Veronika got the job! Woohoo and praise God! I/we are very excited!! Yesterday and today we participated in the traditional YMCA staff training which included a Child Abuse Protocol Training Workshop (sad, but interesting and useful) and today we went to "new staff training". It was a great day! I didn't realize how great an organization the YMCA is. We learned about the history and how it has become what it is today...James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, was a YMCA fitness director! How cool is that? I really appreciate everything they stand for, especially the holistic approach they have to serving the community: they are committed to help build up people in mind, body and spirit which is different then other organizations such as regular fitness facilities who would concentrate on catering to just your body, etc.
ALSO...on a very small world note, two of the girls I met there were from Ontario! One of th
em grew up in the Sarnia area and the other in Markdale..apparently the maritimes is a hot spot for Ontarions to go for school!
Well, this is just a short and quick blog to say hi and happy weekend...we're packing up to go on a camping retreat for the weekend! I'm excited for this downtime to relax and recharge from work/project chaos. This past week I've been dodging the stomach flu and battling a cold, (both of which are a result of the mass exposure to germs at the daycare)... so it will be nice to rest up and have lots of fun in beautiful rural Nova Scotia. I'm also excited to bust out some new camping equipment that I invested in at MEC! Good times will be had by all and I'll have lots of pictures and stories to blog about. Have a great weekend everyone!
I've included some more pictures of my workplace!...keep in mind there are usually lots of children in these rooms..these pictures were taken at the end of the day.
ALSO...on a very small world note, two of the girls I met there were from Ontario! One of th
em grew up in the Sarnia area and the other in Markdale..apparently the maritimes is a hot spot for Ontarions to go for school!Well, this is just a short and quick blog to say hi and happy weekend...we're packing up to go on a camping retreat for the weekend! I'm excited for this downtime to relax and recharge from work/project chaos. This past week I've been dodging the stomach flu and battling a cold, (both of which are a result of the mass exposure to germs at the daycare)... so it will be nice to rest up and have lots of fun in beautiful rural Nova Scotia. I'm also excited to bust out some new camping equipment that I invested in at MEC! Good times will be had by all and I'll have lots of pictures and stories to blog about. Have a great weekend everyone!
I've included some more pictures of my workplace!...keep in mind there are usually lots of children in these rooms..these pictures were taken at the end of the day.
3 comments:
Hey Nicky
Sorry to hear you were sick...I've had a cold for a week now...so I know how you feel (no stomach flu for me thought)...hope capming is fabulous and that the weather is good for you. I am home right now...went to Sharon's wedding today which was good...she looked amazing...I'll send you a pic.
Love ya lots
Hilly
You were battling a stomach flu and the cold last week? :O
Anyways, did you know that the YMCA used to be like the largest evangelistic organization (or something like that) back in the day? (Except now they don't really do anything evangelistic anymore)
Oh, are you up for watching Pirates 1 & 2 tonight? I think we'd like to hijack your living room.
Clarification: I didn't HAVE the stomach flu, but there were 12 cases of it in our daycare centre...and I was working in the baby room for a few days where there are a LOT of germs...so by "dodging" I meant doing my best to get lots of rest and prevent germ swappage...I'm so thankful that I didn't get seriously sick! Nicky
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