kid count

Today, while Syd and I were at a birthday party, Sarah was playing at a friends house. I got there to pick her up about 10 minutes too late.

It seems that 10 minutes earlier, Sarah and her friends E and S decided that they should have a sleep over at E's apartment. This included a trip to the bowling alley for dinner and to play video games . . . part of me wanted to tell Sarah "no," after all I finally got her settled back down after the dance recital week.

But, I'm weak. I decided that with my schedule and hers this week, It would be ok.

Unfortunately, I got a call at 9:40 from Sarah telling me that her ear and throat hurt and could I bring her some medicine. I brought her the meds and tried to decide if she was getting sick or just having allergies. I gave her some meds and forced her to sit with me for a while so I could hear if she was stuffy. I also thought that she might unwind some and go to sleep faster.

Her eyes were a little red and puffy, but she didn't sound stuffy at all and her voice was a little rattly, but that could just be from not drinking enough (which she had not).

So, I left her at the sleepover. I hope I didn't make a mistake.