It is just too early for all this Christmas. I’m not ready. I don’t want to think about it. I don’t
want to put up decorations and I don’t want to keep my one year old out of the decorations.
Why do they start it up earlier every year? Do you remember how exciting it was when FM 100
started their 100 hours of Christmas? Yes, just 100 hours. Not 100 days. I woke up with a
candy hang over the day after Halloween to Christmas music and it made me sick. Do you
remember when Black Friday started on Friday? I do. I remember. Maybe 36 is getting really
old.
My boys could have gigantic Christmas lists. I’m a scary mom. I squash their lists regularly. I
want to hear what they want, but I don’t think they should want every Star Wars Lego set ever
sold. They seriously think that Santa has unlimited funds! At some point I asked them if they
had ever been let down by Santa. I don’t suggest asking this question. Well, yes! “Don’t you
remember mom? I didn’t get the exact Lego set I asked for the day before Christmas last year.”
Or “I wanted this (whatever, I don’t remember), but I got it from Grandma, not Santa.” So I tell
them now that they just have to trust Santa and be happy with getting something. Then I bring
up How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Those little Whos still celebrated without a Christmas crumb!
My sweet 7 year old loves to decorate and change the house. He can see all the trees in the
windows and lights on the roof. He talked Chris into putting up the outside lights. Good idea to
do it before it snows and he can’t get on the roof. Bad idea that we have to turn them on already.
Frosty is tied to the porch with a bungee cord. The wind kept ripping him off the porch last year
so I took matters into my own hands.
I’m not always this ornery. The lack of sleep (baby still gets up in the night) and constant hide
and seek is getting to me. I think Christmas was easier with a fussy 2 month old than a wild one
year old. Ellie moves everything around. I think the Tree is going to be a nightmare this year.
The boys were very mild babies. Steven tried to pull the lights off and I used twisty ties to keep
them on. I don’t think Isaac touched the tree. I can’t let the boys down. They need a tree!
But they won’t get one until December 10th.
3 comments:
If it makes you feel any better, I can't wait until Christmas is OVER! My favorite part is putting the freakin' tree away! Christmas is great, but my schedule gets so crazy that I do the count down until it's over! So, I guess I'm Grinchy too!
Love it Dixie! I am afraid to ask the question if my kids have ever been let down! If it makes you feel better, even my little Jaxon can roll all the way into the tree and pull and pull on the ornaments... Good luck!
Your the cutest grinch I have ever seen!
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