It's coming to that time of year. You know, where there's so much to do and give and wrap and decorate. And something has to go and it's so hard deciding what it'll be. I already nixed the Christmas picture and we're not baking Christmas cookies (first because I'm lazy and second my jeans can't handle anymore). The tree still isn't up. *cringes* But it's going to be up come hell or high water just in time for us to leave on Christmas Eve for Ohio. *sigh* (I'm thinking it may stay up until January 25th to make up for this.)
What's left to do? Everything it seems. I'm such a pro procrastinator, I'd hate to give up that status at Christmas time. The list goes something like this:
1. 3 Christmas dresses
2. 1 Christmas tree
3. 7 stockings
4. 1 gingerbread house (I'm kicking myself to next Wednesday for agreeing to make another after last year's code violating home)
5. 2 Christmas cards
6. 40 individual candy cane bead and pipe cleaner projects (due tomorrow for school)
And the non-holiday stuff:
1. Zach's dentist appointment today
2. Brownie meeting after school tomorrow that involves a presentation by the girls in front of their parents
3. Emily and Ally's 7 year check up on Thursday
4. 1 knitted purple poncho (Emily's version of Kelly's)
5. 1 knitted shrug for me (I really need to stop starting new projects when I have 2 gazillion going already.)
Did I mention we're driving to Ohio on Saturday? Santa is visiting our house Friday night because there's no way I'm lugging all those gifts to and from Ohio and Indiana. We're making a 2 days buzz through Indiana after Christmas to arrive home before 1pm on Thursday because that's when my sister and brother fly in for New Years. I'm kinda bummed New Years isn't going to be a big party this year with all our siblings (see 2004 and 2005) but the difference of a half hour or 3 1/2 hour drive to 8 or 12 hours is a bit of a hard pill to swallow. Tell me about it, I'll be driving it all next week.
Where was I? Oh yeah, something has to go. Stay with me now, this is going to be harder for me than you.
I'm turning off my computer.
It pains me to do it but I don't think the CPS would appreciate it if I quit feeding the children instead. So no computer until I finish the above lists. Thankfully the gifts are all bought and wrapped (see I have been doing something with my time!) so if worst comes to worst, we'll just open gifts under the glow of Greg's big screen TV and the girls can wear last year's dresses... hehe
So no computer... I'm shaking from withdraw already!
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