Traits of an amazing babysitterPosted: May 14, 2008 at 10:29 am | byFiled under: Nice things happen, Adventures in Mommahood So Saturday night Sean and I went to the 25th annual Charity Auction for this preschool that we want to send our son to. Ok..let’s get this part out of the way first. Yep..Briggs will not be attending preschool for at least another 18 months..and we went to an actual AUCTION that supports this school and spent real money (actually waay to much but my husband now gets to go to Corvette Driving School in AZ). The school is this amazing place that fosters creativity and love in each child. It is tucked away in the woods and you cross a little bridge to enter. They celebrate everything from the arrival of apples in September to Chinese New Year. It has just an amazing feel to it and all the parents gushed about the school to us as we wrote our little bid number down on too many items at the silent auction. We have been Brain Washed. Briggs is SO going there! Though my blog entries always wander a bit let me get to the point. My most amazing babysitter. I can always trust that Briggs is safe and having a great time. That he is being fed a nutritious dinner and goes to bed on time with a hug goodnight. Our kitchen is clean when we get home and she often tidies up. But Saturday she leapt to a whole new level! I had sent her a text message saying we were so sorry to have rushed out of the house (we didn’t want to keep the preschool waiting - we can’t afford a mark against us -lol!). I didn’t give B a kiss goodnight because he was having so much fun with her and I didn’t want to upset the balance - ie. have him screaming his head off when he saw we were going somewhere..even if he didn’t notice we were gone in the first place. I digress. So halfway through dinner I get this text message from our babysitter…no words..just this.
I was having fun..but let me tell you when I got that picture of my little goofball having fun in the tub I relaxed completely. It was the best gift I could get - live action updates that made me crack up. Oh yeah..my phone was passed around the table so everyone could see how cute he was AND her number was shared so everyone could experience the most amazing babysiter in the world! All the Best, Erin PS. One last thought of the day…SHARE your sitter’s number. There ARE enough babysitters in the world if you share. The shortage is due to us sitter hogging! (1)commentHappy Mom’s Day Everyone!Posted: May 12, 2008 at 12:14 am | byFiled under: Adventures in Mommahood I hope you all had a perfect day of loving from your fam! Sean and Briggs spoiled me with a new umbrella and stand for the backyard AND the whole day was spent finishing off the fence. YEAH! Now it is 9 and everyone has gone to bed. Sean is zonked from sinking 8 fence posts, installing 24 fence brackets, cutting 12 2/4’s and cutting and nailing 120 pickets to create our sweet new fence. Well..actually the addition to the fence we installed 2 weeks ago. Ok Sun..this is your cue. We have our yard ready for summer..do you think you could stay out for a bit so we could enjoy it! Oh yeah, B has a new playset that will go in the new fenced area. If anyone has any ideas on what the best ground cover for the area is PLEASE let me know! Grass? Sand? Bark? What works best?! (2)commentsVacation vs. Hard LaborPosted: May 5, 2008 at 3:50 pm | byFiled under: Nice things happen, About Me Hard Labor..not Hard Time! This is not a post about Martha Ok, so my hubby and I learned the most amazing thing about our marriage this week! It is SO life changing that I HAD to share it with you! Vacations - while nice - are NOT the secret to reconnecting as a couple! Sure it is fun to chill sans kids and remember what it is like to have a conversation. BUT I also realized that tackling a project together..doing something as a team..has a WAY larger impact then passively vacationing. Last week, Sean and I were lucky enough to experience both 2 nights away while Grandma babysat AND a huge project of building a picket fence around our yard. Here is what I learned. Hard work feels GREAT! It has been forever since I have had the chance to tump dirt, dig weeds and use power tools. Just working side by side on a project is a treat. Typically it is “divide and conquer” but with a baby sitter you can actually work TOGETHER on something! If you don’t nag..and give them a sec to actually solve a problem in silence..our husbands WILL figure it out! Sean did such an incredible job designing and assembling our fence. I had no clue how to tackle that type of project and it felt great to have Sean take the lead. (Also, a little secret - our hubbies like to be in charge to0..and are very smart..otherwise you would not have gotten married..so let them do it!) Sometimes they just need a little company. When it is freezing cold..and hailing on you in May..it is NOT fun to be working alone. I spent a good bit of my time out there bundled up just chatting and making up funny songs to keep him entertained (yes..I sang goofy songs..but I SWEAR it made the sun come out for a nano-second! ) So before plunking down all your money for 2 days away..consider plunking it down at Home Depot. Call a Babysitter and go work on a project together! Cheers! Erin Hi Everyone!Posted: May 1, 2008 at 9:50 am | byFiled under: Adventures in Mommahood, About Me Ok, seriously, I have NOT fallen off the planet It has been a few weeks of craziness..I know..what else is new! My hubby left his old job for new adventures. During his week off (this week) his Mom has come to visit and we have taken off for a few days..and put in a picket fence..and had friends visit from Halifax (Hi Pete and Verna!). The dog has had remedial training - he failed basic obedience recently and had to go back a grade Anyway, sorry to write and leave but I wanted to at least update you all on what has been going on in life! Everything should go back to normal next week! (Though I will admit this week has been a lot of fun having everyone around when it is usually just B and me!) TTYL Erin |
