The Search For Childcare

Who knew looking for childcare would become a daunting task for one going back to school or work .... Not me ! I always seen plenty of flyers and ads for childcare in and around our area and many on the internet close enough to home but of course when it's my turn to find someone I easily find out it would not be as easy as I had thought. I phoned countless flyers and ads with much the same response ....." We're Full" . Finally I came across a lady in islandview ,which is about 10 mins out of my way but at this point I was looking out of my preferred area. We met up with this lady and she was great ! very friendly , great with kids, has 3 boys of her own and nice home setting.

Now after scheduling a second meet up , I get an email from one of the ladies I really liked that was previously full but of course NOW has an opening for both girls. What do I do now ? after talking to josh (because this woman is preferred although she's a bit more expensive but she is off hanwell and I like her just one tad bit more then the other lady ) i have asked her if there's any way she can charge less for one of my girls because they will only be there part-time and i really don't want to pay more then the gov'ment is giving me for childcare. So now my question is ... if she says no , is 50 more dollars a week for a very convenient location(and equally qualified provider) worth it ? I think so , hopefully Josh does too ....

Back to School I Go !

I've Done it , i've signed up for college! I'm taking Executive office assitant with medical & legal. and after researching a bunch of schools and talking to many people ,I decided to go to Compucollege for 67 weeks to get my diploma. So far everything's went really well , all the staff were very nice and welcoming ( and yes i do know they want your money lol ) and seem to have an open-door policy with answers to all your questions.

Also ....did you know? If you are on unemployment or have been on maternity leave in the last five years you qualify for funding from the government ! I sure didn't , but I heard from a friend a week ago and signed up right away .... haha You get half your tuition paid , all of your books , all of your childcare costs, gas , and living expenses while your in school . Why not ,right ? There's also a NB tuition rebate program that allows you to claim 2,000$ a year up to 10,000$ , so maybe when i'm back to work i'll get a check back instead of paying in like I usually do

Classes are from 1-5pm(or 8-12 if you choose the morning) so I just have to get the girls a sitter for five hours a day(still working on that )

I can't wait to start ! I think it will also be good for the girls to get out of the house in the afternoon and hang out with someone else for a change (they must get bored of me at some point lol), and it will be a break for me too.

I'll let ya know how it goes ! ttfn