ok so DH and I are hopefully gonna take a cruise in Aug and I asked my older sis and my parents to watch my two little ones...........neither can. SO I asked my neice who is 19 to watch them at my house. Here's the deal, we will fully stock the fridge, the kids don't have to be taken to anything (like school, meetings or scouts or anything like that). So all she has to do is stay at home really (no need to go to the store or what have you), so it's not going to be alot of work. I have two boys, age 3 and 6, both are potty trained so no diapers. Now this is the part I need help with.........I told her I would pay her but I'm not sure how much to pay.
I told my sis (her mom) $200 and she seemed to think that wasn't enough.........what do you guys think?? I have never had anyone but family watch the kids and I've never had to pay so I'm completely unsure as to what to do. Remember she is family, not just some random person, but she is 19 and it's for one week. A Saturday to a Saturday.
Also she did agree to watch them after I told her mom $200 and she told my neice but again my sis thought I should rethink it..........help?? Oh and my parents live about 5 miles away, so if anything happened, they could help out and I'm sure they would come over to hang out as well or my neice would take them over there to hang out........so it's not like she wouldn't get some help.
I told my sis (her mom) $200 and she seemed to think that wasn't enough.........what do you guys think?? I have never had anyone but family watch the kids and I've never had to pay so I'm completely unsure as to what to do. Remember she is family, not just some random person, but she is 19 and it's for one week. A Saturday to a Saturday.
Also she did agree to watch them after I told her mom $200 and she told my neice but again my sis thought I should rethink it..........help?? Oh and my parents live about 5 miles away, so if anything happened, they could help out and I'm sure they would come over to hang out as well or my neice would take them over there to hang out........so it's not like she wouldn't get some help.