Biggest hurdle jumped! We talked to three possible candidates from care.com (well spent $35 to put in our "ad."
Candidate #1 was a 21-yr old Mother with her own 3 month son. We pulled up to her and her husband’s home... very bad first impression. I try not to judge a book by it's cover, but this house was BAD. Trash everywhere on the front porch and the husband’s over-filled ashtray. Red flags! We knocked... and knocked... and knocked. No answer! I tried to be nice and call her cell to ask where she was and it went straight to voicemail - weird. We left that place right fast. (She later left me a VM that her cell battery had died and had to run out to get a new one.)
Candidate #2 was a 46-yr old Mom who has watched kids in her home for 6 years. The neighborhood was cookie-cutter suburbs about 5 miles away, nice clean house and her husband and daughter were home and very nice. She was so nice and very sweet towards Nora. I felt very comfortable in her home and with her.
Candidate #3 was an 18-yr old with 6 yrs babysitting experience. She would actually come to our home, but one day with her rate would be more than two days with Candidate #2! She was very sweet as well.
I felt so sure about Candidate #2 that we aren't interviewing anyone else and feel confident in our choice - what a major weight off our shoulders!
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| Nora is pleased! |
Glad to hear you found someone!!
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