The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 4

[julia & nicks mom]

I know you are just trying to catch up to my post count.....

well - then I would post them one at a time

hmmmm.......

 

[julia & nicks mom]

Hi, everyone!

I have friends that will go to Vegas several times a year, so I just liken my WDW need to their gambling addiction!

I wonder which is more expensive!!!!

 

[lovesdumbo]

Do you all want me to keep posting these in here? I have a thread with them in it - but I know you all don't always go out there and since I am filling some requests from here - I just thought I would post them in here - but if you would all rather I will quit posting them in here - I don't really want to be off topic!!!!

Please do not stop posting them here. I do waunder out of here but it is so much easier to see the new ones here.

Love them all!!!! Would you like to do birthday Pooh or Eeyore versions?

I went to Michaels at lunch and bought Lizzy some really nice woodless colour pencils to use on the autograph cards. She is so good that I don't think the characters will know she actually colored them-maybe the face characters will know. She only did Buzz and Pinocchio last night but she used a Buzz toy and the Pinocchio video as guides to make sure she got all the colors right. She's having a great time with them and its great to get her excited about the trip. She's a really great artist. She doesn't get that from me. My DH's aunt was an art teacher.

I also purchased a white mat to have the Pooh characters sign so we can frame a birthday photo of her. I saw a great Mickey 8 x 8 scrapbook. I'll have to keep that in mind for a special trip with Joe.

 

[weluvdisney]

H All;

Just popping in to say "HI"!!!

Today has been the day from ****!!!! I babysit kids in my home and my BIL and SIL are out of town so they asked me if I would babysit their youngest one today and tomorrow. I agreed even though Monday and Tuesday are my busiest days. A little background on my niece, she is 2 1/2 and she is the youngest of 3, to put it mildly she can be rough. Anyway things started off OK she was being a little bossy to the kids but other than that I thought that things where going well. I went out to the kitchen to make the kiddos some breakfast and one of the kids starts screaming. I go out to check and I see DN holding her down on the floor. I pull her off of her and I see what looks like scratches on her face, but then I look closer and see that she has actually bit her very hard and it is so close to her eye. I ask DN if she bit her and she says "yes". I take the little girl (who is just 1 1/2 by the way) out to the kitchen to get a better look at it and to put some ice on it and I hear another little boy screaming now too (he just turned 1), I thought he was just crying because he cries whenever anyone else cries. I go in to check on him and see that DN has bitten him too !!!.

At this point I am hysterical, I put DN in time-out which she would not stay in. Call DMIL who is watching the kids in the evenings, she tells me to "calm down" which drove me nuts. I mean come on these people trust me to watch the most important things in their lives and they come here and get mauled!!!!

DMIL says do you think I should come and get her----UHHHH yeah I would think so!!! She comes and makes light of the whole situation, saying these things happen (which I know) and that it is definitely going to bruise ha-ha- ha. She evens says well I would think that if they would need medical attention their insurance should cover it !!!! She said she thought it was because they had pacifiers in their mouths and DN was jealous and she probably wanted a pacifier too (she just gave hers up except for at night), but she never should have done that though!!!She never even tried to make me feel better or even thank me or apologize, it was as if I was putting her out!!!!! I felt bad for DN though because she is not here very often and I'm sure she misses her parents!!

So then I had to call the kids parents to explain, which I was dreading!!! The parents where really cool about everything. But I feel SO awful, these people trust me w/ the most important things in their lives, nothing like this has ever happened to me before!!! I hope that the parents are as understanding when they pick their kids up tonight, the one little girl's face looks pretty bruised and swollen !!!! I would be SO upset if this happened at at a daycare that I sent my kids to!!! I think that I feel worse because these aren't my kids...

DMIL called before and said "do you think that you should maybe call their parents to explain what happened?" DUH-why didn't I think of that -of course I did that already !!! She drives me crazy, this is my job for God sake!!! DH is furious w/ his mom which does not happen very often, he wants to say something, but I'm not so sure I want him to.

I am very conscientious and organized about my babysitting, I take it this responsibility very seriously. Now I feel like people will be judging me and thinking I don't take care of these kids which is SO not true!!

To top it off BIL and SIL (who I don't really care for) are out of town in California, staying right next to DL, and not even going there---can you believe it !!!! I am exhausted and I need a drink I think!!! Not a good way to start the week off!!!

Sorry for rambling, I am just so upset!!! What do you guys think???

Julie

 

[julia & nicks mom]

Julie-

I think you are right about your feelings on all accounts!!!! As long as you are extremely apologetic tonight - the parents will know you feel bad - clearly you will not brush it off life your MIL did - since you removed her from the house - they will definately see this as a sign that you are truly concerned about their kids

 

[kc10family]

Wow you all have a lot to talk about this weekend.

I hope everyone is doing well so far this week. To all who need it and glad to hear those who had not the best week last week are doing better now.



We had a great weekend! We went to visit friends in Monterey. We went to the Aquarium on Saturday and spent five hours looking, touching and playing. The girls had a blast! I didn’t think they would love it like they did; I couldn’t get Ellie out of one area to go to the next.

On Sunday we went to the beach (they have never been) and we played for about two hours. We saw jellyfish washed up on the beach near the rocks. Ellie said hey mom, were takin’ on the jellies. We walked on the rocks and saw hermit crabs, amenities and even a few small fish. It was so cool.

Both girls got sand everywhere! But they had so much fun; I wished we lived closer so we could visit more often.

Well’ I am off to get Ellie from preschool then to the dog groomer to pick up Tyra (she gets a bath after staying at the kennels).

Talk with you all a bit later.

 

[tink2020]

Julie-

I think you are right about your feelings on all accounts!!!! As long as you are extremely apologetic tonight - the parents will know you feel bad - clearly you will not brush it off life your MIL did - since you removed her from the house - they will definately see this as a sign that you are truly concerned about their kids

I completely agree! How frustrating!!!! Like Kate said, it is very clear that their children came first in the situation, and hopefully they will see that. I hope your day gets better from here!

 

[tink2020]

Wow you all have a lot to talk about this weekend.

I hope everyone is doing well so far this week. To all who need it and glad to hear those who had not the best week last week are doing better now.



We had a great weekend! We went to visit friends in Monterey. We went to the Aquarium on Saturday and spent five hours looking, touching and playing. The girls had a blast! I didn’t think they would love it like they did; I couldn’t get Ellie out of one area to go to the next.

On Sunday we went to the beach (they have never been) and we played for about two hours. We saw jellyfish washed up on the beach near the rocks. Ellie said hey mom, were takin’ on the jellies. We walked on the rocks and saw hermit crabs, amenities and even a few small fish. It was so cool.

Both girls got sand everywhere! But they had so much fun; I wished we lived closer so we could visit more often.

Well’ I am off to get Ellie from preschool then to the dog groomer to pick up Tyra (she gets a bath after staying at the kennels).

Talk with you all a bit later.

That sounds like fun! I wish I were on a beach right about now!

 

[weluvdisney]

Julie-

I think you are right about your feelings on all accounts!!!! As long as you are extremely apologetic tonight - the parents will know you feel bad - clearly you will not brush it off life your MIL did - since you removed her from the house - they will definately see this as a sign that you are truly concerned about their kids

I am, I love all of the kids that I babysit for so much!!! I do not see babysitting as just a way to make a paycheck (if I did then I am in the wrong line of work)!!!! Thanks for listenening and validating my feelings !!! I still feel terrible but it helps taliking about it!!!! Thanks

Julie

 

[weluvdisney]

I completely agree! How frustrating!!!! Like Kate said, it is very clear that their children came first in the situation, and hopefully they will see that. I hope your day gets better from here!

Thanks for listening!!!! I just can't wait until this day is over!!!!

Julie

 

[Cinderumbrella]

But then you would lose an hour at WDW!!!!

It sure was great to be there in the fall and get an extra hour there!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cinderumbrella]

hehe! i wish, he makes a fortune!! don't worry, it isn't the first time someone's said that - y can't anyone mistake me for brad pitt or tom welling?!!

oh well!

Dx

Oh boy, at the risk of sounding out of touch- who is Tom Welling?

 

[Tammi67]

well - then I would post them one at a time

hmmmm.......

Uh oh...did I plant an idea?

 

[Cinderumbrella]

here's some more more and Baloo just sent me a few more ideas!!

Kate- I just love this new line!! It's so professional looking!
Kristin

 

[Cinderumbrella]

I'm off to bed. I have to be up at 3:30am to head on my monthly trip to Lansing. I don't usually have to leave so early but I have a 1pm meeting and with the time zone change that means I have to get up early (or I could have left today which I didn't want to do). I may or may not have time to check in the next couple of days. It depends on if I crash after my meetings from exhaustion.

Prayers & pixie dust to all my DDA friends especially those that are having to deal with sickness and other negative things.

Drive Safe!!

 

[Cinderumbrella]

Do you all want me to keep posting these in here? I have a thread with them in it - but I know you all don't always go out there and since I am filling some requests from here - I just thought I would post them in here - but if you would all rather I will quit posting them in here - I don't really want to be off topic!!!!

Post away!!! I love the new JoJo one!

 

[Tammi67]

Julie -

When Nicholas was in a home based daycare he was bit by another little boy, on the back. It did not break the skin but it did leave bite marks. At the time, this boy was going through a biting stage.

I obviously did not freak out, because you know that you cannot watch the kids every second of every day, and like you said these things do happen. But my concern was, what was my sitter going to do to prevent these problems. Her response was that the boy in question would not be allowed to play alone with the other children. Meaning, for instance, when she went to the kitchen to prepare a meal, he would have to go and sit with her, instead of playing. She also gave a warning to his parents, that if they did not get ahold of the problem, he would be dropped from her business.

The parents of the kids that you sit for know that you are a good provider and your DN is not a regular there, so they won't have to worry about it again. I can appreciate your anxiety though. I hope you feel better.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

H All;

Just popping in to say "HI"!!!

Today has been the day from ****!!!! I babysit kids in my home and my BIL and SIL are out of town so they asked me if I would babysit their youngest one today and tomorrow. I agreed even though Monday and Tuesday are my busiest days. A little background on my niece, she is 2 1/2 and she is the youngest of 3, to put it mildly she can be rough. Anyway things started off OK she was being a little bossy to the kids but other than that I thought that things where going well. I went out to the kitchen to make the kiddos some breakfast and one of the kids starts screaming. I go out to check and I see DN holding her down on the floor. I pull her off of her and I see what looks like scratches on her face, but then I look closer and see that she has actually bit her very hard and it is so close to her eye. I ask DN if she bit her and she says "yes". I take the little girl (who is just 1 1/2 by the way) out to the kitchen to get a better look at it and to put some ice on it and I hear another little boy screaming now too (he just turned 1), I thought he was just crying because he cries whenever anyone else cries. I go in to check on him and see that DN has bitten him too !!!.

At this point I am hysterical, I put DN in time-out which she would not stay in. Call DMIL who is watching the kids in the evenings, she tells me to "calm down" which drove me nuts. I mean come on these people trust me to watch the most important things in their lives and they come here and get mauled!!!!

DMIL says do you think I should come and get her----UHHHH yeah I would think so!!! She comes and makes light of the whole situation, saying these things happen (which I know) and that it is definitely going to bruise ha-ha- ha. She evens says well I would think that if they would need medical attention their insurance should cover it !!!! She said she thought it was because they had pacifiers in their mouths and DN was jealous and she probably wanted a pacifier too (she just gave hers up except for at night), but she never should have done that though!!!She never even tried to make me feel better or even thank me or apologize, it was as if I was putting her out!!!!! I felt bad for DN though because she is not here very often and I'm sure she misses her parents!!

So then I had to call the kids parents to explain, which I was dreading!!! The parents where really cool about everything. But I feel SO awful, these people trust me w/ the most important things in their lives, nothing like this has ever happened to me before!!! I hope that the parents are as understanding when they pick their kids up tonight, the one little girl's face looks pretty bruised and swollen !!!! I would be SO upset if this happened at at a daycare that I sent my kids to!!! I think that I feel worse because these aren't my kids...

DMIL called before and said "do you think that you should maybe call their parents to explain what happened?" DUH-why didn't I think of that -of course I did that already !!! She drives me crazy, this is my job for God sake!!! DH is furious w/ his mom which does not happen very often, he wants to say something, but I'm not so sure I want him to.

I am very conscientious and organized about my babysitting, I take it this responsibility very seriously. Now I feel like people will be judging me and thinking I don't take care of these kids which is SO not true!!

To top it off BIL and SIL (who I don't really care for) are out of town in California, staying right next to DL, and not even going there---can you believe it !!!! I am exhausted and I need a drink I think!!! Not a good way to start the week off!!!

Sorry for rambling, I am just so upset!!! What do you guys think???

Julie

I wish I was there to give you a real one! I am so pleased that you take your babysitting seriously- those parents are so glad to have you!! It's tough to be around a "biter", and you did the right thing.
Sorry about the MIL We all know how they can be!!
Kristin

 

[weluvdisney]

Julie -

When Nicholas was in a home based daycare he was bit by another little boy, on the back. It did not break the skin but it did leave bite marks. At the time, this boy was going through a biting stage.

I obviously did not freak out, because you know that you cannot watch the kids every second of every day, and like you said these things do happen. But my concern was, what was my sitter going to do to prevent these problems. Her response was that the boy in question would not be allowed to play alone with the other children. Meaning, for instance, when she went to the kitchen to prepare a meal, he would have to go and sit with her, instead of playing. She also gave a warning to his parents, that if they did not get ahold of the problem, he would be dropped from her business.

The parents of the kids that you sit for know that you are a good provider and your DN is not a regular there, so they won't have to worry about it again. I can appreciate your anxiety though. I hope you feel better.

Thanks, it's good to hear your response, it makes me feel better to hear how you handled a similiar situation!!!!!

 

[Cinderumbrella]

OK, so ends my posting party. I promise next time to take notes and just do one!

So, my in-laws finally called CRO last night to book their trip. I wanted to call today to book Hoop Dee Doo for our last night there so all 8 of us could be together (since we all really want to see this show!) It is my understanding that your seats depend on when you call to book ( ).

Anyway, MIL says no, wait until this weekend because when she made the room reservation she mentioned that it is my niece's 2nd bday the day after we leave and she wants to talk to SIL and see if I should note that on the HDD reservation so she can get a "free" cake. .

So fine, I said talk to SIL and let me know and when I call to get Hoop Dee Doo I will call CRO to link our room reservations together so we can all be placed in the same vicinity of the resort (her idea, not mine!!).

Nope- she insisted on having our reservation number that instant so she could call CRO immediately to do this. So help me, if I get stuck in a connecting room with these people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On a lighter note, when we compared all of our meals last weekend, only 4 for the whole 8 days match up I feel so bad for my SIL and her DH though. They don't have a credit card so MIL made the reservation in her name with 2 rooms. I just know they are going to get stuck having to spend 8 straight days joined at the hip with them. Her DH is going to go crazy!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, I am off to design. DH likes the Mickey Santa head shirt so much, he wants me to expand it to include all 8 of us and make 1 for everyone. This from the man who fought me so hard last year to wear anything personalized!!

Kristin