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Other than the MIA hotel room reservation issue, I'm giving Mimi a pass this week. While I do understand some are not too comfortable making and/or confirming reservations via a computer, phones do still work. looks like there were plenty of people at the front desk to take a call. Danielle needs to realize her mom, while being a loving grandma, is still working -a full-time job. Also it appears that Mimi personality is not the "grandma-type" who wants to be around toddlers all of her free time. It doesn't take much to stress her out. Asking her to sleep with the babies was a bit much. If it was me, and there was no room, I would have left and stayed at the next nearest place , at least one night to get out of my work clothes, shower ,get a decent meal w/ a "grown-up" beverage & a good night sleep. Why does a family who live close/work together NEED to have a 18 person weekend/vacation/trip ? I agree with Dale- who made it clear he didn't want to watch kids on his "vacation ". I would have loved to see each sister-family do an activity on their own. RE: restaurant - when mine was that little I would order ahead and/or from the appetizer menu when the person came to get the drink order. Kids that age only eat a few choices and they shouldn't have to wait until the food comes for that many people. I didn't care for Danielle screaming "give her water" - grab a sippy cup/glass and run to the other side of the table, yourself. And before they plan their next big trip , do some organizing and planning first, at home. All of the miscellaneous tote bags (as opposed to suitcases), pillows/toys, loose clothes, looks like they were traveling on the run, as opposed to a trip. I would think the hotel would have something the toddlers could sleep in to keep from transporting cribs. And I guess no one has any other friends who would come along to be like a nanny/helper, so everyone could get some rest/enjoyment and maybe the toddlers could stay close to their nap schedule. Did anyone find it odd that we had to see a commercial clip on how to curl hair for dinner from the Roloff daughter-in-law?

why is what Mimi taught such a secret? She just replied in an interview " I like all ages..". Yes, teachers do, but their license/experiences is a little more specific (nursery/early childhood vs. kindergarten vs. elementary vs. high school-subjects). I don't get why the big mystery. Yes, college is expensive. Yes, college is hard. Yes, college studies take time away from day-to-day adult responsibilities. But in 25 years being in an educational system (who probably had tuition reimbursement of some-kind plan) , just by taking one class a year, would have led to full state certification. And if the quints plus her other grands are "making her tired" & "she's too old for this..." why interview at a preschool-learning center? Why not meet the principal or teachers at Blyke's school? And I am surprised that the preschool owner would offer to hire her to teach other teachers, if she doesn't have full license credentials. I also find it odd that in all of Lake Charles & Houston plus their surrounding areas/school systems, she couldn't find a job and/or other job leads.

Is HEB like a Sams or Cosco? if not it would seem cheaper to buy in bulk. and Sams used to (and the might still do) pull an order - esp. if you do it online first.

the eye dr had a lot to say in 1 minute and 30 seconds. I timed it from the time he sat down until he said the word "surgery" and the camera cut away to Danielle with a sound effect. He scared me too. I would get a second opinion.

I know many hardworking people have been laid off. And yes, school systems do consolidate, force early retirement or re-assign teachers. But I would say it has been a LONG time since I heard a teacher did NOT have a placement at the start of school. And she wouldn't have gotten paid over the summer anyway, so why is it a financial crisis now? And a 25-yr career teacher, whose kids are past grown, would have a little coin to fall back on. From what they shown in the preview, not sure how much the rummage is going to financially help.