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Break
Just two more days left in the kids’ break from school. Thank goodness. I might just make it…
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The Return of Jingles
Our elf returned last night to spend the holidays with our family. The kids were elated to see Jingles waiting for them this morning, and promptly set out an elf-friendly breakfast of Hershey kisses and Smarties to welcome him back.
Cute, right?
It really was, until I realized I had to quickly eat those candies to keep up my ruse. I stealthy unwrapped the candy, shoved it in my mouth, and arranged the wrappers around Jingles.
Cute, right?
It was, and the kids giggled in delight when they discovered that “Jingles ate” his breakfast, and I was pretty proud of my ninja elf skills. But, they continued to “feed” Jingles all day.
Seriously. All. Day. I don’t know how I didn’t get caught, sneaking the treats away each time.
Later, they asked if they could sleep in the living room tonight (they think this is great fun). Being the weekend, of course I agreed, and then immediately wanted to bang my head against the wall. With them in the living room, I would have to stage the elf for tomorrow in the kitchen, and very quietly at that. Blurg.
But, I managed to do it, again without getting caught. I’ve got mad elf skills, I guess.
The things we do for our kids…
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Shopping
As I sit here watching the ridiculous Black Friday commercials, I am feeling quite thankful that most of my holiday shopping is finished. I just can’t imagine standing in line with a bunch of cranky people who are willing to throw a punch to save $5. (No judgement if you’re a BF shopper; it’s just not my thing.)
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Be Nice, Shoppers
Before our Thanksgiving dinner is even digested tomorrow, my husband will be off to work to prepare for the 5pm open of his store. Many of his employees will also have to leave their families to join him at work.
So much for a holiday.
Whether you choose to shop tomorrow, or Friday, or anytime during the holiday season, please remember to be nice. The people working in the stores have little control over your wait time in line, nor do they decide how many of each item should be on the shelves. They are tired, their feet hurt, and they’ve listened to the same holiday Muzak since Halloween. They are doing their best, and you should be kind to them.
Speaking from experience, it just takes one jerk to ruin an entire holiday season for those who work in retail. Don’t be that jerk.
Happy Thanksgiving, and merry shopping to all.
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Night Off
We spent a much needed evening at home, watching tv. The finale of Dancing with the Stars was entertaining enough to hold everyone’s attention, and we were quite pleased with the outcome.
Here’s hoping everyone sleeps in tomorrow.
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Cards
Holiday cards are finally ordered. Ugh. That task really should not be the most time consuming of all the holiday items on my to-do list, but somehow, it took me days to get it crossed off.
Now let’s see how long it takes me to get them addressed when they arrive. I totally should have ordered “Happy 2015” cards.
Or maybe “Happy Valentine’s Day”…
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Easier?
When the kids were all very small, and we were exhausted and the house was destroyed and we felt like we were behind with pretty much everything (laundry, exercise, relationships), we told ourselves “It will get easier.”
The kids are now a bit older, but we are still exhausted and the house is still destroyed and we are still behind with pretty much everything. Can we keep lying to ourselves that it will get easier?
I don’t think so.
The truth is that parenting never gets easier. The challenges evolve into different challenges, but I no longer believe that it will be easier to manage everything that comes with parenting.
Parenting a child with special needs throws another loop in the crazy roller coaster of life. Alex is having a terrible day; there have been many more tantrums than moments of compliance (same goes for yesterday). This is probably because our schedule was off this week, and he’s out of sorts. This doesn’t excuse his behavior; at least, not in my eyes, because we aren’t asking him to do anything out of the ordinary. Clean up toys, take a bath, be a kind friend, and (for the love of everything pure and good) stop burping every five seconds; each of these directives has caused at least one tantrum this weekend. I’m out of ideas, and can only hope that Thanksgiving break won’t be as exhausting as this weekend has been.
This is not to say that he hasn’t had great moments this weekend; that would be completely untrue. Sadly, though, he saves those shining examples of his awesome personality for almost everyone but me. I selfishly want him to reserve at least some of those moments for me (Santa, are you listening?!?), but all I can do is wait out his tantrums, keep faith that he might grow out of this sooner than later, and try not to look ahead and panic over the thought of an even longer holiday break next month.
I do think it’s fair to think that things will get better. Better is different than easier, so it’s still ok to tell myself that.
At least, for now.
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It’s (maybe) Official
Blogging every day is difficult. It’s even more difficult when trying to juggle work, kids, house, and everything in between. I think I may officially be over it. Good thing it happened towards the end of November, and not in February.
Just a little over a month to go…
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Oh, for the love…
I am obviously desperately in need of a vacation. One of these days I’ll get back on blogging track.
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Dagnabbit
Missed another one. Crap. I blame Christmas cards. That’s what took my attention last night.
Blurg.
And no, the cards still haven’t been ordered.