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5-24-08
Our long weekend started early when Blossom called at quarter to five Thursday afternoon to inform me that my child had just barfed all over the place. Way to go buddy! I got to leave work early and it didn’t cost me a sick day. And someone else had to mop up the vomit!!! On Friday I couldn’t exactly send him back to school, even if everything was staying down (well shooting out the back doesn’t really count as staying down, does it?). But we were in luck because everyone at work was out for the day, so little buddy got to spend the whole day at work with me- and there was no one else there to bother. We had a fabulous day.
I brought in one of our big floor cushions, my laptop with some games and dvds, some books and workbooks, and a box of Playmobil and misc toys. Since my boss just came back from the Candy Expo in Chicago, Christian discovered the conference room table was COVERED IN CANDY (I’m a little frightened about how this may appear to him). Christian played for a good two hours while I got a bunch of work done, he made all of the trips down to the printer for me, and then watched a movie for another two hours. At noon we walked over to Fairhaven Park to enjoy the sun and get some exercise. There were plenty of kids so he was able to really get his ya-yas out. Then we walked back for a lovely PB&J lunch (followed by a few trips to the conference room). After a little quiet time and a story, little boy was crashed out in the corner for the rest of the day. You gotta love a five-year-old that can still rock the 3 hour nap!
Why do I spend $750 on childcare every month? This was the best work day I think I’ve ever had. I’m sure the novelty would wear off quickly and he’d give me hell if I worked from home or something. But I’m glad we can make the sick days work.
Our long weekend started early when Blossom called at quarter to five Thursday afternoon to inform me that my child had just barfed all over the place. Way to go buddy! I got to leave work early and it didn’t cost me a sick day. And someone else had to mop up the vomit!!! On Friday I couldn’t exactly send him back to school, even if everything was staying down (well shooting out the back doesn’t really count as staying down, does it?). But we were in luck because everyone at work was out for the day, so little buddy got to spend the whole day at work with me- and there was no one else there to bother. We had a fabulous day.
I brought in one of our big floor cushions, my laptop with some games and dvds, some books and workbooks, and a box of Playmobil and misc toys. Since my boss just came back from the Candy Expo in Chicago, Christian discovered the conference room table was COVERED IN CANDY (I’m a little frightened about how this may appear to him). Christian played for a good two hours while I got a bunch of work done, he made all of the trips down to the printer for me, and then watched a movie for another two hours. At noon we walked over to Fairhaven Park to enjoy the sun and get some exercise. There were plenty of kids so he was able to really get his ya-yas out. Then we walked back for a lovely PB&J lunch (followed by a few trips to the conference room). After a little quiet time and a story, little boy was crashed out in the corner for the rest of the day. You gotta love a five-year-old that can still rock the 3 hour nap!
Why do I spend $750 on childcare every month? This was the best work day I think I’ve ever had. I’m sure the novelty would wear off quickly and he’d give me hell if I worked from home or something. But I’m glad we can make the sick days work.
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