Babysitting Worries

Hey everyone I dont have an account so i'm using my mom's. Now back to the babysitting worries. I don't we should be worried about someone watching there kids! Onboard Camp Carnival invites kids 2-11. So Billy, Danny, Ricky, Makayla, Talon and Me! Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy!!! And Skylar can go to Circle C!!! Lucky Him!!! Stephanie can go to Club 02! And Andrew and Melissa can go to the ADULT CLUBS!!!!! DUN DUN DUN!!

I've checked everywhere and I couldn't find daycare hours! So we'll have to see when we get on board. But I know that every child (Rusty and Cate) that goes to daycare has to pass the BACKGROUND CHECK!!!!

Anyways I'll try and find daycare but while I'm looking have FUN bloging!!!!!

Please don't kill the blog!

I know no one has posted in a while and Tony has given the eulogy but I have this thought that maybe the blog isn’t actually dead. Maybe it’s just in de-fib. Or cardiac arrest. Or it had a little stroke. Maybe we just need to get the paddles out. CHARGING….

Please don’t bury it alive. It’s a fear I have. Being buried alive. And crowds. I think I have a bit of claustrophobia. Just a little bit. I don’t mind lots of people around. But I have issues when it’s so crowded people start to invade my personal space. It gives me anxiety. For real.

So, I read the last few posts…actually I have read them all and now I have some comments to make. I will start with the most recent post and go backwards.

Here we go.

“I open my Google homepage and there it is. Every day. Right under CUTER KIDS and above Bakerella.”

What the heck is Bakerella??? It sounds like a game. Oh wait. That's Baccerat. So, what is Bakerella?

Here is the list of Cathy’s worries and my responses to them…

Hey, I’m just trying to help. I know travel is still up in the air for you guys (Dan and Cathy) but I am planning on sending Shaelynn to help you on whichever day you end up traveling.

Cathy’s worries:

Problem: the ride to the airport with my small children.

Solution: SHAELYNN

Problem: checking through security with my small children.

Solution: SHAELYNN

Problem: waiting for the flight with my small children.

Solution: SHAELYNN

Problem: being on the airplane with my small children.

Solution: SHAELYNN

Problem: possibly helping one of my small children use the restroom on the airplane.

Solution: SHAELYNN

Problem: basically everything else involving the airplane and airports with my small children.

Solution: SHAELYNN

Problem: packing suitcases for me, Dan and my small children and not forgetting anything.

Solution: Yeah, good luck with that one.

Problem: finding a good fanny pack before the trip (thanks for the tip, Cindy).

Solution: Yeah, good luck with this one too. I kinda hope you can’t find one. Fanny Pack? Seriously?

Problem: packing diapers for only one of my small children hoping the other one won't need them by then.

Solution: Danny should be good and potty trained by then, right? Maybe just extra pants in case of accident.

Problem: not packing enough diapers and having to take out a loan to afford the cost of cruise ship diapers.

Solution: that might be kinda funny.

Problem: Dan being seasick and not being able to help with my small children.

Solution: Ah C’mon Cath…I’ve seen how Dan watches the kids. Is this really a concern? If so, then again the solution will be daycare on ship and…SHAELYNN. Or Grandma. Or Aunt Nancy. If Cate liked me I would even offer. J Maybe by then she will.

Problem: my small children not sleeping through the night on the ship and waking the neighbors.

Solution: I don’t know about kids but that constant rocking of the ship makes me sleep like a baby. Maybe they will too…Well, babies that actually go to sleep.

Problem: one of my small children escaping the room (should I bring one of those childproof doorknob thingees?).

Solution: That sounds like a great idea, but I have a feeling that Danny will be able to open those thingees by November. This really sucks for you.

Problem: losing one of my small children on the ship

Solution: Keep them in the daycare if they are old enough. Or get one of the teens to help babysit. OR…have you seen those “leashes for kids?” I remember when my kids were that age, I was at Toys R Us one day staring at those things, thinking, “What a freaking BRILLIANT idea!” Then I overheard this pregnant teenager and her pimply faced teenage baby daddy talking about how mean those leashes were. All I could think was, “Oh honey. If you only know how your life is about to change.” Yep, get a leash.

Problem: cruise ship toilet paper (thanks to Suzy for that one).

Solution: I seriously think this one needs to be taken off the concern list…for everyone. I would worry way more about seasickness. Or your kids falling overboard.

Problem: one of my small children not wanting to participate in the just-for-kid activities.

Solution: You haven’t worked since having your small children, but my daycare provider used to tell me everyday, as I left my screaming kids at her house with tears in my eyes, that as soon as I left they stopped screaming and started playing. I pretty sure she was telling the truth. Not 100%, but at least 99.5%.

Problem: one of my small children climbing on the railings and possibly falling into the water.

Solution: Yes, scary. Especially the kids who like to stick their heads thru banisters on staircases. There are going to be staircases. You might want to add that to your list of worries.

Problem: where to store the passports, my ID, money (buy a big bra and stash them in there?).

Solution: There is a safe in your room that you program in the code to. It will be safe. But just in case, bring the big bra. That sounds comical.

Problem: room in the suitcase to pack toys and bedtime stories (thanks for that reminder, Tony).

Solution; I don’t have a solution for this one. I’m sorry.

Problem: carseats or not (thanks for that one, Cindy).

Solution: Oh the stress.

Problem: the double stroller or two singles?

Solution: I would personally go with 2 singles. Less bulky and someone will help push at least one kid. Maybe you should check online with Carnival and see if they have a rental service for strollers so you don’t have to bring yours.

Problem: does the cruise ship tv have Noggin?

Solution: I’m almost positive they don’t have noggin.

Problem: does it have a DVD player?

Solution: I don’t think so, but didn’t you say you were bringing your computer?

Problem: get one of my small children addicted to something other than Oswald by November (still gives me horrible flashbacks).

Problem: get the other small child to actually watch tv by then.

Problem: get that same other small child to start walking by then.

All of those and I haven't even started on the "what happens when the ship stops and people go to shore" things to think about.

SOLUTION: These kids seem to be posing a lot of concerns. Maybe we should just get a sitter and leave them home. J

No. That wouldn’t be fun. At least you have the passport thing done.

I’m trying to decide if I should make a list of MY concerns for this trip.

Mostly they have to do with Tim’s side of the family finding out the “real “me.

They might find out I’m not LDS.

They might find out I don’t wear garments. I wear tank tops. Sometime they are low cut.

They might see I have tattoos.

They might find out I have body piercings.

They might find out I am completely addicted to coffee. All coffee. I NEED coffee.

They might find out I like to have cocktails occasionally.

They might find out I like to dance, and I’m pretty good at it.

I might accidentally say a bad word in front of one of them.

Worse yet, What if I drop the “F” bomb?

What if they see me talking to people I don’t know?

What if having everything all planned out for me for a whole week makes me completely crazy? It did in Orlando and that was only 4 days...

Actually, the kicker on that trip was Disneyland on Easter Sunday. Did you know that is THE BUSIEST DAY of the year for Disneyland? Did any of you catch that I don't really like crowds? Lots of people...moving in every direction possible. People with kids. People with strollers. Tripping over people, kids, strollers, bumping into people. I had a slight melt down and had to leave the park. Oh, man. I hope that doesn't happen again. Add that one to my list of concerns. Having a come apart in front of Tim's family. Crap.

What if they see me beat my kids? (Just kidding, I don’t really do that. Usually.

What if I can’t be good for a whole week?

What if Tim’s family decides they can’t stand me?

What if I can’t stand them? Actually I’m not really worried about those last two…J

That’s most of them. There are couple other ones but I’m not gonna think about them yet.

So…I went and bought swim suits the other day. I am now feeling Cathy's pain on this one.

I was actually school shopping with Talon. The suits were on sale. I tried on a couple. Then I got tired of trying them on. It was depressing too, so I had to stop. Which meant that I bought 2 of each, in different sizes. Now I have to try them on again and figure out which ones actually fit. Or at least almost fit. None of them really fit right. It’s depressing to be 34. Do any of you ever look in the mirror and get that little jolt of, “Wha? Where did my 20 year old body go?” I’m not really this old, am I? I don’t FEEL 34.

I keep telling Melissa to suck it up…enjoy it now cuz in the blink of an eye she will be 34 with a few kids and she will think back to when she was 19 and her butt looked like it does now. LOL Imagining all of you thinking about Melissa’s butt makes me laugh. HAHA. Tim will kill me for that one. She is still 10 in his eyes.

Do you all realize we have exactly 3 months till this big trip? I can already feel a change in the air at night. It gets cooler faster. Autumn is almost here. How depressing. Except that it brings the cruise a little closer. That makes me happy. J

Don't kill the blog. It wants to live on!

Happy Blogging!

Kym

Yo-ho-ho

I open my Google homepage and there it is. Every day. Right under CUTER KIDS and above Bakerella.

Caribbean Cruise 2009.

Every day, Kevin seems to yell at me "I got my passport!" I yell back at the computer screen, "Good for you! I don't! Stop taunting me!" Then right under that Cindy reminds me that I am going to be traveling with small children soon and I need to be having some thoughts about it. Believe me, I am having thoughts about it. Every day.

Here's a few of them:

• the ride to the airport with my small children
• checking through security with my small children
• waiting for the flight with my small children
• being on the airplane with my small children
• possibly helping one of my small children use the restroom on the airplane
• basically everything else involving the airplane and airports with my small children
  
• packing suitcases for me, Dan and my small children and not forgetting anything
• finding a good fanny pack before the trip (thanks for the tip, Cindy)
  
• packing diapers for only one of my small children
• hoping the other one won't need them by then
• not packing enough diapers and having to take out a loan to afford the cost of cruise ship diapers
• Dan being seasick and not being able to help with my small children
• my small children not sleeping through the night on the ship and waking the neighbors
• one of my small children escaping the room (should I bring one of those childproof doorknob thingees?)
• losing one of my small children on the ship
• cruise ship toilet paper (thanks to Suzy for that one)
• one of my small children not wanting to participate in the just-for-kid activities
• one of my small children climbing on the railings and possibly falling into the water
• where to store the passports, my ID, money (buy a big bra and stash them in there?)
• room in the suitcase to pack toys and bedtime stories (thanks for that reminder, Tony)
• carseats or not (thanks for that one, Cindy)
• the double stroller or two singles?
• does the cruise ship tv have Noggin?
• does it have a DVD player?
  
• get one of my small children addicted to something other than Oswald by November (still gives me horrible flashbacks)
  
• get the other small child to actually watch tv by then
• get that same other small child to start walking by then
  

All of those and I haven't even started on the "what happens when the ship stops and people go to shore" things to think about. At least I can cross off "apply for passports." Done. Now I don't mind Kevin yelling at me about his anymore.

My latest issue of Reader's Digest gave me one more thing to think about. (See how I'm not saying worry? I'll just call them things to think about. It makes me feel less crazy.)

Pirates. Why didn't I think of it sooner? It is the Caribbean after all. According to the article I was reading, the majority of pirate attacks are around Somalia. I looked closely on the little map included with the story. There is one little dot (meaning attempted attack in 2009) smack dab on top of where we'll be. Lovely.

I told Dan we needed to have a plan in place in case these "sea bandits" (as they are now called) come aboard. The bandits are after money. Sometimes they seize the ship and sell off the cargo. Lots of times they take the crew members into captivity until a ransom is paid.

So here's my plan. If the pirates come aboard our ship looking for booty, they can have mine. I've got plenty. See? I've been meaning to lose a little weight anyway.

picture of my booty by Cindy...don't ask

And if any of you landlubbers leaves a comment agreeing with me, I'll make you walk the plank!