The end of the school year is always crazy. It’s crazy for my kids. It’s crazy for myself as a teacher. It’s crazy for our family (our daughter’s birthday is right after she gets out and right before I get our – literally the worst weekend every year). This year is especially intense because our daughter is “graduating” from middle school. There is a lot going on.
These are just a few of those events. Honestly I might be writing this text just to keep things straight for myself.
Son’s three friends sleeping
- Tomorrow night.
- The four boys made plans but no one else could host so I stupidly offered to host.
- Totally avoidable (and yet I did not manage to avoid it).
- Sigh.
Blackout Party
- Next Wednesday at lunch.
- 45 students invited (because they did extra work to blackout their Book Bingo boards).
- Costco bought tamales (though they don’t have cheese anymore so I have to find those elsewhere. Why?!
- Mole from one of my favorite restaurants (Donaji)
- Homemade horchata?! (I’m going to attempt to make it this weekend and if it doesn’t taste good I’ll buy a bunch of 1.5L bottles of Jarritos.
- Prizes! Squishmallows! Mini piñatas with candy! Merch from our favorite Spanish learning site! Mini-succulent LEGO sets!
Daughter’s 8th Grade Promotion
- At a high school near her actual campus (it has a bigger auditorium)
- Both sets of grandparents will attend
- Hoping brother can attend (we’re only guaranteed six tickets)
- On a Thursday evening, which I find kind of annoying.
- We all have school the next day. Blerg.
Daughter’s Promotion/Birthday Party
- Last Friday of the month (day after promotion)
- 12 girls sleeping at our house (including our daughter)
- 3 in beds, 2 on futon bed, 5 in blow up beds, 1 on sleep mat, 1 on couch?!
- Girls will have free range of upstairs, we’ll stay downstairs (son will be at grandparents’ house)
- I’m both dreading this, and immensely grateful that she has so many middle school friends she wants to invite to it.
Daughter’s Family Birthday Party
- This is not planned.
- It’s not even conceived of. I literally just thought of it.
- Maybe we’ll just do dinner after her promotion? But that would be pretty late on a weekday.
- My husband is out of town the whole week before her birthday and I refuse to be responsible for making out house presentable for a double grandparent event.
- I think dinner out somewhere after her promotion makes the most sense. I should make a reservation somewhere. Better yet, my husband should. He’s much better at that anyway.
This past week was long. Those margins I was remarking on earlier this week were absolutely not driving my daughter to swimming. After next week things will be much better. A week later they will be better still.
I just gotta keep on keeping on until the summer break.
You have totally got this! I am impressed.
Absolutely go OUT to dinner for the family birthday party!!!! Any other idea is not a good plan. And totally have your husband find the right place and make the reservation. Perhaps ask him to find dates his parents are available and then you ask your parents which of these dates they can be free. Split the job and win.
What an amazing party at school!!!!!! Never ever had a teacher do a party at school…. and did A LOT OF SCHOOL>>>> even after B.A. Lovely of you to celebrate your winning students this way.
Like the two slumber parties! (I do understand how you got maneuvered into your son’s party, lovely of you to host the event. Hopefully as he ages your home will remain a gathering place for him and friends.)
As you say it is great for middle school-er to have multiple friends they would want at a party. Congratulations to daughter. Long time since Kindergarten!
Congratulations on the ending horizon of another school year ending.