Enjoying My Job

I'm really enjoying my job as a Food Service Coordinator for Kansas State University Child Developement Center.

Right now I am designing a program to be incoprorated in the curriculum that includes having the kids plants seeds to be planted in a gardenbed outside. Then we will eventually harvest the veggies and herbs and do nutrition based cooking activities.

I'm also renegotiating our contract with the caterer right now and planning new weekly menus that meet the USDA guidelines. We have several different age groups - infants to school age kids.
Its very rewarding and the hours work wonderfully. My bosses are very flexible with my hours. I need to be in the office between 10am - 1pm, but I have to work 4.5hrs a day. I normally work 10a - 2:30pm.

Wyatt goes to preschool at the center and gets a 50% discount on the tuition. So its very convenient for me to drop off Wyatt upstairs and then go to my office. He can go to school from 7am - 5:30pm, but normally he's just there while I am there. But it will be helpful that he can stay those hourrs when Eric deploys in case I have a Drs appointment or want to go to the gym before or after work, go to the dentist, grocery shopping etc.

I am getting 1 month off for maternity leave and then on month 2 and 3 I will gradually work back up to my regular hours. I can work from home during this transition period or bring the baby into work and keep a pack-n-play in my office or strap the baby to me etc. When the baby is 3 months old it will go into infant care at the center for the few hours I am at work each day - again in the same building and I will have someone to watch the baby while Eric is deployed if I need to go to a Drs appt etc.

I'm feeling positive about my situation while Eric is deployed and that's important and a relief.