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Planning a surprise party-need help!!!

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UnicornOfScotland · 29/05/2019 17:03

Ok so the person who the party is for does use this platform but hopefully it will be vague enough that they don't catch on.

Ok so my Mother turns 70 this year. We're planning a surprise party for her this year. Me and my other sisters are main planners. We've paid for the hall, the food, told family and some of her friends where it is and made arrangements for it. We've each freed up plans in our diary and got our covering stories.

However, we've discovered through small talk that she has looked at a holdiay for the direct family on the date that we've arranged for the party. How to subtly tell her to not book the holiday?

Some of the details about the family are incorrect Or are they????

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girlsyearapart · 29/05/2019 17:05

Ask her to babysit for you for something you couldn’t possibly miss?

TheSpottedZebra · 29/05/2019 17:06

You pretend that you have something smaller planned for the timeslot. Out to the cinema, lunch with auntie Peggy etc.

UnicornOfScotland · 29/05/2019 17:07

Unfortunately no kids. Bit young tbh.

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HomeMadeMadness · 29/05/2019 17:08

Surely she will ask the immediate family what dates they're free and at least a few of them will have an important hen party or friend's 40th birthday party so won't be able to use those dates.

UnicornOfScotland · 29/05/2019 17:08

We've told her about a small family meal at a local restaurant. Same place as the function room is.

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