I get paid for the stats. I do it based on what my parents are getting. If a stat falls on a weekend then they will get either the friday or monday and then that is expected to be my holiday too so I sometimes end up with some for each day and others off one of them. Mostly here in Ottawa I have workers that also get a block leave so they generally keep their kids home for some time between Christmas and New Years so I get a paid break anyways. And often if it turns out to be just one child coming the parents make alternate arrangements or switch days so I get two kids on one day and a day off.