September 30 2010
This morning, Yana and I only had Kaeli and Sara, so Yana and I had a bean bag war with each other where we were chucking them at each other and then tossing them to the kids. However, somewhere amidst the fight, it was Yana, Sara and Kaeli versus me. Not fair. We then decided to do relay races with the kids, which was a ton of fun and made for a fairly fun and easy morning.
We actually got to go outside this morning and Jan came out, asking if Camilla had already had her turn on the swing. While she had, I explained that she had her five minute turn, got off for five minutes and then got back on, which was the rule that all staff members were working under the guise of. However, Jan then told me the most ridiculous rule to date: The children only get one five-minute turn on the swing for the entire hour that we are outside. It's so ridiculous considering that the two year olds can't even go on it and the options for the kids are already so limited outside. My face must have explained exactly what I was thinking because Jan followed it up by saying, "I hope that's not too hard core." Umm.. News flash. Kids are kids. Let them swing for however damn long they want to as long as they're taking turns. I really don't see the harm in it.
Took my lunch break to e-mail Darrick and then went back to work where, before I had even clocked back in, Yailyn came in and told me that she had an accident (I'm guessing that means she started her period?) and that she needed to go home and change. So ridiculous considering she'd been at work an hour and then got a half hour off.
Went outside for fifteen minutes this afternoon with the toddlers and preschoolers before I was asked to go outside with Erin, so she could take the babies out. Finishing that up, Yailyn did diapers, which took her forever again, so I only partially got to clean out the water table before my day was done.
Headed over to the coffee shop and talked to Darrick for the longest amount of time since I've been here! (FIVE hours!) Bless the coffee shop lady who let us stay an hour and forty minutes past closing time since she was just going to be hanging out, waiting for her daughter anyway. So, we watched The Other Guys with her and continued to talk to the boy. I am really blown away by how nice the people (minus the people in management at the CDC) are on this base. Honestly. I've never met so many nice people.
Things I learned today:
1. The nicest people in the world reside on this tiny base in the tiny village of Croughton, England.
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