Another Christmas season has past in a blur. Every year I feel as though our family along with everyone else is trying to pack there months of activities into December. This year although not the most popular decision I decided that we were not going to do everything. With that being said we still did way too much. I thought I would take this time to share our families last twelve days prior to Christmas this year.
Counting backwards this begins on December 14th.
Jingle Day at my girls school. As per the usual I totally forgot about the fact that everyday during the last week of school is designated with something special to wear until the last minute. What every happened to just plain old and red & green day? So what does when wear for Jingle Day? Well dollar store bells tied in your hair of coarse.
December 15th
If memory serves me correct this was Christmas hat and sock day? Also this was the night they had planned a Christmas play at the school. All went relatively well except for our youngest being "that child" but that seems to happen often.
December 16th
Glitter day. That's right Glitter Day. Enough said.
December 17th
Ugly Christmas sweater day and a turkey dinner. Thankfully this means at least I didn't have to pack them lunches. This also means a last minute shopping for an ugly sweater with no luck. Apparently they were big sellers and were all sold out. In the end they wore Christmas pyjama tops that someone else bought for them.
December 18th
Last day of school followed by a late night dress rehearsal. Because the group they dance with must complete a dress rehearsal and it must be completed in the same order as the show (Silly suggestion to go youngest to oldest). The dress rehearsals are guaranteed to be running late and typically we don't arrive home till nearly 10:00pm. Of coarse by this time they are overtired and angry. By the end of our 45minutes drive they were both in tears and toys had been taken away for upwards of the next three months.
December 19th
Christmas dance show. Yes after the rehearsal is the show. Back at the stage in full costume and make-up with a full 14hours between leaving the rehearsal.
December 20th
Way too wired children off of school nearly a full week before Christmas. By this time they are already exhausted and don't even realize it and I am way too exhausted and do realize it.
December 21st
Start and finish Christmas Shopping praying the shelves aren't cleared. Success!
December 22nd
Late night wrapping party for one including wine.
December 23rd
First puking child, but at least it's before Christmas.
December 24th
Unwrapping gifts to find one particular one and rewrap it in "Santa Paper". All this because I found out that my mom purchased gifts that only Santa can make late night Christmas Eve.
December 25th
Second puking child
Upon reflection the only magical thing about Christmas is that we all make it through each year and actually look forward to it again the following year!
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