childminding this week and last

Well I've not added much about the childminding in here so far, (well I did, but lost it!!) so here goes.

Last week

We had pancake day and chinese new year.
PANCAKE DAY:
I made pancakes with the lo I look after while Layla is at nursery (Reilly was fast asleep in bed, bless) It was the first time she'd made or eaten pancakes and really enjoyed making them, got in a bit of a mess with the flour lol and she was unsure of the eggs, but we got there, I thought she'd be well impresesd with my flipping skills, but she walked off to play with the scooter!!! and then didn't like them, still I think it was a good experience for her :) I have 3 school age children that I have for about 45mins after school on a Tue this week and next week whilst their Mum is on a placement, so we had a pancake each for our snack :) and they were thrilled that I flipped their pancakes (YEY!!!) and they loved them too :) Then Craig, Bethany, Layla and Reilly (and Me and DH of course) had pancakes for our dinner. YUMMY

CHINESE NEW YEAR:
I found some print outs of the different symbols used in China to represent the years and we worked out which year we were born under. We had "2 Dragons, 1 Rabbit, 2 Monkeys, 1 Pig, 3 Horses, and a goat lol and I had printed out the characteristics of each annimal and we agreed that we did have the said characteristics of our annimals (well mostly lol) I explained a bit about how in China they have big street parties to celebrate and fireworks (and that these were invented in China) and that if we were living in China we'd all be off of school or work to celebrate (surprisingly they thought we should move lol) I'd tried to get hold of some fortune cookies but had been unable to, so we just had prawn crackers for our snack, and everyone enjoyed them. Then we did some colouring sheets of the Rat and Dragon (as that was everyone's favourite) I then made a chinese meal for us for dinner (none of the children I mind stay late enough to have dinner) and only Craig appreciated my efforts lol

I also made a sparkly shaker with my younges mindee as she came dressed in silver one day and had loved the one Layla had made at nursery, she was so chuffed and kept walking about shaking it and doing a funky dance lol

This week

Unfortunately either us or the children I mind have been ill most of this week, so Monday I didn't have any (both of them off sick) Tue was a day off (apart from the morining this week as I take the 3 older ones to school, but they just love to play board games of Kim's game in the morinings for the 20mins or so before we leave to get there in time) Wed and Thur, I had to not have my youngest as I had Bethany off with susspected tonsilitis (my older one came anyway on the Thur-Wed is a day off) and I had them both today, and it was a teacher training day for all except Layla, bless her, so we all took her off to lunch club at nursery where she was having her photos taken (hope they wiped her nose and make her look half decent lol) and picked her up again (and we were at the Dr's with her too, see other post!!) Then we made a chocolate cake, yummy, with tonnes of choc icing and sprinkles :)
Bethany and the older child I mind also made up stories and did drawings, aswell as played schools, High School Musical, and did some dancing and singing to songs in the living room. I'm glad it's the weekend!!!

I really hope I can kick this sore throat I've got and pray we get some warmer weather so we can get out to some parks next week :)

Right Reilly's waking up, so I'm off to do the milky run :)

Layla

sick, sick, sick

That's what our house hold is this week (and alot of others around here!) Monday I had Craig off of school (although tbh he wasn't as ill as he made out!!) and today (wednesday) I've had Bethany off as she had a sky high temp which started suddenly after school yesterday and I was up all night with her, and Layla, and Reilly (Layla still has a sore tummy, must take her back to the Dr's again to find out what's going on as it's been at least a month now) Reilly was just after milk lol, but Bethany was poorly, her throat is really sore so I'm going to take her to the Dr's tommorrow and check it's not tonsillitis. Poor mites just come downstairs as she hasn't been able to get to sleep because it's getting worse, so I'm going to go now.

xxxx

Just a quickie

Just a quick one tonight :)
I typed out a long essay last night, but it seems to have vanished (phew I hear you cry) I've had a glass of wine and am far too tired to repeat it all tonight, so will do it again another time. Just wanted to say that after waking up feeling down the day turned out alright in the end. I made J go out with all of the children to B&Q and then the pet shop whilst I tidied up our house, how on Earth it had gotten sooooo messy after I'd been tidying all week, I'll never know, but it's a little better now, guess it'll never be a showhome, but I can dream. I had Robbie blasting out and all the windows open as it was such a beautiful day, then phoned my Mum and we went out for a coffee, no-where posh, just around a local garden centre, then we had a drive and found a country park, had a wonder and another coffee. Just soo lovely to do someting without the children for a change. I know it sounds mean, and I wouldn't be without them for anything, however every now and then I think it does me and therefore them good to get out and be ME again without worrying about things like high chairs/nappies/milk etc. They were all soooo pleased to see me again when I came in, poor Reilly wasn't sure what had happened to me all afternoon I don't think as he wouldn't let me put him down once I re-appeared bless him.

Right, I'm off to bed as I'm pooped, it's deffinately J's turn to get up with them all in the morning
xxxx

Introduction

I'm a Mum of four absolutely gorgeous children, 2 boys and 2 girls aged 7, 5, 3 and very nearly 1 (how scarily quick has that gone???) My eldest Craig, is in his first year at Juniour School, Bethany is in year 1 at Infants, Layla has just started at Nursery, she shouldn't really have gotten in until September, but they had spaces and she's one of the eldest in the next year and so she got a place, and loves it. I was sooooo relieved as we'd had teething problems at pre-school last year. Then there's Reilly who is unbelievably 1 in two weeks time aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh, how on Earth has that happened????

Me, well I'm Vicky and am 31, married to Jim who's 32 and we've been married for nearly 11years now!!! Like I said I'm a Mum to our gorgeous children, and I'm also a childminder. I won't be naming any of the children I mind, or posting their pictures on here as this is more of a personal thing for me, really, but I will be sharing the activities and fun that we get up to one here as a sort of record of what I do as a childminder as I'm going to be starting a course soon (I hope, I signed up a couple of weekends ago, but haven't heard anything yet)

I've not really done anything like this before. I did a pregnancy diary for my last two children online, but nothing kind of ongoing, so I hope I can keep it up!!