Watching the Vegas race and having an indian and a beer.@Mr Ferret 88 what are you doing to celebrate Joisey weekend?
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Figgy1
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Songbird76
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Thank you! My niece would have to fly unaccompanied, unless my brother came with her, because the whole point would be so that we don't have to fly to Denver to pick her up. We want to go to Disney, but we've always also tacked on a week or two in Wyoming to see the family. Which means we have to fly from Orlando to Denver and back...it's expensive for the 4 of us to do that...we have the flights, we have the car rental in Denver for however long we're there, and if we can't find someone to stay with (my brother's isn't an option for the 4 of us) we have hotel costs. Now that my dad is gone, we'd rather not spend that kind of money, but my brother has never made the trip to see us...it's always us. So I feel like, this time, I'd like for THEM to be willing to foot that bill....they make more money than we do, and they have a lower cost of living than we do...there's no reason why they can't come to see US this time. And it's certainly cheaper for them to fly to Florida than it would be to fly to the Netherlands, so I'd really like them to all come. But, if they didn't want to, it MIGHT be an option for them to send my niece unaccompanied, so all they'd have to pay for would be her flight and we could pick her up, take her to Disney with us, and then put her back on a plane to her daddies. That way WE wouldn't have to spend an extra $3000-$4000 on flights, car rental, and hotels...it would just be the cost of her park tickets, which is cheaper than all 4 of us going to Wyoming for a week, and for them it would be just a flight....way cheaper than their entire family...but I just need to know if that's allowed. Just the offer might be enough to guilt them into coming...who knows? LOL
Thought you were baking one for me. Time on your hands and all that.No cake??????????????????????
Songbird76
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What is Joisey weekend?
I think its a celebration of how much better Guernsey is than Joisey.
Figgy1
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Figgy1
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Figgy1
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FTFY That info was given to me by somebody from Jersey
Songbird76
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Ok, so you know how we were all discussing whining earlier this week and I mentioned that Dutch parents weren't as helicoptory as American parents? I present to you exhibit A, also known as complete idiocy:
This little 3 or 4 year old was allowed to ride his bike through the grocery store today. The first time I saw him, he was with his dad...he almost ran me over, along with another couple..I jumped out of the way, he swerved to miss the couple, but swerved TOWARD me, so I had to jump back even further. His dad just chuckled and told him not to go too fast. When I took this picture, as you can see, dad was nowhere in sight. I mentioned it to the checkout girl as I didn't see any managerial staff today...there HAD to be someone, but I didn't see them. But I told the girl about it because he could have hit someone....it was lucky I'm mobile enough to get out of the way. Someone elderly or on crutches would not have been able to. But also, what if he had been swerving to miss someone and ran into the shelves and knocked a bunch of stuff off? What if he were in the chip aisle, which is across from the wine, and he knocked a bunch of wine bottles down onto himself and ended up in a puddle of wine with glass embedded in his body? It's an incredibly bad idea to be riding a bike in a grocery store! But the father apparently saw nothing wrong with it. I see this happen a lot....not usually with bikes, but I do see kids allowed to ride on roller skates in the store, or who are pushing one of the mini carts they have, but they keep running into people with them. My rule with those mini carts was, if you can't push it nicely, it goes away....no running, and if you hit someone, it's end game. I certainly wouldn't have allowed my kid to ride their bikes, or a skateboard, or any of the multitudes of other things I've seen. But in the states, the store employees would have let the bike in the door. Here, no one says a thing.
This little 3 or 4 year old was allowed to ride his bike through the grocery store today. The first time I saw him, he was with his dad...he almost ran me over, along with another couple..I jumped out of the way, he swerved to miss the couple, but swerved TOWARD me, so I had to jump back even further. His dad just chuckled and told him not to go too fast. When I took this picture, as you can see, dad was nowhere in sight. I mentioned it to the checkout girl as I didn't see any managerial staff today...there HAD to be someone, but I didn't see them. But I told the girl about it because he could have hit someone....it was lucky I'm mobile enough to get out of the way. Someone elderly or on crutches would not have been able to. But also, what if he had been swerving to miss someone and ran into the shelves and knocked a bunch of stuff off? What if he were in the chip aisle, which is across from the wine, and he knocked a bunch of wine bottles down onto himself and ended up in a puddle of wine with glass embedded in his body? It's an incredibly bad idea to be riding a bike in a grocery store! But the father apparently saw nothing wrong with it. I see this happen a lot....not usually with bikes, but I do see kids allowed to ride on roller skates in the store, or who are pushing one of the mini carts they have, but they keep running into people with them. My rule with those mini carts was, if you can't push it nicely, it goes away....no running, and if you hit someone, it's end game. I certainly wouldn't have allowed my kid to ride their bikes, or a skateboard, or any of the multitudes of other things I've seen. But in the states, the store employees would have let the bike in the door. Here, no one says a thing.
21stamps
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Oh no!! Poor girl. I’m glad she was ok! That situation is one of the reasons I try to choose venues that allow you to rent the whole place (for a relatively reasonable price).
You are making me second guess one of our choices this year, it’s similar to what you described, kind of. Old, no batting cages, but you can rent out a whole sports room. Basketball, baseball, soccer, lacrosse equipment.
I’m stumped this year. It will be our 6th “friends party” at some kind of indoor venue (can’t trust the weather in Spring to plan an outdoor party). The 2 he wants the most are more than I’m willing to spend. I explained that, and he’s fine with it.. but I’m running out of options. I don’t want to do Dave & Busters, I don’t feel it’s interactive enough..and I don’t want to do laser tag, because we’ve been to 4 laser tag parties this year.
So far we’ve had his parties at the following- Trampoline Park. An Indoor Playground/Climbing/Rock Climbing place..Inflatable Park...and another Indoor Playground/Infaltable combo place. Also an indoor glow mini golf and mini bowling..almost forgot about that one.
Have you been to any other parties this year that your kids enjoyed? I need suggestions!!
I usually book by mid February, running behind this year.
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MySmallWorldof4
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I have never seen a kid in an American supermarket riding a bike, or a skateboard. I think it is one of those things that people know is not acceptable. We have the grocery carts with the little steering wheels and that seems to make them happy. Worked for my kids anyway. Surprised they would allow that there.
MySmallWorldof4
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Can’t believe it has been a whole year since his last party. Turning 8, wow time goes by. We have done a gymnastics party and everyone liked that. Well organized, but since T doesn’t do gymnastics it would not work for him. We have also just done parties at home. We went to a swim party at the Y in the fall. You could just postpone a party until summer and do that. You could offer him a trip to Disney instead?
21stamps
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Ha ha, Disney is not the equation this year. I’d love to take him back to GWL, but with our sports schedule and First Communion weekend it’s just impossible time wise.Can’t believe it has been a whole year since his last party. Turning 8, wow time goes by. We have done a gymnastics party and everyone liked that. Well organized, but since T doesn’t do gymnastics it would not work for him. We have also just done parties at home. We went to a swim party at the Y in the fall. You could just postpone a party until summer and do that. You could offer him a trip to Disney instead?
I’d love to a party at home.. Don’t judge me, but I just can’t bring myself to do the prep and cleanup for that many kids. I love hosting parties, but it’s tough to find the time these days.. I do have his family/neighbor party at home, and his first communion party will be here.. I can’t do 3 within two weeks.
We don’t belong to the Y, and I’m not sure about pool parties yet, we did go to a gymnastics party at age 4.. all of the kids had a lot of fun!
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
It was wondrous. Everything was including the Riesling. This placed bump'd up to my favorite Asian restaurant up this way. We shared everything so was able to taste so many things. Our own personal smorgasbord without heat lamps or steam tables.
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Yes correct. We had to sign a notoriety letter making my Sister and Mother Guardians for my kids while they were in their custody which the letter granted and to seek health or emergency care in our absence if deemed necessary. Both parents really should sign. When making airline arrangements you need to make these to include child travelling as a UM. There is a UM Charge. I think years ago it was $50, their special handling fee. There is paperwork to be filled out, basic info Feeder adults sending the child elsewhere phone numbers addresses etc and Receiver Adults authorized to pick the child up and all their emergency contact info. Putting the kid on the plane isn't a biggie, picking it up they asked for an ID. Make sure he sends a copy of his insurance card too. I was always able to get 'one' pass to escort my kids to the gate to put my kid on the plane as a UM. My Sis could get back to the gate with 'one' pass to meet the plane. The airlines are pretty good at that TSA pass 'cause if they don't have to escort a kid from lobby, through security and watch in gate room they are happy.
Same with picking the child up, happily will turn that kid over at the gate over having to walk a UM up to lobby to find their adult. They are just not going to give passes to your entire family.
If at all possible a direct flight. My kids always flew direct, no layovers or plane changes. Gate agents and Flight attendants are pretty good at picking out a seat for UMs. They tend to stalk out a Mom in gate area travelling with kids and unknowlingly to her plop one down next to her. That motherly instinct thing. One trip the same lady to and from Ohio had unofficial custody of him. My sister was so confused when taking him to the airport to return my son when he spied the lady and her kids 'his friends' in gate room and went right up to them and sat down in the gate room. When Sis called me to let me know his flight had departed she said DS found people he knew in the gate area....who are these people???
21stamps
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True words.Laundry. Hate Laundry. Like clean Laundry. Hate making it be clean.
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Happy to hear you are doing well. Looks like Monday's commute will be better. Should be light around here as it is a State Holiday.