Just Call Me Mom

We were asked to house-sat for two weeks in September for three different families. We have fun house-sitting, especially when the dog/kids are so well behaved (which they were at all three locations!).

First was for Stephanie and Brent while they were at the beach. We got to stay with Brinkley (Remember her?) for a whole week! Scott had a blast playing out in the yard with her throwing the Frisbee for so long that she decided to quit.

Miss. Brinkley in the yard

After we finished with Brinkley we were asked by two families in our ward to watch their kids while they were on vacation. The only problem was that their dates overlapped. We felt bad that we wouldn't be able to watch the Foy's, because I can image it's probably hard to find people that don't have kids of their own to move to your house for a week. We told them to call us if they got desperate and the Scott and I would each go to one house if we had to.

Well...we were all lined up to watch Abby and Tim the last week of the month and it turned out their grandmother came for the beginning of the week so we were only needed from Wed-Saturday. That worked out great because Wednesday night as we were preparing for our camping trip Michelle Foy called and said they only had someone for the end of the week and still needed someone Sunday-Wed. Perfect! We didn't start until Wed with Tim and Abby!

So...that weekend we went camping, came home Sunday and headed to the Foys. We were with them until Wednesday when we then headed over to watch Tim and Abby.

All the kids were great and so on top of their schedules and so well behaved! Scott was a champ and did all the driving and dinner on Tuesday night at the Foys (3-8pm of running to various activities AND getting his hair cut!) because I had to work late that night. I got up and took everyone to Seminary at 5:30 every morning, which worked out great because I was able to continue on my schedule and not be tempted to sleep in.

The week was almost uneventful, which I am grateful for since I was in charge of others' children. We did have one mishap...on Friday night we dropped Tim and some of his friends off at the Haunted Corn Maze and at around 11 when Scott drove out to get them (he was awesome and took me home first so I could get to bed!!) only 3 of the 4 returned because one ended up with a broken nose! I guess Tim got frightened at the Haunted Corn Maze and jumped back...with his head or elbow catching the other kids nose!! He left the maze early to get mended. Glad it wasn't Tim, or that it happened at "our" house!!

Scott was great with the kids- taking Tim in between his soccer tournament games to wash the car and then to Conference and Sonic for ice cream on Saturday night and driving them to their activities because usually they had to be there before I got home from work.

We're up to doing it again!