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[quote=Anonymous]Whatever you decide to do, stock up on emergency snack items in your room for you and your kids. I have been in the same situation re: the food that I bought is gone and my kids are starving. One loaf of bread, small jar of PB, shelf stable milk boxes, packets of apple sauce, whatever else your kids will eat that is shelf stable.

Then, you can choose how to handle it. If it were me, I may just do nothing. More than the money, I would be frustrated that I went through all the effort planning and shopping for it not to be reciprocated. Bring enough food for your family for the first day or so, keep it in your room, and see what the in laws say. If they have the gall to ask why you didn't do all the shopping, suggest that you and BIL/SIL go together so you can split the bill, or ask for a set amount up front.

Or you could email ahead of time as the other PPs have suggested and try to work out a schedule or set up a group budget or whatever. I imagine if you end up doing the shopping without getting money up front, you probably won't ever see the money.

I am in a similar situation with our summer beach house. DH's parents pay for the house and his cousins and us share the cost of buying stuff. DH and I have two kids and the cousins have 9 between the two families. We are very fortunate that DH makes a great salary (I SAH) so we don't mind fitting the bill for much of the food. So the cousins will buy bags of chips and bread and cereal, and we buy much of the meat and gallons and gallons of milk and fresh fruit and veggies. I really don't mind at all - their older kids help with our little ones and they are such awesome, great people that we all have a blast. [/quote]

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