Later Tuesday night I was closing Preschool 2's class. Suddenly in walks one of the Pre-K kids and she's one of those kids who doesn't really listen well or follow rules much. She can be sweet no doubt! And she wants to be helpful, but suddenly she'll go from good to bad. I don't know why and I do my best to be patient and loving with her. Well when I see her walk in the room I use a firm voice and ask her, "Why are you in here?" She replies by saying she' looking for her doll. I not having been in the room most of the day, and since I work with her and haven't seen her with a doll assumed she was being silly and possibly walking out of her room with our my co-worker knowing her where abouts. So I sent her back.
30 minutes later the same girl walks right back into my room. Again I see she's alone and a little more exasperated (yet trying to maintain a firm voice) I ask again why she was in my room. I then get the answer from the hall outside my door, "Because her mother sent her in there to find her doll!" I was stunned at the fierceness of the woman tone. It took me by surprise, then I wondered if I raised my voice too much or if I did sound mean to her daughter. Whatever it was all I can say is I need to keep my tone in check. I wish I had thought of it then and explained to the mother that it was the second time that her daughter had entered the class I was in and I had no way of knowing if the teacher knew where she was (let alone if her mother was with her). But I didn't say that. I just apologized and helped look for the doll which turned out to be in one of the children's cubbies.
Later a co-worker asks what happened and I said exactly what I said and heard and admitted that I probably was a little more harsher sounding than I meant to be. Apparently the woman said I was being really rude. All I can say is whatever. I don't want to offend people, but I do have to consider that this woman doesn't know my position at the day care. I assume she might have thought I was the lead teacher in the preschool class and that maybe I was hiding the doll, let alone that my tone with her daughter was inappropriate. I for one am making sure my tone with the kids are more patient. I don't want to have another moment when a parent walks in on me talking to their child with the wrong tone again.
That was just my Tuesday night and I survived.Wednesday, however, one upped Tuesday by adding on 2 unexpected events. First was Late Arrival day for the School Agers. So now there are more kids and we are trying to quickly get them over to the school age center as the 2nd and last picture was getting set up. Lucky me I got to be left alone with 11 kids, 7 of them school age (and me unfamiliar with them). I also at this time still didn't have my phone and couldn't check the time. And I didn't know when the other Pre-K kids were gonna be there. Instead I just had to do my best dealing with 5th graders who would leave the fenced area and fight over balls and say I was being unjust when I was doing the best I could with the rules I knew. (Sigh) It is needless to say I was grateful when I was able to take them inside with another teacher and to finally see my other co-worker show up with the other kids.
I only had my kids inside for 30ish minutes since it was time for the School Agers to go to school. In those 30 minutes I had also sent out an ice-pack and some water to my co-worker for one of the kids out there. Once I was able to rejoin her with the 4 Pre-K I had I find that two of the girls were sitting on the side. That was when I found out about the 2nd event. Apparently the girl who I had mentioned about last night pushed the other girl off the monkey bars.
I am in no way upset or angry with the girl. My heart more goes out to her wondering why it is she chooses to be aggressive. What is going on in her life that she feels the need to from time to time to be rough with the kids. I have prayed for her and the best answer I have gotten is no matter what she does, is to let her know she's loved. Dunno if I'll be able to reach her, but we'll see if me trying to be more tender and loving toward her will influence her to do better.
After work on Friday, Steven and I got to go see John Carter of Mars with our friends Jessica and Adam. Great movie. I really enjoyed it and it was good to see our friends since our games nights have been getting somewhat out of sync due to work schedules rearranging.
Saturday Steven and I got to help a member move to his new home. It went by quite quick since there were a lot of guys there. I was the only woman, so it was kinda fun lifting boxes and helping the guys out. I then took over cleaning the house by sweeping and vacuuming as the boxes all disappeared. The guys all seemed to be in competition with each other (who can do the most lifting/moving wise). Especially when we were unloading the last load. The guy had like.... 100 cases of soda! I accepted moving 2 cases at a time while the guys went from 2, to 3. Then the next guy had to do 4 and the next 5til finally one of them carried 8 cases for a few steps and then needed help cuz he couldn't see where he was going. I just smiled thinking boys are silly and that thankfully no one hurt their back because of it.
The guy who we helped move made a very delicious lazagnia! OH MAN!! It was crazy good and tons of it. He let us take some home... but since there was no paper plates or tupper ware for us to use/barrow, Steven decides to stuff our left overs and some extra into a sauce jar. So here's hoping getting it back out won't be too messy of a task.
After helping with the move Steven and I did some sock shopping and went to our friend Amilyn's home to hang out. While there Steven prepared the lesson he was to give in Priesthood while Amilyn and I chatted and ate some yummy cheese dip she made. Steven and I then dropped her off at work before heading home and realizing we were about to loose an hour that night (sigh). Kinda has my Sunday thrown off kilter, but so far it's been a good Sunday. Steven did well in his lesson and we're about to go to a member friend's house for dinner.
Again, as always, I hope everyone is doing well. For those who pray, if you could say a special blessing for the little girls, the one who had her elbow broken and the one who needs more love in her life, as well as a blessing for one of our church members who is a recent convert and struggling right now with what to believe and do. I feel they are in need of prayers and it would be wonderful if we can give them our support by doing that simple act.
<3 Meri
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