Q: To say this, use the phrase "siento lo ocurrido," which is pronounced as "syenn-toh loh oh-coo-ree-doh". To say this, use the phrase "mil disculpas", which is pronounced "meel dees-kool-pahs". To say this, use the phrase "te debo una disculpa", which is pronounced as "tay day-boh oo-nah dees-kool-pah". To say this, use the phrase "le ruego me disculpe" (informal), which is pronounced as "lay rway-go may dees-kool-pay". To say this, use the sentence Pido perdón por las cosas que he dicho, which is pronounced as Pee-doh perr-donn por las koh-sas kay ay dee-cho. To say "I was wrong", use the phraseme equivoqué, pronounced "may eh-kee-boh-kay". To say "it's my fault" use the phrase "es culpa mía", pronounced "ess kool-pah me-ah". Try using the Spanish apologies above combined with other vocabulary to construct an apology specific to your situation.
A: Say "I'm sorry about what happened". Say "a thousand apologies". Say "I owe you an apology". Say "please accept my apology". Say "I'm sorry for the things I've said". Say "I was wrong" or "it's my fault". Give a personalized apology.

Q: Last minute travel deals rarely work with kids, because they have plans, camps, school and possible trips to see another parent. Many travel organizations offer discounts to people who book early. The best way to curtail complaints and ensure a good time is to define what your children will enjoy most. For example, a child is probably more apt to enjoy a theme park when they are 8 and a European trip when they move into their teenage years. Although you may want to go far away for a vacation, you are more likely to believe your hard earned and budgeted money is well spent if your children are excited about the trip. Children may not crave a 2-week vacation, like many adults do. Short cruises of 3 to 6 days and packages of 7 days or less will cost less while still affording you time away from home and work. Travel to Europe during the fall and winter. Travel to South America, Central America or the Caribbean in the summer or fall. The weather might be rainier and slightly colder or hotter than the peak seasons, but you can save thousands of dollars in airplane tickets, hotels, excursions and other travel costs. There are a few different options for taking advantage of group travel discounts.  Book a specially organized trip for single parents. Singleparenttravel.com offers exactly this kind of trip. They choose a few destinations each year that include good activities for children. You can choose which trip works best based on your budget. Organize a group trip yourself. If you have a sports group, church group or friends with children who are also interested in travel, you can contact a group travel provider and travel agent and ask for quotes on certain destinations. The price will go down as you sign up more people. Ask if travel is free for the group leader. Travel agents will try to book your trip without discounts, but they can usually throw something in, if you ask for it. Ask about cruise vouchers, upgrades, free excursions or other incidentals, if they can't offer an up front discount. If your children are small and picky eaters, then an all-inclusive package is preferable. Most resorts offer food to please all age levels. If you book group or all-inclusive travel well in advance, you may be able to pay a few hundred dollars each month, instead of paying a thousand or more dollars all at once. Although you would pay the same amount, you can set up a monthly budget without dipping into your savings.
A: Plan in advance. Choose your destination based on what your children will enjoy. Book a shorter vacation. Travel in the off-season. Book group travel. Ask for discounts and specials. Pay a little to the travel company each month.

Q: This will raise the alkalinity of the water by 10 ppm. Adjust the values to determine how much baking soda you need to add for the volume of your pool. For example, if you want to go from 60 ppm to 80 ppm in a 10,000 US gal (38,000 L) pool, you would add 2.5 pounds (1,100 g) of baking soda. Adding too much baking soda to the water at a time could raise the pH of the water. Let the baking soda settle and mix with the water before adding more. If you need to raise the alkalinity further, wait until the next day to add more baking soda. Use a circular motion as you pour the baking soda. It may cause some cloudiness in the water initially. The baking soda will sink to the bottom of the pool and settle before it begins mixing. To avoid cloudiness in the water, pour the baking soda directly into the skimmer. Your pool water needs to pump and circulate through a full cycle before you retest the water. Check the alkalinity using your test kit.  Let the pool run for a full pump cycle, which takes about 10 hours, before swimming. If your alkalinity levels are still off after the first baking soda treatment, add more baking soda to reach the desired ppm.
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Add 1.25 lb (570 g) of baking soda per 10,000 US gal (38,000 L) of water. Use only 2 pounds (910 g) of baking soda per day. Pour the baking soda into the deep end of the pool. Retest the water after 10 hours and make further adjustments if necessary.