I Had The Best Day Ever!
I think topping today would be a feat.
I had the best day at work...=)
It wasn't anything spectacular or mind-blowing but it was a breakthrough considering I've been having a real lousy past couple of weeks. I love my job but I hated the working environment...I hated the people. I still kinda do but hey, I shut my trap and do my job and as long as the bosses know that, I'm okay.
ANYWAY!
I was so scared because I thought today will be hell again for me...because last Thursday was just horrible! I had six 2 year olds and 4 of them were crying the whole day (as in from 8am til 5pm, no kidding!). I didn't want to be sent in on that same battle alone again. But I told myself today that I'll face up to the challenge. Last night's meeting was so full of BS that I think it sort of reverse psychologised me into proving them wrong.
I expected the worst but wanted to make the most out of the day...bahala na si Batman.
After we all got 17 kids, I took the little ones and brought them to the 2-3's room. I put on some music, brought out new toys and puzzles for us to play, planned out in my head the art project we were going to do that day. For the first hour we were alone, everything seemed okay. Alex, this new kid, was the only one crying and that's expected of someone who just started going to school. It'd take him a few weeks to settle definitely. Kate, who took FOREVER to settle seemed to be in a good mood. That was a really good sign. My other kids were normal. Zac, this other cute boy, was the other cry-er. Pero funny si Zac last week, he goes to me, "Sue Ellen! This is my teddy. You know what he smells like? He smells like my mommy. Smell him." And ang bango ng mommy nya in fairness. =)
We had a volunteer for a week, Becky, who was sent in to help me out. She's really nice. American girl who's married to an Aussie and she just moved here 5 months ago. We got to talking and even with her just being in the Nursery Room for a couple of days, she's already sensed the animosity there. So at least that's good na I'm not just making this whole thing up and I didn't say anything naman to sway her to the immigrants side as she puts it. But anyway I digress. She's just real good with the children, too.
The kids and I danced and read books and did puzzles and just before lunch, we took them to the art room to do some hand painting. Becky and I put paint on their palms and the handprint were flowers and the side of their hands were also painted as the stems of the flower. It turned out to be really, really beautiful. =) Zac and Alex were still crying at this time and it was noon already.
Lunch was okay. But the turning point of it all was during nap time.
I had most of the kids on cots and handed out bottles to them. I only expected half of them to sleep but imagine my surprise when I came back from lunch break to find EVERYBODY sleeping!!! =) =) =) That has never, ever happened before! Hannah and Josephine NEVER sleep and there they were conked out on their cots! That meant I had a few hours of rest time while waiting for them to wake up. And I knew then that we might have an even better afternoon just because everybody had a sleep.
By 2:00 they were all starting to wake up, so went on with our usual routine of afternoon tea and just free play with whatever's inside the classroom.
Zac made my day talaga. When he woke up, he was still kind of whinging about his mommy but then he lightened up after a while and I just started engaging him in a game of "what does that animal say?" He actually said, "Frogs don't say anything!" He's soooo cute! And then he took out the basket of toy fruits and veggies that we have and I asked him if he was selling them and he said yes. So I said how much was the banana. He said, "uhhh...fifty four!" I said, "what? 54 dollars?!?" and he said yes and I said it was so expensive and pretended to pay him...at nilagay naman nya sa bulsa nya yung bayad! And I kept asking him how much the orange was or the lemon or the corn...everything was 50 dollars! Then there was an eggplant and I pretended not to know what it was so I asked him.
me: "hey Zac what's this?"
Zac: "oh. It's a carrot."
me: "a carrot? But it's purple."
Zac: "Yeah, a purple carrot!"
me: "Do you like carrots?"
Zac: "I like carrots."
and right after he said that, he said to me. "hey. I like you."
what he said caught me so off-guard that I really cried right in front of him. As in omygod my heart melted into goo!
Sabi ko na lang sa kanya, "awww Zac. You make me so happy, you know that? I'm crying cos I'm just so happy."
and he said, "Don't cry, it's okay. You should be happy! Your mommy's gonna be here soon."
I asked him for a cuddle and a kiss at sa lips pa talaga ako kiniss ha! =) =) =)
We just had a blast after that! All of us were dancing, holding hands and I was teaching them how to shake their thang!!! They're soooo cute! Even Alex cheered up! And Zac kept jumping up and down saying, "My mommy's gonna be here soon! My mommy's gonna be here soon! And Lonnie too!" As in he was like Tom Cruise-crazy in Oprah when he was jumping on the couch!!!
When his mom picked him up, she was just sooo happy and grateful to see him have the biggest smile on his face cos she said her husband was getting worried na he never wanted to go to school and such. She said to me pa, "I don't know what you did but thank you." Awww...
All my kids were so happy today and THAT was the bestest thing ever.
And to think I worked an extra 2 hours and had just a break for 30 minutes. But I never felt more appreciated and loved. =)
Wala lang...wanted to share the goodvibes!!! =)
P.S. I Love
Kahit nalito ako sa Memento. After watching it parang I had his "condition." I couldn't remember what the hell just happened!.
I had the best day at work...=)
It wasn't anything spectacular or mind-blowing but it was a breakthrough considering I've been having a real lousy past couple of weeks. I love my job but I hated the working environment...I hated the people. I still kinda do but hey, I shut my trap and do my job and as long as the bosses know that, I'm okay.
ANYWAY!
I was so scared because I thought today will be hell again for me...because last Thursday was just horrible! I had six 2 year olds and 4 of them were crying the whole day (as in from 8am til 5pm, no kidding!). I didn't want to be sent in on that same battle alone again. But I told myself today that I'll face up to the challenge. Last night's meeting was so full of BS that I think it sort of reverse psychologised me into proving them wrong.
I expected the worst but wanted to make the most out of the day...bahala na si Batman.
After we all got 17 kids, I took the little ones and brought them to the 2-3's room. I put on some music, brought out new toys and puzzles for us to play, planned out in my head the art project we were going to do that day. For the first hour we were alone, everything seemed okay. Alex, this new kid, was the only one crying and that's expected of someone who just started going to school. It'd take him a few weeks to settle definitely. Kate, who took FOREVER to settle seemed to be in a good mood. That was a really good sign. My other kids were normal. Zac, this other cute boy, was the other cry-er. Pero funny si Zac last week, he goes to me, "Sue Ellen! This is my teddy. You know what he smells like? He smells like my mommy. Smell him." And ang bango ng mommy nya in fairness. =)
We had a volunteer for a week, Becky, who was sent in to help me out. She's really nice. American girl who's married to an Aussie and she just moved here 5 months ago. We got to talking and even with her just being in the Nursery Room for a couple of days, she's already sensed the animosity there. So at least that's good na I'm not just making this whole thing up and I didn't say anything naman to sway her to the immigrants side as she puts it. But anyway I digress. She's just real good with the children, too.
The kids and I danced and read books and did puzzles and just before lunch, we took them to the art room to do some hand painting. Becky and I put paint on their palms and the handprint were flowers and the side of their hands were also painted as the stems of the flower. It turned out to be really, really beautiful. =) Zac and Alex were still crying at this time and it was noon already.
Lunch was okay. But the turning point of it all was during nap time.
I had most of the kids on cots and handed out bottles to them. I only expected half of them to sleep but imagine my surprise when I came back from lunch break to find EVERYBODY sleeping!!! =) =) =) That has never, ever happened before! Hannah and Josephine NEVER sleep and there they were conked out on their cots! That meant I had a few hours of rest time while waiting for them to wake up. And I knew then that we might have an even better afternoon just because everybody had a sleep.
By 2:00 they were all starting to wake up, so went on with our usual routine of afternoon tea and just free play with whatever's inside the classroom.
Zac made my day talaga. When he woke up, he was still kind of whinging about his mommy but then he lightened up after a while and I just started engaging him in a game of "what does that animal say?" He actually said, "Frogs don't say anything!" He's soooo cute! And then he took out the basket of toy fruits and veggies that we have and I asked him if he was selling them and he said yes. So I said how much was the banana. He said, "uhhh...fifty four!" I said, "what? 54 dollars?!?" and he said yes and I said it was so expensive and pretended to pay him...at nilagay naman nya sa bulsa nya yung bayad! And I kept asking him how much the orange was or the lemon or the corn...everything was 50 dollars! Then there was an eggplant and I pretended not to know what it was so I asked him.
me: "hey Zac what's this?"
Zac: "oh. It's a carrot."
me: "a carrot? But it's purple."
Zac: "Yeah, a purple carrot!"
me: "Do you like carrots?"
Zac: "I like carrots."
and right after he said that, he said to me. "hey. I like you."
what he said caught me so off-guard that I really cried right in front of him. As in omygod my heart melted into goo!
Sabi ko na lang sa kanya, "awww Zac. You make me so happy, you know that? I'm crying cos I'm just so happy."
and he said, "Don't cry, it's okay. You should be happy! Your mommy's gonna be here soon."
I asked him for a cuddle and a kiss at sa lips pa talaga ako kiniss ha! =) =) =)
We just had a blast after that! All of us were dancing, holding hands and I was teaching them how to shake their thang!!! They're soooo cute! Even Alex cheered up! And Zac kept jumping up and down saying, "My mommy's gonna be here soon! My mommy's gonna be here soon! And Lonnie too!" As in he was like Tom Cruise-crazy in Oprah when he was jumping on the couch!!!
When his mom picked him up, she was just sooo happy and grateful to see him have the biggest smile on his face cos she said her husband was getting worried na he never wanted to go to school and such. She said to me pa, "I don't know what you did but thank you." Awww...
All my kids were so happy today and THAT was the bestest thing ever.
And to think I worked an extra 2 hours and had just a break for 30 minutes. But I never felt more appreciated and loved. =)
Wala lang...wanted to share the goodvibes!!! =)
P.S. I Love
Kahit nalito ako sa Memento. After watching it parang I had his "condition." I couldn't remember what the hell just happened!.