Picture on Art.com   ; It can be particularly tough for a nanny to find an appropriate gift to give a parent who seems to "have it all." However, if you have a...
Emphatically, yes! The titles are only related in that they are forms of childcareperformed for a private family.   ; Ababysitter is generally someone who takes care of...
Whether you are a parent or a nanny please ask yourself this question. Would you hire yourself to nanny your own children? Do you display the kind of characteristics you would want your children to l...
Graphic CreditThis is a follow up to my previous post where I discussed a little about how TV handles the nanny job. In reading it over it felt harsh to me and perhaps parent blaming but that is not ...
ChelB. left me a lovely comment, which is always great motivation to post! She said, "Hi! I'm also a nanny as well.... I noticed your little snippet about potty training so I wondered if you could pr...
Picture CreditI'm popping back in. I know I'm not much as a blogger, but time slips away from me so easily.I spend my days with Little Miss T., who seems to be morphing into Medium Miss T. before my ...
Beautiful picture credit!A very belated happy Spring to all! :) Lots has been going on since last I posted but the main thing is that dear hubby and I are buying a house!! We found THE house and I'm ...
We've all been sick this week. I've been keeping my own cold at bay since Tuesday, it had overtaken me over the weekend but bit by bit I have been working on sending it packing. A neti pot, sea salt,...
I can't believe it has been nearly a month since I've posted! The time just flew away from me. A good portion of it was taken up by house hunting misadventures :-PWe thought we'd found our place. It ...
Still Time to ShopArt PrintDupré, KarenBuy at AllPosters.comI'd like to think so but it is usually not intentional or rather not necessarily for the sake of being frugal.One of the drawbacks of the n...
I was quite happy to return from my long weekend on Tuesday to hear that Miss T. continued to use the potty with her parents, even while away at her Nana's house! She actually asked them to use the p...
Many families I have worked for were this way when I started. Even among relatives I have seen parents who seem in fear of upsetting their offspring and behaving as though "No" were a shameful and di...
Last night was an emotionally charged New Year's Eve for me. I was thinking quite a bit about my mom as the year has been coming to a close and last night I received a call that the father of a famil...
I will get back to a mini series I hope to do on basic child discipline but right now my sweet hubby and I are house hunting! For real!! I have never owned before so this is a BIG step. After looking...
While 2007 was a doozy, to say the least, I am still hopeful for a joyful year coming up.Hubby and I have some plans for this upcoming year. House hunting and family building are very high on the lis...
I mentioned my mom here some time past and her struggle with cancer. I have come back now from the most difficult month of my life so far. My mom lost her fight to stay with us and is resting in the ...
Miss T.'s mom and I have been taking the book Deceptively Delicious for a test drive. I have to say that so far we have been pleasantly surprised. The main idea is not rocket science, it mainly invol...
To get myself back on an even keel after my last rant I am listing just a few of the very many things I thank God for:To know He is by my side through every joy and trialMy loving husband who is my p...
Sorry its been so long but I've been thinking over several things plus was a bit under the weather with an early season flu. It's been years since I'd gotten a cold and I'd forgotten how yucky they a...
I LOVE French food and attitude. There, I've admitted it.It all started one summer when I was in high school. My mother volunteered to take in a series of three students from France through summer of...
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