At work today my young co-worker, Becky and I were chatting about daycare. Her son goes to a home-based daycare when Becky and her husband are working. It made me recall the daycare providers our children had - some good ones. Once again, I'm reminded how fortunate we've been in our lives to be surrounded by good people.
In Osage, just before Amy was born, the Extension Director in Mitchell County - Neil Wubben asked Paul if we had daycare lined up. Our answer was nope. It seems his wife Karen was interested in getting into the daycare biz. So six weeks after Amy grudgingly made her way into the world, we first delivered her to their home while we worked.
The Wubbens raised several 4 boys - they had all graduated by then except Martin, aka Mart. He was a nerdish kid in middle school at the time. Karen loved having a little girl around - especially one as cute and mellow as little Amy Goldsmith.
As a new parent I was lucky to have a veteran parent like Karen to give me advice - and to get Amy on a schedule. In the one year we lived in Osage with baby Amy, we depended on the Wubbens a great deal. They were like favorite relatives, and acted like Amy was one of the fam. One of Amy's first words (after Cookie) was Mart! That's what Karen would yell at him when the school bus arrived, and Amy picked up on that.
The Wubbens spoiled us when it came to daycare. So we had our work cut out for us when we moved to Creston. But we were up to the challenge...
In Osage, just before Amy was born, the Extension Director in Mitchell County - Neil Wubben asked Paul if we had daycare lined up. Our answer was nope. It seems his wife Karen was interested in getting into the daycare biz. So six weeks after Amy grudgingly made her way into the world, we first delivered her to their home while we worked.
The Wubbens raised several 4 boys - they had all graduated by then except Martin, aka Mart. He was a nerdish kid in middle school at the time. Karen loved having a little girl around - especially one as cute and mellow as little Amy Goldsmith.
As a new parent I was lucky to have a veteran parent like Karen to give me advice - and to get Amy on a schedule. In the one year we lived in Osage with baby Amy, we depended on the Wubbens a great deal. They were like favorite relatives, and acted like Amy was one of the fam. One of Amy's first words (after Cookie) was Mart! That's what Karen would yell at him when the school bus arrived, and Amy picked up on that.
The Wubbens spoiled us when it came to daycare. So we had our work cut out for us when we moved to Creston. But we were up to the challenge...
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