Party’s over…I’m done.

One word:  YIKES

I tried.  I really did.  Sadly, there were comments of “this game is boring” and “I don’t want to play another game”.  Strangely, my son said he liked the games, so I guess that is all that counts.  Here’s what I know:

• I am anal and strict (usually when we have these bday parties, they take place outside.  That way, I don’t have to worry about a group of hoodlums ripping thru the house.  My house rules make all the sense in the world, but based on yesterday’s behavior, I think my rules do not exist elsewhere…apparently, I am my mother)
• Kids trash things
• Kids can be destructive
• …and that behavior is contagious

So - with all that being said, it is a lot easier to keep a party outside b/c you don’t have to worry about anything in the backyard!  Run around the yard!  Play on the swing set!  Nothing breakable here!

But we couldn’t do anything outside b/c the weather was so bad up until an hour before the party.  After it stopped raining, my yard was a sloppy mess.  So, the party was inside.  I had lots of games up my sleeve, and we muddled thru it.  Limped thru it.  There were moments when I told my ex and his wife – “45 more minutes!”…counting down. That’s no bueno.

Next year, the venue of the party is OFF SITE.  I don’t want to be the victim of an inside party due to weather, EVER AGAIN.  I was physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted by Anthony’s bedtime.

“stick a fork in me, I’m done”…WELL DONE.

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