Hi all,

Just in case you are already making summer plans, I wanted to let you know that MotherTalkers will sponsor professional childcare at the Netroots Nation Convention in Austin this July. Barring any last-minute drop-ins, who would pay a small fee of no more than $50, babysitting will be FREE. Woo-hoo!

Here are the hours covered:

Thursday, July 17 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. (There is a scheduled party that night!)
Friday, July 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  

The childcare will be provided by Corporate Kids Events, who cared for Eli at the BlogHer conference when she was a mere four months of age. They are fabulous!

Hi all,

MotherTalkers is considering sponsoring babysitting at Netroots Nation, depending on interest. Last time we met in Chicago, I attended another conference, in which I was able to leave Eli with babysitters provided by Corporate Kids Events. The sitters who took care of her were superb. I would poke in to nurse the baby and she was contently held the whole time from what I could gather. The organization even brought age-appropriate toys, activities and a TV, which kept the older children happy.

I'll make this quick!  My husband and I will be attending YKOS next week.  We are bringing along our five-year-old and our two-year-old, with the understanding that we'll trade off child-duty during the caucuses, addresses, etc. (I'll be doing most of the child duty since my husband is WAY more active in Daily Kos than I am).  We plan on taking the kids along to as many social events as possible, but at least one night we're there we'd like to leave them with a sitter.

My sister and her husband used to live in Chicago, but all her babysitting connections have run dry.

So--we're looking for some childcare arrangements for one evening.

If anyone who lives in the area or who is attending has any leads, I would greatly appreciate it!

You can post it up here or email me at marykkendrick at Yahoo dot com.

Thanks!