As luck would have it with my getting layed off in late August (2009), I now get to spend some extra special time with my girls during the time I am looking for a new job. It could be a few weeks (hopefully) or a couple of months, but either way, I am going to make the most of it and bond as much as possible with them. Follow along as I blog about taking care of my two girls, Alexandra (3 1/2 years) and Natalya (8 1/2 months).
Week 46
Day 219 – Friday, July 30, 2010
I start my final day of Daddy Daycare by giving thanks.
I could not have made it through this without all the support I have been given.
Thank you Sally for standing by me and being there for us.
Thank you Diann, Myra and Vinton for the countless times you have been there for me and the girls.
Thank you mom and Bob for all your words of advice and being there for us on webcam.
Thank you dad and Scott for, well, for being you.
Thanks to my business associates and friends for helping me stay connected and helping me network.
And finally, thank you Alexandra and Natalya for continuing to grow into wonderful little girls.
Even with all this support, however, I do feel I've done it my way in many ways. Which, I suppose, is one reason this song has been playing in my head all week long ... My Way
On that note, we'll be going to the Mall of America today. Perfect day for it too, as it is raining ouside. Diann and Myra will be joining us and Mommy might even meet us for lunch!
We had a nice time at MOA. Alexa has graduated to some of the bigger rides, and she loves them!
Natalya had fun on the carousel and on Diego's bus ride.
Back home and Natalya is sleeping well.
Alexa stayed longer at MOA with Diann and Myra. They brought her home sleeping with a bag of cotton candy in her arms. She would not let go. It was like a teddy bear. =)
End of day now. I am signing off ... bye, for now. =)
Day 218 – Thursday, July 29, 2010
It's 9:30 and Natalya is still sleeping. Boy, is she in for a rude awakening come Monday. =)
I suppose we won't let her stay up until 9 pm anymore either, though.
Another beautiful day in store. I think we'll stick around the neighborhood mostly today. Maybe hit up a park or something.
It's a totally different perspective doing Daddy Daycare when I know I start a job next week. It's more like I just took a couple weeks off from work and the time is counting down for me to be done with vacation.
Have I mentioned how much I'll miss my girls? ... as tears come to my eyes.
Day 217 – Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Last 3 days of Summer vacation!
The heat and humidity we had yesterday (95 degrees and felt like 105) are gone and it's suppose to be beautiful the next few days.
We'll go for a walk in the park this morning (Sunset Park) and bring Alexa's bike along.
Later, we'll go over to the pool.
Day 216 – Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Excited, nervous, happy, sad.
Excited ... that I am going to be starting a new career opportunity and I did not need to sacrifice my career direction to do it. If anything, I've moved forward with my career.
Nervous ... with starting a new gig. I know I will succeed, but I am still getting nervous.
Happy ... that the girls will get to go to full time daycare and pre-school. I think it will be good for them to get back onto a normal routine with lots of other kids.
Sad ... that I will not get to spend all this time with Alexandra and Natalya. Although I've sometimes thought that these last 11 months have sometimes been the best and worst times of my life, being able to spend so much time with my daughters has been something I will always cherish.
On that note, we're off to the park this morning. There is a bit more of a breeze/wind today, so I think we'll have better luck flying Alexa's kite (we tried it for the first time the other day with Sally).
Later today, I get to take a drug test and fill out paperwork for my new gig. Yay!
Day 216 – Monday, July 26, 2010
I'm calling in sick to work today.
Well, we actually went to the zoo. We brought Payton along too, so Alexa had a blast, of course! (see pics)
The news of the day ... I got a job! So, this is my last week of Daddy Daycare. It's a happy and sad occasion. I'll sure miss spending all this time with my girlies, but it will be nice to move forward professionally. I think this will just make the time I do get to spend with my girls all that much more special.
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