A Whole Lot of Visitors Yesterday

If you follow Dayton Christian Center on Twitter, you might have known that we were going to have a very special visitor yesterday. Roland Winburn, our state representative, came to visit our West campus.

I really do not follow politics at all. Sure, I support Obama. But, I am not interested to know what most people think I should about all of that political stuff. I am pretty sure Mr. Winburn is a big deal though. (I wonder if he has leather bound books and his apartment smells of rich mahogany?) Even though he is a bigwig, he was not the star of the show...


We had a lady (Julie? I'll go with Julie.) come and visit us with ANIMALS from the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery. All of the kids that were around got to sit and watch Julie put on quite a performance. Everyone but the smallest children were able to pet all of the animals. I'll do a quick recap.

Fat-tailed Gecko -> It was pretty tame. It stores fat in it's tail for use when starved. Like human's bellies.
Constrictor Snake -> It is native to this part of Ohio, but it goes after mice and was not poisonos.
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach -> The little guys hisses when it's scared. It must not have been very scared, but I think a few adults hissed at it.
Ring-Neck Dove -> Cool fact - they mate for life. Meaning when one dies, the other one never mates again.
Oppossum -> It did not play dead. It seemed the most calm of all the animals in fact. It was double the average life expentacy at a full 4 years old. It kind of freaked me out because it stores fat behind it's eyes, and since it was old and fat the eyes were bulging with veiny fat behind them. Mmmm thanks for that Eric. Also, Julie asked the audience what other kinds of animals are nocturnal. Bob's son replied "college students". Smart Kid.


-Eric

Ms. Asia, our famous cook

Today I want to talk about one of my favorite people at Dayton Christian Center - Ms. Asia. We are so lucky to have her because she KNOWS how to cook. I have never seen someone that can take regular food and make it so good! You would be surprised how even the picky kids can dig into her food.

Last Monday she made a meal from cans in our pantry. You would think that it would taste like plain old can food, but no... it was heavenly. And I don't even talk about my mom's food like this. (Sorry Mom) I think her secret is all the love she puts in every meal. :) ...Plus she's just darn good at fixing meals.


-Eric

We have some leakage.

Normally when we have leakage, it is from an infant. Not from a room. Lately that has changed, and we do in fact have a leaky room.

Over the weekend, we had carpet cleaners come clean up what we feared would turn into a smelly mess. The cleaners came, but so did the smell. So right now we are dreaming and scheming a way to get rid of the smell and not keep the infant and toddler rooms closed down for too long. And also to save money. We are nonprofit after all.

Hopefully, it will all be better for tomorrow. If not, we will call and let you know.


-Eric

New Toys!

Dayton Christian Center West now has a ton of new toys. We had a grant approved that allowed us to purchase a whole slew of new toys for the children. Tasha, the site coordinator and toy purchaser, tried to focus on toys that are a lot of fun but have some educational value as well. There are plenty of fantastic childrens books, a listening center and other creative things like a puppet theater and felt art board. Come in and hang out with your children and check out the new toys!

Tasha thought it was so much fun putting the toys together that I should do it by myself. Thanks Tasha. The single-seat child police car was harder to put together than anything I have ever assembled in my life. I guess Fisher-Price can make a car kit, but still need to learn how to make the directions. I remember as a kid always wishing the thing had wheels like a bike. Does anyone else think they should build these things for speed?


-Eric

We are improving West campus building!

Dayton Christian Center has budgeted for some major changes in the West campus! This is a list straight from Tasha Johnson, the Childcare Director/Administrator for West campus. That is a fancy title for such a wonderfully nice and down to earth lady.

-Update floors in the toddler room and preschool room.
-Put in a bathroom in the preschool room.
-Add an emergency exit door to the new infant/toddler room.
-Add a walk way between the new infant/toddler room sleep area and play area.
-Add air conditioning to the new infant/toddler room.
-Add plumbing to the new infant/toddler room for handwashing/diapering
-Playground news updated
-Landscaping
-Kitchen in the house needs to be repaired from the pipes breaking.
-Kitchen in the main building needs updated.


You can see, there are major changes going on in Dayton Christian Center. We hope that these changes will benefit you and your children.


-Eric