It's a couple of days before Christmas and our house is crazy! The kids are hyped up on candy and anticipation while on their winter break, all while spending entire days with me! I'm about to lose my mind with dealing with them AND trying to get everything together for the big day. Not only are my kids driving me cuckoo, but the traffic! Oh my! Today, it took me an hour and 15 minutes to get from home to preschool, which is probably about 5 miles away at the most - usually takes me 10-15 minutes to get there.
I have to keep reminding myself about the true meaning of Christmas and the joy that this season brings. That's what gets me through each day...it should and it does for the most part...but there are those times...
I finally got our Christmas cards out this week - a New Year card ran through my mind as I was running short on time. Tonight is our family get-together at my house which is only half cleaned. I guess I won't think about the half-clean house and the unwrapped gifts and the non-cooked food...yet. It's the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2010. I should be doing something other than blogging but I have no more energy to do anymore cleaning.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! Enjoy each moment!
Family Christmas card 2010:
Now, it's really Christmas Eve - nearly Christmas morning. The party is over and everyone went home. We had Kal-bi, Chicken, Tempura, a variety of salads and Aunty Bea's famous layered Jell-O. That is everyone's favorite!
Now, I've finished wrapping the final gifts, put the stockings out and filled them. Tonight, we didn't do any games or singing but we did decorate Gingerbread Men - everyone got to do one and more. Brennen has already eaten one of his. They opted to leave a Brennen-decorated one and an Austen-decorated one out for Santa...along with the obligatory milk. Plus, Austen put out a couple of books and a note that these items were for Santa. I'm sure he will enjoy all the goodies left in his behalf. Now, can I settle down for my long winter's nap??? Please??
I have to keep reminding myself about the true meaning of Christmas and the joy that this season brings. That's what gets me through each day...it should and it does for the most part...but there are those times...
I finally got our Christmas cards out this week - a New Year card ran through my mind as I was running short on time. Tonight is our family get-together at my house which is only half cleaned. I guess I won't think about the half-clean house and the unwrapped gifts and the non-cooked food...yet. It's the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2010. I should be doing something other than blogging but I have no more energy to do anymore cleaning.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! Enjoy each moment!
Family Christmas card 2010:
Now, it's really Christmas Eve - nearly Christmas morning. The party is over and everyone went home. We had Kal-bi, Chicken, Tempura, a variety of salads and Aunty Bea's famous layered Jell-O. That is everyone's favorite!
Now, I've finished wrapping the final gifts, put the stockings out and filled them. Tonight, we didn't do any games or singing but we did decorate Gingerbread Men - everyone got to do one and more. Brennen has already eaten one of his. They opted to leave a Brennen-decorated one and an Austen-decorated one out for Santa...along with the obligatory milk. Plus, Austen put out a couple of books and a note that these items were for Santa. I'm sure he will enjoy all the goodies left in his behalf. Now, can I settle down for my long winter's nap??? Please??
1 comment:
Merry Christmas 2010.
Thank you for always opening up your house. The back yard was sooo cool... Next time let's have an outdoor bar-b-que.
Somehow, Santa always makes it to each home. "He" loves all his kids so much that he gives you the energy you need. Love you, my grandchildren's mom.
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