The sleepover was a great success. We had one moment where a tired Pickle was upset, and we had to go have a private talk, but aside from that, it was wonderful. They were so tired, theyslept until a little over 8:00 am. Their day began by running into my room to look after the "babies" that were left in there the previous night. I slept in my small corner of the bed so as not to disturb the other sleepers, and apparently was successful. A little later, they went to feed the cats, and settled down for a donut breakfast. After breakfast, I asked them to take all the animals/babies out of my room. They did after a bit of whining and complaining (mostly by Annie - apparently it is much, much easier to make a mess than clean it).

They had another picnic at the top of the road during a rain break. They wanted to go for a hike in the woods, but the rain came back. So, they turned my room into a Disneyland Hotel Room. In a matter of one hour, my room went from being clean again, to me not being able to walk across the room. They had a blast. I was working on plumbing and walked into my room to find that the bench under the window had become a kitchen. They were making tangerine juice. The bathroom trash was overflowing with tangerine peel. I was nervous that they would become sick, but haven't shown any signs. There are tangerine peels strewn about the house and property like a drunken Hansel and Grethel leaving a path.

I thought that lunch would give us the break we needed to start the transition to getting Colleen home. No such luck. They went right back to playing with the "kids". Well, they played a little longer, and I finally informed them they need to clean up. They did a reasonable job, and Colleen was escorted home. Shortly after returning home, Annie fell asleep.

It was a great sleep over.
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