Nanny Adventures

Yesterday kidlet #3 wanted to go to Dairy Queen today.  He decided he didn’t think I would follow through, so he made a contract.   He wrote the contract in the car on the way to the dentist.  I didn’t sign it till we got inside the dentist office.
The contract said:
I will take kidlet #3 to Dairy [...]

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So tonight I quizzed kidlet #3 on his spelling words-20 regular words , 5 challenge words and 5 review words.   He then handed me $3 and said “Thanks, doll”        I said I get only $3 for quizzing you on 150 spelling words?  He said yes!   Last night I quizzed him on the other 4 units [...]

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I left last Thursday am to visit my brother and his wife and their “two kids” in Kenmore Washington outside Seattle.   We arrived to a bit of sprinkling and 50 degrees around 6pm.  On Friday it was crystal clear and high of 50.  This remained throughout our stay till we woke up on Monday and [...]

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school style.  This past week was the Student Council elections for the 8th graders at Kidlet #3’s school.   Apparently each of the candidates spoke on their “promises” and what they could do for the school.
One kid promised no more school on Fridays.  They get out at 12:30 now anyways.
Another wanted a football team or a [...]

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So yesterday was Kidlet #3’s birthday. He loved the Taj Mahal cage for Sparki!   She looks so tiny in it!  I will have to get a picture of it to share with everyone.  He also got Dance Dance Revolution from Kidlet #2 and I along with 2 discs for it.  Shamelessly I wanted it so [...]

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It amazes me at times how non curious kidlet #3 is.  Today while he was at soccer practice I quickly ran up to the pet store and bought a huge new cage for his parakeet.  It is in the back of the car under my rainjacket and a towel.   As we drove home the wire [...]

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So Kidlet #3 and I are excited that the Fall season of TV has begun.  Last year they got me hooked on One Tree Hill.   Now this was the 5th season last year, I NEVER watched an episode. Last season was hysterical in the fact that they had a nanny on there named Carrie. Now [...]

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Yesterday I didn’t get a chance to post any wisdom so I thought I would combine it with today’s thinking post. 
Recently on some of my nanny groups/message boards , a few nannies have made comments about not wanting to leave their jobs because they feel bad for the kids for xyz reasons, and then others [...]

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One would think this is in reference to the kidlets, but really it is regarding me!  On August 25th, I started an online class called Business Mathmatics.   I have yet to take the 10 question pre-test.  Kidlet #3 just had a talk with me.
Kidlet #3(while stretching for his run) “You didn’t come upstairs and do [...]

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Toodles Tisha has survived so far through the weekend.  LaSarah Nicole and Megan Kelsey passed onto to the big wide open fishbowl in the sky yesterday apparently.  LaSarah and Megan had a nice proper burial in the porcelian bowl.  Kidlet #1 and #2 are sadden by the loss. Kidlet #3 is very happy that Toodles [...]

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