Kids Birthday - What Mum See's V What Child See's

Child

8am - Woke up, ate breakfast and opened some presents

10am - Drove to laser tag and met up with Ben & George

11am - Went to Play Laser Tag

1pm - Had Lunch

2pm - Went to a hall and met up with some other friends, then played some games

5:30pm - Went home for Dinner, Computer games and Bed

Mum

6:00am - Woke up, Got Dressed, Put the washing on, Tidied house, Finished wrapping presents for Thomas, Blew up 10 balloons and decorated house, laid all presents out in an attractive shop display like pile, Printed off guest lists for party, Put party food out ready for easy pick up later

8am - Woke up Thomas and Emily, Prepared and served breakfast, Got Thomas dressed, Opened up presents with Thomas, Explained to Emily several times why she didn't have anything, Washed up dishes, Phoned bouncy hire company, Laser Tag & Kids entertainer to confirm all was OK, Spoke to Ben and George's mum, packed bags for the day, changed washing load, re-tidied house and picked up all the games the kids had managed to throw around the living room in an hour, Had one slice of toast

10am - Got kids in car and drove to Bens house, Sung 8 Nursery Rhymes for Emily, played Eye Spy, Spoke to Bens Mum and listened to her troubles with husband, Explained what's planned for the day, Took phone numbers, Thomas opened his present, Got Ben in car and drove to Georges house, Repeated previous, Changed radio station 5 times and broke up 3 fights, Thankfully arrived at Laser Tag

11am - Queued up for Laser Tag while trying to stop kids running away and climbing on everything, kept kids entertained in Arcade while waiting for Laser game, Chased around for 20 minutes while my children were shooting me, Broke up fight between Ben and George over scores, Got everyone a drink (strong coffee for me), Arranged Ice Hockey competition in arcade while kids waited for second game, Played second game and ran for further 20 minutes

1pm- Got kids in car and drove to Pizza place, Spoke to hall key holder while kids ate and listened to the hall rules, answered 10 other calls from mums who obviously don't read invites, Got Emily re-dressed after spilt milkshake, Had a slice of Pizza, Drove home quick to collect Party food and decorations

2pm- Met up with key holder, Bouncy Castle hire and Kids entertainer, Explained the afternoon to them , Met up with Ben and Georges mum who help decorate, Blew up 20 more balloons and decorated, Laid out party food and drinks, answered 6 calls regarding directions to venue, Greeted Parents and took contact details, Arranged party bags and cake during kids entertainers show, Jumped with Emily on Bouncy Castle, Dealt with 4 injuries and broke up 8 fights, Got kids sat down for a snack, Brought out Birthday cake, Had a few more jumps on bouncy castle, Listened to some more stories about Bens Dad, Greeted parents again and handed out party bags, Shouted for Thomas about 20 times to say bye and thank you, cleaned up food all over floor, swept and mopped hall, loaded car, met with keyholder, drove Thomas and Emily Home

5:30pm- Unloaded Kids and Car, Opened presents with Thomas, Put on new washing load, Prepared and served dinner twice (because Emily refused to eat first meal), served ice cream, Played 2 board games, cleaned up house while the computer was on, prepared Mine and Hubbys Dinner, Bathed both children, dressed both children, read 4 story books, kissed kids good night, Washed Dishes and took decorations down, Greeted Hubby and served his dinner and to finish, Hubby says, "I wish I was able to be home, I bet you've had loads of fun today"

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