rose: today the two kids i'm taking care of after school came over for the afternoon. we had a nice time, but my favourite, favourite bit was when we had snack. we all sat in the kitchen, chatting away, getting to know each other better. at one point, when they were telling me about a trip they took to germany last year, i told them that i went to germany when eamon was a baby. and the little girl said with great enthusiasm "we have so much in common!". it was very sweet.

thorn: i'm the kind of person who figures out what she wants to do, and then figures out what she needs to do that. my mom always gives me a hard time about being "a planner". i don't see myself that way at all. i'm a doer. i liked to do stuff, and to do stuff you have to plan stuff. i came up with a great plan to work at next 15 hours a week, find someone to take care of otis (my first plan was eamon's daycare, but they can't take him til he's 18 months), and i would also do before and after school care (i'm walking eamon to and from school anyway, i might as well bring a few more kids with me, and get some extra income while i'm at it). but so far my plans have not come together as smoothly as i imagined. thankfully things at next are secure, but i'm still scrambling to find childcare and i was supposed to start on tuesday. and with my childcare service, i have spots for 3 full time (before AND after school), or 6 part time (before OR after school). and so far i have 2 after school. i'm feeling a little discouraged, and it's easy to question my decisions.

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today was éamon's last day of daycare. it's one of those things that if i allow myself to over think about it, i could get emotional or nostalgic about it, so i will try not to. but the thing that strikes me about it, is that i remember thinking back when he started going to daycare, that he would he was still my same little baby, and he'd stay my little baby, but grow and grow gradually. and eventually, he'd leave that place a little boy ready for school. and here we are. and the same is true of school. he'll go to school as a 4 year old, and he will slowly and gradually grow and change, until he leaves there at 14. it's best to not overthink it. i love him, and i get to enjoy him every day, through every stage. and that doesn't change.