Babysitter's Club

The tally has now moved up to four. Four jobs on my plate, that is. Before you start thinking, "you are really overdoing it this time," let me explain.

My marketing professor emailed Eryn and I so see if either of us were interested in babysitting. She mentioned a Drake Alumna who is looking for a Christian babysitter who would be willing to watch her two daughters one evening a week. Of course, I was instantly interested and I contacted the woman right away.

We decided to meet up at her house yesterday to meet the girls and get a tour of the house. As Eryn and I walked in the house, we were greeted by Caroline, a spunky 2nd grader who wanted to know everything about everything. She whispered to her mom, "are these the new babysitters?" while looking at Eryn and I.

Her mom nodded and showed us into their den. While talking to us, Caroline listened and gave her input when needed. She seemed very excited to have two older girls to babysit her. "Natalie got in trouble," she said during the middle of her mom speaking.

Apparently Natalie had played the Wii on Sunday and wasn't supposed to, according to their house rules. Their house rules say the girls must do homework, read, or watch TV, but no video games, because it is a day to focus on the Lord. How cool. :)

Janelle showed Eryn and I around their (very large) house. She explained that the girls love playing dress up right now, still take baths together, and must say the Lord's Prayer before going to bed. It was so cute. They are 6 and 7, so they are very close. Their relationship reminds me of Eryn and myself. I hope they grow up to be best friends like I have with my sister. :)

We finally got a chance to meet Natalie, who was reading quietly in her room. Though is may sound like a punishment, Natalie loves to read, so she probably didn't feel disciplined at all.

After we got the tour, we just sat and talked a little more about babysitting availability. This time, both girls were in the room to give their input. Janelle wants a babysitter once a week for a couple of hours so she and her husband can go on a weekly date. How cute. :)

She also mentioned she would need a babysitter this Saturday for a wedding she and her husband are attending. Perfect. :) I can't wait to get started babysitting these girls. They may be a handful at times, but I look forward to being an Godly influence in their lives as well.

We finished talking to Janelle and began to leave. The entire visit, Janelle kept joking about how much she "loves" doing diaramas for school projects. She asked if we would like to stay and help, which both girls screamed "yes!" Haha. Unfortunately, I had other things to get done, so it wasn't really going to work out that way.

Caroline ran back into the kitchen to work on her diarama and Natalie helped say goodbye to us. She whispered to Janelle, "are the girls going to watch me while you guys work on Caroline's project?"

"No honey, the girls have to go back to Drake. But you'll see them Saturday night," Janelle said. Natalie flashed a huge smile and ran to tell Caroline. I think I'm going to LOVE this job. I can't wait to start. :)