Reflecting back on my dear daughters first sleepover I am thrilled with how the whole par-taaay went. The girls feasted on friendship and giggled themselves into a blissed out state of euphoria.
“People who have this much fun should be sent to jail Mom!!” My BlueEyed girl yelled at me over her frozen mocktail. Tears of laughter streaming down her face.
Yep, I did my job, memories were made that evening that will last us both a lifetime.
However, there were some gifts from this “party of the year” that this sleepover virgin did not expect.
Left behind from the sleepover extravaganza were piles of triple brownie chocolate fudge cake, mountains of chips and copious amount of teeth rotting candy. When dawn breaks, I quickly discover lack of sleep leaves a girl with no self control. My thighs do not thank you sleepover.
Weeping crying children~my nerves no longer appreciate your subtle charm. Clearly you need your solid eight hours as much as I need my solid errr chopped up seven hours of sack time.
The biggest surprise of all. A raging case of head lice. *shiver and eeek!! This gift courtesy of BlueEyed girls best friend?
Good thing I love your BFF so very much, cause honey, those creepy crawlies are a pretty big price to pay. Even for “the best party ever!”
Yes my dear sleepover, clearly, you are the gift that just keeps on giving. Wonder when we can have another one?
Mwah!
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I remember the days of my daughters sleep overs. Fun for sure but no sleep at all! Head lice are such a pain. We had that in day care/school about 25 years ago with my kids!!!!!
I don’t know much about head lice,but it sounds gross. Yuck!!!
Anything that ends with head lice is not a favorite of mine either!!!
Head lice is one of the things I don’t miss from my kid’s childhood, ugh. Courage girl.
Pass me a brownie please.
Hmm…sweets, head lice and crabby kids? Should I be glad I have boys!?
Oh my Head lice that’s awful…
-Stephanie
I’m scratching my head just reading that word, LICE! Ick, eewww, argh. Glad it was the best party ever though.
having sleepovers were the bomb as kids…head lice, not so much…yikes!
You are a brave Mom, it’s amazing the noise a sleepover creates too.
Secretia
Fortunately when my children were younger the sleepovers were conducted out doors in a large decorated tent in the garden. We could decorate it with different themes. Mind you that was also a time when we could leave our doors unlocked and know that everything and everyone would be safe. I wouldn’t dream of doing it these days.
Girl sleepovers are the best! I still have them, even here in China. Always such a great time. Boys are missing out!
But, I have never had one with head lice. Now I consider myself lucky!
I remember those days oh so well. Now that they are behind me, I would do them all again in a minute. Even if it cost me head lice duty.
You are such a good mom!!
sounds like a lot of work and then lice, yikes.
i haven’t had any major sleepovers for my boys yet.
head lice!!! Oh no! I bet every kid got it! Ekkk