The Jump Around...

Birthday parties, birthday parties, birthday parties! With three kids 8 and under, we have at LEAST one birthday party a weekend. I have had to change the budget just to accommodate the gifts we buy weekly. This morning's celebratory outing was to the Jump Around...new to town. Basically a room with about 8 bounce houses in it....joy to the world. Set loose about 20 7 year old boys, and I don't care who you are, that's a good time right there. I counted seven crying encounters, three scrapes, 2 with actual blood flow, at LEAST 12 hurt feelings, 20 or so near fatal falls...good times for all...and at 10 in the morning on a Saturday!!!! We left with the most obnoxious blow toys that any parent who would feel inclined to include in a gift bag should be just shot right there on the spot, save the world from nuts like that!!! We are sunburned too after a day swimming at the pool...great Mom, just finished cancer treatment and lets her kids get sunburned....That will go in my book of great Mom debacles. T is working tonight and I am tired. Ordered takeout again....God is good.....cooking is not.