I’m having one of the strongest candidates I met come over this morning for a few hours so I can see how it goes with her in my home. Thought I’d liveblog it for your voyeuristic enjoyment…
8:30 am- she was waiting for me on my doorstep. I was out for a walk, and was late. Whoops. Good that she was early, though.
8:45 am – headed to park. Her swing-pushing skills are up to par.
9:15 am – at home. They’re playing in the basement. She’s singing some “dinosaur” song I’ve never heard of.Â
9:30 am – she’s putting him to bed right now. I hear books crashing on the floor in there and a meek voice saying “mama.” G-d it’s tough not to go in there.
9:40 am – son’s in bed. Nanny just realized she left her cell phone in his bedroom. SH**! She went in. All is fine. Put that baby on vibrate, would ya?
9:46 am – I’m going to run some errands and see how she does on her own for an hour. I gotta try it right?
10:14 am – haven’t left yet. Was talking to nanny. She has TWO other offers. Ugh! Need to decide fast.
11:00 am (update, this is about as live as I can get) – nanny is doing a good job. She doesn’t have the most exuberant personality, but she’s sweet. She’s probably just as nervous as I am. I think I could get used to her.
11:30 am – she’s gone. It’s now decision time.
At least I’m not alone in being nervous around the nanny today!
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I don’t know if it’s just me but I can’t read your post; your ads are blocking it.
Not sure what happened- removed ads for now until I figure it out… sorry!
Ai yi yi…I suppose I’m extremely lucky that I didn’t have to endure an interview process. Still, I’m glad I’ve got someone to commiserate with as we embark on our adventures in babysitting!
Geesh! I certainly enjoyed your timeline more than I should have. Can we say, “I need a hobby?” You are right, she was probably nervous. It is especially hard to watch kids when their parents are home, too. You feel like you are always “on display.” Any other strong candidates?
Ever thought of a Small Lic. Family daycare. I have one and all of my
parents love it. I treat the childern as if they were a part of the
family. There are many of us around sometimes just asking other parents
with small childern “Who takes care of your child?”. My childern come
in the morning with smiles and leave with smiles.
OMG. I’ll keep my fingers crosses. It sounds like it went well though. Did you ‘Google’ her yet?