I feel as if Father Time has waved his wand and SHAZAM! it's Christmas Eve again even though 2012 just began 5 seconds ago. I feel like my life is on permanent fast forward, which I positively hate because I know that these are such very special years. My children at home with me, loving Christmas, beyond excited for Santa to come, being married to the man of my dreams....it just doesn't get better. I try try try to soak it all up, but gosh darn it! Why does it have to go so fast?!!
I am feeling very blessed, grateful, and happy this season. So thankful for so many things.
All of this is probably contributing to my own personal excitement for our annual Christmas Eve gathering at my Mom's house tonight, getting to spoil my brand new baby niece on her first Christmas, and the BIG event...SANTA'S ARRIVAL! I can hardly sit still, so I've been putting all that nervous energy to good use this morning. I've already run errands, been to the doctor, dropped off presents, cleaned out the garage, and cleaned out the van. I don't know why, but I always feel the need to run around cleaning everything before the chaos of wrapping paper and presents hit.
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all have a very blessed holiday with family and friends.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Charlie is a Big Boy
Charlie celebrated his 1st birthday on Wednesday. He brought chocolate chip cookies to school to share with his friends, who sang him happy birthday. He got to pick out the activity for the day, and he didn't have to pick up toys (he's not real great at this anyway). At home, we had his favorites for dinner (hot dogs, tater tots, and carrots). Jeff even made it home a little after 7 to spend some time with him on his birthday, which was nice. I can't believe it has been a year already! He is really taking off with walking. It is so strange to see him toddling across the floor. You can tell he is really proud of himself about it!
Charlie went in to the doctor yet again yesterday for another sinus infection. We talked for a bit with an ENT who suggested he have his adenoids out at 2 years, but until then there isn't much to do besides antibiotics and riding out the infections.
In Sam news, he has slept through the night for the past THREE nights! (He sleeps from 9 at night to about 5:00 in the morning). I have no idea why he is doing this...I wish I could pinpoint something I am doing to make sure he keeps it up! It has been a lot easier going to work with more sleep this week.
Charlie went in to the doctor yet again yesterday for another sinus infection. We talked for a bit with an ENT who suggested he have his adenoids out at 2 years, but until then there isn't much to do besides antibiotics and riding out the infections.
In Sam news, he has slept through the night for the past THREE nights! (He sleeps from 9 at night to about 5:00 in the morning). I have no idea why he is doing this...I wish I could pinpoint something I am doing to make sure he keeps it up! It has been a lot easier going to work with more sleep this week.
A Hodge Podge
I was very glad to wake up this morning to a world the same as always, despite the Mayan apocalypse yesterday. I've really been looking forward to Christmas vacation and the holidays! It would have been a bad time for the world to end. I 95% didn't believe it was going to happen, but do those end of the world predictions ever make you wonder? Give you just the tiniest bit of doubt? Hope I'm not the only one!
Yesterday was my parent's 38th wedding anniversary. I thought about my Dad all day, He and my Mom had planned on having an anniversary/end of the world party yesterday to be held in the afternoon. You know, to get the festivities in before the world ended! I love his sense of humor. It would have been a great party. I spent a lot of the day thinking about how we would have been celebrating, what we would have been doing, how different the day would have felt. All of his missed opportunities make me so sad.
Hasn't the Christmas season flown by? I feel like I have been so busy with the boys and with school that I haven't had much of an opportunity to soak up the things I love about Christmas. I am trying to savor every moment in these last few days...especially since school is out for a few days for the holidays. I think our wacky warm weather as of late has been a lot of the problem. It just hasn't felt like Christmas or winter. Now that our neck of the woods was covered in 10 inches of snow on Thursday, it certainly feels more festive.
I am off to do some last minute Christmas shopping (I am sure to regret waiting until the last minute), and to accomplish some Christmas errands. Merry Christmas!!
Yesterday was my parent's 38th wedding anniversary. I thought about my Dad all day, He and my Mom had planned on having an anniversary/end of the world party yesterday to be held in the afternoon. You know, to get the festivities in before the world ended! I love his sense of humor. It would have been a great party. I spent a lot of the day thinking about how we would have been celebrating, what we would have been doing, how different the day would have felt. All of his missed opportunities make me so sad.
Hasn't the Christmas season flown by? I feel like I have been so busy with the boys and with school that I haven't had much of an opportunity to soak up the things I love about Christmas. I am trying to savor every moment in these last few days...especially since school is out for a few days for the holidays. I think our wacky warm weather as of late has been a lot of the problem. It just hasn't felt like Christmas or winter. Now that our neck of the woods was covered in 10 inches of snow on Thursday, it certainly feels more festive.
I am off to do some last minute Christmas shopping (I am sure to regret waiting until the last minute), and to accomplish some Christmas errands. Merry Christmas!!
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