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The project my daughters did with me!

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Here's something I'm rather proud of. . . I have raised two successful babysitters. When they were starting out babysitting, I was as nervous as they were! What if something happens? Will they have to cook? What if the kids are hard to handle? I went over instructions with them right until they walked out the door. I canceled my plans and stayed home in case they called for help. When they got home, I'd want all the details and then go over what to do for next time. They got better and better with each job and my nerves calmed down when I realized they were great babysitters who knew how to keep kids safe AND have fun with them at the same time. Hearing from friends and neighbors what awesome babysitters my daughters are made me so proud!   But now they are getting older and getting different jobs, and spending more weekend nights with friends rather than babysitting, they're ready to pass the torch on to younger babysitters. We had the idea to put together a guide/kit ...

lemonade stand printable

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Poor neglected blog! Don't blame me, blame my kids. And my jobs. And my husband's jobs.  Poor bloggie sometimes gets left begging for scraps at the table. Or scratching at the back door for days. Here bloggie, here's a scrap, and a tasty one! A fun set of lemonade stand printables for free at TodaysMama by yours truly. The pdf includes a banner that stretches across three pages and three little fold up price cards. . . one for lemonade, one for cookies and one for baked goods. Just trying to cover the bases. There bloggie, you're still loved.