Change in Plans

This weekend started with our hosting an extra 4 kids between the ages of 3-10 for Friday evening with plans for 2-3 of them to spend Friday night at our house. Their dad was out of town, and their mom had functions to attend in town. About an hour in to the festivities, I had a craving for valium. Our dogs were tolerating it well too; in fact, they seemed to love being chased by 3 and 5 year old boys. As the evening went on, I wound up bouncing the boys on my knees with no end in sight. When it came time for their mom to pick them up, she had forgotten to stop to pick up the overnight bags and in about 2 minutes we went from having extra kids for the night to our daughter spending the night at their house. We were suddenly kidless (de facto viagra.) Pandemonium became silence. I am positive the Gods will get us back at a later date.