Next time you're going to break your nieces heart, why not try honest, save her feelings for me wouldya? No I'm sorry honey, you can't spend the night because I'm trying to ditch your momma tomorrow, and having you here with me would just really complicate things.

Or maybe, just be honest in the first place, hey, this year, let's do something different, and not spend the holiday together. At least this time though I had a clue, unlike the Easter Sunday that you just didn't show up or answer your phone for.