We're going away this weekend...

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Registered: 01-12-2010
We're going away this weekend...
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Thu, 01-14-2010 - 5:06pm

....And I love my babysitter so much!

We rarely do overnight getaways since my parents moved 10 hours away & the cost of a babysitter is ridiculous....
But we're going away Saturday for the night, to a birthday celebration in another city 1.5 hours away. It's my hubby's best friend; he just split up with his "wife" of 15 years & he used to live 5 hours away so it's a big deal that we can get together now...and they can re-live their youthful days...should be interesting!

So I emailed my sitter (who's practically like family; she's in her 30s & wants kids so bad so she loves our to death) to ask how much it will be because I'm going to have to take it out of next month's budget or something...last time we went away overnight she did it for free because it was our anniversary and it was her idea that we went out, so I have no idea....

So she told me I could pay what I wanted to, that she's not charging her "hourly" rate, and that if I need to pay her some now and some later that's fine, and that she's coming 4 hours earlier than we even need her to and not charging us for that time.

I was so stressed out about going at all, and thinking about staying home just to save money, but I so need the break (Since stepkids mom is out of the country it's been me taking care of 5 kids from before cmas until last weekend, including driving to & from school & still doing dayhome...I'm exhausted!) ...
So this just made my day!

~ Melissa ~ ‎"We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us, if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity." - Barbara de Angelis
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Registered: 06-25-2006
Thu, 01-14-2010 - 6:44pm
That is so fantastic. I am a firm believer that generosity shows up when we least expect it! Enjoy your weekend!!
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Registered: 05-20-2005
Thu, 01-14-2010 - 7:01pm

That's great.

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