Weekend from hell

I am so glad the weekend from hell is over!

On Friday and Saturday we had a garage sale...It was exhausting but we made a little cash and got rid of A LOT of junk that has been pawned off on us since we moved in here.

Friday night we got suckered into helping with my little brother's birthday party. My mom is not very good at planning ahead. There were 9 fourth grade boys that she promised a movie, popcorn, dinner, flashlight tag, s'mores, and camping in the back yard. Mike and I bought the pizza, soda, and supplies for s'mores. We fed the boys while my mom talked on the phone and drank a glass of wine. Then, we corralled nine boys through the movie theater on a Friday night to see Karate Kid. We brought nine little bags of M&M's, but my mom forgot that she had promised my brother she would buy popcorn if all of the boys ate their pizza, so (only after he started crying) we bought three huge bags of popcorn and 6 large sodas. We divided up the popcorn into little cups so that everyone could have their own. I had offered to stay at the house and set up the tent so that we wouldn't have to do it in the dark, but of course my mom insisted that Mike and I go to the movies with them.
When we got home they played flashlight tag as promised- but it was after 10:00 pm. The boys promised they would be quiet. What fourth graders can be quiet? They kept screaming at each other and the neighbors started turning their lights on. Finally we rounded them up and got them inside, but my mom couldn't figure out how to get the fire pit started or how to set the tent up in the dark. We tried to help but it was a lost cause. We were all so tired and my fuse was already getting frustrated with my mom's inability to plan ahead. Finally she broke the news that they would just have to sleep on the floor inside.
It was SO stressful. I know my mom is busy, but she bit off WAY more than she could chew. She bit off more than all three of us could chew and just expected us to pick up the slack. Needless to say by the time we got home after an entire day in the sun and then dealing with the whole party situation I was exhausted and grouchy.

And then we woke up at 6:45 the next morning to do the garage sale all over again.

And then we went out for my friend's 21st birthday.

And then the next morning we woke up early again so that I could work on my paper that I had hardly even started.

And then we had Father's Day festivities. Thank goodness my dad and grandparents were there to keep me from snapping at my mom.

And then we rushed home so that I could finish my 9 page paper before it was due at midnight.

Needless to say that was one of the most exhausting weekends I've had in a long time.
Today I slept in, took a shower, made my bed, went to Costco, and then organized the pantry. It felt SO good to have the weight of the weekend off my shoulders.

I hope you all had a great weekend! ;)