An Organized Chaos

Tonight we had the in-town family over for dinner before we leave town for a few weeks. It's amazing how noisy nine little munchkins can be as they tear through the house searching for something to do. A favorite pastime for them is to pile into Grandma's linen closet and see just how many of them can fit onto the shelf and still get the cupboard door closed. Tonight they added playing in the bathroom and lights out in the pantry with flashlights on to the repertoire. We thought perhaps a video in the spare room would calm the riot, but it just moved the chaos into that room as Grandpa and I struggled to find a DVD player that would work and hook it up. When we finally got the movie on, interest waned but the fun with Aunt Suz's leftover jewelry and scarfs continued. And we wouldn't have it any other way!! As we cleaned up after the masses (granted--their parents do an excellent job of shepherding them through pick up time) I thought that nothing in Spain could compare to an evening at home with the grandkids. I'm going to miss the little gremlins!