Its my mums partners milestone birthday today, she has arranged a suprise birthday meal for him at a local restaurant, she invited the partners daughter and husband, a couple who mum and partner are friends with, and me and sister ans husbands.
Partners daughter and her husband & the mutual friends are travelling in (a few hours drive) and staying in rooms above the restaurant, me and DH are a 20 minute drive away so are sending DD (4) to say at other Nannies for the night and getting a taxi home so we can have a few drinks and enjoy the night - the venue has a live band and Mums partner loves dancing, the evening is expected to end around 12.
My sister lives about 2 hours drive away, she is coming but with her 3 year old DD and is insisting that said three year old will sit at the table at 8pm and eat a meal (mum is paying for the meals), they will then put DD to sleep upstairs in one of the rooms with a baby monitor and stay downstairs with everyone else. When its home time they are going to move the child from the room and go back to stay at my mums one bedroom bungalow to sleep in the living with the child. They claim they cant afford a hotel.
I understand that she doesnt want to leave the DD, but then why come at all? She was here on Sunday at church event and Mum will be going to hers for Christmas day. She has never liked Mums partner and has been quite awful to him in the past. I couldnt make any sense of it so decided to see how it would pan out...
Anyway, get a text at 6am this morning, sisters DD has projectile vomited everywhere, obviously horrible that the poor thing is poorly but also think "well problem solved" No, she's still coming, child hasn't been sick in two hour's so shes going to risk it. 🙄
I feel a bit hypocritical as me and DH have colds (but we have since DD went back to school in September) but surely the child will still be contagious and its a it unfair on everyone else?