Kids, Kids, and More Kids.

Tonight, the second and third grader each have a friend over to spend the night.

I understand there was some drama before I got home. Screaming. Crying. Throwing of toys. Just another night at our house.

I came home with pizza, from Palio's. The last time we had kids over and served Palio’s it was a hit and there wasn’t a piece left. So, this time I bought more. Four pizzas. A chicken one with spinach and feta (for me). Vegetarian (for Marian). One pepperoni and one cheese (for the kids). The kids barely ate. My kids ate once piece each and started on their second. The friends each ate part of one piece. Part of one piece? And, Palio’s cuts their pizza into into small squares. Those poor kids are going to be hungry. Or, maybe a lot of junk was consumed before I got home?

Marian tells me that I shouldn’t have chosen whole wheat crust. Hmmm… I suppose that could be a factor. I like it. It seems healthier. What’s the difference? Do they even notice? But, there’s plenty of pizza left, and I ate a LOT myself, and I don’t even like pizza generally. So, mental note: kids don’t eat whole wheat pizza crust.

The dinner table conversation was wild. Bathroom humor in abundance. Try as you might, it’s not so easy to calm that down with six kids at the table. The four year old got right on board with those jokes. Someone said the word naked. What if… this… what if… that… bumping butts together? Oh no! And, yes, butts were bumped together, though, thankfully no one was anywhere near naked. Conversation over.

They’re in separate rooms now. Showers don’t fly when friends are over. The friends certainly don’t want to shower away from home. At their ages, I can understand, I think. I’m sort of a shower freak, and can’t really sleep if I don’t feel clean. Okay, that’s just me, I’m sure. They got wash cloths and instructions to wipe off the dirt at least, after playing outside.

One of the girls just scooted by on Briggs’ ride-on Thomas the Train toy. I suggested I could grab one of the Thomas DVDs if they wanted to watch it. No laughing.

They’re getting settled down now. The plan is to start movies in their rooms soon, and hope everyone stays quiet and gets tired. Fingers crossed.