Daycare Diatribe

Since I last posted, I've had about one million things happen that have been post worthy.  From the receptionist at the doctor thinking one of the patients wasn't wearing pants (hilarious!), to my first and second acupuncture treatments to Mr. Ryan turning 23 months old (which I will eventually get to) - life has been very....ummmm....colorful lately.  The reason I haven't been writing about any of these fun things is that we got a letter from our daycare last week. 
She's closing. 


For good. 


In TWO WEEKS. 

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In daycare land, for those who do not have to deal with it, this is pretty short notice.  Sure, she could have said she was closing last Friday.  I get it - at least I have some time.  But to find and interview for an in-home opening with a non-loser-type person takes time.  Add in a daddy who is working 80 hours week and a mom who is trying to keep everything else together and needless to say.................

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So I spent all of last week scouring ads (someone suggested finding someone on Craigslist........uh this is my kid remember?), making calls and firing up our network to find someone.  The first person I called was completely ridiculous and told me all about the drama in her life like maybe she forgot I was calling to see if she would care for my kid every day???  I had a meltdown after that.  :/  Then I met with someone who was completely amazing, but charges about 30% more than our current place.  We had to fiddle with our budget so our current rate would work with the new business and everything, so 30% more is all but out of the question as far as childcare expenditures go.  Back to the drawing board. 

Then, in the middle of the week, we got a call from friends from church and they said they would be available to watch Ryan!  Wowzers!!  We talked about rates and all of that technical garbage today and I think it's going to work out! I'm completely thrilled!!  They are a wonderful family (who reads my blog - hi!!!) and they have a daughter that's just a month older than Ryan. Wahoo!  Thank you, you know who you are!!

We're also going to interview with our neighbor's daycare provider for an opening she has in June.  She's right on my way home from work.  Like, take an exit, take a couple of turns and I'm there and just 5-10 minutes from home.  Better than a drive thru.  :) 

So this all appears to be getting resolved.  It sure wasn't fun to have the rug ripped out from under us though, and I was pretty sure I gave myself an ulcer by the time Thursday rolled around. I discovered it was a huge challenge for me to relinquish control and let the Lord open the doors.  My prayers started out as "Lord, work such-and-such a thing out," and by mid-week they were "I don't have a clue what you're going to do here, Lord, but I know you're going to do something.  Help me listen and see."  It's probably good for me to have prayers like that every once in a while.

And now we can get back to regularly scheduled blogging.  :)