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Old 07-19-2011, 12:58 PM
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Set your sprinklers to go off after pickup time every day. Parents need to pick up and be out the drive in 10 minutes or else! Contributed by my husband, feel free to use!
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Old 07-19-2011, 01:02 PM
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LOL i love it! Except my sprinklers won't hit the drive way!
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Old 07-19-2011, 01:10 PM
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I love this!!!
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Old 07-19-2011, 01:17 PM
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I do this too!!!! My husbands idea also!!! hahaha... At 5:05 those sprinklers go crazy. Its so funny I love it!

Oh - and ours reach the driveway AND their nicely polished cars hehe
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Old 07-19-2011, 01:29 PM
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hahaha! You guys are BAD! You just know it's gonna backfire on you don't you? Karma! She can be evil!
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Old 07-19-2011, 01:48 PM
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Set your sprinklers to go off after pickup time every day. Parents need to pick up and be out the drive in 10 minutes or else! Contributed by my husband, feel free to use!
That is genius!
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Old 07-19-2011, 01:48 PM
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I've gone as far as having my vehicle out of the garage and in the driveway with the kids and the hub in the car with it running just to get a parent out of my driveway! We weren't going anywhere but it worked!

Of course I got the, "Oh...am I late?! (Looks at wrist but doesn't wear a watch. Duh look...ya know the one!) and the "Oh, it looks like Miss "X" is going somewhere, we should probably get going to." No really?!
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okay so what I really do sometimes (haven't had to for awhile) is get the kid ready and we ALL wait outside on the porch for mom and I remind them what pickup time is and that junior was standing out there waiting for mom for X number of minutes and wondering where she was and asking for her. This only works for moms that care that their child is upset and wanting them. Works really well for some moms here especially when it is a little warm, cold, sprinkling or otherwise not perfect weather. You know no mother wants them to be even the slightest bit uncomfortable so this makes the point clear. (PS we have a covered porch, no I don't make the kids stand outside and get wet)
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Old 07-19-2011, 02:10 PM
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note to self: have sprinklers installed!!!
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Old 07-19-2011, 02:14 PM
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Set your sprinklers to go off after pickup time every day. Parents need to pick up and be out the drive in 10 minutes or else! Contributed by my husband, feel free to use!
That would only back fire on me!
I would get a parent calling me saying, "oh your sprinklers are on and I can't get little Johnny so make sure he eats dinner and I will be back later"
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That would only back fire on me!
I would get a parent calling me saying, "oh your sprinklers are on and I can't get little Johnny so make sure he eats dinner and I will be back later"
Isn't that the truth!!!
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That would only back fire on me!
I would get a parent calling me saying, "oh your sprinklers are on and I can't get little Johnny so make sure he eats dinner and I will be back later"
Mine would thank me for washing their cars. Now they wouldn't have too

But I soooo love the idea!!!!!
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