1. We will be eating chili for the next 4 months due to my gross overestimation of our Superbowl party attendance. On one hand, I do love the fact that dinner can be heated in the microwave, voila! dinner is SERVED!, but on the other hand…chili. For the next 4 months. My poor husband’s ass and my family’s poor noses may never recover.
2. Unsupervised children will rearrange furniture and dismantle a painstakingly assembled Thomas layout in 2.3 seconds.
3. Legos and games with many parts should be hidden prior to the start of the party.
4. When many children are together, they become chronic tattle tells. I finally had to tell the tattlers that unless they saw blood, they weren’t allowed to talk to me.
5. I should have added “Carson naked” to the list of reasons to come talk to me.
6. The dryer is a good place to find missing children.
7. Watch out for one of the guest’s homemade wine.
8. Husbands need very specific “how to get ready for a party” instructions. Unpacking the talking deer head/karaoke machine was not on that list.
Colleen - Mommy Always Wins
February 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Ha ha ha! So glad I didn’t have a party this year.
But we *will* be eating lasagna for the rest of the week.
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DesignHER Momma
February 3, 2009 at 4:11 pm
your chili is my hot wings and blue cheese.
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nil zed
February 3, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Freezer!
Megan
February 3, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Your party sounds like it was a huge success!
Jamie
February 3, 2009 at 4:55 pm
I’ve been eating chili for dinner and lunch since Sunday. I feel your bean overload. It’s a good thing we don’t have scratch ‘n sniff blogs.
Mama DB
February 3, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Oy. That’s a lot of chili.
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Aimee Greeblemonkey
February 3, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Declan is a major tattler.
DRIVES> ME> NUTS!!!!
Rachel
February 3, 2009 at 8:29 pm
I am so sad that I wasn’t there.
Too fun, Jennifer
Chili is awesome, except you know, for that.
Devan
February 3, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I learned some of those lessons at our NYE party. It was a disaster in here. Also, 30 puzzles? Not a good idea. ha
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Jen
February 3, 2009 at 9:15 pm
We’ll be eating tacos for 4 months. HOLY COW did I overestimate. I do it every party we have, I make way too much food. I will never learn, heh.
jill
February 3, 2009 at 10:40 pm
I am no fan of the tattling… at ALL!
However, my narc of a daughter has become the community narc – and people actually call our house to have me ask my daughter what “really” happened on the bus, in school, or even at play dates.
UrbanVox
February 4, 2009 at 4:48 am
ummmmmm
Chilli!!!:)
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Domestic Extraordinaire
February 4, 2009 at 8:09 am
Bring it to BlissDom-hand it out like swag….LOL!
And I know I read it in the rulebook-o-life somewhere that if you are going to have a successful Superbowl party you need to have a talking deer head out!
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Laura McIntyre
February 4, 2009 at 8:13 am
Mmm i love Chilli but yeah maybe not daily for 4 months.
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Beth
February 4, 2009 at 9:08 am
And I bet your husband helped you clean up, right?
ali
February 4, 2009 at 9:29 am
#6! ohmigosh! the dryer? that’s crazy!
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jen
February 4, 2009 at 10:20 am
sloppy joe overestimation here.
if you lived closer we could trade.
and your minimalist dryer comment? funniest not funny thing ever.
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Bunny
February 4, 2009 at 10:36 am
Monday – Chilli with salad
Tuesday – Chilli w/ Texas Toast
Wednesday – Chilli Dogs
Thursday – Chilli Sloppy Joe’s? Wow, that’s a stretch!
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mpotter
February 4, 2009 at 10:39 am
oy.
sounds like the kids all had a great time.
maybe next time, the one kid can help you DO the laundry.
enjoy the chili. at least it’s good chili weather.
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the Mom
February 4, 2009 at 11:17 am
We’ve learned the hard way that “Someone is on fire.” should be on the “come talk to me” list as well.
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Wendy
February 4, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I love chili and always end up with way too much. Chili tacos? Mix with mac and cheese, too…mmmmmm.
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Deanna
February 4, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Brings a whole new meaning to “party nekid” when you have kids. lol
Burgh Baby
February 4, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Number one on my list to remember for the next time the Steelers go to the Super Bowl is to invite people over. We FORGOT to eat. Just, forgot. Apparently, I need people to bring me food when I’m going to be staring at a TV for four hours straight.
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Anglophile Football Fanatic
February 4, 2009 at 1:54 pm
#2 – you think it takes that long to break it? I would say 1.2 easily.
WM
February 4, 2009 at 2:22 pm
I didn’t get much passed the my poor husbands ass part…because I was laughing (or was it crying) so hard.
That is the exact reason why I rarely ever make chili…even though I so love me some good homemade chili
WM
February 4, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Oh and hi brain, I think you meant “past”
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Whit
February 4, 2009 at 2:27 pm
The only left-overs we have are beer and onion dip, which seems pretty awesome to me.
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kj @ Where my boys at?
February 4, 2009 at 3:33 pm
#5 nearly made me pee my pants.
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Natalie
February 4, 2009 at 9:02 pm
I want to hear more about this “homemade wine”. Is it highly alcoholic?
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Sarah
February 4, 2009 at 10:13 pm
I absolutely love #6. If our dryer was on floor level I’m certain we’d be finding Angel in it. I wouldn’t be surprised if we found her in the washing mashine one day…she keeps playing with it *G*
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Texan Mama
February 4, 2009 at 10:59 pm
First of all, TALKING DEER HEAD? AND KARAOKE??? SIGN ME UP!!
And, second, in case you were wondering why the wiring in your house was screwed, now you know the reason: hide-n-seek + dryer + unsupervised children = superbowl party foul. I think calling 911 would probably interrupt the halftime show, no?
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patois
February 5, 2009 at 9:54 pm
How about another task for the husband can be feeding the talking head chili.
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Grace
February 6, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Oh my… THAT is hilarious. I hope you’ve recovered from the party.
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Say What?
February 7, 2009 at 8:19 pm
#1) I would suggest filling the candy bowl with “Beano” tablets for the next four months and buying stock in Glade.
#2) Yeah, well, were they quiet while redecorating?
#3) LEGOS are the bain of my existance! My son is amazing with them, I am glad he likes them, but if I step on one more of the @#$%! things, I will hurt someone!!
#4) I tell my kids not to talk to me unless blood or fire is involved. I’m just waiting for the day when both are and find out they are doing a human sacrifice to Jonas Brother’s music.
#5) Yeah so you could get the camera!
#6) But did the child in question find the missing socks??
#7) Did the kids get ahold of it?
#8) And I bet he was proud of his 1% (as my husband would say). Never mind that you need tables, chairs, coolers, ice, cups, napkins, plates, trashcans, etc. Men! Can’t live with them, can’t shoot ‘em!
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