PSSD

Post Sleep-over Stress Disorder, by God I've got it. This weekend we had a late B-day party for Chaos. It grew from a couple of friends sleeping over to twelve little devil monkeys playing Lazer Tag (which ain't cheap by the way) and then having five of them stay the night. Of course the Lazer Tag was Friday from 7pm to close (only way to get a semi affordable group rate) and somehow I volunteered myself...Hmmmm, Never Again Volunteer Yourself? Youda thunk Ida learned by now...to transport the little dark cherubs and return them to the port of debarkation. Aye Carumba, It was like herding dyslexic cats! I figured that if we invited no more than twelve little harlequins then the 60% rule (only 60% of people invited will actually show) would apply and the logistics would be simple. No, around here apparently parents have nothing better to do with their genetic perpetuity than give them to me to entertain. Nothing more fun than being outnumbered by little sugar powered terror monkeys and trying not to lose any. Finally got them all back to our house and turned the ones not staying with us back over to their wardens and hoped the others would settle down and go to sleep. At Lazer Tag they were complaining that they were so tired the could play anymore. IT WAS A BOLD FACE LIE!!!! The devious little primate went fricken' nuts. Screamin', hollerin' running up and down stairs. Finally, at two thirty in the blessed a.m. I used the Dad voice and sent them to their sleeping bags. Unfortunately, I had to sit down their and lord over them until about 0430 when they finally crashed. At that point I went to bed hoping to catch a little rest, BUT NO, the thundering herd of micro demon yard apes were up and at it by 0630. Apparently, I was expected to feed the swarm as well. I don't remember anyone saying I had to feed them at 0630! My lord but I was draggin' a$$ the rest of the weekend. They broke me. We should consider using children's sleep-overs as a training technique at SERE school! Never, but never again will I do that with that many little monkeys! I am lucky to be alive little less mostly sane...well sorta sane...oh whatever!

P.S. Dont forget to buy your yummy good Cub Scout Popcorn! Just log on to www.orderpopcorn.com and type in code TE6T8F. You know you want to. Popcorn is not really all that fatening and you have wads of disposable income that is begging to be converted into yummy good Cub Scout Popcorn.

TO THE TYRANT NEVER YIELD