The Pool Party

I've been promising my daughter for weeks that she could have a pool party with her elementary school friends before they made the transition to middle school. After putting it off and putting it off I finally sent the invites out last Wednesday.  I'm supposed to be doing laundry, buying back to school supplies and packing for our trip to Disney this coming week. But I didn't do any of that. Instead, I got up, cleaned the house, set up the outside and prepared food for my dayghter's guests. I often enlist my daughter to help, but I have a system and I just wanted to get it done, so I did it myself. Yes I know -- a teaching moment lost. But she helps me with other events we have at the house and she was so excited about her friends coming over it was best done by just me. 

The guests arrived, the food went out, Kids Bop music was blaring from outdoor speakers and a good time was had by all. Well, all of the girls had fun. I was exhausted at the end of it. My efforts were not in vain; the girls had a lot of fun and in the end it's all about the kids. My son joined in at the end, so he also had a great time. 

It's such a funny thing to get up early to clean a house that's going to get destroyed with dishes in the sink from food preparation and post-party revelry. It happened nonetheless.  

After the guests left, I filled up the gas tank for the next day, started laundry, did some back to school shopping and started packing. All in all, a very busy and a very good day.