Help You Need for the Holidays! Help You Need for the Holidays!

 

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  NannyQuest, Inc.

              December, 2009      

From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of
the season brings us closer to each other. - Emily Matthews

 

 

In This Issue:

:: NannyQuest Temp Help!

:: Meet a few of our Current Nanny Candidates

:: Meet a Few of our Current Housekeepers, Chefs, and Laundresses

:: Kids' Corner

 

 

 

Short on Time?  Need a Temporary Extra Pair of Hands?  Need a New Year's Eve Babysitter?  Our Gift to You is our New Temp Service!

NANNYQUEST TEMP SERVICE (HELPING HANDS) NOW ACTIVE!

 

If you are a NannyQuest client (past or present) and have paid the $250 application fee at any time, we have a gift for you.     Starting NOW and going through January, NannyQuest will be offering "Holiday Helpers" to our clients.  Our "Elves" will be ON CALL and ready to help you when you need it most. Use the wish list below to decide how and when you will need help.....or add your own needs to the list!  Our helpers may:  

  

*Shop for gifts and wrap gifts! OR entertain the children while YOU shop!

 

*Help with preparing food ahead of time.

 

*If you need a chef or cook for parties, we have them!

 

*Shop for groceries and put them away.

 

*Provide nanny services for daytime, evenings and weekends.  Let the nanny take children on holiday field trips while you decorate the house, OR let them decorate the house while you enjoy field trips with your children.

 

*Have dinner out with your spouse and friends!

 

*Take a weekend off!  Let our holiday helpers maintain your house and take care of children!

 

*Do personal assistance work.

 

*Take pets to the vet or groomer.

 

* Take your cars for tune-ups or detailing.

 

*Housekeeping, laundry and ironing services.  Have our housekeepers come in to do a one-time detailed cleaning.

 

*Generally fill in the gaps wherever you need help. 

  

All candidates have been thoroughly vetted and appropriate background checks have been done.  We know this time of year can be stressful as you try to get things done.  We hope we can help make it a little bit easier.   

 

To begin, simply click here and go to "Potential Client" then "Temp Service":

 

I NEED HOLIDAY HELP! 

  

At this time we are offering this service only to current clients or to families that we have worked with in the past AND that have paid an application fee in the past.  To use this service, you must abide by the following guidelines:
 
*NannyQuest will make all arrangements for the on-call helper.  Please allow a minimum of 48 hours for us to make the arrangements.  We cannot guarantee that each needed time can be filled, but we will certainly do our best.*

 

 *Client agrees NOT to contact the temporary helper directly.  (See Article V. of Family-Agency Agreement for Temporary Service.)*
 
*Client will pay NannyQuest a referral fee of $25 for each temp service visit.  This fee is due in advance in $100 increments (4 visits.) There is a 3-hour minimum.*
 
*Client will pay the temporary helper a fee of (minimum $20/hour) directly.*
 
*48-hour cancellation policy.  No refunds if cancelled with less than 48 hours notice.* 
 
*See Contract for Further Stipulations*


To  get started, just follow these simple steps:

 

Click on the link, which will take you to the NannyQuest. net website.

 

Click on "Prospective Client."

 

Click on "Temp Service."

 

Fill out the parent information form.

 

Download contract, sign, date and scan or fax to 1-706-947-1808. 

 

I NEED HOLIDAY HELP! 

If you are not in need of household help at this time, please forward this email to associates and friends who are looking for college-educated nannies, experienced housekeepers, personal assistants, baby specialists, or any other type of household help. 



Meet a Few of Our Current Nanny Candidates:

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*Meredith ~ Meredith comes to us with a degree in Child Development and a minor in Communication Disorders  from Florida State University.  She has teaching and preschool experience.  She loves to run, hike and exercise.  She took voice lessons and piano lessons for 8 years.  Great in assisting with homework and projects.  Organized.  Loves cooking and is a good swimmer. 

 

*Susanna ~ Susanna is relocating from Washington state to Atlanta.  She would like a live-in position at first.  She has a degree in European Studies and French from Seattle Pacific University.   She speaks French, plays the piano, sings, draws, plays volleyball, hikes, reads, and cooks.  Susanna has nanny experience, as well as experience with twins, autism and ADHD.  Truly a find if you are looking for a live-in nanny.

 

*Gay-Lynn ~ B.A. from Georgia State University.  We like the fact that she has taken many cooking classes and has helped with catering.  Definitely a plus for the holidays!  Gay-Lynn is an excellent swimmer, has been an assistant teacher, and has also worked as a nanny.  She describes herself as:  An excellent cook, have excellent speaking and presentation skills, always prompt, organized, patient, good tennis player, know how to get things done, calm under fire."  She loves photography, cooking, and the Georgia Bulldogs! 

Meet a Few of our Current Housekeepers, Chefs, and Laundresses  

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* Andrew ~ Personal chef available in the afternoons for cooking the evening meals or getting food prepared for warming later.  Andrew can come to prepare the evening meal and have salads and other dishes left in the refrigerator for your convenience.

 

*Alla ~ Housekeeping, house manager who will assist with children.  Alla enjoys all aspects of being in a family home:  Cooking, assisting with pets, and even teaching piano lessons!  Alla also speaks German fluently.  She is described by former employers as reliable, caring, thorough,  flexible and acommodating.

Alla is ready to interview and start immediately. 

 

*Libba ~ Libba is a professional laundress seeking one additional day weekly.  Experienced with the finest clothing.  Described as efficient, faithful, kind, effective, joyful and diligent.  What a great way to access more free time!!

 

*Teresa & Mira - Heavy duty cleaning team.  They complement each other well.  If you enjoy a thoroughly clean house in half the time, this is a great solution.  

 

 

KIDS' CORNER

 

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Chocolate Covered Spoons


Children love making their own gifts for the holidays.  These chocolate covered spoons are easy to make, and they make an excellent accompaniment to "gift in a jar" recipes for cocoa, hot chocolate or coffee. A simple plastic spoon coated in chocolate is also a nice added touch with a gift of coffee beans, or simply a coffee mug. You'll soon think of other gifts that would be enhanced by these sweet utensils.


Supplies you will need:

*12 ounce package of chocolate chips. You may use semi-sweet, white chocolate, raspberry flavored, or any other kind of baking chip of your choice. 

*40 heavy plastic spoons

*Shortening

*Deep glass measuring cup

*Colored cellophane or Saran Wrap

*Waxed paper

*Thin Ribbon

Instructions
  1.  Pour the chocolate chips into a heatproof container, such as a measuring cup. A deep cup is the best for this project.

 

2.  Microwave the cup of chips at half power for one minute. Stir. Repeat in 30 second bursts until chocolate is smooth and fully melted, but do NOT over cook.

 

 3.  Add to the melted chocolate one teaspoon of shortening for each cup of chips. Stir lightly until just blended.

 

4.  Dip plastic spoons into the chocolate to coat the bowl and about one inch of the handle. If the chocolate starts to harden, microwave 30 seconds at half power.

Lay spoons on wax paper to set. When chocolate spoons have set, put them in the freezer for 15 minutes. This makes them easier to handle when you start to wrap them.

Take squares of colored cellophane and wrap the coated spoons. Tie with a pretty ribbon, and add the following poem:

 

 Try some chocolate in your coffee.

 It's tasty as can be.
And while you drink it your coffee,

You can think of me!
 

Once you have mastered the basic technique, you can experiment! Try drizzling streaks of white chocolate over dipped spoons to create a design. Sprinkle colored sugar on chocolate before it sets for a holiday look. Dip spoons in crushed peppermints while they are still warm.

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM NANNYQUEST! 


 

 

 

YOU WILL BE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH:

Elizabeth Walsh 

Elizabeth Walsh, owner of NannyQuest, Inc. has a degree in Education from Emory and Henry College in Virginia. She taught school and directed a private school in Atlanta for many years. Elizabeth handles placements of college-educated nannies for families in Atlanta and throughout the U.S. She is the mother of five children, ages 32 to 23, and the proud grandmother of 4-year-old McClain. 

 ~AND~

Jenny Fitzgerald, Domestic Placement Specialist, handles the placements of housekeepers and home managers. She has extensive experience with executive families in the Atlanta area, and is dedicated to providing trustworthy, dependable home managers, housekeepers, chefs, and more. Jenny has two sons, ages 33 and 29, and is the very proud (and young) grandmother of two grandsons, Zachary (13) and Landry (4), and granddaughter, Lily, who is 3.

 

 

We look forward to assisting you in your search for any type of household help.

 

elizabeth@nannyquest.net

jenny@nannyquest.net

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