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My New ‘Job’

DSC_0199 (1)I did get a very small job working with very small people.  I am a long-term substitute for the Developmental Pre-school 4 afternoons a week.  I only work for a few hours a day, so I am sort of embarrassed to call it a ‘job’, except I do have to remember to go and be nice to people, so I guess that qualifies.

Actually it is not that different from the farm..

Chaos – organized and a bit like herding cats.

Clothing – practical for being adorned with paint (yesterday’s color was orange), side-walk chalk and ground-in fish crackers.

Fencing – the area the children ride their bikes at play time is a corridor of sorts, so two teachers are the ‘fence’, keeping the little two-legged animals ‘inside’ the riding area.  I’m pretty good at fencing, so I have already excelled at this.

Messy- plenty of messes, some that the kids clean up and the others I often tackle and we all know how good I am with a mess.

Noisy – lots of loud crowing over achievements, which is exciting and fun.  Occasional head butting or righteous indignation when one little chick steals another chicks ‘nest’.

Attitude – being firm but loving, as with our horses and just acting like I know what I am doing.

{ 4 comments… add one }
  • Diane Brown February 1, 2013, 5:30 pm

    Congratulations! It counts as a ‘job’ if you get paid, it is just a part-time ‘job’.

  • Miriam February 1, 2013, 10:15 am

    At first, I couldn’t tell if you were talking about children or chickens…. Then decided they are pretty similar anyway. I’m sure the little darlings love you as their teacher and herder-in-chief.

    • Ellen February 1, 2013, 1:09 pm

      Mims!!
      Haha, Herder-in-chief! I love it!

  • Shelagh February 1, 2013, 9:04 am

    Hahaha, I do a lot of acting like I know what I am doing at school too………..someone, someday will blow my cover!

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