Why do I keep forgetting my camera?

          For the last two weeks I keep forgetting to bring my camera to youth stuff. This is bad. I forgot it for both our Pumpkin painting party, and now our Fall party as well. I'm totally annoyed that I didn't get any pictures whatsoever of these events. I was so good about remembering the camera over the summer, but now I'm not. Grrr! I'm especially annoyed because I already picked out some great scrapbook paper for when I got the pictures developed and now I can't use it! Double Grrr!!!

          All that aside, last night was a blast. One of the moms even came and she had so much fun roasting s'mores and hanging out with her kids. I love it when the moms actually participate in stuff. They always make it that much more fun. It was also handy having her around to tell the kids to clean up when we were done (yay!). I always seem to have trouble getting any of the kids, even the more responsible ones, to help with cleanup. They're happy to make the mess, but they don't want to have to "unmake" it. Hubby says its just because they're kids and kids never want to clean up. I wonder if it's something different, because I did not have this much trouble with other groups I've led in the past. Oh well, someday they will learn just how much fun it is to wield a vacuum cleaner in battle against the dreaded dust bunnies, until then we just need to keep thinking of creative ways to get them off their butts to clean up (like the one time I had them race to see who could pick up the most gummy bears off the grass after our Super Sundae Slip 'n Slide...that was hysterical to watch and effective!).