Friday, February 20, 2009

mistake: buying 10 yr old boys YooHoo and Orange Cream Soda and then trying to put them to bed

by teresa

After Ben's birthday dinner tonight (Chinese...of course) his friends came over for a sleepover. Nick was wise and spent the night at his grandparents. Chris was also wise and snuck upstairs "to change"....and I didn't see him again for two hours. He was holed up in our room watching basketball on our tiny boudoir television set. What a smart guy. These boys (four 10yr olds) are loud, hungry crazies. One child drank four YooHoo's (he snuck 'em) and is now literally bouncing off the walls. They got out piles off books, the litebrite, walkie talkies, recorders, stuffed animals and Nerf guns. They played war, tag, wii , scooters, horse and made forts with all the couch cushions and Ben's bedding. *sigh* I am trying to get them to bed (we made pallets on the living room floor) so they will be rested for tomorrows games.
Do I sound like I'm complaining? Cause I'm not (I'm just a little tired). Ben is thrilled and having a ball....and these boys are super, special, respectful, diehard friends who enjoy being with each other more than anything in the world. Happy Birthday Ben. Now go to sleep!!!!!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You're so brave. You must have nerves of steel or maybe you're a little hard of hearing.

Jackie Barham said...

You obviously have learned the fine art of blocking them out. Those boys are so cute ... I love watching them interact with each other. They'll probably be friends for life and that's an awesome thing.