House Keeping, Babysitting and Deja Vu

It is funny how things can come back to haunt you! Here is a funny tale for you:

 In a land far, far away there was a teen age girl who was slightly hard up for cash (what teenager isn't?) and received a call from a neighbor who had 4 children. This sweet neighbor was begging said teen age girl to come over a babysit! Now, teenage girl wasn't thrilled but the need for cash won and she walked over.

The neighbor and her husband ran for the door and the teenager was in charge. She went to work getting supper for the kids and couldn't believe there was burnt Mac'n Cheese was on the stove! Who burns Mac'n Cheese! After feeding the kids, the next step was putting them all to bed. The house was a maze of clothes, toys, and random piles of stuff. The dog wouldn't stop barking and the kids seemed to be boucing off the walls.

After the kids had been settled down to bed, the dog let back in which stopped the barking (but lead to a dog running everywhere!) the teenager said the following things:

1. Who in their right mind would have a kid, let alone 4 kids!!
2. Her house would never be this messy!
3. She would never have a dog!
4. She would never burn such a simple meal Mac'n Cheese

And then this little teenager settled on the sofa reading a book and passing the hours until midnight. 

Now, let's fast forward 15 years, I will reveal said teenager is me. It had been nearly year since my husband and I had a real date (shopping for Christmas presents and Easter baskets doesn't count!). There was this really cool movie out called "Mom's Night Out" and I really wanted to see it! I called our teenage sitter begging her to come over and watch the kids! And then that is when deja vu hit me!!

See, I had 4 kids running wild through the house, 1 extremely ill behaved dog, and while begging the sitter to come I may have burnt lunch (which wasn't Mac'n Cheese but it would have been total poetic justice if I had!)

Also my sideboard may have looked like this:

My bath tub may have looked like this: (That is dog paws, tooth brush, and a few items that are suppose to be in tub)

And it goes without saying the piles of clothes, toys, and other "life" that made the house a maze to walk though! I seriously consider cancelling the sitter and cleaning my house instead but then the need to get away from all this crazy won over and I went about picking up as much as possible in the few hours I had.

However, I'm pretty sure my sweet babysitter would have never judge me, however if she did its ok! Because in 15 years, I can only hope she will be blessed with a husband and 4 beautiful children. When she needs a break or even a date, she can totally call me ( I won't judge!). Or better yet, she can hire her own 15 year old babysitter and the cycle can start all over again!