It all started with a scooter in the driveway and ended with 1 proud nanny and a very confused mommy.
Monday was just hectic, whose Monday isn't? Tess had been sick all weekend and I had to take her in to the Health Clinic to get some antibiotics for an ear infection, so instead of driving Finn to school, a friend, M, was set to pick him up.
On my way out of the house I noticed Finn left his scooter in the driveway, right where M could run it over, so I called nanny number 2 and asked her to tell Finn to pick up his scooter it'll get run over.
While at the HC M calls and starts off by telling me that Finn is at school...okay. But that she didn't take him. She got to my house and nanny number 2 told her than nanny number 1 took him. WHUCK? (Most people may not know this but the main transportation of people in Laos is a motorcycle.)
When I got Tess home nanny number 2 apologized, she was confused about what I asked her on the phone, while nanny number 1 proudly told me that she took Finn to first the wrong school, then called another nanny from the embassy to find out where Finn's school was.
Great! I tried to hide the shock on my face.
Somehow nanny number 2 got: Take Finn to school from Tell Finn to pick up his scooter.
While this was not the first language mix up and certainly won't be the last it was kind of the most humorous and terrifying all at the same time. While I love nanny number 1 for going with it, even though she had no clue where she was going, it shouldn't have happened. Finn rides Mike's bike all the time, but it's a different story when it's the parent and the caregiver.
Also if you noticed I name 2 nannies, it's true and maybe I'll take the time to update on how I went from wanting NO one in my house to having 2 people.
