Merry Christmas everyone! Although my post is a bit too late. We have about an hour and a half left before Christmas 2008 is just a memory. I hope that everyone had a wonderful day.
The picture above was taken this morning. It's our dog enjoying playing in the wrapping paper like it was a huge pile of leaves.
It took us FOREVER last night to bring the gifts for the kids up from the basement. They just would not stay in bed. They kept coming out of their room. We FINALLY were able to bring the gifts up and get them under the tree around 2:00 AM this morning. After we were done my husband pretty much fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow. I stayed up a little longer. I must have fell asleep about 2:30 AM or so.
About 4:45 this morning I woke up to the light being turned on in the little area between the kid's room and the bathroom. I also saw the kitchen light turn on and I could hear the kids in the kitchen. For those of you who don't know us personally we live in a tiny one bedroom condo. The kids share the bedroom and my husband and I have to sleep in the living room, which is open to the dining room, kitchen and hallway. We sleep on a day bed with a pull out trundle. My husband sleeps on the trundle and the Christmas tree is about 2 feet from his feet at night. So we can hear everything that is going on.
I could hear my son getting something to drink and my daughter say to him "I can see three presents with your name on it". I guess my daughter thought she was being sneaky looking at the presents, but as soon as I rolled over my kids took off and ran back to their room.
About an hour later the light went on again and I could hear them back in the kitchen. I was so tired I really don't know what they were doing. But a short time later I opened my eyes and saw my daughter walking up to the Christmas tree. I said to her "Not yet...try and sleep a little longer". She didn't say a word to me. Both the kids just went back in the bedroom.
About 7 o'clock I heard them again, this time my husband woke up. We figured it was time to get up since the kids were up for a good three hours already.
In what seems like a mere moment in time it was all over. The moment that many people look forward to all year long was over in a heartbeat.
The kids seemed to like what they received this year. My son said this was the "best Christmas ever" (thankfully). Our daughter said she liked what she received too, but she's disappointed she didn't get Ugg boots. For those of you who are not familiar with Ugg boots they are $$$$$$$ boots that are the "in" thing right now. There is no way we can afford $120+ for a pair of boots for our child. I own one pair of shoes (sneakers) from Payless Shoes that I paid $9.99 for. I don't even own boots. Try as we might we can't make her realize that it wasn't feasible for us to get her something that extravagant, and that "Santa" was not going to give her such expensive boots when there are so many little boys and girls in the world who need presents too. Of course she's a 'tween now and doesn't want to come right out and admit she doesn't believe in Santa. Every time she makes a comment that there is no such thing as Santa we just tell her "If you chose not to believe you chose not to receive", and that usually quiets her. Next year however I plan on doing something different. Next year I'm going to make her more aware of those less fortunate then her. By the time Christmas comes around next year hopefully she'll see things in a whole new light.
Our son still believes. He's 9. He knows we bring presents too, but he honestly believes there is something (or someone) more magical about Christmas. Of course they both know the real reason is to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
I got a new cell phone from my husband. I honestly didn't think I needed a new one but he said I did. My other phone is 8 years old. The battery had to be charged daily. But I look at it this way, if it's not broken, why fix it? It still works, it just needs to be charged daily. But he insisted on getting me another phone. It's nice. No "bells and whistles". Just a plain phone. It's just so much different then my other one. Things have changed A LOT with cell phones over the past 8 years.
Our little neighbor wanted to show us the high chair she got for her "babies". I miss having little ones at Christmas time. They are so cute! She was so excited that she was glowing. She LOVED her new babies and high chair from Santa. Her mom also borrowed some eggs from us to make some cornbread. She's always borrowing eggs, milk, sugar and other things. I joked with her that she can just pay us back by giving us the cornbread she's making. Ha Ha. Oh I we love home made things, especially baked goods since I can't bake to save my life. I can cook, I just can't bake. I think I'm missing a "baking gene" or something. My sister has it. She's a great baker.
All in all I say it was a great day. Well, I did neglect a main ingredient for dinner tonight so I couldn't make what I wanted to make (chicken parm and pasta) so we ended up eating chicken cutlets with mashed potatoes and corn. Not exactly a special Christmas meal, but it was my fault for forgetting the ingredients for chicken parm.
It's 10:45 PM. The kids just went to bed and my husband has been fast asleep for the past hour now (he fell asleep in the chair watching "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"). We watched "A Christmas Story" too. It's always sad to see the last few minutes of that movie around 8 PM. It's almost like the "official" end of Christmas.
Tomorrow we have to get up early to go food shopping. We have nothing in the house for the most part. Since we go food shopping every two weeks by the time the end of the second week comes around the pantry is bare. So we need to get some shopping done, come back, have lunch, take quick showers then head upstate to meet my father and step-mother and hopefully my grandfather for dinner. I have no clue when we'll get to see the rest of the family. Hopefully soon.
It's going to be very sad to turn off the Christmas tree lights tonight. But before you know it we'll be filling out Valentines day cards... waiting on the Easter bunny...enjoying summer vacation...going back to school...picking out Halloween costumes....enjoying Thanksgiving dinner...then it will be Christmas all over again.
I'm sorry that my posts are a bit off this week. Please understand that it's because I'm spending time with my family for the holiday. Things will be back to normal the beginning of next week.
Please don't forget to take the poll I have set up (top right side bar). You can vote for more then one option too. You can also read the post "New Year, New Me, New Blog" to learn more.
I have so many great plans for my blog in the new year. I hope you will be just as excited as I am.
Merry Christmas one and all.
About 4:45 this morning I woke up to the light being turned on in the little area between the kid's room and the bathroom. I also saw the kitchen light turn on and I could hear the kids in the kitchen. For those of you who don't know us personally we live in a tiny one bedroom condo. The kids share the bedroom and my husband and I have to sleep in the living room, which is open to the dining room, kitchen and hallway. We sleep on a day bed with a pull out trundle. My husband sleeps on the trundle and the Christmas tree is about 2 feet from his feet at night. So we can hear everything that is going on.
I could hear my son getting something to drink and my daughter say to him "I can see three presents with your name on it". I guess my daughter thought she was being sneaky looking at the presents, but as soon as I rolled over my kids took off and ran back to their room.
About an hour later the light went on again and I could hear them back in the kitchen. I was so tired I really don't know what they were doing. But a short time later I opened my eyes and saw my daughter walking up to the Christmas tree. I said to her "Not yet...try and sleep a little longer". She didn't say a word to me. Both the kids just went back in the bedroom.
About 7 o'clock I heard them again, this time my husband woke up. We figured it was time to get up since the kids were up for a good three hours already.
In what seems like a mere moment in time it was all over. The moment that many people look forward to all year long was over in a heartbeat.
The kids seemed to like what they received this year. My son said this was the "best Christmas ever" (thankfully). Our daughter said she liked what she received too, but she's disappointed she didn't get Ugg boots. For those of you who are not familiar with Ugg boots they are $$$$$$$ boots that are the "in" thing right now. There is no way we can afford $120+ for a pair of boots for our child. I own one pair of shoes (sneakers) from Payless Shoes that I paid $9.99 for. I don't even own boots. Try as we might we can't make her realize that it wasn't feasible for us to get her something that extravagant, and that "Santa" was not going to give her such expensive boots when there are so many little boys and girls in the world who need presents too. Of course she's a 'tween now and doesn't want to come right out and admit she doesn't believe in Santa. Every time she makes a comment that there is no such thing as Santa we just tell her "If you chose not to believe you chose not to receive", and that usually quiets her. Next year however I plan on doing something different. Next year I'm going to make her more aware of those less fortunate then her. By the time Christmas comes around next year hopefully she'll see things in a whole new light.
Our son still believes. He's 9. He knows we bring presents too, but he honestly believes there is something (or someone) more magical about Christmas. Of course they both know the real reason is to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
I got a new cell phone from my husband. I honestly didn't think I needed a new one but he said I did. My other phone is 8 years old. The battery had to be charged daily. But I look at it this way, if it's not broken, why fix it? It still works, it just needs to be charged daily. But he insisted on getting me another phone. It's nice. No "bells and whistles". Just a plain phone. It's just so much different then my other one. Things have changed A LOT with cell phones over the past 8 years.
Our little neighbor wanted to show us the high chair she got for her "babies". I miss having little ones at Christmas time. They are so cute! She was so excited that she was glowing. She LOVED her new babies and high chair from Santa. Her mom also borrowed some eggs from us to make some cornbread. She's always borrowing eggs, milk, sugar and other things. I joked with her that she can just pay us back by giving us the cornbread she's making. Ha Ha. Oh I we love home made things, especially baked goods since I can't bake to save my life. I can cook, I just can't bake. I think I'm missing a "baking gene" or something. My sister has it. She's a great baker.
All in all I say it was a great day. Well, I did neglect a main ingredient for dinner tonight so I couldn't make what I wanted to make (chicken parm and pasta) so we ended up eating chicken cutlets with mashed potatoes and corn. Not exactly a special Christmas meal, but it was my fault for forgetting the ingredients for chicken parm.
It's 10:45 PM. The kids just went to bed and my husband has been fast asleep for the past hour now (he fell asleep in the chair watching "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"). We watched "A Christmas Story" too. It's always sad to see the last few minutes of that movie around 8 PM. It's almost like the "official" end of Christmas.
Tomorrow we have to get up early to go food shopping. We have nothing in the house for the most part. Since we go food shopping every two weeks by the time the end of the second week comes around the pantry is bare. So we need to get some shopping done, come back, have lunch, take quick showers then head upstate to meet my father and step-mother and hopefully my grandfather for dinner. I have no clue when we'll get to see the rest of the family. Hopefully soon.
It's going to be very sad to turn off the Christmas tree lights tonight. But before you know it we'll be filling out Valentines day cards... waiting on the Easter bunny...enjoying summer vacation...going back to school...picking out Halloween costumes....enjoying Thanksgiving dinner...then it will be Christmas all over again.
I'm sorry that my posts are a bit off this week. Please understand that it's because I'm spending time with my family for the holiday. Things will be back to normal the beginning of next week.
Please don't forget to take the poll I have set up (top right side bar). You can vote for more then one option too. You can also read the post "New Year, New Me, New Blog" to learn more.
I have so many great plans for my blog in the new year. I hope you will be just as excited as I am.
Merry Christmas one and all.
4 comments:
Merry Christmas to you!!! I also ended Christmas with A Christmas Story! That movie is a tradition with me.
I also agree about A Christmas Story. I was sad when it finished at 8 tonight.
My kids are 7 and 4 and still don't get that they can sneak out to see the presents. They are obedient to a fault on this point and I think it's because they don't want to risk upsetting Santa. (I love the obedience, I just wish it would last past Christmas morning.)
I told them they could wake us up this morning, but they were so quiet and good that I had to get them out of their room at 8:30 even though they'd been up for an hour. Then my 7 year old asked if they could open presents after breakfast. I told him that he could open them "right now" and you would have been amazed at the blur I saw as the kids ran down the stairs.
I have a feeling in a few years we will be woken up at 4 in the morning too, but who knows. I didn't mean to write a book, I guess I'm just chatty tonight. :)
Hope you had a great holiday!!! I had a similar experience with my kids and got hardly any sleep at all Christmas Eve!!! Have a great New Year's too!!
Christmas was fabulous! We watched movies, ate fried chicken and salad! Some of the adults were headed over to see the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," but the fried chicken won. Hahahaha
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