<p>Surely her dad will let her go! That would be too much (unless she did something really, really bad!)</p>
<p>Oh, and I forgot: inviting parents of kids who might be coming over for pics (like maybe your son’s date’s parents?) to stay after for either appetizers (sounds like you have plenty of food!) or a casual dinner (burgers, pot luck, even!) was something we did. We loved just having adult time to visit and enjoy each others’ company after the kids left for the event (Homecoming or Prom). I think it also helped them be comfortable with the idea of the kids staying over.</p>
<p>Sorry I forgot about this earlier, but sometimes these more spontaneous “last minute” things work out even better!</p>
<p>Have fun, JYM! The weather should make things interesting…be sure and have flashlights and back-up plans for activities that can happen w/out electricity in case the power goes out as we are supposed to get some pretty nasty storms…</p>
<p>keepmesane and churchmusicmom-
I mentioned to some of the moms that called that they were welcome to come join us, but the weather is supposed to be nasty (see above) so I don’t want to ask people to come out in it if it is truly messy. </p>
<p>CMM-
I did check our flashlight supply-- I didnt kow it is supposed to be THAT bad!! Uh oh…</p>
<p>Hah! You never know around here…Kirk Mellish says the potential is there, so we will see!</p>
<p>We are working on re-doing our deck outside, so the first part of the day is designated for that. The second part, well, finishing up fin aid renewal…WAY worse than taxes!!!</p>
<p>Now, back to our regularly scheduled program/thread…</p>
<p>Latest count is 28. DS’s date IS coming (just got the phonecall from her dad). Sad story-- a very posular kid at a local (not my s’s) HS, but the public HS for our area just died in a car accidnet Thursday. So some of the kids who knew him may be a bit somber. Maybe that is not a bad thing. (the somber part…)
Wish me luck!</p>
<p>Oh, Jym626, that is sad about the accident. Some of the kids will likely have down moments, but the prom and party will help them occupy their minds and deal with the situation a little at a time.</p>
<p>And don’t worry, I’ll keep you “virtual” company (OK, I admit it, I’m in the Central European Time Zone, so I’ll just be getting up from a good night’s rest when you start to feel very sleepy)! I’m off to bed now, but I’ll check in on you before I head out for church…g’night.</p>
<p>I just heard from a friend that she hosted a sleepover party (not-post-prom) and hid a baby monitor in the basement with the receiver up in her bedroom. OMG, I was cracking up, how hysterical is that!! She did say that she heard way more than she wanted to know!!!</p>
<p>^^^ creepy, scary when I heard that one of the moms did that when my D was 6years old -way overprotective, mother of an only child.
Maybe that Mom could work for Bush administration, they don’t have any problems with privacy issues either.</p>
<p>jym - we are firing up the coffee pot in Sinner’s Alley for you. It will be a sin-free night over there, so you can maintain your decorum as a role model.</p>
<p>1:19 am-
First report-
Confiscated 1 1/2 GALLONS of Rum!!! We brought many of the bags from the pre-prom picture party back to our house and one patricular bag was VERY heavy. Too bad for them…</p>
<p>We are going to try to get them to pose the way they did for the pre-prom photos-- with girls in front of the fireplace and the guys in the spa tub
(thats what they did-- not my idea!) I’ll let you know if I get any cooperation.</p>
<p>The limo company had a snafoo with their schedule and had them listed for next week! So guess what they sent-- a limo-style tricked-out Winnebago!! It looked like an urban assault vehicle. I expected the SWAT team to jump out! It was wild.
I’ll report in again soon</p>
<p>2:21
Just went down to clean up trash. The orange juice glass “smelled funny” , and when I went to put the salsa jar back in the fridge, discovered 2 water bottles with something obviusly not water (unless they sell tan-colored water). I tried not to be obvious when I opened the 2 bottles and smelled them (and then quietly pt them in the trash) but I think a couple of the kids saw me. Oh well. Tough noogies, as they used to say in my day.</p>
<p>Oh, I also had to have s bang on the door of the bedroom down there (door and connecting bathroom door were locked). They claim they were “just sleeping”, and that they’d fallen asleep on the winnebago thing on the way here. Right… I politely reminded them were the boys and girls (separate) sleeping quarters are ELSEWHERE in the house… </p>
<p>Hubby is sleeping. He takes over at 4-ish. We are doing 2 hr shifts. Is anyone out there???</p>
<p>Jeeze, Jym, you’re earnin’ your mommy pay tonight! Trouble is, they don’t pay enough for THIS, do they??!! <em>ROFL</em> Good goin’ on the policing! I’m definitely hiring you if I get stuck with an afterprom, which thanks to this thread, will NEVER HAPPEN!!! :eek:</p>
Trouble is, they don’t pay enough for THIS, do they??!! <em>ROFL</em> Good goin’ on the policing! I’m definitely hiring you if I get stuck with an afterprom, which thanks to this thread, will NEVER HAPPEN!!! :eek:</p>