were dozens of other parents going through this and that all of the teachers had lost their jobs...so I decided that maybe I wasn't being personally targeted :).
Maybe these things just happen in life.
So...for a couple of weeks, Poppy and Oz are just hanging out on their own at the condo during the day. I figured that they are mature for their ages.
Do I have to tell you that I'm kidding? :) I had hoped we knew each other better than that!
Grandma is filling in for me for a week or so.
I hated saying goodbye to "school" and to the teachers for the last time on Friday...but I feel like I've gotten more accustomed to goodbyes. As I've processed things over the last few years, I try to keep in mind what Vida told me at our former daycare center...'sometimes people are only meant to be in your life for a season.' It has definitely brought me comfort more than once over some tumultuous times.
Some memories from our time at Especially Kids.
