Nanny Adventures

My kidlets came home about 15 minutes ago saying “I have a fish”  I was like what.   Kidlet 1 & 3 won goldfish at the fair earlier tonight.  Kidlet #2 adopted a fish from another person who was already abandoning their “child”    They each were carrying a bag with blue colored water with a lively goldfish [...]

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This am I was out front fixing the sprinkler to water the evergreens as they are dying because the water isn’t hitting the bottom of the tree properly. sigh.   I come back in to get the kidlet #3 to take to camp.  He tells me he can’t do Math in the car this am as [...]

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Today Kidlet #3 and I went out to dinner then went to a school supply store to get some supplies and a memory card for the new camcorder.  
I was checking out in line and a gentleman asked if he could go ahead, he had one item and was getting on a bus.  I said sure [...]

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Recently on one of my nanny groups, there was a nanny whose charge lies and lies about basically everything. 
I have to say that I am lucky that in my 13 years of nannying I have never really had a straight out lie to your face liar.   Now kidlet #3 will lie or omit the truth. [...]

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preteen and teen drama classes …..
So Kidlet #1 and #3 are in two different dram camps this summer.  They are both in a play as well.  This week is Kidlet #1’s big debut…singing, dancing and acting!   Jokingly the other kidlets and I have offered to sell his tickets to his friends on facebook :)   We [...]

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The youngest and I were driving to camp this morning. Somehow the topic of money came up.  He told me I could pay for something. I said how could I?  He said you have $100,000!  I said no I don’t. Why would you say that?  He said because you live with me, kidlet #2, Kidlet [...]

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Kidlet #1 has been gone for 2 days now.   Kidlet #2 and #3 have been here doing various things.  It has been really interesting seeing the dynamics of the Kidlet #2 and #3 together.  I think over the next two weeks they will have a special bonding period that normally doesn’t happen. 
Dinner has been drama [...]

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of not having Kidlet #1 at home will be strange.  He is going away for two weeks on a service project abroad.  When he gets home it is off to look at various colleges for a week, home for 3 days then off for a week at the beach with family.  
He is the fill in [...]

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It is official we are getting a new cleaning company to come to the house in one week to do a thorough deep cleaning of the house.  The dust bunnies and their spider friends will all go to “cleaner heaven”  This is going to be awesome.  The place will sparkle and be dust free!
The biggest [...]

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So Kidlet 1 & 2 are out of school. Kidlet #3 has 2 more weeks of school.  This will be an interesting week as they are home and one in school.   I wonder if there will be fighting ensuing
Kidlet #2 and I will most likely get our haircut on Monday or Tuesday. I [...]

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