

Johnson, who is married and also works part time coaching gymnastics, earns a full-time salary with her nanny job and extra money if she has to travel with one of the girls, work overnight or on weekends. "She's seriously the only one in the family who knows where we all are at one time," Langlois said. Langlois also considers Johnson her household manager and personal assistant-taking care of grocery shopping, car oil changes and picking up drycleaning.Ī color-coded calendar on her smartphone helps Johnson keep everyone's schedules straight. "It's the only way to make our lives work," Langlois said.įor two years, Lindsey Johnson, 25, has been driving Ellery, 16, and Ariene, 13, to and from school in Fargo, and back to forth to dance lessons and gymnastics practices.īut she's much more than a chauffeur.

With their work hours, frequent on-call hours and Smith traveling at least a week out of every month, a nanny is a must. They have homes in Fargo and Grand Forks. Randall Smith, an interventional radiologist at Altru Health in Grand Forks. Langlois, chief medical director at Hospice of the Red River Valley in Fargo, is married to Dr. Tricia Langlois has a full-time nanny and has employed several of them over the years, ever since her now-teenage daughters were tiny.
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Next spring, when Staska begins student teaching, she'll be looking for a nanny to take over full time with the kids.ĭr. Though Ronai's shift will be short, she'll take on more hours in the fall when Staska's course load grows and she's back working as a substitute teacher for Fargo Public Schools. "It's really important that they know what to do," Staska said. Ronai, 19, has eight years of babysitting and nanny experience and is certified in CPR. It's vital to Staska that her new caregiver have serious nanny know-how.

The job calls for making breakfast, doing kids' activities and light cleanup.
