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| Notice the murky pool--not safe with a gazillion hormonal teens! |
# of kids Ling said were coming: 20
Time I thought they were showing up: 11:30
Time Ling popped into the house while I was still having a supervision app't: 10:50
# of kids outside my door: 21
# of boys: 8
# who signed in on my sign-up sheet eventually: 23
# of kids who weren't at least part Asian: 4
Minutes a girl who signed in stayed at the party: 3 (we spent the next hours wondering where she went, but thankfully knew she wasn't at the bottom of the pool)
Times I made everyone check to find their buddy: 2
Times I counted to make sure I could see 22 heads in the pool: 30+
Minutes before kids demolished a double serving of Auntie Heather's Taco Dip and 6 avocados worth of Very Good Guacamole: 5
# of younger kids I was also supposed to be watching but who just took care of themselves: 4
Liters of soda/lemonade drunk: 18
Hamburgers grilled: 24
Hot Dogs grilled: 36
Cups of coleslaw consumed: 1/4
# of hot dog buns chewed on by a squirrel before the party when I wasn't looking: 2
# of kids who knew that had happened with the squirrel: 0
# of super-soakers being employed almost constantly: 4
# of times kids forgot the cardinal rule "You will not shoot the mother of the party": 5
Time we said the party would end: 4:00
Time last kids left: 5:50
Time we were supposed to leave the house for Kai's 8th grade graduation: 6:00
Photos friends took tagged with Ling posted on Facebook: 72
# of kids who drowned: 0 (Thank God!)
2 comments:
When I inconspicuously saw fb photos of "the pool party", I saw you in stationed at your guard in several photos (still dry) and thought: "now there's a supervising parent, brave, but supervising". I apologize if nick showed up uninvited and/or soaked you. And cudos to you for wrapping the party up in time for 8th grade graduation
When I inconspicuously saw fb photos of "the pool party", I saw you in stationed at your guard in several photos (still dry) and thought: "now there's a supervising parent, brave, but supervising". I apologize if nick showed up uninvited and/or soaked you. And cudos to you for wrapping the party up in time for 8th grade graduation
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