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This happened last week, but I'm still laughing about it. Early last week, dcm said that her sister had a Dora kitchen she was getting rid of and if I wanted it, I could have it. Well, yes, of course I want it.
Forward to Friday. DCD is off and having a garage sale. DCM brought the kids and said that she didn't get called in to work but was going to help with the sale until about 1. That's fine, the day was paid for already. About 1, she called to say that hubby wanted them to go to the movies that afternoon (the nearest movie is 35 miles away) and they would be here to pick up at 4. Again, fine-their 9 hours didn't end until 5 and I can understand them wanting to do at least one fun thing together while he's on vacation. At 6 I texted them and she said they were heading home-about 15 miles away. I said that was fine but I wanted to remind them of the $5 per 15 minute fee for over 9 hours. Stunned silence... then she said they would take care of it when they got here. Yea for backbone!!
She had overpaid me on Monday, forgetting that one of the kids wouldn't be here one day, and we were going to apply that $25 to next week. When she got here, I said to just give me $10 and we would call it good. I don't want to punish them, just make them think, and $30 is a lot for them. She said to just keep the $25 and we'd start fresh the next week.
Anyway, as she was leaving that night she said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, my sister gave the kitchen to someone else." I almost burst out laughing--see what a backbone does for you? Cost me a Dora kitchen for my playroom! :
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Forward to Friday. DCD is off and having a garage sale. DCM brought the kids and said that she didn't get called in to work but was going to help with the sale until about 1. That's fine, the day was paid for already. About 1, she called to say that hubby wanted them to go to the movies that afternoon (the nearest movie is 35 miles away) and they would be here to pick up at 4. Again, fine-their 9 hours didn't end until 5 and I can understand them wanting to do at least one fun thing together while he's on vacation. At 6 I texted them and she said they were heading home-about 15 miles away. I said that was fine but I wanted to remind them of the $5 per 15 minute fee for over 9 hours. Stunned silence... then she said they would take care of it when they got here. Yea for backbone!!
She had overpaid me on Monday, forgetting that one of the kids wouldn't be here one day, and we were going to apply that $25 to next week. When she got here, I said to just give me $10 and we would call it good. I don't want to punish them, just make them think, and $30 is a lot for them. She said to just keep the $25 and we'd start fresh the next week.
Anyway, as she was leaving that night she said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, my sister gave the kitchen to someone else." I almost burst out laughing--see what a backbone does for you? Cost me a Dora kitchen for my playroom! :
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But at least they didn't argue so yea for backbones!!
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