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I survived!!

13
Jul 2009

Reporter Lady is gone! Oh my Goodness, this was craziness!! So the Reporter Lady showed up a half hour late, and I think you all know I was pretty freaked out by then, not to mention I had some family stuff going on this morning, so by the time she pulled up I was pretty much in tears. Well, being the strong woman I am, I took a moment to gather myself, a few yoga breaths and I met her in the driveway full of confidence and poise and ready to OWN IT.

It was just her doing all the camera work and interviewing so we started with taking lots of shots of the kids playing inside, me playing with the kids, me playing with the kids outside (mind you it was 100 degrees outside, couldn’t we have done the interview portion BEFORE I ran around outside?!) and she took lots of shots of the daycare areas. Zane and Lila* (name changed to protect the adorable) were super cute and not at all camera shy like I thought they were going to be! Then we came back inside and she wanted to film me making lunch, now I had been super stressed all morning and hadn’t even really thought about what I was going to make for lunch, I planned on figuring that out after the lady left. So, I hurried around trying to make a nutritious lunch that I hoped would look good on TV while trying to keep the lady from filming the inside of my fridge. Remember,she did call me at 9 o’clock last night, I didn’t really have time to clean EVERYTHING in my house!

Also, I have never been more aware of my hands than I was while she was trying to film me making lunch. I felt like I was forgetting how to cut sandwiches in half. Nothing feels natural or normal with a camera over your shoulder. She also wanted footage of me on my computer looking at my ad on craigslist. Now, all of a sudden, I became very aware of all the windows I had open on my laptop and all my bookmarks. I was praying that there was nothing embarrassing showing! She also had me open my iphoto to show her some more pictures of the kids. I had to hurry to scroll past the pictures of when Rachel drew a Penis on my arm. Really hoping that one doesn’t make it on TV…

Let this be a lesson, the funny things you save in your picture file or on your desktop may not be as funny when someone is holding a camera over your shoulder.

Finally, while the kids were eating, she microphoned me up and began the interview. Now, this part would not of been so bad if Lila* (name changed to protect the not as adorable this time) would of just stopped telling me how much she didn’t want to take a nap later. The whole time I was being interviewed I heard this:
“Heather, Heather, I don’t want to take a nap! Heather why do I have to take a nap? Heather is my Dad here soon? i don’t want to take a nap Heather! Why do I have to take a nap Heather? Why? WHY?”
I can only hope that I was able to even make clear and understandable sentences while having that in my ear the whole time. Also, at that point I was sweaty and hot and hoping my hair was still frizz free and my make-up wasn’t running!

I am really not sure what to expect. The whole experience was pretty stressful and exhausting. Where was the glamour and excitement?! I can only hope that they edit it well and I don’t look like a total fool. I apologize in advance if you get second hand embarrassment watching it, hopefully I will be able to find a way to post it here later tonight. Oh, thats right, it airs tonight!!! Channel 7, KRCR, for those of you in the area. It is on at 5 (or 5:30) and they will also be showing clips at the 6 o’clock hour and at 11! My only hope is that I will appear desperate enough (yet still sane) that people will want to send their kids here! Maybe I will have to include that in my ads on Craigslist: Play & Grow Home Daycare: As seen on KRCR!