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Ratherbeaspoonthanafork · 29/08/2024 19:32

If you are visiting family for the weekend (DH’s sibling) at their invitation. Should I/we text a day or so before hand if haven’t spoke in a couple of weeks to double check its still ok to visit and ask them what time they want us there/let them know what time we are thinking of setting off/will arrive etc (just so they know and can get organised, will definitely be someone in and they have an idea they have so many hours to play with if they want to go out before we get there, know that we will have eaten or not eaten etc)?

Or should we do nothing, no communication and just sit back and wait for them to phone us (or not) and just set off when we are ready.

Ideally, I would prefer to phone (but they are such busy people) or send a quick text but not sure here. Journey is short around two hours if we get a good run.

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BIWI · 29/08/2024 19:34

Yes, I'd definitely check!

Ratherbeaspoonthanafork · 29/08/2024 19:44

Thanks @BIWI I would prefer to be organised when DH’s family visit us and normally encourage DH to contact them the day before and get him to ask roughly what time they think they will arrive.

As I hate waiting in all day or rushing about cleaning then twiddling my thumbs then they don’t arrive until after 4pm. When I have prepared food and asked if they would be here by lunch time and they say yes please then they don’t arrive until well after 2pm (I have kept lunch back and we are all starving) and find they have stopped off at a services but don’t think to let us know until they arrive.

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