Ok, so Katie's birthday was over a month ago, but she didn't have a party as that was also the 
start of the National holiday. She's been begging for a slumber party. I was able to hold her off saying we couldn't until our things arrived. Well, our things arrived and I no longer had an excuse. She showed me her list of friends and I about dropped dead right there as it was well over ten. I negotiated it down to five, thinking I needed to start out small if there was ever going to be any more slumber parties.
start of the National holiday. She's been begging for a slumber party. I was able to hold her off saying we couldn't until our things arrived. Well, our things arrived and I no longer had an excuse. She showed me her list of friends and I about dropped dead right there as it was well over ten. I negotiated it down to five, thinking I needed to start out small if there was ever going to be any more slumber parties.All but one arrived Thursday evening, ready to party. Marcella and Mariella, identical twins from Brazil, Amy from Wales and Sarah from Shrewsbury, MA, but 
oddly, she speaks with a nice British accent. Coupled with Katie, Syd and Sarah, the decibal level in this house went up tenfold. The accoustics are amazing and every sound was overwhelmingly clear. I started guzzling my high dollar diet pepsi as I knew what was in store. I had flashbacks to my 8th birthday and suddenly felt weary, getting just a small glimpse of what my parents had endured.
oddly, she speaks with a nice British accent. Coupled with Katie, Syd and Sarah, the decibal level in this house went up tenfold. The accoustics are amazing and every sound was overwhelmingly clear. I started guzzling my high dollar diet pepsi as I knew what was in store. I had flashbacks to my 8th birthday and suddenly felt weary, getting just a small glimpse of what my parents had endured. We had comedy from Sydney, we had horror as Larry scared the begeezus out of them with a Halloween mask and of course we had drama. Little girls sure know how to bring out the drama (I should know...)
They watched movies, ate pizza, painted their nails, ate more pizza, cake 
and ice cream, decorated pillow cases, had pillow fights, played hide and seek, ate popcorn at midnight, and finally at 2 am, there was silence. At 2:30, Katie came upstairs (they were all sleeping on the family room floor) and got into her bed, but at 5 she went back downstairs so no one would know she'd chickened out at her own party. At 6:45 they were back up, eating doughnuts. By 9 all were gone and I 
was left with a HUGE mess and an even larger headache. Thank god for May and Excedrin.
and ice cream, decorated pillow cases, had pillow fights, played hide and seek, ate popcorn at midnight, and finally at 2 am, there was silence. At 2:30, Katie came upstairs (they were all sleeping on the family room floor) and got into her bed, but at 5 she went back downstairs so no one would know she'd chickened out at her own party. At 6:45 they were back up, eating doughnuts. By 9 all were gone and I 
was left with a HUGE mess and an even larger headache. Thank god for May and Excedrin. 
You are so BRAVE!! :) Looks like Katie had a great birthday party!!!
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