Too much sugar is bad for you

Particularly when it is fed to 3 small children who are in your immediate vicinity.

Yesterday was my nephews 1st birthday. An event much anticipated by his sisters who are old enough to have worked out that this means cake, lollies, and assorted other foods they aren't normally allowed to have. And of course, presents - ie. toys that they get to play with too!

I arrived after work, reasonably exhausted (it was a rather long day at work, accentuated by the Melbourne Cup events - I won by the way) to find that all 3 kids were hyped up on sugar and going nuts. I delivered presents (a cool little scooter thing from from Gran and Pop and a push along lawn mower from me) which were pounced on by the girls who then got very upset when they were told off. We went for a walk (the girls ran with Mum while Aunty pushed bub in the pram at a more sedate pace) in a failed attempt to wear off the sugar.

Bath time was psychotic, dinner time was a nightmare and no-one wanted to stay in bed.

I was totally exhausted inside about 20 minutes, and by the end of the night was barely able to manage a shower before crawling into bed before 9pm.

So sugar is bad for you - forget all the health concerns and weight problems - being that close to so much energy could kill you!

P.S. Following the comment below that the guest of honour barely rated a mention, I am adding the following postscript. He loved his scooter - unitl he fell off it and it fell on him resulting in tears. He loves the noise the lawnmower makes, but can neither pull the cord ot make the noise, nor stand steadily enough to use it yet (finding suitable presents is hard, so I went for something he could grow into, provided the older siblings dont destroy it first). HE was an angel at bathtime, and ate all his dinner without a tantrum and he went to bed without a fight - although he was still awake, and in fact was quietly practising his headstands in his cot when a last minute delivery of an express post parcel caused his mum to see if he was still awake so she could open it.

Poor little mite will spend the next 17 years of his life fighting off those sisters of his I think......