We have keys!

I would never make it as a professional blogger... I have every intention of posting but between full time day home and evening daycare set up (coupled with two toddlers!) there are just not enough hours in the day.

However, I am ecstatic to announce that we finally have keys to our new daycare! We are working as frantically efficiently as possible to move everything in and have things set up for our Alberta Health Services and Fire Inspection on Monday, August 8th.

IKEA has become our best friend. In fact we have been there three time this week and I'm itching to get back - so many possibilities! All of our main shelving systems and cubbies have been assembled and just need to be secured to the walls. Some of our toys have been moved over while others remain here for our dayhome children to continue to enjoy. All of our appliances are in place and our kitchen is ready to go!

As we move forward, a part of me is sad that our dayhome journey is coming to an end. I started the dayhome when my oldest was four months old, but we knew that our dream was always a daycare. The dayhome hours are long, I start cooking breakfast at 7 am and have kids until 5. After I put my kids to bed there are always a couple hours of cleaning to be done. Splitting those duties with other fantastic staff members will be wonderful. The daycare is an amazing new adventure but I am going to miss our busy house filled with our babies. I call them our babies as many of our dayhome children started when they were just babies. Some have graduated to Kindergarten, others continue to come every day and we have been so lucky to spend our days with these creative, funny little people and their families. Our dayhome families are all moving over to our new daycare, which is probably the BEST part of all of this. Kaitlyn and I are both going to be full time at the daycare and we are excited to continue to watch our kids grow. It is just going to be a change - a great change.

We're excited to welcome new friends into our little daycare family. If you've applied, please be patient with me! I am doing my best to respond to an abundance of childcare and work applications. The response for both has been overwhelming! We are committed to finding good fits. We want families whose children are a good fit in our program and with our current kids and we are adamant that our staff must be the best there is. This is our lives, our children's lives, your children's lives and it's going to be nothing short of marvelous!

So, it's back to planning, organizing and trying to not pinch my fingers in the binders. I promise to check back in soon 

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Alicia @ Tot Spot Academy