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A fun morning - Bummer Knees - 01-30-2008 09:52 AM
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
RE: A fun morning - monster - 01-30-2008 12:08 PM
Bummer - how kind of you to do this. Have fun and good luck
I want to hear all the details later
RE: A fun morning - Bummer Knees - 01-30-2008 06:23 PM
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.
RE: A fun morning - red1030 - 01-30-2008 07:19 PM
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
RE: A fun morning - monster - 01-31-2008 03:30 AM
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
RE: A fun morning - Bummer Knees - 01-31-2008 08:11 AM
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.