A family friend called earlier this week needing help.
He is a single grandpa whom babysits his 21 month grandbaby while his daughter works.
This family friend is also disabled from a work injury and has a doctor appointment this moring.
So guess what I am doing this morning.
I have my bag packed, fine motor activities, easy arts & crafts,
and of course plenty of story books...Blues Clues & other adventures.
I still have all of my classroom supplies from working as an early childhood teacher.
I will post later how the morning went.
Bummer Knees
Bummer - how kind of you to do this. Have fun and good luck
I want to hear all the details later
It was a fun morning, before the morning was out this little one was working on her fine motor skills.
Cutting small stirps of paper, pasting with a glue stick, coloring & playing with play dough.
Even found time for Blues Clues and other story books. Of course I stayed within my restrictions and this little one is big enough that she can climb on my lap, no bending or lifting.
I am from a small town and this little one's mother worked at the college in HR when I was injured and was my strongest advocate. Mom no longer works for the college and works in another town.
Bummer...this is just like you to help someone out especially where children are involved. I really miss you BTW.... I love to do these kinds of thing with children. I have all my grand children always coming to grandmas craft room, and now I have a little girl who is 4 years old coming every other thursday for one on one lessons... she is doing very well...and I am so proud of her...love Red
Bummer - it sounds like you had a wonderful day with your new best buddy
You sound so happy! Maybe you could go visit grandpa every now and then while he is babysitting as you sound wonderful!!! I hope his appt. went well and that he is not struggling with this mess as we are.
BTW - I wish I had of had someone like you to babysit me when I was a little girl
Thank you everyone. I very much enjoyed the day. Sometimes when we have medical problems and spend a lot of time at home it seems as if no one from the outside world needs us or cares.
So it was nice to be needed.
Grandpa got a good report from his doctor and is not needing surgery at this time, he has problems with his back and while working as a correctional officer was assulted by an inmate.