We have a young woman who helps me with our youngest two children while I'm home schooling the older three for about 5 hours a day. She doesn't live with us.
My MIL just decided to go to WDW with us, which means we're getting an extra room and would have space to invite our "nanny" to go with us. She's never been to WDW, and of course, I can think of no better gift for someone who's been wonderful to our family. We would pay her expenses, including airfare, food, lodging, and tickets. I also would not expect her to do excess "babysitting." We had planned to get Fairy Godmothers for 2 nights (Cirque and Illuminations Cruise) as well as sending the boys to the Kid's Clubs a couple times, and we won't change those plans, so she would be able to attend both of these with us. Of course, she would be in the studio portion of our two bedroom with my MIL and one or two kids, and I'm sure she'll end up helping them dress & eat, cleaning up after them, watching for them in the parks, etc. OTOH, so will everyone else in the party. My problem is that I really can't afford to pay her for the week. It's costing us so much already I feel like if that's the only way she could accompany us, we'd just not be able to ask her. She won't get paid if she stays at home, either, since I pay her by the hour, not a salary. Do you think it would be tacky of me to invite her and then tell her we can't pay her for being with us?
My MIL just decided to go to WDW with us, which means we're getting an extra room and would have space to invite our "nanny" to go with us. She's never been to WDW, and of course, I can think of no better gift for someone who's been wonderful to our family. We would pay her expenses, including airfare, food, lodging, and tickets. I also would not expect her to do excess "babysitting." We had planned to get Fairy Godmothers for 2 nights (Cirque and Illuminations Cruise) as well as sending the boys to the Kid's Clubs a couple times, and we won't change those plans, so she would be able to attend both of these with us. Of course, she would be in the studio portion of our two bedroom with my MIL and one or two kids, and I'm sure she'll end up helping them dress & eat, cleaning up after them, watching for them in the parks, etc. OTOH, so will everyone else in the party. My problem is that I really can't afford to pay her for the week. It's costing us so much already I feel like if that's the only way she could accompany us, we'd just not be able to ask her. She won't get paid if she stays at home, either, since I pay her by the hour, not a salary. Do you think it would be tacky of me to invite her and then tell her we can't pay her for being with us?