I messed up big time at work today. And I got wrote up for it. I still don't know how it happened. I can come up with a number of excuses; there really isn't any acceptable excuse.

I had been awake since two this morning....it happened at one fifteen, almost a twelve hour day...three babies cried all day and I was physically and emotionally drained. At twelve we put all the children at the daycare down for a nap. All my babies were sleeping and I was finally getting some peace and quiet. I was amazed that all twelve children, six that were mine and six of my co worker's, that I share the room with, were asleep.

I was finishing my lunch when the fire alarm went off. I started grabbing babies and putting them in our rolling fire bed and another coworker came in and was helping me. We were in the hall rolling the crib outside when I learnt it was just a fire drill. All the workers were complaining because of a fire drill in the middle of nap time. We were outside for just a few minutes when we got the okay to go back to our rooms. As I pushed the bed through the door way of my room, I saw a baby still in the room, asleep in one of the baby swings. I had left a child in my care in the room. There is no excuse. I went and told my director. I could have stayed quiet and no one would have known. But that is not who I am. I had to fill out the forms for overlooking a child. I still don't know what will happen.

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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:15-20