I hired a Nanny on Friday. I checked her out, ran the reports, called the references and HIRED a nanny to watch my lovely and always well behaved children 3 days a week while I work only a few rooms away.
The nanny (or babysitter for you who find the N word snobby) was to start the job today at 1030am. It’s now nearly midnight and she’s still not here. She has yet to show. Or call. Or email. Or send a carrier pigeon.
The best I can do is really hope she’s not dead in a ditch or tending to some HORRIBLE tragedy that would preclude her from calling me, her employer. At worst, she’s a total flake and after going through a professional service she was the BEST I could come up with.
I give.
The kids and I are leaving for Tampa on Thursday where their Nana and Gramps will adore and spoil them while I work.
More to come.
Oh, and…who’s taking me out for drinks in Tampa???
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Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah 06.12.07 at 6:08 am
Maybe she checked out your blog and got scared.
Dana 06.12.07 at 7:58 am
Holy crap! Did Queen Tureaud get a boob job? They are bigger than I remember.
Sorry the Nanny didn’t show. She needs to be put in the naughty corner.
chris 06.12.07 at 9:00 am
OMG..that’s absurd! I’m so sorry
Definite reason for a time out.
I’d take you for drinks in Tampa…except I live in Illinois. LOL.
Have a great trip!
Violet the Verbose 06.12.07 at 9:04 am
Omigod - have you heard anything today? That’s really weird. I hope she’s okay.
I hear you and my hubby have been making plans? During dinner last night he took all the good alcohol out of the cabinet and took a picture to send you in an attempt to entice you and the Kaiser up here. ha ha!
Suebob 06.12.07 at 9:37 am
Good help is hard to find!!
Erika, Plain Jane Mom 06.12.07 at 10:10 am
Whoa, nice new rack!
And that sitter better have one good excuse. I can’t wait to hear it.
Shash 06.12.07 at 1:30 pm
ME! ME!!! I’ll take you for drinks, but we might have to meet in or near Orlando.
Shash
Lorelai 06.12.07 at 3:20 pm
Sucks that the nanny flaked (or died). If that was the best the service provided I shudder to think of the bad nannies. Have fun in Florida.
Meg 06.12.07 at 7:21 pm
I hate to hope that some catastrophe has caused your Nanny to disappear, but at least she wouldn’t be flake, then. Man, am I a bitch, or what?
I would love to hire a Nanny, but that defeats the purpose of my staying home with Squeaks so that we can save money (among other reasons). But this school stuff is a lot harder when you’re older and a mom — I feel like I need someone to entertain her while I work. Maybe I’ll get a high schooler to do it during the summer….
Violet the Verbose 06.13.07 at 1:39 pm
So… did you ever hear anything about the nanny?
Trish 06.13.07 at 2:15 pm
come now woman! where’s the nanny? i love that we’re all on the edge of our seats waiting to hear anything about it.
Lindsey Mitchell 06.13.07 at 9:23 pm
I wish I lived the Royal Kingdom - I would totally love to hang out with the Count and Princess all day - not to mention the side perks of getting to work with people as cool as the Queen and Kaiser…and eat all their food and call boys (ah babysitting!)
sigh - back to taking customer service calls I guess - but I bet your children are better behaved them some of my customers.
seriously though - I hope the nanny is ok - although if she just flaked out, she doesn’t know what she is missing - I hope you don’t try her out again, because if she did flake, what’s to stop her from forgetting one of the children at the park?
Miss Misery 06.14.07 at 5:54 pm
Wow, that is really strange. Did you ever hear from her?
If she is ok, smack a bitch. I hate people like that. What ever happened to being reliable? It’s not such a terrible thing yo.
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