left barely alive...

for the past 5 days, jae and i took over being parents for four kids, ages 17 (boy), 13 (girl), 8 (boy), and 5 (another boy). they're friends of my sister and her family, so we've known them for awhile. i stayed with them for a few days last year, too. i was hoping they'd be a bit more able to take care of themselves and CLEAN UP after themselves and such. maybe even slightly less picky than last year? but no. they're not. they're exactly the same. jae and i are pretty sure that their VERY sweet mother pretty much does EVERYTHING for them. hence, ben, the 8 year old, basically told me i'm not very nice and his mom is nicer. haha. well, i just told ben i'm not as nice because i'm not his mom :) anyway, it really wasn't too bad. they're definitely a busy bunch of kiddos. but the money was WELL worth it (as jae kept reminding me when i was about to pull my hair out on various occasions...) and now it's all over and their parents are home. i'm drained.

and yes, in case you wondered, i WILL be refilling my birth control for the next few years...