Tonight’s the night, the teens will descend upon us.
About 12 laughing, excited, hormone riddled gals are coming to stay the night.
The boys will be at the out-laws, the cats will be locked in upstairs.
Every futon we own will be laid out downstairs, optimistic that the gals will sleep at some point.
I’m wondering just how much breakfast 13 teenage girls can scoff in the morning, methinks quite a lot.
Doris is beside herself with excitement, too excited it seems to help with the tidying up, but not too excited to pour over the pizza menu.
I have baked two large chocolate cakes which I am planning to ice to look like softballs, looks easy enough but I am no icer of cakes, so we’ll see shall we. Anyway, should be enough sugar there to keep them bouncing off the walls a while.
I plan to be upstairs watching a dvd with Sunshine, I don’t think they require my presence, it’s not like they’ll be over-doing the punch. These are sporty gals, ‘my body is my temple’ types, keep ‘em full of food and they’re happy.
One thing that surprises me though, out of 12 ( or is it 13) girls, I’ve lost track, invited, not one single parent has called me to confirm that their darling daughter is staying here. It’s not that I don’t trust my girls, but if they were staying over somewhere and I hadn’t already spoken in the flesh with the other girl’s mother I would call, I would check, I would confirm. Am I just over-protective?
6 Comments
November 19, 2009 at 12:09 am
You have identified a trend I think, it seems no parents bother to contact the other parents for this sort of thing – I’m the only one apparently! I find it annoying cos you need to know numbers for food and stuff like pillows and bed space…lazy parenting I reckon and bad manners! Am with you on this one.
November 17, 2009 at 8:56 am
This is probably the first night all of those parents have had to themselves in 13 years. No way are they checking, they might find out their dream isn’t really coming true.
November 16, 2009 at 8:36 am
That’s not being overprotective. Just sensible.
Teenagers can be decepetive and if they think you won’t check they will try all sorts of subterfuge; some of which could put them in danger.
November 15, 2009 at 10:28 am
baton down the hatches.
what movie will you and sunshine be viewing?
November 14, 2009 at 9:00 am
OMG! You are brave beyond brave! Good luck!
November 14, 2009 at 12:25 am
“overprotective” is not a bad thing…..
i think to be “overprotective” is to be a loving and concerned and caring parent.
and it drives kids crazy!!!
good luck with the party!!!!