Yeah- you would think so, but no. No one knocked. I would definitely have heard if they had even knocked- forget the doorbell.
OK, It is now official. I am the worlds worst mother.
Last night we went to a birthday party for our next door neighbor. Kids were welcome as they have kids the girls ages too. We are a very close neighborhood where all the kids regularlly sleep over at everyone else houses.
Well. thankfully, even though next door, I chose to not drink last night.
We stayed for a few hours and the kids played upstairs and the adults watched the disastrous Cowboy game downstairs.
The kids periodically would come down for snacks but mostly stayed upstairs.
Well All of the sudden Miranda was wearing different clothes than she was when we went to the party. I asked her about it and she said she wanted something more comfortable so she went home and changed.
Well at about 10:30 Bill goes home because he had to work at church pretty early this morning (he volunteers running the AV dept). I stayed until about 11:15. Megan was downstairs and I thought Miranda had already gone home when Bill did so Megan and I went home.
The house was pitch black so I sent Megan up to her room and went to bed.
Fast forward to this morning when Bill calls me from church and says we should go out to a steak place for lunch and when he would be back to get us and go as soon as he got finished with the last service.
I go upstairs to wake up Megan and when I get to Miranda's room- she was not there!Ok, after I run screaming for her through the house I try to mentally retrace my steps from the night before. There was no way I was calling Bill right in the middle of the service when he is in a control room with 5 other people to say "Do you know where Miranda could be?"
The possibilites were either that Miranda was:
a) kidnapped on my frozen porch while waiting for us to let her in the night before
b) She froze on our doorstep and hungry wolves carries her away
c) One of my neigbors had realized what a deadbeat Mother I was and taken pity on Miranda and she was still there.
I throw on clothes, run next door and there is Miranda - in the same clothes as the night before, eating at the next door neighbors!! Oh yeah! Imagine how stupid I felt saying "Uh, thanks for letting my kid sleep here since we locked her out of the house last night"
Turns out she tried to come home and the door was locked and house all dark. She went back to the party and played until my other neighbors left and walked her home to our house. When the house was locked, they took her back to the party where they just kept her all night.
yep- Mother of the year!!!!
I shouldn't laugh! I am so glad it ended well...although I think I would have pounded on the door until you answered. Don't worry...the worst you will have to do is live down .."let me tell you about the time my mom forgot me at the Christmas party" for the rest of your life
This is the same child that you pushed in front a building for a photo op? You are quite the mom.....
Although beautiful pictures, I am glad I am seeing them on the screen and not my back window.
OK, It is now official. I am the worlds worst mother.
Last night we went to a birthday party for our next door neighbor. Kids were welcome as they have kids the girls ages too. We are a very close neighborhood where all the kids regularlly sleep over at everyone else houses.
Well. thankfully, even though next door, I chose to not drink last night.
We stayed for a few hours and the kids played upstairs and the adults watched the disastrous Cowboy game downstairs.
The kids periodically would come down for snacks but mostly stayed upstairs.
Well All of the sudden Miranda was wearing different clothes than she was when we went to the party. I asked her about it and she said she wanted something more comfortable so she went home and changed.
Well at about 10:30 Bill goes home because he had to work at church pretty early this morning (he volunteers running the AV dept). I stayed until about 11:15. Megan was downstairs and I thought Miranda had already gone home when Bill did so Megan and I went home.
The house was pitch black so I sent Megan up to her room and went to bed.
Fast forward to this morning when Bill calls me from church and says we should go out to a steak place for lunch and when he would be back to get us and go as soon as he got finished with the last service.
I go upstairs to wake up Megan and when I get to Miranda's room- she was not there!
The possibilites were either that Miranda was:
a) kidnapped on my frozen porch while waiting for us to let her in the night before
b) She froze on our doorstep and hungry wolves carries her away
c) One of my neigbors had realized what a deadbeat Mother I was and taken pity on Miranda and she was still there.
I throw on clothes, run next door and there is Miranda - in the same clothes as the night before, eating at the next door neighbors!! Oh yeah! Imagine how stupid I felt saying "Uh, thanks for letting my kid sleep here since we locked her out of the house last night"
Turns out she tried to come home and the door was locked and house all dark. She went back to the party and played until my other neighbors left and walked her home to our house. When the house was locked, they took her back to the party where they just kept her all night.
yep- Mother of the year!!!!
It is funny but I would be running around looking for her as well. Couldn't have been a loud knock. Were the phone lines down as well?
Like everyone else I found this story HILARIOUS!
Yep, same one. It is funny but I would be running around looking for her as well. Couldn't have been a loud knock. Were the phone lines down as well?
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Both of you make very good points.
My suspicion is the rest of the adults were in a little worse shape than me.
They were partaking much more of the alcohol than me.
Miranda said my other next door neighbors stayed until at least 2:00 am and just left their kids too (although I think on purpose and not forgotten like me
We all know how rough it is out there by just some of our peeps losing jobs earlier this year. 
Both of you make very good points.
My suspicion is the rest of the adults were in a little worse shape than me.
They were partaking much more of the alcohol than me.
Miranda said my other next door neighbors stayed until at least 2:00 am and just left their kids too (although I think on purpose and not forgotten like me
