Originally Posted by CountryRoads:
Closing early tomorrow (they've had almost 4 weeks notice), dcm tells me she will "try to be here before you close."
Um, what? That's not how this works 
Yeah...this is why, when I have an appointment or important plans that I can't be late for, I close an hour earlier than I really have to or I close for the entire day. I don't close early often but any time I've had to, there's always been that one parent who showed up late.