It has been WAY too long since my last post!! I am so sorry everyone!! The new YMCA I work at is finally opening this weekend and my life has been totally crazy getting ready for this exciting adventure!!!
I am feeling a mix of emotions- excited, stressed, nervous, happy! I cannot believe it is almost September 1! When I started this job on June 15, 2009, September 1 seemed so far away, but tomorrow morning I will get up at 6:30 AM to get ready, go to work and start moving into the YMCA! We will be moving into our offices and Child Watch.
School has started and both of my school-age child care programs have started at the elementary and middle schools. We have 94 kids in our middle school after school program and 73 in our elementary school before and after school program- they are growing by the day! It's been an adjustment- we have a great deal of children in our programs with special needs and behavior disorders who are adjusting to a new school, new program and new staff so we are learning a lot!
My staff is amazing and I am so proud of them and how hard they have been working. I am also very lucky to have amazing support around me. Kim has been my life line and sanity on most days. Dana, Jonathan and Gail, my fellow directors, have been awesome and my boss JP, super supportive! The principals and school staff have been great! Everyone has been reaching out to help out in anyway they can and I am so thankful for that.
Life may be crazy right now but it is totally worth it when I hear kids laughing in our programs and when I see them growing and having fun! It is totally worth it to be a part of such an exciting and special project- the school and the YMCA coming together and a new YMCA coming to an area of the community that is very welcoming and supportive. I would like to thank God for blessing me with such a great opportunity and all of those who have been praying for me, loving and supporting me. I AM SO THANKFUL!
I need to get to bed for the night. Sleep well everyone!! THANKS AGAIN!
Love,
Emmalie
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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