Last night, the Princess had a friend to stay. All the children went to bed at 9 o’clock. At 10.00 we trapped the boys in our bed and they finally went to sleep. At about 10.30 a very loud alarm in a local municipal facility went off. Phone calls to authorities led to the information that nobody could turn it off. The Princess and her friend came downstairs to complain about the noise. We said that they could sleep in our bed (at the back of the house). We transferred the sleeping boys back to their own beds from ours and in hopped the girls. At 11.30 we decanted the girls and were finally able to get into our own bed. We were delighted. True, four other people had already slept in it that evening, but parents have low standards.
Oh yeah, while we were waiting to get to bed, appropriately enough, we watched the DVD box set of “Outnumbered” which is distressingly accurate.
Sounds like you had a case of “Alarums and excursions” — always bothersome.
Are other people’s children cheaper to run than an electric blanket?
Being outnumbered 3:2 as we also are, we find Outnumbered disturbingly realistic and stupidly funny.
WOL, yes indeed. Sarah, actually not, you would be amazed at the costs associated with small girls creating cake. It is disturbingly realistic, Charlotte. Are all families like this?
Am just about to finish last episode of Series One of Outnumbered (try 4:2) and even though I laugh I can also feel tears pricking the backs of my eyes
Oh yes, C. Do you find yourself wondering how they can afford their house on one salary? Oh the bitterness of those who bought in the boom..