Bittersweet

Today is definitely bittersweet for me. It's Presley's last day at her babysitter. She's been going to Ms. Lisa's house since she was 6 weeks old. I'm so excited about her starting preschool on Monday and reaching that next milestone, but I can't help but wonder where in the world the last 2.5 years went. Of course I worry about whether she's going to like it or not, and I dread the million times she's going to ask me if shes going to Lisa's house (because shes literally asks me that 7 days a week).

So, I wanted to do something nice for Lisa since she's been so good to Presley, but I really struggled with what to do. I hate giving gifts that aren't very useful, and you only really know so much about your babysitter and her favorite hobbies.

My work bestie, Laura, found a cute gift basket idea for daycare/babysitters....it was called the Daycare survival kit:

Mounds: For the mounds of information you learn.

Crayon: To color your day bright and cheerful.

Peanuts: To be a little nutty sometimes and have a good laugh.

Band-Aid: For when things get a little rough.

Aspirin: When all else fails, take 2 and find a quiet corner.

Hugs and Kisses: To keep you going.

Sponge: To soak up the overflow, when your brain is too full to hold anymore.

Cup: For when yours is overflowing.

I didn't want to spend a lot of money on that type stuff because I wanted to make sure that I still got her something she would truly enjoy and that would be very excited about. But I ended up only spending like $30 on the basket and all the goodies to go in it. Then I found a yummy candle that smelled AMAZING. I finished it off with a gift certificate to her nail salon, as well as one to J. Alexanders for her and her hubby to enjoy a great dinner.

When she opened the door this morning and saw me holding the basket, she gave me this sad little face that almost made me cry...ok, I did tear up a little bit. We hugged and thanked each other for the last 2.5 years...and I vowed to take Baby Pair #2 there when the day came.

I really feel like I'm making the right decision, but at the same time I never intended on Pres starting preschool this soon. I guess this is just the first of the millions of times I'm going to doubt my parenting decisions. Might as well get use to it!

Well I hope y'all have a fabulous Friday and weekend. Talk to you soon!