Big Sister Babysitter

Big Sister Babysitter

I am going to be a WHAT!?

Volume #1

by

Lysne Nolte

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Praise for Big Sister Babysitter

A wonderful story that normalizes the struggles of growing up in a blended family. A fun insight into the thoughts and feelings of a typical girl facing these struggles, with a great use of faith and strong family values to show how she overcomes her fears and finds strength in her circumstances. This book would make a great resource for children and their parents going through the joys and difficulties of the birth of new family member.

~ Jennifer Elton, MS

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

"Big Sister Babysitter is a wonderful and refreshing book in a genre lacking volume of relevant books for our young Christian girls today. If you have a child that is reading at a 9-12 year old level, then this book would be a great story to show how through Christ Jesus we are able to conquer all things! It is probably more suitable for a young girl, but would recommend this story to anyone who has a child struggling with the addition of a new baby to the family!"

~ Carlie Kercheval

So You Call Yourself a Homeschooler blog site

This insightful book, written with light spiritual undertones, and support from a few profound bible verses, does a wonderful job of explaining what is happening during pregnancy. It is age-appropriate for young adolescents and helpful in clarifying things in simple terms for what a child might wonder and ask about as this miracle develops. I like that the book explains things in terms of blessings without getting overly explicit into the biology of things that a young child might not yet comprehend. This book also depicts a healthy mixed family that is thankful for the ups and downs that have brought them together, and highlights the blessings of having more than one parent, as well as bonus siblings. If I had three thumbs, they would all be up. I can’t wait for her next book!

~ Kimberly McEntire Stephens

Master of Library Science

Very well written book! No matter what age you are, you can still imagine through the eyes of LA. I look forward to reading more books from Lysne Nolte. She knows how to capture the hearts of the young and old.

~ Will Taylor a.k.a. Billy, the guy nurse

Respiratory Therapist

Acknowledgements

I first want to thank God for blessing me with the courage to pursue writing, Big Sister Babysitter. I feel honored to be able to share my story and bring attention to March of Dimes. To all of my friends and family, thank you for continuing to be supportive and incredibly patient with me, especially my loving husband Drew, step-son Ethan, daughter Ellaysia, Kayla and our son Isaac. Our family is forever grateful to all people that work in a field to help others; doctors, nurses, firemen and women, police officers, military service, pastors, teachers and psychologist. I couldn’t have done this without the editing support from Kristen Portillo and my dear friend Connie French, cover illustration from Aubrey Coggin and graphic assistance from Allen Koenig. You all are my hero for loving me unconditionally and encouraging me to grow and explore my new found passion for writing and for that I am sincerely thank you all!

~ Love Lysne ~

Chapter 1

Introduction

Tonight is my first night back home and I jump up into my super-high bed, realizing how much I’ve missed my own pillow and blankets. Shutting my eyes, I think about all the fun things I recorded at my grandparent’s house. Now I want to keep recording more videos to save the memories forever, I say into my camera with my head relaxed on my pillow.

My parents have been in Hawaii for ten days and they just came home a few hours ago. Every year they go on vacation the last week in August and stay for five days. This year they went to celebrate their one-year anniversary and it ran into September, meaning my mom missed my first day of school. To be honest, I really don’t understand why they didn’t bring me AGAIN!! I wouldn’t have minded starting school a few days late, saying to my camera as I hold it up above my head.

Rolling over to my side again, I continue to narrate, I really did miss my mom and John when they were gone. However, I had a great time with my grandpa and grandma, especially when my gadget-loving grandpa took me shopping at an electronic store and let me pick out my own belated birthday gift. It was the best gift ever because he gave me a choice of a portable movie DVD player, digital camera or a video camera recorder, and since they had the recorder in my favorite color, it was an easy decision. Yes, I am talking about you, in your beautiful turquoise shiny metal skin. I say as I grab the video camera and kiss the lens. When Grandpa Paul bought my gift he emphasized that this is not a toy to throw around and that it is too expensive to lose or break. I assured him I would be very careful and would use it every day. Besides having this special gift makes me feel older and more responsible.

I remember my Grandpa Paul spent several hours playing around with my video camera and showing me how to record everything around the house. At first I would just record random things like scanning their kitchen and Grandma Catherine’s rooster collection. Then I figured out that I can zoom in close and I found a fly on the wall to record as it cleaned its gross long mouth and big bulging eyes. Grandpa Paul was so happy to see me enjoying my new gift that he gave me his old tripod which will allow the camera to stand still by itself. One day I used the tripod around their farm to record myself riding on a tractor, feeding the cows, and brushing the horses. Then later Grandpa Paul taught me how to download my videos to the computer, and attach them to an e-mail for my mom and John to watch while they were away. I smile proudly thinking about the e-mails they would send back to us.

My parents said they loved watching my videos and then they would send a reply e-mail full of pictures from Hawaii. I have been dreaming of these pictures ever since they sent them. They were full of bright reds, pinks, oranges and rich greens from the tropical plants. Plus the warm, gorgeous water that is all different shades of blue and jade. It seemed like everything on the island was so amazing, especially my favorite creature… the sea turtles that they swam with. I say while turning my camera at a picture on my wall of two beautiful turtle’s crawling along a moonlit black sandy beach.

Oh gosh, it is nice to be back in my own comfortable bed, I mumble to myself while shutting the flip to my camera and drifting into a deep sleep for the night. After a few hours of sleep I wake myself up by tossing and turning. I look over to my clock that reads 3:12 a.m. and it must still be pitch dark outside because no light is sneaking through my window blinds. After trying to force myself back to sleep for a few minutes, I realize I can’t sleep anymore. I roll over and reach for my camera and lay it on my pillow next to my forehead. I rub my eyes hard and then extend my arms up for a long stretch to the ceiling with a huge yawn.

I am still very tired but decide to open the flip to turn on my camera and point it at my sleepy face saying, It’s the middle of the night and I can’t sleep. I just had an awesome dream about making a movie with this camera. So, I am going to think about what kind of a movie I want to make and in the meantime, I will set the camera on my window sill to record the sunrise, while slightly pulling up my window blinds.

I kick my fluffy blankets off to the side and fling my body across my bed, putting my hands under my chin while leaning on my elbows. I lay staring out my window into darkness, with hopes of capturing the