Last night, I was talking to a friend of mine who has a 15-year old daughter.  This daughter is wonderful, responsible and smart… and she babysits.  Since summer is fast approaching and Audrey could use some babysitting help here and there, I asked what the going rate is for an-hour-or-so-here-and-there babysitting.
The answer.  I almost fainted.  [...]

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Barry and I are on our 3rd day of babysitting for Benjamin (2) and Henry (10 1/2 months), with help from Auntie Janie, too!
This morning, Benjamin’s voice woke us up at 5:30. That would be AM. The hushed whisper, “Gramma. Gramma,” alerted me to dawn as Benjamin touched my face.
“Hi, Honey,” I [...]

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While the cats (aka Mommy & Daddy) and brothers are at Disney World with the mice…
Grandma & Pop-up are having our own brand of fun!
Leaving jammies on all day long, and Christmas jammies at that. And rocking Benjamin to sleep outside on a sunny deck.

Letting the baby play with Pop-up’s BlackBerry.

Washing and drying favorite [...]

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