thanks for your thoughts cadillac. They dont live anywhere near me actually and to be honest, the early mornings is only 1 issue. this mom acts as if she's above me and constantly spouts out little digs to try and put me in my place. I prefer not to get into that as part of my reason for terminating so that things stay positive during the 3 weeks that she will still be here. I will tell them face to face but i doubt she will appreciate me taking the time to find her someone. I'll give it some thought and maybe see if I can find a couple people who do the early morning.