The best-laid plans . . .
. . . gang aft agley.
Baby E, after taking a 3 1/2 hour nap this morning and another (much shorter) nap this afternoon, has been fussy and clingy, lethargic and wanting lots of nursing but not much solids. Since she has a low-grade fever even after a dose of Tylenol, we decided we'd better cancel our plans for a date tonight.
It's a good thing we did, since the babysitter never showed up, called, or responded to any of the messages I left for her.
Since our other babysitter also hasn't responded to the messages I left her a few weeks ago asking about her availablility, and the other two sitters we've used have either moved or are no longer babysitting, I think we're down to no available babysitters over the age of 15 again. The 13- and 15-year-old babysitters we use are great for our home group meetings when we're in the house, but I'm not really comfortable leaving all three kids alone for long periods with anyone under 16.
It's not our kids; everyone seems to love babysitting them and says they're some of the best kids they've ever cared for. Maybe it's our messy house. Maybe we need to be paying more, or going about finding sitters a different way. How do you all find babysitters?
The older girls seem a bit more tired and whiny than usual, too, so I'm thinking it's probably not just a teething issue for Baby E--which would suggest that my headache/sore throat/runny nose probably isn't just allergies, too.
None of us are terribly ill, though, just a bit under the weather.
At the moment the kids are eating dinner and then we're going to head out to pick up DH, whose car broke down. No, not the same vehicle that needs repairs due to the accident on Friday.
I'm reminded of James 4:
13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." [NIV]
Baby E, after taking a 3 1/2 hour nap this morning and another (much shorter) nap this afternoon, has been fussy and clingy, lethargic and wanting lots of nursing but not much solids. Since she has a low-grade fever even after a dose of Tylenol, we decided we'd better cancel our plans for a date tonight.
It's a good thing we did, since the babysitter never showed up, called, or responded to any of the messages I left for her.
Since our other babysitter also hasn't responded to the messages I left her a few weeks ago asking about her availablility, and the other two sitters we've used have either moved or are no longer babysitting, I think we're down to no available babysitters over the age of 15 again. The 13- and 15-year-old babysitters we use are great for our home group meetings when we're in the house, but I'm not really comfortable leaving all three kids alone for long periods with anyone under 16.
It's not our kids; everyone seems to love babysitting them and says they're some of the best kids they've ever cared for. Maybe it's our messy house. Maybe we need to be paying more, or going about finding sitters a different way. How do you all find babysitters?
The older girls seem a bit more tired and whiny than usual, too, so I'm thinking it's probably not just a teething issue for Baby E--which would suggest that my headache/sore throat/runny nose probably isn't just allergies, too.
None of us are terribly ill, though, just a bit under the weather.
At the moment the kids are eating dinner and then we're going to head out to pick up DH, whose car broke down. No, not the same vehicle that needs repairs due to the accident on Friday.
I'm reminded of James 4:
13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." [NIV]
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Posted by purple_kangaroo at 6:53 PM[Permanent link]
5 Comments:
hmmm, maybe when I get settled after the baby comes I could do some sitting for you, as I am definitely over 16.
What rotten babysitters! I mean, not to call or to show up when you're supposed to?! What is with that? If you make a commitment to a family that you will babysit for them, nothing short of catastrophe should keep you from that appointment. I hope that the sitter you had engaged will at least call you after the fact to explain.
You might want to call the local college, and if you have none that are local, you might want to try and call your local high school to see if they have a list of students willing to babysit for a few hours. I know that there were several schools in our area that maintained a list for students who needed extra money.
Sorry to hear that she finked out on you, and that Baby E hasn't been feeling up to snuff... Hope she feels better soon!
Miraclebaby, I would guess you'll need someone to come watch the baby so you can take a shower before you'll be jaunting around watching other people's kids, LOL. But we'd love to see you any time.
I wish we'd stop getting sick so we could see you without worrying about passing on germs.
KLee, yes that is annoying. The sitter hasn't called yet. The college or high school idea is a good one. I think I'll check with some of the youth leaders at our church, too.
I've taken to using that same scripture when our plans go awry!! My long-winded take on it had a more long term plan spin on it though ;-)
As for babysitting - have I ever told you about our church's Date your Mate program? It's a guaranteed night out with free* babysitting once a month. Minimal payment is being the sitters one night out of the year - so 11 nights out paid for with one night of service; not too shabby!
That program sounds great, MommyHAM. And I love the quote in that post.
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