Part of the family

Today, I'd like to give thanks to one person that helps my family everyday. Like I said in my previous blog, good helpers are hard to find nowadays. I consider myself very lucky to have found Ann, Cairo's yaya. She started working for us when Cairo turned 2 and it wasn't a walk in the park at first because it was her first time to be a yaya BUT she was so eager to learn and she adjusted pretty fast. She left the disciplining to us and she became our son's playmate. Without Cairo realizing it, she became his best friend that takes care of him.

We have treated Ann like she's part of our family. She has endeared herself to us by working tirelessly for us and for always going the extra mile when it came to helping us. When we are short staffed she makes it a point to fill in the gap without us saying anything. She's honest, helpful, loving and open with us. 

Her love for Cairo was proven last saturday when we went to Anvaya. She usually swims with him when we go out of town but that weekend she had her period and couldn't be in the pool and ocean with him. Cairo was playing in the beach and he and his playmate went started going to the deeper part of the ocean. Out of fear of what might happen to Cairo if a strong current gets him, Ann jumped in the water fully clothed to get him. It was only afterward that she noticed her phone got lost in the water when she came in after him. She loves her phone and is glued to it because it is her lifeline to her friends. It is the one thing that she cannot live without. With a heavy heart, she cries not thinking that I can see her. When I asked her if she was ok, she would gave me a small smile and say that at least Cairo was fine and that she wouldn't be able to bear it if anything happened to him.

At this day and age, where do we still find people like her? It's very rare for helpers to truly care for their employers and Ann is one of the golden treasures that we've found. I guess it is also because of this that we truly do not look at her like she's simply a yaya, we really feel that she's an extension of our family and we also love her dearly. 

Ann & Cairo