I’ve been soliciting names and numbers for babysitters for my boys now for quite some time. While I’d received quite a few referrals, I’d pretty much just starred them in Gmail account or made note of them somewhere but hadn’t really acted on any. Until today.

I’ve just been procrastinating on calling them even though I’ve know FULL WELL that I would need one this coming Monday night for my bible study group. Well, I was SO nervous talking to this 19 year-old on the phone today while discussing her coming to meet us this weekend. I couldn’t believe how nervous I was talking to her. I just remember thinking the whole time, “I’m a grown woman here! What am I so nervous about?” But the thought of someone else watching over myr kids is just sickening to me. It’s like I’d rather leave my best diamonds to be guarded by ex-cons rather than leave my boys with some strange teenager.

But, she did come from a very trusted and highly respected person and seemed just lovely on the phone, so I am hopeful. We’ve discussed her coming by sometime either tomorrow or Sunday afternoon to chat and meet us. She’s got another part-time gig (at Old Navy – score! Maybe she’ll pass along her discount??) but is very much wanting to do babysitting on the side.

And the best part? She’s available this Monday night.