A low-key day can be good or make for a long night.

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It is the last Men's Breakfast for the year. DH gave up the last Men's Study Group so that I could attend the Holiday program at the school so how could I say no. Besides, what could go wrong? Surprisingly, it was a low-key day in a lot of ways.  That of course makes for a long night SIL is already back on the dementia train and trying to figure out the baby gate. 

The oldest child was invited to a birthday party/sleepover, so I invited the granddaughter to come spend the night with the youngest one. We spent the morning making the scrunchies for the birthday girl. These have been on the to do list since Wednesday. Absolutely the least possible amount of progress had been made so far. The extent of that progress was getting some of the material brought to the living room.

By 1pm we had them finished and wrapped. That made us both happy. After taking her to the party, the youngest and I went out for a soda. Right now, we are watching Frosty the Snowman and sleeping on the couches for a "real" sleepover!

They were excited until SIL boarded the train. We may end up moving to the bedroom as she is going to continue to "play" with taking the baby gate apart and asking questions that make no sense to the children. Oh well, so much for low key. :) The kids have really had to take a backseat when it comes to doing what we would do if things weren't the way they are. I decided to do as much as possible the way we would do it if things were different.

Of course, if she continues to disrupt their fun, we may also have to relocate. Then again, if everyone stays up all night maybe they will sleep the day away. Fat chance!

Well the kids have decided to move to the bedroom. However, someone will not let them go back through the baby gate. I think I see clouds in my coffee... There is a storm brewing on the horizon. I hope it is a small one and not an all-nighter. 
They tried helping her and praising her progress with the gate, but it took me intervening to get her to let them through. With that little event I am going to close this down and go to bed so hopefully she will too.

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