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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

First Day of "School"

Well, technically, it was the first day at the new day care location - Westlake Church. (No, I didn't change day cares - the day care changed locations).

(Here's a little history - back in March, Ebenezer UMC informed the parents that the day care would be closing it's doors on May 31st. Just like that. It had been open for more than 20 years, but they would close it in a matter of 2 months. There was a HUGE uproar among the parents, of course. No one wanted to see a good Christian-based child care facility shut down. Well, that is, except the chuch itself. Apparently there were members of the church who never liked the fact that there was a day care in the church. Many of the members complained of the children's drawings and decorations all over the Sunday School rooms. They didn't like the kid-sized furniture and the fact they had to move it every week just to hold Sunday School. So they decided to shut it down. Thankfully, God intervened and helped find a new location. As it turned out Westlake Church, which was just down the street from Ebenezer, had been praying about opening a preschool within its walls. The current day care/ preschool was literally picked up and moved. Same director, same teachers, same toys, just a new (and better) location. It took some time and effort to meet all the requirements and stuff for DHS, but it was completed over the summer. And the school was opened on August 14th!!! Yay!!)

So here's a picture of Westlake Church...


Here's what I saw as I drove up.... a ton of Canada Geese in the soccer field...


Here's Luke at the front door.... (but he wouldn't hold his backpack, which is Dr. Seuss, by the way)


This is Miss Michelle, one of his teachers...


Here he is playing in the new room.... It's twice as big as the old room!