So lately I've had a few friends get me thinking about babysitting swapping. After googling "babysitting co op," I came upon this book: Smart Mom's Baby-Sitting Co-Op Handbook by Gary Myers. This book had some great ideas to start a babysitting co-op. First you need at least 4 moms to start. There is a Leader/Moderator who takes care of leaderish things. Then there is the Secretary who organizes the sits and records the points. Everyone starts out with zero points and then slowly makes their way up to 80 or down to -80. You get positive points for sitting and negative points for requesting a sitter. Of course there are boundaries and rules and safety checks and medical releases and meetings. Anyway, I thought it was a great idea. Anyone feel like starting one? Of course you'll have to at least live in the same state as I do.
What say ye?
Are you with me?!?
I recently watched an interesting move. It's called The Fountain. Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz starred in it. It was very strange. I liked it. I liked it a lot. Hugh and Rachel's relationship are depicted in the 1500's, our modern day, and the not so dazzling future. This movie explores life and death and immortality with some symbolic comparisons to the tree of life. Anyway, it's kind of a hard movie to review but if you like abstract art...you'll love this movie.
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Strangely enough -- given my usual reaction to the artsy abstract non sequitur movies that I'm occasionally tied down and forced to watch -- I enjoyed the Fountain as well. I'll concede that I didn't get about 2/3rd's of it, but it was still fairly entertaining. Though I believe there were a few brief scenes that had to be skipped over.
Jen K. mentioned that very same co-op idea (points system, using tokens instead). I'll call you...*gasp* ON THE PHONE and we'll talk about it.
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