...I was hoping to post a lovely holiday post with all the fun traditions and things we've been doing, and how honestly fun it's been to have the elementary kids home all month, and how much I love our house decorated in all it's twinkly Christmas glory...cozy sigh...but instead I,
created the Christmas card, baked goodies with the kids, ran two last minute shopping errands, provided a job reference for a friend, wrote the Christmas letter, fed people, chased laughing little boys around the kitchen, made sure Brayden finished his powerpoint presentation, assembled neighbor gifts with the family and delivered them for fhe, and eventually found the floors and counters again. Not bad for a day's work, I suppose, emphasis on day's. Earlier, I was considering pulling an all-nighter tonight, but after too many late nights in a row, I'm rejecting that hair-brained idea. Tonight, the couch and a mug of hot cocoa seem all too inviting.
And so it would appear that on the 9th day of Christmas (and who are we kidding, the 10th and 11th day too,) I'll be...finishing the neighbor gifts, delivering my presidency gifts, shopping for holiday food, picking up the Christmas card at Costco, printing the letters, addressing and mailing them out, finishing making a gift that will remain unnamed, taking the kids shopping for their secret sibling (ugh, how have we NOT done this yet? I actually know the answer to that, but I won't bore you with the scheduling issues), celebrating a dear friend's birthday, watching the BYU bowl game, and, if I'm some kind of miracle worker, starting the wrapping?!? Sure makes it sound like I haven't been doing anything all month, but that's certainly not the case...hmm, sounds like an all-nighter is inevitable. And oh yeah, did I mention I got asked to speak in sacrament meeting this Sunday? Nope, no problem fitting that one in. Merry Christmas to me!
Josh Groban, you're keeping me sane.
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Sounds suspiciously like my day! I'm not kidding--all except for the job reference. I told Brian the same thing, that I'd be staying up until 3 or so, and he said he'd stay up with me. He's asleep on the couch and I'm wishing I didn't have the huge to-do list looming over me so I could join him. We finished the neighbor gift delivering about 9pm and then I had the kids stuffing envelopes with the letters I just printed while I dug out the kitchen. Why, oh why is it like this every year? At least I'm not speaking in Sacrament meeting this Sunday--I got that out of the way yesterday (our family was asked to narrate the Christmas program and Brian and I were to share our thoughts and testimony at the end)and also taught Sharing Time (just got a new calling).
I wish you and I could chat over cocoa and commiserate the busy, craziness that is normal life, but instead I'm leaving a really long comment because I don't feel like going down into the cold basement to wrap presents. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a little bit of sleep as well! Somehow we'll pull it off, right?
I love your house at Christmas. Love it, love it, love it.
Good luck with your to-do list.
WHO ASKED YOU TO SPEAK THIS SUNDAY? Please don't say my husband. But if he did he will be sleeping on the couch tonight.
You are always welcome to use my wrapping room if you want to. It has a locking door and is very quiet.
Sounds like you have too much on your plate. Down sizing is always a pleasant thing for me. I have to get my shopping and wrapping done early or it stresses my whole season. Black Friday is my favorite day. I am without children and I get the majority of my shopping done. Hope you can find some peace in maybe day 10 or 11 or how about all the rest of those days!!! Although I look forward to seeing your Christmas card.
Sadly comforting to know that we are not alone . . .
Once my younger boys finish cleaning up their room and the game room, we have a stack of games we are going to dive into.
Maybe we'll get lucky and the older kids will join us at some point.
(then later I will hit walmart and costco for one. last. time.)
I hope you will cross lots off your lists today and that life will begin to slow down.
Love you!
Heather, I'll give you a hint--it wasn't YOUR husband and it wasn't MY husband...Rick had NO idea. I'm thinking if he had, I would never have gotten a call! And didn't the ward just hear him speak this week? And half the ward heard both of us last month?? Seriously. People are going to start revolting.
My exchange student helped me with lots of wrapping. The other thing I do is I put each person's stocking gifts in a bag. Then,Ethan and Rachel, who have graduated to being Santa helper elves, go into their rooms and wrap the little boys stuff. I must admit that has helped me with some of the last minute wrapping craziness.
Got your card today, loved it. Definitely, lets plan on January for a family get together.
And you miraculously found time to blog about it!! Good for you! Here's hoping you finish everything in time :).
I just got your Christmas card! YAY! It has been way too long. I love seeing your adorable family and all that you're accomplishing. I am so not surprised :)
Have a Merry (and peaceful) Christmas!
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