So, I’ve been back from vacation for a little over a week now, in fact this is the first time I’ve had an opportunity to take a moment and write a post.   It’s been pretty busy since I got back from vacation to say the least.  It’s just another reminder of why these vacations are so darn important.

Of course as always I returned to the never-ending spam and I went right to work on some new projects that I can’t wait to share with you….just not now, but soon!  

I’m also being extremely brave this summer….I’ve decided to go day care free for the entire summer.  I know….what is she thinking right?  Well, I figured since my daughter is now 4 years old, there would be a little less maintenance and I’d find that balance pretty quickly.  

HA…okay, so it’s been one week and already I’m beginning to question my decision.

I have to give her credit though; for the most part she has been finding things to occupy herself while I’m working.  The problem is the way she keeps herself occupied. She doesn’t have the nickname “Hurricane Hannah” for nothing.  My house is open season for her and by the time I am done work, my living space looks like a disaster zone.   The only thing missing is the yellow tape with “Danger, keep out”.   Seriously, no joke, you cannot walk two feet without stepping on Barbie’s head, or getting a piece of lego stuck to the bottom of your foot.   It can literally take me hours to pick up after her…. but it does allow me to work, so maybe the clean up time isn’t that bad.  

The one thing I have really been noticing is how well spent that $200.00/month for Speech Therapy is. Boy, oh boy….does she talk, and talk, and talk, I’ll have to thank her speech therapist for doing such a bang up job! Being that I am the sole focus of her attention all day now, I get her full verbal talents.  My daughter is on continuous play and there is absolutely no mute button.   She’ll talk about just about anything and everything, and she’s always got loads of questions.  

“Mommy are you working on the puter?”  -hasn’t quite got the word computer yet, we’re working on it.

“Mommy is that your paper?” pointing to the paper in the printer.

“Mommy what colour is it?”

“Mommy is Dad at work?”

“Does Mommy start with M?”

 “Mommy, is the sky blue?”

 And those questions were delivered in about 3 minutes flat….so you get the picture!   

 Don’t get me wrong, I am not completely bald yet, there have been some very nice moments through it all such as eating our lunch together, curling up on the couch during breaks and just being more “there” for her.  Something I wasn’t when daycare was present.

 All in all, the first week has been a bit of a challenge and an adjustment, but I guess being brave hasn’t been so bad after all. There are plenty rewards that come along with it.