Thursday Thirteen: Holiday Stress Anyone?
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We did get a tree and our lights up on the house. The tree is still au naturale and we keep forgetting to unplug the lights at night. Who decided that adding more obligations to my schedule was a good thing? If there’s only 5 days until Christmas, that means I only have 12 days to finish up this rough draft. I WILL DO IT!
13 Reasons Today Is Chaotic at My House
1. DS’s Book report speech was due today. Had to scramble to get everything together since he’s supposed to dress up as the character. He lost his mouse nose we bought the other day, so at last minute I had to draw a nose and whiskers on with an old eyebrow/eyeliner pencil that was last used to do DD’s nose when she was a teddy bear in her kindergarten holiday show. She’s now in 5th grade.
2. DS’s Christmas party at school. 12:00 Sounds like it’s going to be fun. Socks filled with flour for a snowball fight, even!
3. DD’s Christmas party at shool. 1:30 — Much tamer room mom organizing the party. Gingerbread houses.
4. DS’s 4th grade holiday chorus performance. 6:30 pm. We have to have him there by 6:15 which means 6pm if we want to park.
5. I’m supposed to cook a healthy dinner in there too? Ugh. I’m sick of eating out.
6. It’s supposed to rain again today. People here don’t know how to drive in the rain. It’s scary!
7. The kids really want to decorate the tree tonight. They were ready last night with homework and everything done (ok except the speech stuff) by 7pm like DH had demanded, but HE ended up working until after 8pm. BahHumbug.
8. I went to the grocery store yesterday and have a fridge full of things that need repackaged to toss in the freezer. There’s some that SHOULD be done today.
9. It’s Thursday! Thursday Thirteen always adds to the chaos. =) But it’s fun.
10. I’m starting to panic over last minute gift ideas, or really any ideas at all, for a few people on our list. DH is worried about variety for the kids, but they’re gonna make out like bandits as usual.
11. I have a brakelight out on my van and should really get that fixed. At the very least I need to call and see when they can fix that and change my oil and all.
12. There’s only 5 days left!
13. There’s probably 14 kazillion other things I’ve forgotten or conflated.
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Your Thursday looks like my Tuesday did. As if we don’t have enough to do the schools have to add more obligations to the Holidays.
I hear you. I have two concerts for the boys tomorrow and Train Boy’s Christmas party.
THEN, I think it’s CLEANING TIME for all the company descending upon on.
yayyyyyy.
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Happy TT, Kaige! Our school schedules all the parties at the same time — and then says if you’re not a room parent, stay home. That’s good, in that it gets chaotic with too many parents around. But it’d be fun to be part, too. I really like the kids in my kids’ classes.
At any rate, hang in there. You’ll get it all done. Somehow.
Long about 11pm, you need to collapse after downing a beer. Hope all goes according to schedule 🙂
That’s quite a list! LOL!
*hugs*
Paige
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What’s great is that you will get through it all and still have a great Christmas. You inspire!
Happy TT!
Sounds like it’s busy at your house! I’m sure you’ll make it through your lists. Happy holidays.
Thanks all! I’m off to get swept up in the whirlwind!
Susan, I don’t have a lot of choice since my DD is diabetic. If they have food, it’s easier if I go and can give her insulin based on her food at the time instead of making her bring it all home in a bag. =(
Sounds like you’ll be busy. Happy TT.
Sounds like one truly hectic day, but I bet you’ll all have a blast! Merry Christmas!
Ha! Yeah, we had our kindergarten school party today. It was only anhour, but I’m EXHAUSTED. LOL!
Merry Christmas!
Ooh, can I show my dh your TT so he knows we’re not the only family eating takeout due to chaos? Please? Hang in there, baby. Soon, this’ll all be a memory and we can pretend we’ll be more organized next year. LOL!
Sounds like you’ve got your hands full! Hope you find a few quiet moments to enjoy the day.
*hugs* Happy TT!
All together now: “AAAAAAAAA!” LOL. Christmas will come and go, whether we get all our stuff done or not.
I had to laugh at the groceries to repackage–I cheated yesterday and bought pre-packaged pounds of hamburger because I knew I would lack time today to repackage it LOL.
WOW! That’s a lot – still no internet!
I miss you guys – only made it to the library because I had to post my blog – Time Management and Prioritizing – it’s nice to write about something i teach so i don’t have to think to much – hope to talk to you all soon!
-bria