Having put life 'on hold' for so long, we relented and allowed Emily to have some friends over last night to sleep and have fun. It was supposed to be a good weekend healthwise for me, and just a few sweet kids.
However, Nigel and I have had an amazingly stressful week at work, Nigel had surgery on thursday (just moles removed, but still involved theatre, gowns, and deep stitches..), and I am still feeling pretty bleah and achey. But, we forged ahead with true determination!!
In my experience, sleepovers fall into 2 categories: 1. kids sleep 2. they don't!!
You guessed it, we got the second sort!!
A trampoline, Spongebob movie, Chinese banquet, and chicken chasing evening of fun soon turned into our worst nightmare, and involved blood, split heads, vomit and inconsolable crying!
Two kids had left the building by 10pm, and the crying continued despite comforting mugs of hot chocolate. In the end I moved a sleeping bag downstairs and lay with them all wondering what planet I was on to think this would be a good idea!!!
I got back into my bed at 4 am and heard them all awake at 6.30!
A cooked breakfast, some morning TV, and a quick tidy up, and life is almost back to normal, despite amazing sleep deprivation layered on top of stress...............hmm.. I suspect an afternoon nap is in order later!!!
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Yes mad people, we have booked you a double room for therapy and post traumatic shock counseling. Good thing you know a psychiatrist hey?!!
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