This post has been delayed due to exhaustion. Last weekend Sarah went for an extended sleepover at a frend's place. Sure the friend was across the country in Perth and she went for two nights. Sarah bade farewell to us all on Friday morning and then hurried out the door to the taxi. Late on Sunday night she returned. She went with two other friends - it was really an extended slumber party. I don't really know much about what they got up to. I do know that there was significant shopping time involved. I haven't been told how much was spent although I expect that that the recession that is being forecast will probably be delayed several months in Western Australia.
On the home front I was left with three kids to look after for two days. I am only a father, looking after kids is not part of my job description. Knowing my limited capabilities in this area, Sarah organised for the boys to go and sleep at grannies on Saturday night. I thought with this arrangement I might be able to cope for the two days. However things don't always go to plan.
For the last few weeks Ella has been toilet training. This has been going very well and she is basically toilet trained. What has this got to do with a sleep over you might ask? One of the incentives offered to Ben the reluctant toilet user when he was toilet training was: you can go for a sleepover to grannies when you use the toilet. The boys had been repeating this to Ella. Well now she was toilet trained and she was going for the night as well. Great you are thinking. I would be free of all three children for the night and also part of Sunday. No! how wrong you would be!
Granny said she could cope with the two boys but if Ella came as well then I needed to come along as well for a sleepover. A sleepover with your parents how exciting!
It seems strange that you need to fly across the country to go shopping....
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