My son's school LOVES to spring things on us at the last minute...all the time. A fundraiser tomorrow night that they just e-mailed us about 20 minutes ago. And a parents' night out event (middle school fundraiser - parents pay $5/kid for 3 hours while the middle school kids entertain the younger kids) for this Friday. We already have plans, unfortunately.

They also love to spring $$ field trip plans requiring payment with less than a week to pay. It's not been a financial hardship for us, but I know it is for a lot of families and having so little time to come up with the cash is a struggle.