Taking the Daughter to Work Day
Chas had a CLE today and we had arranged with my mom for her to care for Angie. Unfortunately, my step-dad became sick and then poor Mom did as well. We had paid for the CLE and what is more important, it appeared to actually be an interesting seminar so I really wanted Chas to go. The decision: I would take our two and a half year old daughter to work with me.
I will say that it was wonderful to spend the day with Angie, even if it was a little hectic. Everyone from my clerks to the attorneys who practice in my courtroom were very kind and understanding. I guess that is the plus about working in a Juvenile Court where people truly care about kids.
Angie sat in (and sometimes stood on) a chair at the bench with me for the first hearing. She chattered a bit and so is on the permanent record of some Court proceedings. She was very noisy before the second hearing so I had to send her out, which led to one of her fusses, which I could hear through two closed doors. The people who witnessed it were very amused and one said, "She is a drama queen isn't she?"
However, in the midst of her fusses she made one of the clerks melt by running to her and holding up her arms to the clerk (Ellen) and then snuggling with her. Ellen's oldest son turned 22 this week and she had been having a rough time dealing with it.
Angie was pretty good for the day. I didn't accomplish as much as I would have liked. I was going to leave early when Ellen called me to leave my office and speak with the Deputy Clerk of Court (Bill) about some problems with upcoming changes at the Court. I walk out in jeans with Angie in my arms and Bill laughed. Angie fussed a few times while I talked to several people and within three minutes she was asleep in my arms. We continued meeting while I held the snoozing baby and actually resolved a few of the problems. I wish all meetings were that productive. Angie woke up briefly to say "bye-bye" to Bill and his clerks then she promptly fell asleep again.
By then it was almost quitting time and one of the Security Guards (Joe) escorted Angie and I out of the building while carrying her Dora the Explorer tent and a few bags. He told us that the guards were attributing the peacefulness of the day to the presence of Angie at work. I asked if that was because she was chaotic enough for everyone, but he said no and seemed to think she was pretty wonderful. He told me that he missed having kids her age--his were eighteen and twenty.
We picked up Chas from his CLE and went to dinner. Then it was my bath night so I had a full day of Angie. It has been great.
As we were getting ready to leave the Court, Angie laid on the floor, put her head in my lap and said, "Ahhhhh. I like the Mommy. Like Angie?"
I told her that I loved her and wished that particular moment would not end for a very, very long time.
I will say that it was wonderful to spend the day with Angie, even if it was a little hectic. Everyone from my clerks to the attorneys who practice in my courtroom were very kind and understanding. I guess that is the plus about working in a Juvenile Court where people truly care about kids.
Angie sat in (and sometimes stood on) a chair at the bench with me for the first hearing. She chattered a bit and so is on the permanent record of some Court proceedings. She was very noisy before the second hearing so I had to send her out, which led to one of her fusses, which I could hear through two closed doors. The people who witnessed it were very amused and one said, "She is a drama queen isn't she?"
However, in the midst of her fusses she made one of the clerks melt by running to her and holding up her arms to the clerk (Ellen) and then snuggling with her. Ellen's oldest son turned 22 this week and she had been having a rough time dealing with it.
Angie was pretty good for the day. I didn't accomplish as much as I would have liked. I was going to leave early when Ellen called me to leave my office and speak with the Deputy Clerk of Court (Bill) about some problems with upcoming changes at the Court. I walk out in jeans with Angie in my arms and Bill laughed. Angie fussed a few times while I talked to several people and within three minutes she was asleep in my arms. We continued meeting while I held the snoozing baby and actually resolved a few of the problems. I wish all meetings were that productive. Angie woke up briefly to say "bye-bye" to Bill and his clerks then she promptly fell asleep again.
By then it was almost quitting time and one of the Security Guards (Joe) escorted Angie and I out of the building while carrying her Dora the Explorer tent and a few bags. He told us that the guards were attributing the peacefulness of the day to the presence of Angie at work. I asked if that was because she was chaotic enough for everyone, but he said no and seemed to think she was pretty wonderful. He told me that he missed having kids her age--his were eighteen and twenty.
We picked up Chas from his CLE and went to dinner. Then it was my bath night so I had a full day of Angie. It has been great.
As we were getting ready to leave the Court, Angie laid on the floor, put her head in my lap and said, "Ahhhhh. I like the Mommy. Like Angie?"
I told her that I loved her and wished that particular moment would not end for a very, very long time.
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