Pam's Grant

I see no one has put anything new on the blog in accordance with Alice's directions, so me, being the obedient one, will be first, even though I have nothing special to report. Although Wally and I are going on vacation to Azizona to visit Mom for 9 days which I think is our longest vacation ever. Wally said just this morning he is so excited he can hardly stand it! That's a first for him, I think. We are flying out on Thursday, and even though Mom says it's only in the 60's there it's sure going to beat the -50 degrees we've had here for the last 2 days.
The other news is that I now have a life coach. A life coach is someone who is hired to help you get your act together. Her name is Jessie Schunk and I got her because of a grant that I wrote and got. My first grant! It was for $3500. I am quite proud of myself that I was able to get one, but I guess the grant people could see that I obviously needed help, so maybe it's not such a good thing. Anyway, I got it for the daycare to help me develop my leadership skills, my organizational skills and my time management skills. I meet with her on the phone once a week and she gives me assignments that will help me organize the daycare office and get more bossy with my staff members. The grant also provides for helping write a mission statement with the staff and for $1000 for playground equipment. In order to get the grant, I have to take a class from Child Care Resources and Referral called "Developing Your Leadership Potential" that meets online every Tuesday night from 8:00-8:45 P.M. for six weeks. It better be good because I have to miss American Idol to take it. So by the time all this is over, I should be an extremely organized, well functioning person. You may not recognize me the next time you see me!