the daycare visit

After reading about the extra time off my current provider is planning to take, which would have resulted in me needing more vacation days than I am able to take, I called the subsidized place to see if I still had a chance.  Luckily I called early and she agreed to take me.  So I went to visit today and it was really nice.  I was quite impressed with their operation, the meal plan and the daily plan.  They are happy to use my cloth diapers, and they have a great outdoor space.  The director was very nice, and the place is very secure.  I think Jackson will do well there, though I am not looking forward to the short transition.

I still need to have an interview with the city about the subsidy, I couldn't afford to have him there without it, it's about half the cost that the city is going to cover... That adds up to a lot of money.  Hopefully they call me tomorrow about the interview so I can get that over and done asap.  The start date is September 6th.  I have the day booked off to take an extra long weekend, now I'll be going to daycare to spend the day with Jackson there and help him adjust.  He'll do a half day then on the 7th he goes all day, unless there is a meltdown of some sort, in which case I'll have to go get him but that's ok with me.  They are closed the 3 days between Christmas and New Years, but I expected that any way so it's ok. Way better than the 10 days DCP is planning to be closed.

Now the sticky part.  My contract says I have to give one months notice, and I'll be giving two weeks.  I'm willing to pay for those two, obviously, and one more after he's done there.  But I do not want to pay her for a whole month.  Even that extra week is a bit much.  I feel as though she has violated the contract first because she says 10 days vacation but has already taken those, plus one booked in November, and the time over xmas... it would be 17 days in one year.  I don't get that many days in a year.  Never mind that I have take some extra time just for me. 

One good thing about the new place is that I can take my holidays whenever I want.  I have to pay regardless but if I want to take two weeks off in the summer, I can do that.  I will have to save 3 days for December, but that's fine.  I can do that. 

I am feeling blessed, and glad to have gotten the second chance.  Both a friend and my mom have said that this must be meant to be, and that someone upstairs is looking out for me.  I am not that religious but I do believe in a higher power, and something out there was knocking me on the head with the right decision to make.  That does help. 

The location is ok, could be better for getting to and from work but it was a 10 minute drive home from there.  I'll have to change my work schedule to 8 to 4, that's ok I guess.  And I will have to figure out how to actually get there and back, and avoid the construction currently going on.  I think we'll adjust to the new schedule.  Kind of funny it's labour day weekend, when school starts up here... I haven't had anything big happen around labour day in years!  Now it feels like I'm starting new :-)