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Jayden had her first babysitting job for the neighbor kids. She was not looking forward to it and was very nervous. Two years ago she was begging me to find someone, anyone that had kids she could babysit. The neighbor kids all ride the bus with Luke and adore him. Jane is in his class and one of his best friends. They live about 3 miles away, so mom could make a quick dash there if she needed anything. Jayden took her babysitting "Fun Kit" that she put together for 4H. She babysat from 5:30 until 10:30. It was a long night for her and she was extra tired from her sleepover the night before. I think she enjoyed it and the kids were good for her. She said they had made cupcakes for her since it was close to her birthday. They also had a goodie bag of treats for her. Jane made a crochet string, and Levi painted a mini pumpkin for her, It was sweet. Katie paid Jayden $60 which was way more than expected. I thought $5 an hour would have been sufficient. She paid over $10 an hour, way too much! I think they were excited to have a night out without kids and very appreciative of Jayden. I asked Jayden how much she felt would have been enough and she agreed $20. When I mentioned it to Katy, she told me that way Jayden would have money enough to GIVE, SAVE, SPEND. That is so Jayden, she honestly has three envelopes with those three words on them and puts money into each. Once in awhile she takes her GIVE envelope and puts in into the church offering. Love that girl!

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