Work NSV: The Big Bad Wolf

Hi there, I just wanted to share what happened to me on Wednesday.

I'm a nanny, and my charge is one five-year-old boy. He is VERY active, and loves pretty much every sport. We were at the park after school with his two best friends. Earlier that day, I had tried to do Week 8 of C25K and just plain HATED it. I'm not falling in love with running, and my left knee was really hurting (it's now Friday, and it still is kind of sore).

Anyway, we were at the park, and I was standing with the two other nannies. Then my charge ran up to me, and said, "Melissa, we're the three little piggies, and you're the big bad wolf!" We've played this before, where they hide out on the giant slide, and I basically bang on the slide, threatening to huff and puff their house down. Overall, it's just a lot of giggling and screaming, but they tend to monopolize the slide so it's hard for other kids to use it. So I decided to essentially flush them out of their "house" and start chasing them. And by chasing, I mean break-neck sprinting. They LOVED it. They were running, screaming and giggling. They all had a blast. We kept going for probably 20 minutes. I have to say, I don't think I could have done that two months ago, I would have gotten winded.

Later that evening, when my charge's dad came home, I said goodbye. As I walked to my car, my charge opened the front door in only his underwear (I had just given him a bath), yelling "wait!" I came back up. "I want to give you another hug." I hugged him again, and told him I'd see him tomorrow. I left again, and saw him banging on the living room window. He yelled, "Melissa! I love you!"