The End

Now that the summer is coming to an end, and all of our kiddos are gearing up for back to school, it is time for me and Molly to say goodbye. I am heading off to NYC to try something new, and Molly is going to be attending grad school full time! Who knows what the Fall will hold for all of our kiddos, but we enjoyed spending one last summer with them... and this blog was a great way for us to look back and smile at all the good times we had together!

Hidden Talents

My kiddos think I'm wonderful for the following reasons:

• I have the amazing ability to drive with my knees, while simultaneously putting up my hair into a ponytail.
• I make a mean grilled cheese (when I use the pan that doesn't hate me, or when I don't forget that I'm actually cooking the grilled cheese and let it get burnt).
• I am the most amazing bed maker ever!
• I am the best at cutting celery... because I actually know how to get the stringy things out. 
• I am really really good at making mac n' cheese.
• I own some very cool toys (i.e. my phone, my computer, and my DS of course!).

It's too bad adults aren't as easily impressed with these incredible talents. It's also too bad that these things just won't fly on a resume.

A Little About Counselor Victoria

                        Camp Vic                                                 Real Life

I've been with my current family just shy of a year now, although, I have been nannying in some capacity, and for various different families, since I graduated college (6 years ago! yikes!). The kids and I live (NOT together!) in different towns on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Our days together are spent running around from activity to activity, me attempting to keep them organized and orderly, and them choosing the best form of torture to utterly embarrass me in public! It's great! 

My current kiddos tend to think that I have no other life outside of them. Often times I am forced to remind them that this just isn't true. Case in point: M likes to constantly remind me of the things I didn't help her with. When I explain to her that I didn't help her due to the fact that I was not there (and was out living my "real" life) she finds my answer totally unacceptable, and then looks at me like I'm crazy. Occasionally my "real" life and my nanny life will collide for some reason, and when this happens watch out, because there are always three kiddos left confused in the aftermath. Their standard questions are (all the while asked while staring at me as though I've just stepped out of an episode of the Body Snatchers, and their real Counselor Vic is never to return): "Did you get a haircut?" (Answer: No, I just actually blow-dried my hair today... and left it down!), "Why are you wearing eye stuff?" (Answer: You mean why did I put on a tiny bit of eye shadow... and mascara?), "Why are you all dressed up?" (Answer: They're called khakis. And I didn't think that sweatpants would be appropriate for (insert whatever event is being attended later in the day).). S then always tends to pipe in, in an attempt to lessen the blows, with a "Well you look very pretty!". Thanks S! I typically then spend the rest of the day feeling out of place, and fielding questions left and right as to where the real Counselor Vic has gone! 

Aren't kids wonderful?!?

Meet My Campers

left to right: M (the very mature headstrong 11 year old), J (the quirky too cute for words 7 year old), and S (the sweet even tempered 9 year old)!

Camp Vic is in full force now that these three cuties are out of school! These three wonders are the product of one very secure family network, with their single dad as the head. I've been taking care of them for about a year (but since I do overnight jobs for them quite frequently it seems like it's been far longer!). So without further ado let me introduce you to the kiddos! 

M: This very athletic soon to be middle schooler enjoys swimming and soccer, hanging out with her best buddy K, and loves her two adorable kitty boys. She is however, petrified of anything creepy crawly, and insists upon screaming at the top of her lungs and yelling at me to do something about them (without harming the bug of course). 

S: This little girl has had quite a lot to deal with in her life, however, she has never let any of it get her down, or dampen her sunny disposition. She loves all things pink and girly, and always attempts to be the voice of reason amongst her siblings. She's loyal through and through, all the while being totally unaware of the fact that everyone loves her!

J: This guy is QUITE the character! With a sweet personality unlike any you've ever seen, and his keen sense of humor, this charmer is the life of the party. He loves to sing and dance (even though his sisters yell at him ALL the time for being an embarrassment to them), and has quite the way with the ladies (of all ages too I might add!). His sisters hate that their friends love him, and he loves that his sisters have such cute friends! He has a penchant for walking slow, and hates when I ask him to actually do things... due to the fact he much rather "read" his LEGO catalogue.