Mom and I went out to see a movie this evening. Because of scheduling issues we had to get child care very late in the process. We tried Anwen, but she was busy. However, her mom foolishly suggested trading child days, e.g. we get Jack on Tuesday and they get our gang on Wednesday. I agreed before she wised up. It came back to haunt us, though. When we initially mentioned this to the children, Alice refused to go over to their house. When we picked them up, Alice refused to leave. Mom (bad! bad!) joking suggested that Jack’s family borrow Alice for a couple of days. When Mom dragged Alice out from behind their Christmas tree, explaining that, no, Alice wouldn’t be staying for a few days, Alice had a meltdown and complained bitterly of being taken home for the rest of the evening.
You’re welcome to call us if you ever want to dump the kids at our place.
So we can drop them off and pick them back up after the New Year? Cool!