-Evening, 6:00pm-
Emily waved at the children as they left with their parents. Earlier that day, they had a firefighter visit and teach the children about fire safety. Did they know where the exits were? The fire alarms? The smoke detectors? Of course, the children had known all these things; they’d been shown and told repeatedly. Safety Week was usually a pretty big to-do around Babbling Brook, as it probably was in every day care. Emily exhaled when the last child finally left for the day and returned inside. It was her week to close everything up. She walked into the Play Room and started cleaning up the toys. She picked up Sir Maxwell and placed him outside of the castle playset, posing him triumphantly with his sword held high, as well as placing Princess Julianna on top of one of the towers of the castle, but not before giving her string one last pull. Then, she placed Paddington Bear (I can’t believe we have one of these! And in such good condition, too!) on a bench that doubled as a storage space near the window. She then stood up and looked over in Pari’s direction. She was never quite sure what to do with the skeleton. On one hand, she should probably put her back with the Halloween decorations, but on the other hand, the kids really liked her. Emily eventually shrugged and placed Pari on the shelf alongside Paddington Bear. “Maybe you’ll see the moon tonight, eh?”
Satisfied with her work, she took one last look around the room to make sure that everything was in its place before heading off to the File Room. She still had some paperwork to fill out regarding some recent toy donations, and new children attending the daycare. She checked her watch. “Okay, tonight I leave no later than seven.” She nodded to herself, then placed a pair of earbuds in her ears and set to work.
After Emily closed the Playroom door, Sir Maxwell, ‘Max’ to his friends, waited a little while before stretching his arms. He liked the triumphant pose, but it always made his arm a little stiff. He swung his arms out to make them limber, then called out, “I think the coast is clear!”
Emily waved at the children as they left with their parents. Earlier that day, they had a firefighter visit and teach the children about fire safety. Did they know where the exits were? The fire alarms? The smoke detectors? Of course, the children had known all these things; they’d been shown and told repeatedly. Safety Week was usually a pretty big to-do around Babbling Brook, as it probably was in every day care. Emily exhaled when the last child finally left for the day and returned inside. It was her week to close everything up. She walked into the Play Room and started cleaning up the toys. She picked up Sir Maxwell and placed him outside of the castle playset, posing him triumphantly with his sword held high, as well as placing Princess Julianna on top of one of the towers of the castle, but not before giving her string one last pull. Then, she placed Paddington Bear (I can’t believe we have one of these! And in such good condition, too!) on a bench that doubled as a storage space near the window. She then stood up and looked over in Pari’s direction. She was never quite sure what to do with the skeleton. On one hand, she should probably put her back with the Halloween decorations, but on the other hand, the kids really liked her. Emily eventually shrugged and placed Pari on the shelf alongside Paddington Bear. “Maybe you’ll see the moon tonight, eh?”
Satisfied with her work, she took one last look around the room to make sure that everything was in its place before heading off to the File Room. She still had some paperwork to fill out regarding some recent toy donations, and new children attending the daycare. She checked her watch. “Okay, tonight I leave no later than seven.” She nodded to herself, then placed a pair of earbuds in her ears and set to work.
After Emily closed the Playroom door, Sir Maxwell, ‘Max’ to his friends, waited a little while before stretching his arms. He liked the triumphant pose, but it always made his arm a little stiff. He swung his arms out to make them limber, then called out, “I think the coast is clear!”