Spring Break

I survived Spring Break and have yet to figure out why it's always SO damn difficult. Yearly I plan events for the week, I try to keep the costs down to make the activities available for everyone. I always enjoy hanging out with the children and seeing the smiles on their faces, the fact is that it's the parents who make it difficult. I plan ahead and draft a full schedule before Spring Break starts and the parents recieve a copy.
I had one parent who asked if he could send anything with his two kids, I said; a bag of apples, a case of bottled water and a large box of granola bars. This may have cost $25 and would assist with the cost of snacks for the kids for the entire week, however, he only sent one bag of apples and that's it. Sounds petty, but it bothers me!
Another parent called every evening and again 8am the following morning to confirm and reconfirm the daily arrangements, again very irritating cause it's Spring Break, I have 4 kids who would all enjoy sleeping in and we're getting phone call every morning even though none of the scheduled events start until 11am!!

I've been looking for a new middle name for my first born son, Devon. I think it would be fabulous to find him a suitable Haida name to connect him with his heritage. The options that I have found sofar;
Kaigani ~ The name of an Alaskan Haida Village
Haada/Xaada ~ "Haida"
Skil'wxan Jas ~ Fairies coming to you as in a big wave
Daxiigang ~ Noise in the Housepit (great, great, great grandfathers Haida name)
Yahgulaanas ~ "Raven" in Haida language

April 28, 2009 We recieved a copy of our last Family Court Order which stipulated Wanda was only permitted supervised access & visitation with the children. A year later, Wanda has finally contacted me to let me know she's called a professional supervisor to make such arrangements to begin gaining contact. To my understanding, Wanda has an interview with the Professional Supervisor, provides them with a copy of the Order, Signs a Contract and prepays for the requested services. The Supervisor then contacts us for an interview and access arrangements can begin by consent of all parties.

I intented to work on my Biology 12 over the Spring Break, but it didn't happen. Now that Spareblox has started again, I will have 2 hours in the evenings to continue with my studies and get another Unit done. I'm working on Unit #3 out of 8... I still have ALOT of work to need to have it done before Provincial Exams become available in June. It's taken me 9 months to complete 2 Units, pathetic really!! I also need to take the Math/English Assessment test before I'm given a seat in the LPN Course for Sept or November 2010.

Heath has had steady work with a local investor who builds subdivisions, it's been nice to have consistent work but this investor has tight purse strings and pays 1/2 of the going rates. Heath met Dezmond who is a wise and connected older gentleman, he was working on this site until recently and has taken a real shine to Heath. Dezmond offered him the opportunity to work elsewhere for the proper rates and they start next week.