Thrifty but satisfying birthday present
I am so excited! I get to host a birthday party for 20 teenage girls on Saturday night! I know you are all thinking I am crazy since I don’t even have a teenage daughter. I asked my babysitter, MM, what she wanted for her birthday and she told me that she wanted her birthday party at my house. I was surprised but said that it would be my honor to host it. Granted, I will have a ton of cleaning to do on Sunday but she is worth it and I will have a ball doing it for her. …read more
Minti.com has all the parenting advice you need.
There are tons of parent and family groups out there. I am enjoying a new parenting site. Check out minti.com . There are all kinds of advice and a great community to join and have fun with. There are articles about anything from babysitting to sleeping all night to parties. You can even add your 2 cents in.
So what do you think?
Babysitting issues.
I have been blessed beyond measure with my babysitter. She loves my little girl almost as much as I do. Miss Martha keeps my daughter 2 days a week while I work part time and I feel so comfortable with her. The best part of it is that she only charges me $20/day. I love that and she is so worth more! However, I just got the dreaded call tonight. She has injured herself and can’t keep the babies she keeps for an undisclosed time. My stomach is in knots. I guess I will have to figure something out but …read more
A baby sitting Co-op is a great idea.
April 26, 2006 by kellys
Filed under frugal living, money saving idea, saving money
We have talked about babysitting before and I have asked for your ideas on how to keep the magic alive with your spouse without having to cost yourself an arm and a leg. If you are like my DH and I, we don’t have any family that live close enough to help out with this dilemma so getting creative is a necessity. Swapping babysitting services with friends is a great way to work that out. Another is a babysitting Co-op. Blogging baby has a great article on how it works. Not a bad idea. Maybe we should try it out.
