Goodbye Child Time

A month after school started I found out that Talmage's school was shutting down for good. He is in the state lottery funded pre-k program. Which is free or so they say. If you don't go to an elementary school that offers pre-k (the one elementary school by our house that offered it no longer does because they needed the 2 extra class rooms for other grades) the daycare centers charge $20.00 a week (some even charge more) for food (breakfast, lunch, and snack) which you have to eat there food unless you have a Dr.s note because you have allergies. Talmage went to the same pre-k that Kennedy went to. It was at a day care center less than 5 minutes from my house. I was so sad when I got the news. That day care center has been there as long as my parents have been here (15 years). They are renting the building and the owners wanted then to sign a 10 year contract which they weren't willing to do. Not sure why since they have been there for at least 15 maybe during that 10 years they can raise the rent to whatever they want and with the economy the way it is that can be scary.
So now the race and stress was on I had to search for a new school (which these free pre-k classes are very popular and to find one a month after they all started yikes!!) and find a spot fast because all the other 20 kids had to find a new school as well. One day care started another class but I didn't really want to go to that one because it was a little further than I wanted to travel and a few people that I have talked to didn't really care for the staff there. So I started calling ones around my house. When I got one that said they just opened up a space because the kid wasn't showing up for class I jumped in the car and headed over there and got all the paper work to fill out. Once I found out there class started at 7:30 am (no way I could get the other kids on the bus and drive him there and Brenton bus comes 12 minutes after that) I got on the phone and started my search again. I finally found another that was about 8 minutes from my house that just got an opening same deal as the other school kid not showing up (this time I asked what time there school started so I would make that same mistake). So once I dropped Talmage off to school on Friday, I went over to the other school and signed him up. Talmages school wasn't set to close for another 2 weeks but he had to start at his new school that next Monday. So Thursday and Friday I was so sad about the whole situation. All the great staff having to either transfer to the other daycare center quite a ways away or having to find a new job all together. All the parents finding another place for their babies, toddlers, preschoolers. Talmage had such great teachers which made it harder for me. When Kennedy was at that school, it seemed like every month there was a new main teacher or teaching assistant in there class room, but they finally got some great teachers and then this.

Talmage has been at his new school for a month now (yes I am still a month behind) and he loves it and I do too. Luckily, Talmage is one who doesn't mind change (unlike some of my other kids) he was happy to be going to a new school and didn't seem to mind. He makes friends very easily and isn't shy he will talk and talk and talk your ear off to anyone.