Quality Time

OK...my weekend started out with me trying to pacify my heartbroken 13 year old twin girls.  The world actually did end this week because they do not have ANY friends in one of their classes.  So, being the hip, now, cool Mom that I am, I encouraged them to get together with friends this weekend.  Thanks to a little Facebook going back and forth shenanigans, they achieved spending the night at a friend's house Friday night with an extra friend to boot.  This resulted in their bringing one said friend home with them Saturday night to spend the night with us.  We proceeded to go to church Sunday, extra friend in tow, and I took them out to lunch afterwards.  Not having had enough fun yet, we regrouped with the extra friend to boot and went swimming, and ate yet again.  It is now almost 8 p.m., my house is once again quiet, as all the extras have gone home, and my own have retreated to their rooms on their computers (probably talking to the friends they spent the whole weekend with).  Meanwhile, I am tired, and I do mean TIRED.  I can barely keep my eyes open.  I have explained to my girls that I am OLD and my wallet cannot handle doing this all the time.  As I am very, very, VERY frugal, I spent almost 2 weeks worth of grocery money taking them out for two meals today.  It was worth it.  My girls smiled again, after a lot of tearful nights this past week.  One of the girls had never been to church and said she had fun.  The other girl, that we didn't take, wanted to know why my girls had never invited her?!  So, that's definitely on my to-do list.  So, I am going to bed...yes it is 8:00...but I will sleep well knowing I had quality time with my own girls today, as well as two extra!