Nicole and Katie play "super heroes" with capes (of course!), an umbrella, a duct tape purse and a game boy case.
Mike and I have been taking a parenting class at Maddie's school for the last 5 Wednesdays. It has been a very good thing, except that we had to leave the kids home alone from 7-9 each of those nights. Bed time on a school night is a hard thing for a baby sitter, even when your baby sitter is your generally excellent 12-year-old daughter, Maddie.
We had been very busy for a few weeks with baseball games, Mike's golf class, me tutoring, soccer practice, Relief Society meetings, etc and I felt bad about leaving the kids so much in the evenings. My feelings were confirmed when we came home from parenting class one night to find the kids asleep in bed and this little note waiting for us on the kitchen counter:
Mike and I have been taking a parenting class at Maddie's school for the last 5 Wednesdays. It has been a very good thing, except that we had to leave the kids home alone from 7-9 each of those nights. Bed time on a school night is a hard thing for a baby sitter, even when your baby sitter is your generally excellent 12-year-old daughter, Maddie.
We had been very busy for a few weeks with baseball games, Mike's golf class, me tutoring, soccer practice, Relief Society meetings, etc and I felt bad about leaving the kids so much in the evenings. My feelings were confirmed when we came home from parenting class one night to find the kids asleep in bed and this little note waiting for us on the kitchen counter:
Translation:
To: Mom From: Katie
I love you Maddie was
not a good baby sitter
So, are we good parents yet? I don't know. But I hope I get as clear a message as this --good or bad--sometime soon.
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