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Meeting the family and the kids today for the in home child care position went really well. The mom is extremely nice, and the kids are pretty well behaved - or at least as well behaved as a 6 (J), 8(T), and 10(A) year old ever are. One of them, T, was a bit difficult, probably as a sort of testing of the new authority, and refused to go outside when all of the rest of us were dressed to go swimming, which meant we all had to stay inside for another hour because leaving children alone in the house without supervision is a no-no. After a bit of quiet time and a lot of ignoring his fussiness, however, he changed his mind, so it was all good in the end. We still got to swim for about 45 minutes, and then I just barely had enough time to get the three of them fed before the mom got home and we all had to rush to get A, the oldest, off to practice
The mom called me later on after I had dropped A off at softball practice (the park where she played is almost literally a mile or two down the road from where I live, so that was convenient) and said the kids all had fun and thanked me profusely for helping her out, so I think I made a good impression. Enough so that she asked me back tomorrow, so YAY for more money. Speaking of, I still have to figure out how she's going to manage my payments. Today was kinda hectic just before we all left the house, but I'm not sure if she simply forgot to pay me in all the rush (hell, it was a big enough whirlwind that *I* completely forgot that I would be paid for this), or if she does things on a more weekly basis. Hopefully I'll remember to find out tomorrow.
That said, OMG SO TIRED! I totally understand why the mom posted the job - if I'm this exhausted after only 4 hours with the kids, I can only imagine how dead she is by the end of the day.
The mom called me later on after I had dropped A off at softball practice (the park where she played is almost literally a mile or two down the road from where I live, so that was convenient) and said the kids all had fun and thanked me profusely for helping her out, so I think I made a good impression. Enough so that she asked me back tomorrow, so YAY for more money. Speaking of, I still have to figure out how she's going to manage my payments. Today was kinda hectic just before we all left the house, but I'm not sure if she simply forgot to pay me in all the rush (hell, it was a big enough whirlwind that *I* completely forgot that I would be paid for this), or if she does things on a more weekly basis. Hopefully I'll remember to find out tomorrow.
That said, OMG SO TIRED! I totally understand why the mom posted the job - if I'm this exhausted after only 4 hours with the kids, I can only imagine how dead she is by the end of the day.