<p>you parents are too funny </p>
<p>I always assumed that parents are clueless about what goes on at a party… i think us kids are the ones who are clueless.</p>
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No wiser words were ever spoken, m’dear! 
You really <em>ARE</em> a smart kid! :)</p>
<p>Oracle, in some cases it’s a matter of been there done that, and in other cases, we are just smart. </p>
<p>Jym, I’m glad you’re at least getting little breaks. When the last car drives away and you’re ready to sleep until Monday, first make yourself a nice hot buttered rum, since you have so much of it in the house now!</p>
<p>After you are rested up, come back and give us a top ten do and don’t list.</p>
<p>Oracle–
Great line! We really were all young once. Been there, done that. The funny thing about aging and memory … we forget what we are saying in mid sentence, we forget where we left the car in the parking lot- but we sure remember all the stunts we pulled as kids. There was a thread a few years ago about all the stupid stuff we did in college. I was amazed some parents survived!</p>
<p>So, corranged, are you getting any tips from this thread?? Pointer # 1-- Dont pack really heavy bottles of booze in your bag… and don’t let the host chaperones carry it in!! :)</p>
<p>Hi Renee!! I was just thinking about you over in Europe and wondered when you’d be back! It is 3:10 am here-- is it about 10 over there??</p>
<p>I don’t know what to do with that rum. We are going to offer to give it back to whoever it belongs to so they can take it back home with them. Think anyone is dumb enough to fess up and say it is theirs??</p>
<p><em>edit</em>- I just noticed we cross posted and both had the “been there done that” thought…</p>
<p>Speaking of which-- time to check on the kiddos again…</p>
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I’m in college, so no chaperones and plenty of over-21s. Thankfully, most people have also gotten mostly past the drunk = cool stage. We’re now into the drunk = fun, social lubricator stage. (How else do you think I knew that girl liked me?) :D</p>
<p>By the way, love the rum idea. I wonder if one of the kids will fess up. High school juniors aren’t exactly known for their common sense (or survival instincts!).</p>
<p>oops-- I AM tired-- Corranged, I was responding to oracle’s line about who was clueless. But I am glad you are enjoying this evening’s festivities, even vicariously…
I will let you know if anyone decides to swallow their pride in order to get $30 worth of liquor back. This is a lot of money to these guys… I think…</p>
<p>I forgot to mention–
I quietly asked my s if the entire gallon of OJ (that was supposed to be for breakfast tomorrow) was “tainted” with alcohol, or if it was just in the glasses I smelled. He never really answered, come to think of it, but he did tell me we had found “most” of the alcohol. I didn’t follow up on that comment… I guess I am tired… In 1/2 hr it will be time to wake up hubby and let him take his shift.</p>
<p>hang in there you are doing great!</p>
<p>jym626- yup, I sure am getting lots of tips, but I don’t know how useful they will be because as much as I want to go to my school prom (school not co-ed), I don’t know any girls well enough to ask 
I guess getting to hear your stories makes tonight my prom night 
well, atleast I saved on a tuxedo</p>
<p>Hi EK-
I’m trying… A couple of the guys just found our airhorn (did I mention it was in that bedroom in the basement whre I left it on purpose??). They came up to use it onthe girls whge went to bed (the girls tried s’s waterbed, but didn’t like it, so opted for a normal bed) Anyway, I digress… They balred the airhorn a time or 2 at the girls. I then sent them down the hall to my bedroom where h is sleeping (with the door open) and let them give a few blasts. Its almost 4-- time for him to take the next shift!</p>
<p>OK flashback-- any CC veterans remember why we have that airhorn?? EK- you might recall. Remember the thread about the Sonic Boom Alarm Clock that we bought older s for his graduation? He (older s) was impossible to awaken. We used the airhorn whenever h was out of town, as h was the only one who could wake s up.</p>
<p>Oracle-
I am so sorry you might miss your prom, but welcome to ours! I hope you are having a good time!</p>
<p>Hey berurah-
No, I don’t think they pay anyone well enough to do this!! But ow you can host a post prom party-- for your 4 remaining kidlets. You now know all the tricks. ;)</p>
<p>jym626- thank you for your hospitality. I’ll be going to bed now…hopefully an airhorn won’t wake me </p>
<p>OJ in the morning!</p>
<p>I’ll try, oracle. I’ve just woken up h for his shift. I went down to ck on kids-- handed out pillows and blankets-- let the ones that were “cuddling” alone for now (I"ll let h handle any space issues). BUT_- no sign of my s. People though the’d gone to bed. Nope-- I am upstairs-- he isnt. So what door was closed— THE LAUNDRY ROOM!. Guess who was in there… His response-- “could you come back later”… :eek:</p>
<p>Well…good thing you are getting to know her parents</p>
<p>Ok-- that laundry room stunt did me in. Hubby is now wide awake-- taking over. Its 4:45 am, and I think I am talking to myself here… jym626-- signing out. See you sometime later this morning. Bagels and donuts are at 9. Come hungry.</p>
<p>Cute,oracle I can only hope they don’t read CC !!! But I do appreciate that you are up and reading, Oracle. I thought I was alone around here…</p>
<p>No worries…I am here for you (although I think your husband will probably need more support)</p>
<p>jym, this brings back memories!! Right about now, your eyes feel like sandpaper and your legs feel as if lead as replaced your marrow. I bet you never slept. </p>
<p>It’s cool and rainy here this morning–gonna be a nice dreary day for you to nap and recover.</p>
<p>At “my” post prom party, one of my biggest hauls of alcohol was in a pretty pink plaid backpack–no one claimed it that night and never did ;).</p>
<p>Oh, Man, Jm! I fall at your feet and proclaim you super-parent! </p>
<p>The post-dance parties we hosted weren’t NEARLY that large! And those kids never tried any of the alcohol tricks (or se just did not catch them, but I do not think so…)</p>
<p>As we say here in the south, “Bless your heart!”</p>