Meet Savannah!

1.    Name: Savannah Wise

2.    Hometown: Pine Grove, PA

3.    Age: 21

4.    Favorite Color? purple

5.    Major/Occupation: Exercise Science, minor- Dance

6.    What did you want to be growing up? a teacher

 7.    What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter?

 Climbing trees and watching my friend fall out of one

 8.    What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting?

 That he was losing the board game because he misbehaved the previous week.  

 9.    What is the best advice someone has ever given to you?

 If you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will. 

 10. What is one of your favorite quotes?

 “Practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.” -WLN

11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS?

Learning how to be patient

Meet Rachel H!

1.    Name: Rachel H

2.    Hometown: Mentor, OH

3.    Age: 24

4.    Favorite Color? Blue 

5.    Major/Occupation: I am certified to teach English language arts grades 7-12. I am currently a substitute teacher. 

6.    What did you want to be growing up? I wanted to be a veterinarian, but decided working with sick animals would be too sad. 

7.    What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter? My babysitter used to tell us bedtime stories that she made up on the spot. They were hilarious. She would ask my brothers and I a few things we wanted the story to be about and she would transform our ideas into full fledged stories. It was the best. 

 8.    What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting?  A four-year-old asked me if I had a boyfriend. When I said yes, she said, "Ew! Gross!"

 9.    What is the best advice someone has ever given to you?  

  If you mess up, it's ok! Just learn from it.  

 10. What is one of your favorite quotes?

 “Happiness can be found even in the darkest times if one only remembers to turn on the light.” - Albus Dumbledore

11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS? 

   That my job is to hang out with kids all day! I love being able to go to the park, zoo, library, etc.  I like being able to share my favorite places with the children I babysit!

Meet Kayla J!

1. Name: Kayla J
2. Hometown: Alexandria, Ohio
3. Age: 18
4. Favorite Color? Green
5. Major/Occupation: Double majors in Psychology and Mandarin Chinese
6. What did you want to be growing up? Hannah Montana, of course!
7. What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter? When I was about five years old, I made my poor ole babysitter sing and dance to Cotton Eyed Joe with me for hours and hours and hours. I always had a great time but I'm sure she did not!

8. What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting? "You look like Jasmine but you wear more clothes and she has prettier hair."
9. What is the best advice someone has ever given to you? "The things that matter most in life always take the longest to come around, so don't settle for anything short of what you deserve simply because of its convenience."
10. What is one of your favorite quotes? "It is the mark of an intelligent mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -Aristole
11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS? Getting to meet and have fun with so many great SMS families! :)

Meet Rachael N!

1.    Name: Rachael N.

2.    Hometown: Avon, Ohio

3.    Age: 20

4.    Favorite Color: Turquoise

5.    Major/Occupation: Marketing with a minor in Fashion and Retail Studies

6.    What did you want to be growing up?

 I always wanted to be a beautician when I was little so I could do people's hair and makeup! 

7.    What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter?

One time while I was being babysat, my sister cut my hair and gave me bangs. My babysitter didn't even notice it happened until my mom came home and pointed it out! She thought that my hair was always cut that way!

8.    What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting?

A child once asked me if I liked ranch dressing because my name, Rachael, sounded like the word ranch to him. During every sit I had with that family after that, they called me Ms. Ranch. 

9.    What is the best advice someone has ever given to you?

 My mom always tells me that anything is possible if you work hard at making it happen. 

10. What is one of your favorite quotes?

 "A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are."

11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS?

The best thing about working with SMS is that I get to meet so many amazing families. Every family I have sat for has made me love my job more and more!