Plumb Tuckered Out

We had out of town company in last night. It was a blast! Billy and Barbara were heading through on their way back from Kansas. Our girls got very close to their family last year because they spent a lot of time with them, while I was at Trina's, during her illness.

I didn't tell the girls they were coming, I just said that we were having surprise company. They made several guesses like Andy, their friend Abby who they see at least twice a week, and Sister Sharon who we saw at costco yesterday.

They had no idea and were completely surprised and excited to see Billy and Barbara's family when they arrived. The kids all had a ball and the house was abuzz until well after 11pm last night, over 3 hours past the girls' bedtime. Then, at 7:30 we were all up and at it again this morning. After a nice leisurely breakfast, company hit the long road to get further on their journey.

Today has been a trying day of meltdowns and grumpiness because of lack of sleep for my kiddos. To say I was longingly awaiting their bedtime would be a considerable understatement.

I decided early in the evening that they were definitely going to bed early, so at 7:30 tonight I headed downstairs with them to tuck them in. When I went to check on them shortly after and make sure they were not playing, I wasn't completely surprised to find them both sawing logs even though it was still daylight out. It's exhausting to play with your long lost bff's!