on November 4, 2006 at the Thurman Mansion in Driftwood, Texas. After a night filled with bbq and dancing, LeAnna and Glenn traveled to the Mayan Riviera for their honeymoon. Congratulations, LeAnna! 
Thank you for attending our annual Nanny Appreciation Day event. We hope you and your charges had a wonderful time socializing with other nannies. Congratulations to our 2006 Nanny of the Year winners Brittany Reeder and Kathleen Atwell. Thank you all for being such wonderful representations of MBF! See full bios of our winners under the MBF Superstars section. 
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Seasons Greetings from MBF! Sincerely Yours,
Kathy Dupuy, President
[ TOP ] $50 Gift Certificate for Feedback! The Holidays are Here! Annual MBF Nanny Christmas Party is December 7th Congratulations to LeAnna Buchmeier, Director of Temporary Services!
Austin Nanny Appreciation Event 2006 was a Huge Success [ TOP ] 12/07/06: Annual Nanny Christmas Party 12/22-12/26/06: MBF Offices Closed 01/01/07: MBF Offices Closed 01/15/07: MLK Day- please let us know if you can work! 02/14/07: Valentine's Day-please let us know if you can work! [ TOP ] Come on out and join fellow nannies for a night on the town! We had a great turn-out for our November event at the Mad Potter. Thanks ladies! See you at the next event! Tiffany Keeton Nanny Network Upcoming Events: *All events will begin at 6:30pm unless otherwise noted. [ TOP ] We are looking for a college student in a sorority to help us network and recruit on campus! If you are interested in working part-time for MBF, please email laura.patterson@mbfagency.com. Don’t forget to check our job board at http://www.mbfagency.com/local/candidate/jobs.asp to view our open permanent positions. As always, with the holiday season here, we need lots of temp nannies. Please look at your calendars and email monica.alcantar@mbfagency.com with your availability. [ TOP ] Please remember to refer your qualified caregiver friends to MBF! To thank you for your referral, MBF will send you a $50 check for all temp nannies you refer after their first 2 jobs worked. You will receive a $100 check for all PT nannies and a $200 check for all FT nannies referred to MBF after they have been placed with a family. In addition, your name will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a spa gift certificate. Ramie Kipling was the winner from last quarter and received a spa gift certificate- Congratulations, Ramie! We value our relationship with you and greatly appreciate your recommendation. [ TOP ] By Tiffany Keeton, Nanny Manager and Nanny Network Organizer Q: “Welcome to the holidays! This time of year can be so fun and so stressful at the same time. Holiday craft ideas are one of the things that we Nannies talk about in our circles every year. 'What are you doing? No! What are YOU doing?" A: It’s usually around the second week of November that my employer also starts asking me what the kids are going to make for their grandparents for Christmas gifts! This year I came prepared! Below you will find some great ideas for parents, teachers, grandparents and all of the other special people in your charges’ lives. Make sure you get one for yourself, too!! These first three are all very similar. Do you want it to smell yummy and for your charge to have eaten half of the dough before he gets any into the oven? No? Then use the salt dough. One bite and he won’t eat it again! (If your kids will stay out of the dough you can use the cinnamon/applesauce recipe!) Scented Ornaments Stamped Ornaments Salt Dough Ornaments (2 recipes plus scented recipe, too) (great for any age! Use a cookie cutter for the shape and then let the child paint it when it’s cool. Put fun ribbon through the hole in the top.) Oven Mitts and fabric markers (also good for teachers) No-Sew Fleece Pillow (older kids and good for teacher gift) Star shaped wire ornament (can use any shape – older kids) Cool Card idea (whole family project – you facilitate so all they have to do is create their ONE crafty little rectangle) Handprint wreath (Take this one step further! Make the handprints out of acid-free white paper and let your charge paint the wreath green after helping you glue all the hands onto the shape. While the paint is still wet, have your charge sprinkle clear glitter all over. It is so sparkly when dry and won’t fade as much as green construction paper! Be sure to laminate it after writing names and dates for years of memories! I have done this with an 18-month-old! Keep up the good work! [ TOP ]
[ TOP ] By Lisa Vines, MBF Recruiter/Trainer and Special Projects Manager Paper Plate Snowman You will need: To prepare: [ TOP ]
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Please keep us informed of the significant events in your lives! If you have something special you want to share with other nannies such as graduations, engagements, weddings, and births, please email leslie.chambliss@mbfagency.com. We want to help you celebrate! Heather Christofero's artwork will be on display and for sale at the annual Blue Genie Art Bazaar! Visit www.bluegenieart.com for more information. [ TOP ] Many of our clients have businesses and talents of their own that we feel are of interest to you. This quarter we are featuring several MBF clients who are also published authors. In addition to excellent and relevant reading material, they will make great stocking stuffers this holiday season! Babyproofing Your Marriage “Am I supposed to gush over what a fine job he did emptying the dishwasher? What does he want, a gold star?” - Leslie, married 8 years, 3 kids No one wants to say it, but everyone knows it’s true: having babies and parenting small children can be pretty tough on a marriage. Are you and your spouse enduring the inevitable challenges of early parenthood? Do you see things differently now that you have kids? Do you think you’re the only ones going through it? Then Babyproofing Your Marriage is the book for you. Three wives, mothers and friends, Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill and Julia Stone have written a funny, thought-provoking, no-holds barred account of the impact parenthood has on marriage. Fueled by their own first-hand experiences and conversations with hundreds of men and women, the authors reveal that the struggle to balance marriage and family is nearly universal. Everyone is going through the same thing. With candor and empathy, Babyproofing Your Marriage explores both sides of the post-baby relationship divide, and offers simple but effective ways husbands and wives can bridge the gap and reconnect with one another -- so that having children doesn’t mean sacrificing being a couple. Be sure to watch their TV appearances on January 23rd on the NBC Today Show and January 24th on Fox & Friends and ABC News Now.
Comeback Moms Comeback Moms is a practical, commonsense approach to career planning for all mothers. Monica Samuels and J.C. Conklin offer advice on how to keep one foot in the professional pool, when and if it's best to go back to school, setting realistic expectations when re-entering an old career, helping your children adjust when you do go back, and rebalancing the marital power when a spouse leaves or re-enters the work force. Many women want to return to the work they love after having children and this book lays the groundwork for your comeback long before you leave a job. It's all here in an invaluable guide for every woman who wants it all. For more information and to purchase Comeback Moms please click here. "You can't fall into the trap of thinking you have to do it all or can do it all. You have to take advantage of opportunities when they're offered." -Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas [ TOP ] To Unsubscribe from the Nanny Newsletter or for questions regarding any of the content, please
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egment of the KXAN news broadcast called "Who's Watching Your Kids?" KXAN NBC Austin's Julie Shields put herself in a parent's shoes to find the best ways to really know who's watching their children. You can 
