12.20.2006
The Countdown Begins!
Ok -3 Days until Justin's Birthday!
5 Days until Christmas!
Hours from going CRAZY. Making cookies. Wrapping presents. Getting the kids in bed. Wrapping presents. Cleaning up the kitchen. Figuring out what else I need to get before Christmas. Wrapping presents.
Try not to go too crazy!
Oh - I almost forgot, I have one less thing to go crazy about. Justin is in the clear. His bones are finally growing together and making new bones ! YAY! No more appointments for two weeks!
And maybe I should try and write out my Christmas cards that have been in a tote bag that I brought to Justin's last surgery. You know the ones I was thinking I would have a chance to do them then - which I have basically forgotten about until now. Will they even get there in time?
Should I just forget everything and just go CRAZY now???
Labels: birthdays, boys, Christmas, Christmas Presents, daughter, doctors, family, family life, girls, house, husbands, kids, presents, son, teens, work
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12.11.2006
Two Weeks Until Christmas???
So, I have just realized that it is like...two weeks until Christmas. Actually - less than. Two weeks from right now, all the mayhem will be over.
And guess what? I have not even purchased one single solitary present yet. I have been a bit busy with Justin and his arm and multiple Doctor appointments and surgeries - and then Caci's (yes, Joey & Johnny too) basketball. And school. And work. And life.
Maybe we should just keep busy...
and maybe the kids will forget about Christmas...
yeah, there is an idea.
NOT!
I better get busy!!!
Labels: blogging, Christmas Presents, doctors, family, family life, holidays, jobs, kids, presents
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10.29.2006
Christmas Lists.
Is it too early for the kids to make their Christmas lists? Is it too bold of me to post it here so everyone that buys for them has a clue into what their little hearts desire?
According to Toy's R Us, it is not. Why, you may ask?Well, the ONE & ONLY BIG TOY BOOK full of battery operated plastic thing's that my kids are hoping will soon become theirs arrived in today's paper.
And Grandpa was extra nice to bring it on over!
Toys to me = one pain in the ass.
We all know that most of the toys will soon get shoved in the back of the closet - or possibly in the trash. And don't even get me started on how damn difficult it is to open a toy these days. With so many plastic coated metal ties wrapped around each toy in about 12 different places, opening the toy itself can sometimes spoil the fun.
Lest, we not get off subject here. Christmas Lists.
When first presented with the BIG BOOK ...Joey & johnny were non too impressed. But this evening, Joey decided to take a better look at it. He liked checking the check boxes next to the toys he desired. And he wrote his name next to them to, as if Santa might, perhaps, well - get confused as to whom they were meant for. Well, he initially came up with 6 toys - FOR HIS BIRTHDAY (11/23) - he said. Then he realized he would need to check off some more as those 6 toys could not possibly cover Christmas too.
Do we even have XBox 360? No - but he checked games off for that system. To which I asked him how would he play such games - to which he decided to not only put a check in the box next to the XBox 360 - but a huge circle all around that item. Oh yeah - that is what he wants. Sorry, Joey. That is not going be happening. Enough video game systems are taking up space in this house already. Let's stick to the GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, Gamecube, Playstaion 2, the PSP, and the original XBOX. Really, I think he has enough systems to contend with.
So back onto the lists. I lost count after 20 items he checked off from the BIG BOOK. And here is my quandary. Would it be correct to say - posting the kiddos Christmas lists here online, with links to what they want so they can get their each and every wish? Or should I let it be and have them just expect the gift cards to places they never go, and let them put on a smile and say "Thank You", just what I wanted. Or should I be so forward and suggest something they really want. Which - hey, they most always get anyway. I am just thinking of the rare scenario that inevitably happens every year.
Am I feeding too much into the commercial aspect of the Holiday? I mean, it is about giving, more than receiving. Right? But let's face it - kids (at least mine are, being the lucky ones that they really are) are on the receiving end of hoards of gifts during the holidays. Is it too much to ask to make it easier for them to get what they really want, while helping those buying the gifts have an easier time of it?
Things that make you go, hmmm. I am perplexed!
Lest, we not get off subject here. Christmas Lists.
When first presented with the BIG BOOK ...Joey & johnny were non too impressed. But this evening, Joey decided to take a better look at it. He liked checking the check boxes next to the toys he desired. And he wrote his name next to them to, as if Santa might, perhaps, well - get confused as to whom they were meant for. Well, he initially came up with 6 toys - FOR HIS BIRTHDAY (11/23) - he said. Then he realized he would need to check off some more as those 6 toys could not possibly cover Christmas too.
Do we even have XBox 360? No - but he checked games off for that system. To which I asked him how would he play such games - to which he decided to not only put a check in the box next to the XBox 360 - but a huge circle all around that item. Oh yeah - that is what he wants. Sorry, Joey. That is not going be happening. Enough video game systems are taking up space in this house already. Let's stick to the GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, Gamecube, Playstaion 2, the PSP, and the original XBOX. Really, I think he has enough systems to contend with.
So back onto the lists. I lost count after 20 items he checked off from the BIG BOOK. And here is my quandary. Would it be correct to say - posting the kiddos Christmas lists here online, with links to what they want so they can get their each and every wish? Or should I let it be and have them just expect the gift cards to places they never go, and let them put on a smile and say "Thank You", just what I wanted. Or should I be so forward and suggest something they really want. Which - hey, they most always get anyway. I am just thinking of the rare scenario that inevitably happens every year.
Am I feeding too much into the commercial aspect of the Holiday? I mean, it is about giving, more than receiving. Right? But let's face it - kids (at least mine are, being the lucky ones that they really are) are on the receiving end of hoards of gifts during the holidays. Is it too much to ask to make it easier for them to get what they really want, while helping those buying the gifts have an easier time of it?
Things that make you go, hmmm. I am perplexed!
I don't want to offend anyone. I just thought it might make life easier for all involved.
Hmmm.
Hmmm.
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