Got the kids off to school and got to the office relatively uneventfully. Uneventful is good. DD has early release today, but afterschool is picking them up. So from my perspective, it's SOSO. They just get her for a couple of extra hours today.
DS's party was fun, and the weather was gorgeous. Kids had a wonderful time. Wooz had been a hellion earlier that morning (I had to pull her out of DS's swim class and put her in time out in the car; I haven't had to put her in time out since probably kindergarten) so I guess she was feeling remorseful, because she was Stepford Daughter at the party: "I'll go keep an eye on DS," "I'll help Daddy clear the plates," "Here, Mommy, I brought you some nuggets." One of the moms pulled me aside to tell me what a "lovely daughter" I have, and I thanked her but was thinking "You should have seen her at 10:15!"
Also, one of the moms showed up at 1:15, when the party started at noon and we had the party tent from 11:30 to 1:30. By 1:15, the nuggets, fruit tray, and cake were eaten and cleared away, we had passed out all the hayride and corn maze tickets (we had extra and gave them to people who showed up with extras, which I personally would never do, but is exactly why I have extra of everything), and the kids were running around playing on the bouncies and slides and stuff. So I was expecting "Oh, I'm so sorry we're late, [our dog was violently ill/we got a flat tire/someone stole our azaleas]." But instead she was looking around like WTF? So I said I was so sorry, we had just had the staff pack up the cake [because it was ice cream cake and couldn't really sit there indefinitely, especially after everyone had had their fill and we were starting to clear out the tent], and she goes "But it just started at 1:00!" And I genuinely felt badly (FOR HER) and said no, I'm so sorry, it actually started at noon. And she argued with me.
Y'all, I booked the space, paid the deposits, ordered the invites, set everything up, greeted the 25 other guests who arrived on time, and she had the balls to stand there and tell me that I had the time wrong. Nope. So then she said "You never sent any further communication!" You know why not? Because everyone received a preprinted (i.e. identical and not handwritten) invitation that listed the date, time, and place, and everyone else managed to arrive on time. That was the entirety of the communication, other than when people RSVPed and I sent them the standard "Great, we are looking forward to celebrating with you!" At that point, the food and tickets were gone and everyone was playing, so I gave them their favor boxes and invited them to stay and play with the other kids. But WTF. I don't mind if people make a mistake--on one is perfect, esp. not me--but I deeply mind if they try to push it off on me. Anyway, as I told DH on the way home, they are officially off the list, LOL.
There is more, but this is crazy long already, so I'll add more later.