Just caught up on a week of posts.
Tweaked my ADRs again. I had originally booked Biergarten for dh, kids and I, after the rest of our crew goes home.
4 pm on 9/23. Then my mom decided to go with us and stay the whole time, so I called to add her.
Panicked that they wouldn't seat us, a party of 10, together at Biergarten, looked at menus, changed to Coral Reef, 5pm.
Panicked again after noticing that Coral Reef changed their menu, and the things I wanted to try were no longer on the menu. Sigh.
Read all the menus, consulted w/ DH, who actually HAD opinions this time

and headed back to the phone, w/ first choice Biergarten (argh) and second choice, Mama Melrose's.
Got my original ADR back at Biergarten, for 4 pm 9/23. Doh.
So, now that's all settled, AND, what happens?
Opposite of everyone else's problem, we might be losing one person from our trip -- no, not my mom who was the cause of my ADR changes -- but my BIL, who is supposed to be there the first week (his and his kids first trip!)
His bosses are being absolute jerks and refusing to give him his vacation for that time. They do have some legal standing, but could choose not to be jerks about it. We're not cancelling him until the last possible moment, hoping they change their minds. Don't want to lose out on the free dining if he can go!
I really would like him to experience this with his kids. We had to talk him into this at first, as he has no concept (awful childhood, NO family, let alone family vacations.)
So we're praying he can go.
[And thankful that removing someone from an ADR is easier than adding, at this point! We'd be going from 16 to 15, so it won't really affect our seating.]
Anyway -- that's my week in a nutshell.
Hope you are all having a great holiday!!!