Babysitting 101

I think all Mom's have funny stories about what they find when they get home from a night out. The funniest stories are the ones when we leave our kids with the best babysitter of all--their DAD. Let me just say, my husband is a wonderful husband and father. He always lets me go out with my friends or to the gym and NEVER complains about staying home with the kids. He is also amazing with the kids. He makes up fun games, tickles, and wrestles until the kids practically pee their pants from laughing so hard. So after saying all these wonderfull things about my hubby, I have to say that sometimes he does things a little different than me. I sometimes joke that if he was a hired babysitter, I would never have him back. I never have to worry about the kids being happy, safe, and in bed when I get home...it's just the other stuff that sometimes makes me laugh.

Last night I went out with some friends to volunteer at a women's shelter (which is a story in itself). This is what I came home to:

More than half of dinner was left on the counter (babysitting 101--if you eat dinner, put the remainder of the meal in the FRIDGE!!!).

I went upstairs to check on the kids and Tyson wasn't in his bed. I yelled down to Mike "Where's Tyson?", his reply "I don't know" (babysitting 101--know where the kids are at all times).

Eventually I found Tyson sleeping on the top bunk with Jordan--anyone guess why??? Before I left, I stripped Tyson's bed to wash the sheets and hadn't put new sheets on yet. Yah, so Mike put Tyson to bed on his mattress which was covered with a plastic protector--I'd go find another bed to sleep on too!! (babysitting 101--never put a kid to bed on a plastic sheet).

I later noticed that the girls were sleeping on their bare pillows with no cases on them. (Common Sense 101--if a pillow is missing a case, put one on; if a mattress is missing a sheet, put one on...)

Anyways, my kids were sleeping and everyone was safe. That's all that really matters :) I love you hubby!