A few summers ago at the Nirvana things were a bit different. Holly had just two boys to wrangle. She had a three year old and a baby.
These were tough times because the three year old had
no interest in baby things and the baby was a
baby.
Holly has a smile on her face because she very smartly sat down with her regular babysitter (babysitter #1) before college dismissed to schedule some summer hours of peace.
Well, not really peace, more like a mommy-and-me swimming class with the three year old for which she had to
pre-pay.
Holly was at the window watching for babysitter #1:
Holly was still at the window watching for babysitter #1 one hour after babysitter #1 was supposed to arrive and 20 minutes after the
pre-paid swimming lessons had started.
Babysitter #1 never showed up that day.
Babysitter #1 never showed up any other day of that entire summer.
Holly was dumped by babysitter #1.
Enter babysitter #2.
Babysitter #2 was very sweet and showed up on day one. Babysitter #2 was there a little early so that Holly could run some errands before
pre-paid swimming lessons.
Babysitter #2 called Holly on her cell phone 15 minutes after Holly left to tell her that her son was bleeding.
A lot.
Holly called 911.
Holly turned the car around.
Holly met the ambulance at her home (
Holly may have exceeded the speed limit on the way home…shhhhh).
The EMT’s assured Holly that her son had just bumped his lip and although there was a lot of blood, there was very little injury.
Holly thanked the EMTs.
Babysitter #2 thanked Holly for the work opportunity, but related that it might be a little “too stressful for her”.
Babysitter #2 dumped Holly.
Enter babysitter #3.
Quite honestly Holly can’t even remember what happened with babysitter #3. But shortly after she started, she quit.
Babysitter #3 dumped Holly.
Holly dumped the
pre-paid swimming lessons.
Holly was pretty much in the
dumps.
And then the phone rang…
It was Holly’s dentist!
Holly responded as any rational person would…
well, maybe not any person…
well, maybe just like Holly would…
Yes, Holly started crying.
And then Holly started unloading on the poor person from the dentist’s office.
Yes, Holly actually said, “
And if I could find a sitter I certainly wouldn’t waste it on a trip to the dentist“.
Oh no she didn’t!
Oh yes she did.
After Holly said it, she
regretted it…
Until 30 minutes later…
the phone rang.
It was Holly’s dentist!
Yes, Holly’s dentist found her a babysitter.
Enter babysitter #4.
Babysitter #4 arrived right on time for the first time so that
Holly could go to the dentist.
The end.
Except,
for the record babysitter #4 regularly worked for Holly’s family over the next 3 years and is considered a part of the family…
Katie, thanks for not dumping Holly.
*This episode of Holly’s Animated Life was originally posted on August 27, 2008.*
Ok. You’re right. Your dentist is better than mine.
Wow! Amazing! I was SURE you couldn’t top my dentist because when I went it Chicklet (a.k.a. The Beast), she cried the entire 40 minutes I got my teeth cleaned. That would be each time between 1 year and 2-1/2 years. Another person in the office held and comforte her the whole time and told me that it was NOTHING. That she was SWEET. That they LOVED holding her.
But they never found me a babysitter. In fact, every. single. time. I go to the dentist, it is with kids in tow. Thankfully it’s better now, but those early days are horrendous.
Ha .. poor Holly .. but remeber I still have you bea. not only do I not have a regualr babysitter b/c everyone is always too busy the second time we call them BUT….
MY OWN MOTHER will not keep my kids for more than 2-3 hours and then only if she has not seen them in a week and as you know she calls at least 3 times durring those 2-3 hours to ask when we are coming home..
So I win…
My sides are still hurting. And the artwork. Amazing.
The story. Hilarious.
You. Awesome.
Really, you’d think that it would be the OB that would provide that kind of service.
And also? I totally thought this was going to be a post about nitrous.
Your illustrations are stunning, Miss Holly!
And your dentist is probably better than mine…but really aren’t they all evil pain-mongers?
Wow! That is pretty impressive…your dentist getting you a sitter I mean. Although the fact that three sitters dumped you in one summer is pretty impressive too!
Rotary phones are out?! Shit, I am always the last to know everything!!
Hysterical post!
Your teeth must have been really bad!
THAT is precisely why I don’t hire babysitter’s or go to the dentist. Too much trouble and heartache.
I just love your animated life – it is so funny and so clever!!!