Sunday, February 24, 2008

I Suck At Babysitting

today is janine's birthday. happy birthday janine! she's 36. to celebrate her birthday, pj took her to the foxwoods resort casino in connecticut for an mini overnight vacation. so, while they are out painting the town red, karen and i are babysitting their children. (the last that i heard, when janine checked in via cell phone, she had just won $1000 playing the slot machines. i didn't think people actually won playing the slot machines. apparently, i was mistaken. i must suck at playing slot machines.)

anyway, it's so different babysitting my niece and nephew now. before, there used to be diaper changes and easy bedtime reading where they would simply go to sleep. now, they are so much older (sure, they are under the age of seven) that they stall going to bed and just want to play all night. granted, i don't help the situation because i suck at babysitting. karen is usually the enforcer when it comes to handling my niece and nephew and getting them to do stuff. me? i usually am the pushover who simply plays with the kids.

in addition to the usual jumping that i do with my niece (kaleigh) where i pick her up off the ground as high as i can when she jumps, today i got to race around the house with the kids sitting on top of my shoulders. at one point, i even had them both on me at once (where kaleigh was just clutching my leg as i moved around the house). it's funny how they think i'm strong. i have them so fooled.

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