Jessi - I had a fun time helping Mallory with her siblings today. But they were rough! Thank god we keep them out of trouble. I stayed in with the triplets who broke a vase this time. In fact, they broke it and are grounded for that (yes, they told the truth) since Mrs. Pike tells them not to play ball in the house.
Mallory - Tell me about it. So, this means no phone, no TV, no outdoors or leaving the house. They don't have to be in their room.
The following day, I came to the Pikes' house to help Mallory watch her siblings for the afternoon. When I got there, Mrs. Pike met me at the door.
"Hello, Jessi," Mrs. Pike said.
"Hi," I said.
"There is only one thing I need to tell you before I go: the triplets broke a vase after I told them not to play ball in the house, so they're grounded for a week. They don't have to be in their room. However, they can't go outside, leave the house, and they can't use the phone," instructed Mrs. Pike. "They're not allowed to watch TV."
"Did they tell you who did it this time?" I asked.
"I already knew when Mallory told me they broke it and they confessed it was true, that's why they're all punished," replied Mrs. Pike.
They all got punished last time when they broke a window when Stacey was sitting for them and none of them confessed who did it. That was until Mrs. Pike found out it was everyone's and nobody's fault to break it.
"I'll be back before five and Mr. Pike is working until six, so I'll be home before him," said Mrs. Pike.
"Okay. Where are the kids right now?" I asked.
"They're having a snack in the kitchen," said Mrs. Pike.
"Okay, see you later," I said.
Thank god she hires two sitters when every single Pike kids are home because they usually can be rough and it would be hard to watch all seven of them on your own. Mallory is usually one of them. I came into the kitchen.
"What would I get? Cheese or an apple that would please me," said Vanessa.
Everywhere she goes, she rhymes even if she's home or out. It can be tiring after awhile.
"Vanessa, just choose a snack and forget the poetry so you can close the fridge," said Mallory.
Vanessa finally chose an apple.
"I'm bored, there's nothing to do," complained Adam.
"Me, too," agreed Jordan and Byron.
"We want to go outdoors," said Byron.
"Sorry, boys, you know the rules," I said.
"Staying inside is no fun," said Adam.
"Maybe if you didn't break Mom's vase after she told you not to play ball inside, this wouldn't happen," said his sister.
Mallory is an excellent sitter to her siblings even if they get out of control. She's good at reminding them about their punishments. The phone rings and Vanessa answered the phone.
"The Pike residence. Who would you like to speak to?" asked Vanessa. "I'm sorry, but my dear brother, Adam, is punished, so he can't come to the phone or leave the house for a week. Okay, no problem. Bye now."
She hung up after that and Mallory was impressed on how she remembered the triplets' punishment rules. She didn't know it last time when she wasn't around when the boys broke the window.
"Good remembering, Vanessa," said Mallory.
Adam just pouts and said, "Thanks a lot!"
"Adam, she was just helping out. She was good about it," said Mallory.
"Thanks, Mallory," said Vanessa.
"Mallory, you can take the younger kids outdoors and I'll stay inside with the triplets like I did last time," I offered.
"Okay, thank you for offering," smiled Mallory.
That was when she gathered the younger ones and headed outside with them. At the meantime the triplets decided they were really bored and went to the living room to watch TV. But then, I remembered they're not allowed to do so and went in to shut it off.
"Hey, we were watching it," said Adam.
"Sorry, none of you are allowed to watch TV either. Your mom told me," I told them.
By the time Mallory came back inside with the younger kids, Mrs. Pike came back home at four-thirty while the triplets were still complaining that I shut the TV off. Mallory even told her mom that Vanessa remembered the triplets' punishment. She was very impressed about that as well.
"Thank you for sitting, Jessi," said Mrs. Pike.
"No problem," I said. "When the triplets went in the living room to watch TV, I remembered they weren't supposed to, so I shut it off and they all complained."
"Thank for you for remembering that," said Mrs. Pike.
She paid me and I left for home. When I got home, Mama and Daddy asked me to keep an eye on Becca and Squirt while they get pizza that they ordered for take-out.
"Okay, Mama and Daddy," I said.
"We'll be back shortly," said Mama.
"Alright," I smiled.
They left and came back in ten minutes.
"Becca! Pizza's here!" I called to her.
"I'll be right down!" Becca called back.
She was washing her hands and came back down for dinner. Pizza is always good.
"So, how was your sitting job with the Pike kids?" asked Mama.
"Good," I replied as I told them about the adventures especially with the triplets being punished.
