[maggoo]

It could appear at first that you want them to fit into your schedule
Try what day and time would suit you and we will see if we can accommodate ie change our schedule .Specify an amount of notice you would like .
If the kidds are still a problem accept there excuse and move on .They haven't the guts to say no
Also an initial meet and greet depending on distance can be done in a lot of places with very little expense.
Can remember the time when we would quietly avoid any thing more than say macca's kfc type restaurant with just one income
They would probably bore you to tears yabbering about their rug rats and how great they are
Yeh: Time to get a real excuse