playdates and naps
How come they just don't seem to mesh well?  Is it s a 2-year old thing?  They get in such a play groove and you don't want to break it up and WHY WOULD YOU since you are getting some real adult conversation whilst the children are playing/throwing plastic food.

But then you realize that life has to return to normal and OMG you need to get home cause it is WAY past nap time.  And then you get a snack once you're home cause you realize that the kids, while playing, didn't really touch any of the food offered.  (Well, not enough.)

And you have a 1pm napper getting to sleep at 4pm and then oh crap you have to wake them at 6pm because you don't want them up all night but then they are cranky.  And Mr Cranky Pants doesn't seem to go away very easily.

Is it terrible that you don't even care all that much that the kid is off schedule?  Because I love me some full-fledged conversation....especially with someone I have not seen since my wedding FOUR YEARS AGO!  Geez it was great to see Shannon....and Angie....that was awesome too!  But I have not seen Shannon in forever and holy heck I miss her!  We used to work together and if it wasn't for her, I would never have met my hubby!  (And hence would not have this child....so really, he owes his very existence to her...being off schedule is a TEENY tiny price to pay.)

Ah, guilt absolved.