So back in this post I was complaining that our nanny turnover was going to cause problems with the cruise we had booked in November. Our new nanny is a high school student, and while she is great for a few hours in the evening, there is no chance in heck that I am leaving my kids with her while I leave the country.
So I looked into changing our cruise around before the final payment was due, but I really, really like our itinerary. In the end, I made the payment and left the cruise as it was booked. My plan was to try to come up with some kind of reliable child care option, and if that didn't work out we would just take the darn kids.
After much pondering, we finally decided to ask our grandmotherly neighbor if she had any interest in watching the girls for us. We told her there was no pressure and to think about it. Tonight she called back and agreed to do it! Woohoo!
Our regular nanny will pick the girls up from school as usually and stay until about 8 when they are getting ready for bed. Then she'll hand off to the neighbor, who will watch them overnight--either at our house or hers.
I have been super stressed about this, and I am so glad that the neighbor agreed. I feel much more comfortable leaving the girls with her than any other option I could come up with, and it's super convenient, since she's right next door.
And our passports showed up yesterday. It finally feels like this is all coming together.
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Congrats on having it all fall into place!
Excuse me if I'm overreaching, since you've probably already thought this through six ways...but you might want to use West or Lexis services to research any other (male) people who could be at the grandmotherly neighbor's house. Just in case.
Good thought, EH. Actually, her husband passed away last year,so no males around. Part of what convinced me to ask her was a comment that she made about finances after her husband passed away. Hopefully this will help her out a little bit right before the holidays.
Yay! Sounds like things are looking up! :-)
That is sooooo awesome! Good for you, LC. I was hoping you wouldn't have to take the kids and would still get to enjoy the trip.
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