The greatest challenge in writing this entry was actually to find some kind of title for it. Well obviously I have decided on one, after considering what had happened. You'll see below how this is meant and how this has gained sort of positive and negative connotations this weekend.
Saturday we
celebrated one of my nieces‘ birthday. It was loud, it was crowded and a lot of
fun. My niece had asked for a party in an indoor playground. The kids (aged 7 to 11) had all
been there before, so they were real experts and with an air of importance my
nieces had told me days before, what to expect. It was not even far away,
hubby, Tilda and I went a little earlier, and we had agreed to help out
whenever the kids needed attention. … Oh my, this almost caused trouble with
hubby, because we had agreed to come
and I had offered helping my sister
and brother in law. Hubby did not like this, because he wanted me to care for
Tilda and otherwise relax, because somehow the nights are shorter than they used to be. :D
Of course I
know that hubby did not want to spoil the fun, still, when we went there, he gave
a little hint, by saying “Don’t let her chase after the kids. She’s not up to
that yet.” ('She' has got a name!!!) The real hint was to be read in his face, saying that he would not
allow me to do much more than dealing with a few minor things. Somehow, hubby
was so not pleased, because he had gotten the idea that I would be too busy all
afternoon.
My sister
understood and she assured hubby that none of that would happen (besides, there were enough adults). And then one of my absolute non-favourites happened. The two of them were
discussing me above my head (can be funny, but not when it has a serious tone
to it!) and I had to bite my tongue because if it is not just for fun I don’t
like that. … And this is understated!
But I also
knew that any additional word from my side might easily have started everything
all over again. It’s because I would have tried to downplay what my sister and
I had talked about before.
Well, I had offered to help more than a little bit,
but we should not be pooterish now, should we?
Hubby would
have known immediately, since I love doing whatever I can with my nieces, for
my nieces and in this case also for the friends of my nieces, so any attempt at
sugarcoating was out of the question. Seems I have a husband who knows this.
Well, I kept quiet, hubby and sister settled this as quickly as hubby had
started it and the afternoon was just a lot of fun.
My only
duty in the afternoon was to eat cake, feed Tilda, show her around and to refill water or
lemonade a few times. Btw, did you know that there are indoor playgrounds where
adults are not supposed to use the gadgets and monkey bars? Well, hubby did not
want me to do that anyway, but I managed to use one of the slides, the biggest
around. It was a steep climb up, but sliding down was worth it! I can’t wait
for Mathilda to be old enough to do that … with me!
It was almost like this one
I hope you all have a fantastic week,
and
everybody who needs something very beautiful and positive
should read
Ah, the joys of play gyms - the screams, the stuck kids, the slide that goes too fast, too slow and the sock rule. We used to go every week to one, now we rarely if ever. I'm glad you were told to take it easy, your time will come to host these parties :)
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DF
Hi DF, it seems you could be a play gym tester! :-) We had no stuck kids, but a few had abraded skin because they threw themselves down one of the slides of some kind of bouncy castle. This was really steep, and they all enjoyed falling down maybe 6 feet before they’d land/crash onto a soft air cushion. … I would not have dared to do this, but they loved it and climbed up like mad, only to jump, slide and crash again and again.
DeleteYou are right, although we did not host this party, I was pretty tired throughout the night and the following day, I mean, more than I’d be otherwise, so hubby was absolutely right with stopping me, and I do appreciate him doing these things.
I’d love to go to the play gym with Tilda, and for the youngest ones, around two years old, they had a separate section. This will be totally exciting for Tilda when she is old enough! (for me too)
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Nina
That's the best part of having kids, you get to relive your childhood all over again! Glad you didn't over do it at the party, and were still able to have a great time :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jennelle, apart from the slightly bumpy start (which was my mistake), it was a lot of fun and we enjoyed it so much. Climbing up and sliding down has been a totally different kind of activity and the first time for months, so that just doing this was exciting. And not doing too much at the party was the better way, because I felt so much more tired the rest of the weekend.
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Nina
LOL Nina...I can just see you sliding down that slide and I am sure that when Tilda is old enough, she going to love the fact that she has such an awesome mommy who is willing to slide with her. You really need to stockpile any energy so that you can share it as needed (key word being need not you volunteering LOL).
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the shout out...so happy you enjoyed the post. Wishing you and yours an absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
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Cat
Hi Cat, I can’t wait for Tilda to slide with me. But we’ll start really small, so that she can practice first, but then we will race down there! :)
DeleteOh my, stockpiling is not my strength yet, but I try to get better, well, actually I have to, because I have had some days and nights when I really felt like a remote control is operating me. No thinking, only doing what needs to be done and back to bed. I’ll learn that, because I feel the strain every time I do more than I should.
Thank you once again for the beautiful post, I loved it so much. Happy Thanksgiving holiday!
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Nina
Hi Nina, I'm glad the party went well and everyone enjoyed themselves by the sound of it, I can just picture you on the slide lol.
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Roz
Hi Roz, the party was funny, and we enjoyed ourselves a lot. The slide was great, just because I could not do such things throughout this year. … And there has been so much different playground equipment that I’d love to try with Tilda. Well, next summer I’ll probably relearn how to make cakes in sand molds first. It will be fun to do these things with my little one. :)
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Nina
Hi Nina, oh it is years since I went to one of these parties. I so long for grandchildren :). Glad you all had lovely time. Your husband is right, take it easy, it never stops once they get a bit bigger! no chance for a rest then
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Hi Jan, I loved being there, the kids were all so busy and had endless fun. I love to see that. Well, I think I am maybe getting better at managing everything around here again too, but sometimes I still do it wrong, when I do not rest even though I could. Nevertheless I think these moments are decreasing in number, so I guess we are on a good way.
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