Candidate #3--I will admit that I looked at your boobs right away and blathered like an idiot.

We had a new babysitter start today.  Her name is Whitney and she came over to get acquainted with the girls.  So far so good but getting to this point is never easy.  Ching weeded our four potential candidates to come over after a successful phone interview.  I couldn't help but giggle at those candidates that seemed to put the screws to Ching with hours and rate.  They didn't get invited over to the cul-de-sac.

Ching did a lot of this process--he posted the request, he phone interviewed, gave the good news to one and the bad news to the remaining three.  But if I had to write a little note to each rejected candidate, this is what I would say.

Candidate #1--I liked you right away to the point of laziness.  You answered my questions; you were very smart and you seemed to warm up to the girls.  I really didn't see the point in meeting anyone else.  But your potential schedule sucks.  While it is wonderful that you are getting your MBA full time, next summer you are going to want a demanding internship and this may take you away from us.  I hate this process now and really don't want to go through it again next May.

Candidate #2--You were nice but you seemed a little awkward. I am not a people person so if I have to try extra hard in a social situation, and it's not me, I get cranky. I think you relate to children but you couldn't convey this to me.  Because of our past with bad boyfriends of nannies, we always have to ask potential candidates of the current health of their relationships.  We would like to avoid cops, stalking and car vandalism again.  But I do have to apologize for Ching--he kept assuming that you may have a boyfriend. I got the impression that you may not have a boyfriend.  Perhaps you have a crush on Portia de Rossi...and there is nothing wrong with that.

Candidate #3--I will admit that I looked at your boobs right away and blathered like an idiot.  You are very attractive.  While seeing you after a hard day may be depressing, you seemed very warm with the girls.   The examples that you gave of how you work with other kids were really good.  But, when we asked you about your driving history, I still shake my head with amazement.  Yes, it was a little fender bender...yes, perhaps the other driver wanted to make money on the situation, but no, being Mexican has nothing to do with it. Girl, when I ask you a question and you start your answer with, "I am not being racist but"...you are being racist.  Better luck next time.  (And by the way, Mr Ching Wang said you were very processed looking.  I don't care if he was lying to me.  It made me feel better.)

I feel good about Whitney--my candidate #4.  Her schedule is good.  She is very smart and expressive.  And thank God...not a peroxide soaked racist.  You know, when I think about #3, I have a feeling that Rachel could make her cry and for some reason that warms my heart.