Background:  Today my little munchkins had a half day of school.  So, me being the nice mom I like to be sometimes, said they could all have a play date (they don’t have school tomorrow either).  After we ate lunch 3 friends came over.  For the next 2.5 hours it was like a pack of wild animals were let loose in the house.  At one point I could only think, 45 more minutes, I can handle this for 45 more minutes, when the mom was due to pick up two of them.  The 3rd friend is fine.  But after I made them clean up the pigsty mess they made, I gave them  mandatory downtime with a movie.  Ahhhh, the sound of silence, it’s just so pleasant sometimes.