Ok so Dad's surgery went well. They ended up taking out a bunch of scar tissue from when he had colon cancer in 1998 and took care of a hernia on one of his bowels. That made the surgery take longer than the original 4 hours and he has to stay another night-tonight. Today they started him on solid foods and getting up and walking around. He's been very compliant about getting up on the edge of the bed and trying to move around. If he can keep food down and none of his numbers change, he should be able to go home tomorrow (Thursday). I will post on my facebook status when he will be released. Bless Robert's heart, he's stayed the night with Dad last night and tonight. And he's going to class. I have had to be at work at 6:45 yesterday and this morning. One of the teachers I work with has had a miscarriage and so she is taking the rest of the week to heal and collect her thoughts. Please keep her in your prayers. The other teacher I work with has family and her parents in upstate New York where hurricane Irene and now hurricane Jill is affecting and they have evacuated twice (last week) then came home to repair the ruins and have now evacuated for rain through Friday. Such a sad devastating week on both ends, and I've been stressed to the max as well. So please keep my friends Alison and Amanda in your prayers as well as a smooth recovery for Dad.
Work has been a good distraction other than I yawn more than I yell :P
During the mornings I have had the little ones (all 8) by myself and part of our day, we do art and it's supposed to last 40 MINUTES!!! That's so long! Since the color of the week was blue and the shape of the week was rectangle, and the body part of the week was hand, I thought- WHY NOT FINGER PAINT!?!
BAAAAD IDEA on Ms Amber's behalf.
We had blue paint everywhere! On shirt's on chairs on tables, legs, arm, hair, floor, paper, friend's hair. Sooo bad. Have you ever tried to wash 8 children's hands at once? And keep them from sticking things in the toilet and trying to drink out of the toilet (yes, you read that right). It's hilarious. Later when I tell my mom about my day that is. I'm sure that the parents and grandparents watching the nanny cam from home or work are having a good laugh all day. Sitting back with their popcorn watching me try to entertain children.
So today, we did finger painting again, but they only got to paint with ONE finger (not ten) and I had them trapped to where when they were done, I immediately wet wiped their hand off and then they went under my left leg to go throw their wipey away and I lifted my right calf to let the next child in to do their paper of finger painting and put the wet papers in the play pen to dry. It was a lot like corralling cattle for shots and ear tags. Probably a lot more messy and loud and fun. You get the picture. We made awesome paintings that I later cut out and am going to make some sort of flower shape out of tomorrow during their nap/my teacher thought time.
My children are hilarious and sweet. I love my job. Have I told you that?
So tomorrow I have another teacher's class mandated by the state of Arkansas via nwacc and then Friday is hopefully a day of rest (after work of course) and then Saturday night I'm going to Fort Smith with Markette to see Girl Talk!!! (And some other bands)
I'm excited.
I hope this was entertaining in words as it was in my head.
I'm off to bed.
Love you all very much
~Amber
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