Mary Poppins, my alter ego.

Practically perfect in every way

Hah! Yeah. Right.

Granted, she did have to take care like, what, only 2 kids at a time? I'd like to see her handle SIX! *boast* *boast* Hehehehe.

Ok, so maybe Frauline Maria has me beat. But I'm no nun.

Man I have been so busy today, I didn't even have time to blog! Imagine that. I know, unbelievable, huh?! I didn't go online all last night and when I finally did today, there was new mail and a ton of new blogs to read. I wish I could've got on earlier since I had missed being there for Faith today. *sob* She still has me worried, but she has so many friends (all around the world too!) to care for her, it's such a comfort. Isn't it amazing what great friends one can make from blogging?

So, I baby sat my day away today. It definitely was fun. I did have to deal with a nosebleed (Ethan was picking at his nose just a little too vigoriously) and a bloody lip (Eli bonked his mouth into Andrews head and bit down on his own lip in the process, punturing it and causing it to sweel i.e. two crying kids). I am really quite proud of the way I reacted to all of that - especially since the sight of blood makes me faint. Go me!

I was there for about 5 1/2 hours. Phew. I actually kept busy the whole time. Not bad, huh? I spent some of it teaching Eli how to climb into his own crib and how to climb out (he's nearly 3 and the baby so Mom usually does it - it was really foreign to me: you can't keep my brothers from climbing up anything if you tried!) He still needs to work on the climbing out part. He's mastered tumbling into his bed, but after like half an hour of helping him out over and over (he is just a wee bit too short) I told him to take a break. That is one determined kid though, and he's so proud of himself for being able to do something without assitance, I am one beaming babysitter!

He didn't call me Sister Ritzi all day today either. Hehe. I taught Eli in the nursery at church for 6 months on top of baby-sitting him once a week. I like to think that I am responsible for opening him up. I remember how he would hide in the corner crying and crying before. His parents would always tell me how Eli would talk about "Sister Faye" all week. *grin* I love little fans, don't you?

Anyway, Sister Ritzi is his new nursery teacher (she is just so CUTE and amazing!) She's been doing such a great job with the kids (she has a 4 year-old herself and is Swiss - it's so cute, she sings them nursery rhymes in Swiss in the nursery) When at first, all the kids were calling her "Sister Faye" they now call ME "Sister Ritzi". And for once, instead of being jealous, I am actually just ecstatic about it. I know what great news it would be for her.

So, besides all the training in parenting I got today, I also learned a couple of other things:

1) Yatzee is a dumb game
2) There is nothing but JUNK on Nickelodean and Cartoon Network (unless, of course, Rugrats is on)