Originally Posted by slorey:
So annoyed right now! Been looking forward to having 2 full weeks off at Christmas/New year's since our school calendar came out in August. Dcm works for a different district and told me today they have to go back the day after New Year's, so now I have to decide if I am going to cut my vacation basically 4 days short so I can watch her daughter Th./F or leave her stranded with no care. 
Are there any babysitters in your area that you trust? You can always refer the DCM mom to a babysitter....? I used to be a childcare assistant for a home daycare and she would always close for the two weeks you mentioned, so the parents would always ask me if I would babysit until the DC opened back up from vacation.