Endless Thoughts;

sleep, please sleep, let this night be quiet...

So I leave myself in the position that I'm babysitting for my cousin again. He has two kids and I end up babysitting them every Friday night. I know you're saying "awe that must suck!" but really, no it doesn't. I get paid to watch the house, while the kids are in bed, they are awesome kids, and plus my fridays never have anything planned anyways.

Right before my cousin left, his daughter was throwing her Strawberry shortcake doll up in the hallway. I kept going "hey hey, let's not throw stuff" just then, she whips it upwards and it hits the smoke detector which plunges to the floor. Me? Yeah, speechless at the time, picks it up and walks quietly over to my cousin. This is where I feel like a tattle tale, he goes "what happened!?" I say "Taylor was throwing her doll-" oh great, the cool babysitter soon puts the blame on the kid, who is now most likely thinking I just don't want to get in trouble, which I know it wouldn't be me in trouble. Yet I felt so little for once, like I was part of it almost, I'm supposed to be the babysitter, and already I'm reporting problems.

It's been an hour since that happened, and a few times since he reconnected it before leaving, it's beeped. I'm just crossing my fingers (while typing at the same time, skills indeed) that is doesn't just go off for no apparant reason. Because if it does, it's wired to the fire department... (well at least I'll get to see my dad today //rollseyes). They'll come speeding over, I'll open the door, the house alarms will go off, I don't know how to turn them off, the kids will be awake and excited, never going to sleep ever again and most likely I won't have the greatest impression with my cousins for when they return.

So again, we're just crossing our fingers we never have to deal with the broken smoke detector and it'll all just go away. //waitsquietly, inhale, exhale. This is going to be a long night. God keep me strong through this time of anxiety of the smoke detector.
Oh how weird and absurb that makes me sound =X

posted by Emily @ 9:17 PM