Alpha Male is such a push-over when it comes to his family. Either that or I am just a bitch. We agreed to keep my nephew tonight so that they can get the last of my sister-in-laws shopping done (wait till the last minute much?). Well an hour or so ago she calls AM and tells him he needs to go pick him up at the Y before 6 because they don't want to drive all the way out to our house?

Umm excuse me? You were the ones that asked us to keep him for you. Didn't you just last weekend make the statement "If I want someone to keep my kids for me I will make sure that I get them there. I don't make people come and get him when it was my idea"? Oh, I forgot that only applies to the other sister-in-law right?

It wouldn't matter all the much except that they live a good 45 minutes from us. Not to mention that we have picked him up the last 3 times that we have kept him. Your child-your turn sweetie. And then when we call you back to tell you we can't and we have made plans you hem and haw and say that you are getting off work early. I'm sorry but if it was up to me we wouldn't be keeping him at all now. You are taking advantage of our generosity sister.

Now it seems that we have reached a compromise. We are going to pick him up at her work and take him with us to the Mall. AM has decided that we are taking to kids to get their pictures taken with Santa. Oh boy...this will be fun. Expect lots of tears ladies and gentleman.

Maybe I'll get a good picture this year. But somehow I highly doubt it.