tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post5878786629487902434..comments2023-08-16T09:45:56.539-05:00Comments on Belle Plaine: Brain dump about preschools in the city. Hold me.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008698754694357636noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-54864009838881680692022-11-11T02:25:49.130-06:002022-11-11T02:25:49.130-06:00Thanks great bloogThanks great bloogJersey City Home Appraisalhttps://www.home-appraisers.com/us/real-estate-appraiser-new-jersey/jersey-city-home-appraisal.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-27744348064625943402010-04-27T21:31:01.333-05:002010-04-27T21:31:01.333-05:00I AM NOW HAVING A HEART ATTACK.I AM NOW HAVING A HEART ATTACK.samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056301763321318418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-55283390105252944292010-04-26T21:50:56.168-05:002010-04-26T21:50:56.168-05:00Pictures please!!!Pictures please!!!Hilarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-71287662703170247302010-04-19T13:12:24.857-05:002010-04-19T13:12:24.857-05:00First of all - "throw him on a shower curtain...First of all - "throw him on a shower curtain"? HILARITY.<br /><br />My husband and I are going through this same debacle, although for us it's DAYCARE, because Carter is only 7 months old. Basically, any daycare worth being in has a 2-3 year waiting list because I work in Burbank, near all the studios, so everyone and their mother needs childcare. Most places don't have infant centers, either. <br />So what to do? Pay a nanny half of my yearly salary to hang out in MY house all day, taking care of MY kid? Ugh. <br />Since I went back to work in January we've been using the ONE waiting-list-free daycare I found that isn't completely atrocious...but it's also not amazing. I'm on the list at several amazing places, including the Warner Bros. (my company) daycare. When I took the tour while I was four months pregnant, they told us that most likely our children wouldn't get in til they were 3. WTF? WHAT THE F____?? I am PREGNANT, people! That's right - WITH CHILD. He's not even going to be BORN for another six months, and you're telling me that I shouldn't dare to aspire to join your precious daycare before he's THREE?? <br /><br />Sorry. Clearly this post struck a chord. I will now proceed to pound some caffeine and curse the heavens (clearly parochial school is not an option for us, either - lil' too Jesusy for my blood). <br /><br />Have a lovely day.Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755446727015047410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-42438596310869644512010-04-16T10:19:45.315-05:002010-04-16T10:19:45.315-05:00Yeah, so I'm waiting till my kids are 4. I fig...Yeah, so I'm waiting till my kids are 4. I figure they'll be in school till they're like 80 anyway - why rush them? That being said, they still go to a private daycare for socialization and skills and such so it's not like a keep them home and plop them in front of the TV (much).<br /><br />Maybe you can look into something similar for a year or so to buy you more time?AndreAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102680027953333309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-28523856001437497502010-04-16T10:07:01.200-05:002010-04-16T10:07:01.200-05:00I considered home schooling, but I am just not dis...I considered home schooling, but I am just not disciplined enough. So we do the private school thing, and in spite of the cost (which is huge, especially for a one-working-parent household) I think we made the right choice.<br /><br />Motherklunkers.com is a new website that looks at the lighter side of parenting. We all make mistakes, right? Mothers aren't perfect (fathers either) and here is the proof. No jokes, no cute kid stories, just a real look at moms and dads and the mistakes we make. funny stuff.<br /><br />- When I don’t want to share my food, I tell my kids it’s spicy.<br /><br />- I accidentally taped American Idol over my kid’s kindergarten graduation video.<br /><br />- I sent my daughter to her room for a 5-minute time out and forgot about her for an hour.<br />Visit us and tell your own story. You know you have one.<br /><br />motherklunkers.com<br />because nobody's perfectSeriousMomhttp://motherklunkers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-78580813229711088022010-04-16T08:17:58.039-05:002010-04-16T08:17:58.039-05:00Oh, I can't handle this post. CAN'T HANDLE...Oh, I can't handle this post. CAN'T HANDLE. I have been thinking about this too, and my heart aches to know that Noah is YOUNGER than Madeline and you're going through so much competitive stressy b.s.<br /><br />We're currently leaning toward private parochial. We're Lutheran, but the school we're considering is a different "brand" of Lutheran than our church (oh, religion, you are so convoluted). By all reports the school is just Christian, which I'm happy with. Our local public schools are overfull and just - no. I will not send her there. <br /><br />Even if it means that we WILL be paying 5 figures for tuition and books. <br /><br />Sending hugs, because - GAH. I KNOW. They're TWO!bessie.violahttp://www.bessieviola.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-50034502263198848482010-04-16T04:57:19.645-05:002010-04-16T04:57:19.645-05:00Oy, it is a nutty world for little people. At lea...Oy, it is a nutty world for little people. At least Chicago has some good public & free options. Here in the NYC burbs, not so much. And, they start school at two years old. Some schools are upwards of $20,000 for two hours a day, two days a week, for a two year old. Crazy pants.<br /><br />I like your idea of $5 paints and a shower curtain, and I know Harper would LOVE it!<br /><br />Good luck in your search!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364455117823985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-90096405221976769712010-04-15T16:31:59.012-05:002010-04-15T16:31:59.012-05:00So THAT is why people move to the burbs.....I knew...So THAT is why people move to the burbs.....I knew there had to be some reason : ) BTW, cutest picture ever, he looks like a little man!Shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-40646957679560641572010-04-15T16:07:38.026-05:002010-04-15T16:07:38.026-05:00OmGGGGGGGGGGGG I think I will just have to send yo...OmGGGGGGGGGGGG I think I will just have to send you an email because OMGGGGGGGMaggiehttp://www.mightymaggie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728923913945313677.post-89164346538353562052010-04-15T15:27:30.085-05:002010-04-15T15:27:30.085-05:00For the love that all is holy--what is UP with the...For the love that all is holy--what is UP with the preschool nonsense? <br /><br />I say eff it and homeschool.<br /><br />*snort*<br /><br />Just kidding. I can't even do MATH, so that solution wouldn't fly in our house.<br /><br />Feel confident that a good solution--maybe not right, maybe not wrong, but just good--will reveal itself.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623440001907352150noreply@blogger.com