Today is the first day of the family care for Ryan. We got there on time. The caregiver, Shafani, and her husband welcomed us. I stayed for an hour to make sure Ryan was ok, and also talked more about Ryan with the Shafani. Most importantly, I wanted to see how Shafani deals with kids. There, we met the other kids that she's taking care of- Daclan, Pippa and Reily.
Well, truth is I think Shafanie seemed inexperienced, because she just opened this Child Care for several months. I guess she's getting used to it. However, she tries her best and she's really friendly, gentle and patient. The best part of this child care is that she takes kids outdoor twice a day, no matter what.
Shafani's husband made black tea for three of us while the kids were having their morning snacks. The tea was really tasty! I didn't realize it was the famous ceylon tea until the next day. I felt lucky when I found out that.
I picked Ryan up at noon. Because it's been raining for days, Shafani asked us to buy a rain jacket and a pair of rain boots for Ryan. They go out every day, even in rainy days, so those things are important. Therefore, we went straight ahead to Metrotown for shopping again.
We got no luck on rain boots hunting. We spent hours and tried several stores, but they were all out of stock. Finally, we got an expensive rain jacket at a sports store (we were planning to get a cheaper one.)
Everyone was too tired eventually. We gave up on rain boots. We went home and went to bed and hoped it would be a sunny day tomorrow!
Michelle
*This Child Care is not very close to what I want, but I guess we really don't have much choice at this time of year. Good, experienced teachers or caregivers seemed all unavailable. However, I am still very thankful for everything. At least, Ryan started to feel comfortable with speaking English. He opens his mind to the English speakers little by little. He's not so shy any more. This IS a good start.
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