The Waller Way

What am I doing these days, besides working... 1. I am considering how to correct my horrible posture...yoga maybe? I have been participating in a yoga class with my day care and enjoying it immensely. We have a two minute nap at the end and all the boys giggle. Perhaps the best part of my week. 2. I am fascinated by these unique preschools located mainly in Scandinavia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkiij9dJfcw . Outdoor classrooms are becoming more and more popular throughout the western world and, having seen first hand the drastically positive effect outdoor play has on the learning and behaviour of children, I am a proponent of this movement!  All that's missing is the fire. They tried to start that using an unsuspecting five year old child's glasses. But meany Amelia put a stop to that...I know. No fun at all. Stumps become a drum set.   3. I have realized the great challenge of planning a wedding...you have to be a hostess without bein...

When you go back to work after vacation and feel like you're starting from scratch...when you haven't gone to the gym in weeks...when you hurt a loved one's feelings...when you haven't spent time with your nephews and nieces in forever...when you keep on making rookie mistakes...when you've lost your panache...when you, quite frankly, fail... - Don't be afraid to say you're sorry. - Treat yourself - Ask for help - Take a break - Listen to your favourite song on repeat and belt the chorus - Thank the people who cover your butt - Accept the fact that sometimes you're suffering from a lack of sleep, the stresses of an adult life, or even that bloody PMS. Or all three at once! - Have a good cry... - And then try again tomorrow. - Amelia

How often do you reveal the true nature of your heart to another person? It is often stressed that the heart is a foolish choice to signify love, for no matter how the sentiment sounds the heart has no part in the emotional process of the body... or does it?  Looking at the emotional or hormonal abnormalities that take place in our bodies we call to mind the workings of the kidneys, the spleen, and the brain. These are the organs that so greatly alter and guide our thoughts from mild to fantastic. Really, the only process the heart is known for is completing an almost endless cycle of moving blood. Heart to lungs to heart to body. Repeat.  But if the true nature of the heart is to endlessly give to the aid and life of its surroundings, would this not be the greater bodily example of love? Just a thought.  ~Erik

My co-worker, J, and I approached our first week of summer days with a fair amount of trepidation. We came in early and on week ends to prepare and hoped that this effort would pay off in the end. Now, with the first week of working ten hour shifts behind me, I can safely say that I was pleasantly surprised. Not as frustrating as I thought. Not as crazy as I thought. Not as many complaining children as I thought. There are still quite a few bugs to work out of our daily schedule and I'm still going in to work today, on a Saturday, to prepare for next week. But, this week was proof positive that sometimes hard work does pay off. Here are some of the projects we worked on... J put together these matching bins for busy bags, sunscreen, library books, and extra water bottles.   J painted these tables with chalkboard paint.   We made this play kitchen out of an old sand table. The children love it!   A web for the summer on our chalkboard. We'll add ...