July 28, 2008
Step 1) Meet a friend in 10th grade.
Step 2) Stay in touch with aforementioned friend for 20 years.
Step 3) Have children.
Step 4) Wait for friend to get a job in your town and move 1000 miles north.
Step 5) Have friend marry awesome guy.
Step 6) Wait until that guy is unemployed.
Step 7) Invite the two of them over to dinner.
Step 8 ) Give guy friend many beers and then sucker him into babysitting while you go to the gym.
And there you have it! Simple.
You are thinking it would be easier to just pay a neighborhood kid, aren’t you?
Posted by Sarah @ 3:15 pm • If It's For Free It's For Me
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July 28th, 2008 at 3:31 pm, cheryl Says:
Personally, I fully appreciate the method to your madness. Kudos!
[By the way, my twins are HOWLING at your header...they LOVE it!]
July 28th, 2008 at 6:44 pm, Papa Bradstein Says:
Once again, my lack of social skills in high school defeats me…
July 28th, 2008 at 8:35 pm, Musing Says:
My friend of twenty plus years is the one with the young kids…so I’m thinkin’ I’m the babysitter material.
Must remember not to drink too many bahama mamas while at her house.
July 28th, 2008 at 8:48 pm, Erika Jurney Says:
That about sums up how hard it is to find a competent, reliable sitter. Congratulations.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:16 pm, Becky Says:
Hey, whatever works. Maybe the No. 1 worst thing about moving? My babysitter isn’t coming with us.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:33 pm, Mama Maven Says:
That is why I joined the gym with babysitting included for only an extra $10 a month! Bonus the kids think it is cool
July 29th, 2008 at 12:06 am, Karl Says:
And that, my friends, is what you call “The Long Con.”
July 29th, 2008 at 10:36 am, You can call me, 'Sir' Says:
I admire your long-term single-minded dedication to accomplishing a goal.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:36 am, WickedStepMom Says:
Ahh.. the power of beer! I knew it had mystical mind control powers!
July 29th, 2008 at 9:19 pm, Mrs. Schmitty Says:
I hope you let him sober up first!
July 30th, 2008 at 10:13 am, Alison Says:
Perfectly hilarious. I found my sitter on Facebook. First person who replied to my listing & she lives right around the corner, graduated from HS with people I know, had references I know, has a perfect schedule, is great with the kids, has common interest as us, etc. Unbelievable how meant to be it was.
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:54 pm, Skye Says:
Never has the phrase “plans within plans” meant so much to me as it does after reading this.