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August 2019

8/8/2019

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This week starts the NEW ACADEMIC YEAR at NALC. Where did the Summer go? I have been so busy and had good intentions of keeping the blog current, but I have been so so sooooo busy.
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Summer 2019

6/28/2019

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Going into 2019

1/4/2019

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Can you believe that 2018 is gone and now we are stepping into 2019? Where did the year go? Besides that, it stands as a reminder that we really need to make much of the time because it is gone way too fast. Maybe we should go into the new year with "fresh eyes" and see how we can make more of each new day that we are given.

I want this year to be the best one ever. I want us to see so many great things come to be. I know that you have the very same wish and desire.

I hope you have the very best start to a very new year.

                                                                                                     -gomey
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NEW school year begins in august

8/2/2018

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NALC Carnival

6/22/2018

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This Saturday, June 23rd, is the First Summer Carnival for NALC. It is sure to be a hit and more than likely will be repeated each Summer.

The event is scheduled for 9:00 am - 12:00 Noon and will feature games that are not usually seen at our Annual Fall Festival. There will also be baked items and a watermelon eating contest.
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Heading toward Pre-K Graduation

4/10/2018

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Wow, it seems like it was just yesterday that we were having graduation and looking forward to the new group of kids for our Pre-K Program and BAM...here we are again on the threshold of another Graduating Class.

So many of the Pre-K kids have been with us for a long time.

Kinley Brown, the Owner's "little girl" will be graduating in May and she was a "very little baby" when the Center was being made ready to become a Daycare Facility.

I remember us working on the rooms and painting walls and working to open the center and Kinley was a baby in a carrier...Look now...she will be graduating from the Pre-K program and starting Kindergarten this Fall at White Plains Elementary School. (This is the same school that her older sister, Avery, attends.)

It will be bitter-sweet as we watch the little ones walk across that stage and take their diploma. Time goes way too fast.
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March is on its way

2/27/2018

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Where did February go? Here it is only a couple of days until March. Turn around and June will be here. 

I had great intentions of posting here every day...LOL...that has not happened. It was a good idea at one time.

The March menu has been posted. It looks yummy.

​As for me, I hope that there is no more cold weather. I have had my fill. Enough is enough.
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NALC Closed to kids on Monday, February 19th.

2/12/2018

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On President's Day, most kids are out of school and teachers love having a long weekend, but, not NALC.

NALC uses this day as a "Deep Cleaning" day for the STAFF. All staff members come to work that day and spend the time DEEP CLEANING their rooms and all parts of the classroom. This is a time to use cleaning products and such that we do not use around children. It does not pose a hazard to the kids, to use the cleaning products, but it is not safe to have cleaning supplies out when children are in the room.

The teachers and staff clean EVERY DAY, but this is a day dedicated to cleaning.

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Valentine's Parties

2/12/2018

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Parents, Please, check with your child's teacher about possible needs for your child's Class Party. Most teachers put a sign-up sheet, up front, so that parents may select item(s) to send on that day.

The boys and girls love Valentine's Day and having fun with their friends.

*Check with your child's teacher about possible allergy issues.

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November 03rd, 2017

11/3/2017

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The boys and girls will have pictures with Santa on Tuesday, November 7th at NALC.

Look for a reminder note soon.

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Fall Festival 2017

10/4/2017

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Our annual Fall festival will be on Friday, October 27th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

This is always a fun time for family and friends to come and enjoy this fun filled night at NALC.

What can you do to help?
-We can always use bags of candy to give out to the kids. Some will also be used on Tuesday, October 31st as the classes go from class to class and Tric-or-Treat.

-Donations of money is welcomed to give us the opportunity to purchase specific items that we may need for the festival.
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June 01st, 2017

6/1/2017

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Welcome June and the beginning of Summer for NALC.

This is the month that the classes leave the usual curriculum and delve into the Summer of special fun and activities and subjects for Summer. Each morning, the classes will review items from the year, but new things will be introduced that go along with Summer.

May 29 - June 2 Summer Safety
June 5 - 9 Mad Scientist Week
June 12 - 16 It's a Small World! (Around the World)
June 19 - 23 Circus Week
June 26 - 30 Everyone's an Artist Week
July 3 - 7 Party in the USA!
July 10 - 14 Pirate Week!
July 17 - 21 Down on the Farm Week
July 24 - 28 Wild World of Sports Week

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Where is that Blackbird?

5/9/2017

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It has been a while since I have written a blog. Time just slips away and here we are in the month of May. This is the month that the Pre-K Class graduates. Thirteen of our sweet children will be going to Kindergarten this Fall in our local school system. I am sure that their parents are asking, "Where did my little child go?" They are no longer babies and it is time for the next step in their lives.

Graduation will be on Thursday, May 18th at 6:30 pm at Hillcrest Baptist Church.

You may be wondering...Where is that Blackbird? I guess it is singing in the dead of night.

Take care!   -gomey
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Love Month

2/13/2017

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Where does the time go?

Here it is almost Valentine's Day and I have not written on the blog in what seems like ages.

Tomorrow will be the Valentine's Parties. There will be candy galore and excited little boys and girls.

I have been very good about staying away from candy, but it would be rude to not eat candy from the kids, right? I do not want to upset them.

So, tomorrow, I will forget my control and eat candy...for the kids that is. It is all for the kids. I will be the bigger person, or become the bigger person.

Happy Valentine's Day!
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Ice Ice Baby...or Not!

1/10/2017

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I don't know about you, but we live on a high hill and we got hit hard with ice this past Friday. In fact, we could not come down the hill until Monday morning. Fortunatley, we went to the store on Thursday evening and stocked up on the essentials...You know...like MIlk and bread and cookies and cakes and pizza and ice cream and biscuits and soup and canned drinks and something else. I can't remember it all. 

A person has to be prepared. Plus, you need to put on a little weight during a freeze so that you stay warm.We did our part to keep it up so that none of us would freeze to death.

Whew...it was close.

Let me say this...Thank the Good Lord for Netflix. (I am not sure that God really cares about Netflix, but it sounds better if I say it that way.) Our house did not get bored at all, but we all watched our favorites. Want to know what we watched?

I watched every episode of "Stranger Things." Let me say that it was "strange" and creepy and it could be a little scary at times. I really liked it. I would like to know more about the lab and why the creature was there. Maybe I missed something.

Karla watched some show set in the South. I have totally forgotten the name. 
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The "after" eating

11/25/2016

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How was your day? We had a really good Thanksgiving at the "gomey house." I got up around 6:00 am and got ready to cook. The ingredients were in the pantry and I placed them on the counter in groups, making sure each item was ready for use.

Of course, every year I say, "This is going to be a small food day. I am not going to cook as much as usual."

"WRONG!" 

I did the usual and even doubled and went above double amounts so there would be plenty to eat, with left-overs.

The "gomey house" had Ham, Chicken and Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Potato Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Veg-All Casserole, Broccoli Casserole, Macaroni and Cheese, Rolls, and drinks. 

Dessert was Coconut Cake, Sweet Potato Pie, and Pumpkin Pie. The Coconut Cake was simply "amazing."

We ate around 12 Noon and probably sat at the table for over an hour talking and remembering days with my MOM. My dad was with us and enjoyed the talk and laughter. My mom loved days like this, when family was together eating, talking, and laughing. So, if a person can be somewhere "in spirit," my mom was there. We always end up talking about her and laughing about something from the past years.

My mom was very passionate about the things she loved. More later...

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November 15th, 2016

11/15/2016

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This is one of my favorite times of the year. I am so glad that we do not take our children to the store and set them on Tom Turkey's lap and get the to tell him what they want for Turkey Day. This is one Holiday that is not such a commercial day. Yes, I know that people go shopping the next day, but it is not the same as other holidays.

Enjoy the day with family and food and rubbing your belly after a "huge meal" and saying, "Next time, remind me not to eat so much."

I will get up on Thanksgiving Day and cook for my family. As always, I will say that I am not going to cook so much and then it will be huge and we will not have enough counter space for the food.

Here is my menu, or it will be something like this...

Chicken and Dressing
Giblet Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Potato Salad
Broccoli Casserole
Veg-all Casserole
Green Bean Casserole
Chicken and Dumplings (Maybe)
Ham (I do not do turkey that much.)
Creamed Corn
Stewed Squash (Maybe)
Cornbread
Sweet Potato Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Coconut Cake (Maybe)

Hmmmmmmm...I will have to think about what I have missed.

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Update and thanks

11/3/2016

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It has been busy, busy, and busy at NALC lately. I hate that I have not posted in a while, but it has been busy. Not only do we have a lot of children to feed each day, but we have this time of year that seems to fly so very fast.

We will be having our NALC Thanksgiving meal with the kids on November 17th. That is the time for my Chicken and Dressing, Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes, and Dessert. (This is the "one" special meal that is open to Arctic parents and grandparents.)

Why the 17th? Actually, some of the boys and girls go out of town during the actual Thanksgiving week. So, we eat the week before and enjoy that Pre-Thanksgiving Time at NALC. For me, it makes me get even more excited about Thanksgiving.

Why is the meal not open to ALL parents? *It is very difficult to open this meal to all classes because the younger children do not understand why a parent or grand comes to eat and then leaves. In the past, it just proved to be too traumatic for the younger kids. (Please, parents of younger children, understand that we do this with the best-in-mind for the children.) 

To the younger children, this is just another day at their daycare facility. Yes, I say "their" because to these children, they have ownership. Like the song, most could say "Welcome to My house..."

Thanks so much for everyone that donated and gave to help make the Fall Festival a success. We could have not done it without you. Thank You for coming and participating. The children loved it.





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Hello Folks

10/14/2016

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I have been really busy and have not left a blog in a while. It just seems like the days are flying and there is so much to do each day.

As for me, I get here around 7:00 am each morning and dive right into preparing Breakfast for some hungry "little kids." If you ever want to see what the boys and girls are going to eat, please click on Menu and scroll down. You will see what I have planned for the month.

Sometimes, on rare occasions, I pull a flip with the food and change one day for another day. It usually happens on a day that I am in a rush and need to do a meal that is a little easier to prepare. The days that I do grits it takes pretty much the entire time to get the water going and cook grits. My goal is to be rolling my food-cart out of the kitchen at 7:30 am on the dot to take breakfast to the Arctic, Jungle, Forest, and Farm. It is more critical to get it served fast because those rooms want to start "Circle Time" as close to 8:00 am as possible.

Grits: Did you know that your child loves gomey-grits. Honest, they scarf those things down and love every bite. I had one little girl say that my grits were much better than her grandmother's grits. (Grandma does instant. I do the Quick 5 minute grits. They just taste better. By the way, that grandmother knows what was said. She is okay with it.)

The Ocean, Space, Beach and Park are on the second-shift of breakfast because they can wait a little longer. By the time that I enter the Ocean, the kids are ready for some "Gomey Time" and want to eat their breakfast. I usually start the day with a greeting and of course, I often dance and sing for the kids. That is just how I do it. LOL

If I got money for all the times that the children say that I am the best cook in the world, I would probably be living at the beach in the home that I purchased with their love and kind words. I guess you could say I am the luckiest guy on earth. No one ever complains about my food.

Have a great day! Week! Weekend! or Afternoon.

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A day in the life...

8/25/2016

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Starting next week, I am going to post the schedule of each class so that you can see what the boys and girls do during the day at NALC. Of course, the older classes have more structure and a larger "learning time." That is also why I serve breakfast from 7:30 - 8:00 in the Arctic, Jungle, Forest, and Farm.  Those classes work toward starting "Circle Time" around 8:00am. 

The younger classes are a little more flexible with the time schedule. The teachers in the Park, Ocean, Beach, and Space spend more time getting into the class, allowing the children to interact with their friends, and settling down for breakfast. 

As for me, I am in the kitchen by 7:00am getting things ready for breakfast. Most classes are always ready for breakfast. Some of the boys and girls "cheer' as I enter the room. They make me feel like a "Rock Star."
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The "real" school begins at NALC

8/22/2016

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Today begins the NEW School Curriculum for the boys and girls at NALC. 

It begins with "A."
The color Red.
Apples in different ways.
​Fun and learning each day.
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assessment week

8/15/2016

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During this week, the teachers will be assessing each child so they know what they know and what they do not know. Then, they will be able to plan ways to improve the learning of your child. 

We want to see each child grow and learn and be well prepared to take that "next-step" in their development. At NALC, we really care about the success of your child.
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Kindergarten starts for some of our children

8/8/2016

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It is that time of year and we are excited, but we are also tearful. Some of our boys and girls will be starting Kindergarten this week and will no longer be children in our facility. It just seems so different to not see their faces every day. 

Congratulations to the students entering the Public School System. We know that you will have a great time and enjoy learning more things. You are amazing!

*There is still room in our Pre-K room for parents that wish to have an amazing program that will prepare your child for entering Kindergarten next year. Give us a call or drop by for a visit.

Earlier, we had a child "pre-tested" in the Oxford School System and the teacher said the child was "well-ready" for Kindergarten. That was such good news to hear. That is just how good our Pre-K Program is at NALC. It is going to be even better this year.
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Special Thanks to "The Merritt Family" for donating two huge baskets of school supplies to NALC

8/3/2016

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Thank You goes out to the Merritt Family for donating a ton of school supplies to NALC. Ms. Kim and Ms. Karla used everything and put together a "School Supply Goodie Bag" for each class. The teachers were so excited over the markers, play dough, crayons, notebooks, bug kits, ink pens, shaving cream, google eyes, chalk, bubbles, glue sticks, and a partridge in a pear tree. (Well, not actually a "partridge," but you get the jist.) It is always fun for a teacher to get fun stuff this time of year. 

​We love school supplies! You are so sweet and kind to do this!
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School begins for some of your boys and girls

7/29/2016

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WOW! It is hard to believe that we have a group of Pre-K, well, actually they graduated from our Pre-K program and are registered for Kindergarten. 

It will be very different, when some of the sweet faces will not be around these halls anymore. Today, we said "bye" to a couple of girls that just had their last day with us.  Where did the time go?

Our Owner's daughter, Avery will be attending Kindergarten at White Plains this August. It seems like only yesterday that she was one of our first few children at the daycare, when it started three years ago. Three years...Where did the time go?

As for us, August 8th marks the beginning of the NEW curriculum for our NALC teachers. They are excited and eager to begin the new lessons. It is going to be an incredible school year at NALC.
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