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The ghosts of Children’s House

I’ve been checking the webserver logfiles here on MT.Net and note that a number of Google searches have brought people here looking for information on the Children’s House of Raleigh (CHR). Every time I discover someone else searching for that now-defunct school it makes me sad. Among other kids, our daughter got a great education at CHR. I felt a real kinship with the staff and other parents. Then the wheels came off. I’m not really sure what happened, but for whatever reason it just didn’t work out.

It’s tough to see something you poured love and work into come to an inglorious end.

Children’s House of Raleigh shutting its doors

I found out recently the Children’s House of Raleigh, the parent-run Montessori-based preschool that gave Hallie such an academic boost, is closing its doors at the end of the month due to the retirement of its two teachers.

It’s sad to think the school is closing as we really put a lot of work into it while Hallie was there. It just never made it over the hump somehow. It was good while it lasted, though. We’ll continue to have fond memories.

Children’s House of Raleigh fundraiser tonight at ComedyWorx

Raleigh’s own laugh factory, ComedyWorx, is holding a special fundraiser tonight for The Children’s House of Raleigh, a Montessori-based school MT.Net readers know is dear to my heart. ComedyWorx is an improv comedy group along the lines of Whose Line is it Anyway? but funnier because Wade is in it.

The show starts at 7 PM and the tickets are $20 (tax-deductible as they go to support the school). Come out and enjoy some industrial-strength laughs tonight. Do it for the children!

Children’s House Of Raleigh Fundraiser At Ess Lounge

We just got back from the annual fundraiser for my daughter’s preschool, Children’s House of Raleigh. It was held downtown at the Ess Lounge this year and it was rocking.

Thanks to Kelly for all the hard work she put into it, and thanks to all the other parent volunteers. Thanks also to the many, many businesses who donated products and services to make this fundraiser a success!

Pictures from the event can be found in my gallery. As with my recent RTP 2.0 pics, these are Creative Commons, Non-Commercial, Attribution, Share-alike licensed. Spread ’em round, and tell folks you got ’em at MarkTurner.Net.

Weekend Whirlwind

We had a fun, if abbreviated, weekend. A lot of stuff got done during it, too. I cooked everyone breakfast Saturday morning before heading out to a workday with Hallie’s preschool, Children’s House of Raleigh. There I helped move a bunch of junk from their garage and out to a dumpster. Upon getting back I ventured into our attic to retrieve our Halloween decorations, taking time to vacuum all the dust that got all over stuff when Kelly and I added insulation this summer.

Once the kids were heading for their naps, I cleaned out the garage. Then I returned some things to Lowes and picked up a new fluourescent light fixture and a new faucet for our kitchen. The light went up in 15 minutes and the faucet went on in about 2 hours. Normally I’d have a new faucet on in an hour or less but the one I was removing was cemented on for some crazy reason.

After we enjoyed some time with the kids, we put them to bed and started up our movie, Side Effects. It was decent flick but not worth rushing out to rent.

Sunday we thought of going to the Art Museum [warning: excessive orange!] for some kiddie fun but we had some discipline issues that changed our plans. Then, because I’ve been traveling so much, I made a map of the United States with “Where Is Daddy?” on it so that the kids would know where their father is when he’s not around. The kids loved it and spent lots of time coloring in the states. I thought it would be fun for them to know where I am but looking back on it it seems kind of sad that I have to do that.

We were then off to the nursery to go tree shopping. At first we didn’t think we had time to plant anything, but we opted to walk out with three crepe myrtles anyway. I had them in the ground in a little over an hour, leaving me just enough time to eat lunch, pack my bags, and make my flight out here. So here I am.

Now, its bedtime. So long!

Weekend Recap

It was a busy weekend, but fun, as is typical. I brought Chinese home for dinner Friday to greet my returning family, back from a week in Virginia. Got good Daddy Time in before the kids’ bedtime. Hallie REALLY missed her Daddy, judging by the way she wouldn’t let me out of arm’s reach all evening. Her usual bedtime of 30 minutes or so stretched out past 90 minutes, as Hallie would get weepy every time I made a move to exit her bedroom. “I don’t want you to ever leave!” she kept repeating through sobs. She was obviously tired, but in no mood to be reasoned with.

Finally, I got a clever idea to hand her off to Mommy. When Kelly returned after two minutes, I was flabbergasted. “How did you do that?” I asked in amazement.

“I just told her that I wasn’t leaving,” she answered.”She was going to bed.” Kelly obviously has a better handle on the three-year-old mind than I do. She ought to: we’ve been married for six years.

I spent Saturday morning working with my Dad on our lawns. We rented an aerator in preparation for fall seeding. In a little over two hours, we had hauled that thing across both our yards, poking nice holes in the turf. It was hard work, though not as hard as I expected. We saved lots of money by doing it ourselves, too.

Kelly left to go to a workday at Hallie’s new preschool, the Children’s House of Raleigh. I spent most of the morning after the aerating entertaining the kids (snacks work wonders). Once Kelly returned and naptimes were initiated, I raced out of the house to drive to Virginia for my buddy Wade‘s 30th birthday surprise party. Though I didn’t make it for the surprise, it was a surprise for him to see me there.

As Wade was opening gifts, he noted how everyone standing around him made him feel like he should be laid out in a casket. Not missing a beat, his father said “well, see, that’s the other surprise…” I can see where Wade gets it. Two hours in a room full of genuine comedians made the drive worth it.

I cooked a nice pancake breakfast with the help of Hallie, our Noisy Chef. Then we snuck out for a quick walk to the playground of Durant Nature Park. Hallie and Travis swung in the swings, ran around (well, as much as Travis can run around) the playground, and had fun laughing with the other kids.

After lunch and naptime, I attempted to cut the grass. The 20-year-old Honda mower balked at starting, possibly due to a clogged carbureator. After many attempts at starting (my right arm is twice the size of my left now), I finally got it running.

A nice dinner followed. More play with the neighborhood kids, and then a smooth bedtime. A nice way to wrap up the weekend.