**I originally typed out everything I felt like typing, and then I ended up with this severely edited version:
I will post tomorrow about my daughter's wonderful party today, and list all the positives.
But today we have several broken items, including a toy drawer someone jumped into, and at least 1 kid got hurt - you'd think we had a frat party here.
(I should mention that I spent a lot of time in the kitchen today and you can't see the toy area from there)
Tonight, I just want to relax...and jot down a few notes for next time.
Next party, the swing set WILL be finished or we will rent a bounce house.
And if it's too cold for us to be outside (like today), we'll reschedule.
Or we will rent a room somewhere, church maybe, and have scheduled activities.
And I will shower the night before to save time on the day of.
And designate a picture taker.
And drink some tea (or do something) to help me relax even before the party starts.
Jennifer I hear you! I'm glad you vented on here. It's honest. What are you supposed to do- have an insane day and then write about the beauty of the sunset? :) And for the record, I really enjoyed reading your post- pictured the chaos perfectly. Been there. Now cut yourself some slack.. Time to relax!!
ReplyDeleteYikes! I never knew how hard birthday parties could be until I had kids! My boys are past these kind of parties right now, but I was a big fan of those "destination" parties- pools, roller skating, trampoline places, movies! Not the super expensive ones, just the ones that were somewhere besides home!
ReplyDeleteI love the frat party analogy. Sometimes it seems like that.
ReplyDeleteI hate when you can't enjoy yourself as the hostess. It's even worse when the people messing up your house are adults (I've experienced this a time or two). Glad you were able to let it all out!
ReplyDeleteEvery experience we have teaches us a lesson. Sounds like you learned a lot - and had fun, too.
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