15 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade boys, 4 fourth grade boys and 1 girl, 6 first and second grade girls, 1 three year old girl, 1 one year old boy, 1 one year old babysitting boy and 1 adult to supervise-ME!
The Place:
Mencl home and back yard and apparently all surrounding properties
The Date:
Last day of school
The Time:
After school for as long as you can stay
The Plan:
Lunch, Water Balloon Fight, Indoor and Outdoor Games, Movies, Fun!
The Climax:
When all ears became plugged with water and no one could hear anymore, kids wandering everywhere, kids hiding and eating food in places declared off limits, boys playing football over the top of moving cars on Highway 74, boys playing in neighbors hay field and on his dirt pile and in his water run off hole, boys throwing all unopened soda cans into street as bombs, screaming love struck little girls, hurt and crying boys that were too little to play in the big boy water fight, lots and lots of very bad curse words (these kids could really cuss!), and one screaming baby with a very high fever.
The Big Gun:
DAD - A desperate phone call for help and he immediately came home from work and sent everyone home EARLY!
The Casualties:
1 broken arm
1 knock out with a baseball bat
1 completely mutilated flower garden
1 broken closet door
1 stolen DS player
1 lost parent
1 very, very dirty house-food, mud, and grass EVERYWHERE!
Stickers in lots of little disobedient feet
Lots and lots of tears-including mine!
The Winner:
No one
The Loser:
MOM!
The Lesson Learned:
Never again!!!
The Bright Side:
None found yet! However, 5 days later I can finally talk about it without bursting into tears or yelling and lecturing my own kids about how NOT to ever behave at someone elses house, so I have hope for some healing to occur.
The Feedback:
"That was the coolest party ever! Well, up until the part where your Dad came home and kicked us all out. Can't wait to do that again."
The BIG Question:
Will I survive the next 20 years of continuous teenagers in my house?
10 comments:
Uhhh, Yeah! That sounds like chaos! Was it one of yours with the broken arm? For the last day of school we just took the kids to Golden Corral and bought them new summer clothes! They were so happy with that!
I usually only let the kids have 2 friends over at a time, unless they are swimming in the backyard. That is about all I can handle. I think it is because I spend all day with kids and I like to have my home to myself!
WOW! What a crazy time you have had! Maybe less kids at a time? Good luck!
Wow, that made me really tired. I really hope my kids never act that way at someone else's home. I can not even think teenagers yet...although I know it is just around the corner...
I can't believe it! I would be crying too! Who got knocked out? Who broke their arm? I felt very stressed just reading about the rager going on over at your place...good for Ken, the hero!
oh my goodness you are the cool mom on the block!! It sounds like you have been so busy with craziness... me too, just started working from home doing the books for someone we know who is making his business incorperated... and I am getting ready for summer.. Ashlyn doesn't get out of pre school until the 18th so we are preparing for her graduation. I think I will be visiting My parents the middle part of july... sorry I haven't responded to things lately just been going crazy but I hope all is well. April
Wow, I feel for you so much. It's so hard when you have great intentions and they don't turn out. I hope everyone is ok, especially you!
Wow! What a party! How are you now? I don't want to begin to think about having that many teenagers at my house, I could barely handle my five year olds birthday party with 5 friends!!
How did you end up being the only adult? Oh, my goodness. Was it one of yours who got the broken arm? I hope you're doing better today!!
Wow! You are a much braver person than I. I can't handle my own kids tracking dirt and food everywhere, let alone that many kids. Unbelievable. I hope everyone is okay now.
I would have killed someone. I'm not even half as nice as you! I could deal with a broken arm, but when grass, food and mud get on my floors that I so diligently clean, someone will pay.
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