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OP here. Thanks for the feedback. To answer some questions:
1. For Saturdays we will be paying her overtime at 150% which we do anyway if she goes over 40 hours. I understand that many do not like working on Saturdays which is why I labored the point at the interview to the  point  where she came back with questions at which I clarified that it wasn't every Saturday nor all day Saturday. Just 3-4 hours on the Saturdays we go out. We are always  back by 10:30 -11:30. I only put 2 Saturdays on contract to cover myself.  I hate baiting and switching particularly with my kids' care givers.
2. I know it seems like I am a sucker  but, this being our third nanny (1st was with us for 5 yrs but,  at 65,  I didn't think she would be able to cope with 2 new borns especially as she was already refusing to drive because she was getting nervous; second-  after 3 years betrayed our trust in a big way- borrowed money from us to buy a car which she never bought and went to our neighbor begging for the money to pay us back telling neighbor we were threatening to sack her if she did not pay is back -we were not),  there doesn't seem to be the perfect nanny out there.  
3. I could insist she stick to the contract but what's the point in having someone unhappy with us caring for our kids? This is why I haven't pushed the Saturday and cleaning issues. If she's going to be irritable with the kids as a result I'd rather not go that route.
Wouldn't it be better to just try again?

We try so hard to make our nannies happy by being very clear at interviews, paying reasonably well with perks ( medical insurance, taxes, 5 days paid sick and 4 weeks paid vacation (2 weeks nanny's choice )), giving interest free loans  with easy repayment terms, but there's always an issue. I figure this nanny checks most of the boxes, hence my hesitation in firing her.
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