December 2014 – Coffee and Inclusion

I Love You, Man

Every night around 7pm, it begins, without fail. Alex gets super affectionate and tells me “I love you, Mommy!” about every 12 minutes. He reminds me of a little drunk man; he will interrupt a conversation to tell me, or stop whatever he’s doing to remind me. I can’t help but giggle sometimes.

It is super sweet, though, and I love hearing him say it.

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Resolutions

I was chatting with the kids about the new year, and asked them what goals they have for themselves in 2015.

Alex eagerly told me that he doesn’t want to have any more bathroom-related accidents. This is especially awesome because he came up with it on his own.

Addie is determined to perfect her passé releve in ballet. With her dedication to dance, she will have no trouble achieving this.

When it was Andrew’s turn, I asked him the same question. “What is your goal for 2015?”

His excited response? “TO FLY! I WANT TO FLY!!”

After the giggles and a brief explanation of what we meant by “goal”, he decided that tying his own shoes and riding a two-wheeler would be better things to work toward in the new year.

What are your goals for 2015?

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Three to Go…

…and yes, I forgot to post last night. Ugh!! Only three more days to go before we can end the daily blog challenge. Will I make it?!?

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…

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Respite

The kids were invited to sleep over at their grandparents’ house; this is something they do fairly often, but it’s always a treat for them.

It’s a treat for me, too, and a much needed break. I got to grocery shop by myself, run errands at the mall, get take out for dinner, take a bath (seriously, first leisurely bathing experience in ten years!), and now watch tv in peace.

Truth be told, I miss them. But, we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled chaos soon enough. Until then, I’ve got more turns on Soda Crush calling my name.

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Never Try to Eat All the Cookies

So, earlier I declared today Pajama Day, and decided I might eat all the leftover Christmas cookies. While I didn’t eat all of them, I ate way too many and now regret it. Here is why you should never try to eat all the cookies:

When you try to eat all the cookies you end up feeling like a lazy blob, and you crash on the couch.

When you crash on the couch, the kids think you are sleeping and try to get away with murder.

Ok, maybe not murder, but Alex will open the back gate and let the dog escape.

When the dog escapes, you have to chase her down the street…in your pajamas (because you declared today Pajama Day).

Because you are chasing her in your pajamas, all the neighbors are outside to watch, because of course.

Because they are watching, the dog is stubborn and you have to pick her up and haul her home (she is a big dog).

While you struggle down the street, in your pajamas with the dog, your husband will text you from home. He’ll text “need help”, but forget the question mark and accidentally text it to his mother first.

Because she receives a random text for help, she thinks Mark is in danger and is understandably worried. She calls all the cell phones to make sure everyone is ok.

You finally stumble through the front door, with the dog, and collapse on the couch and refuse to make dinner because you might vomit because you tried to eat all the cookies.

Trust me on this: do not try to eat all the cookies. It’s so not worth it.

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Christmas 2014

We had a wonderful Christmas! The kids are thrilled with their gifts, and more importantly, we had a terrific time with our family.

Andrew fell asleep on my lap last night for the first time in ages, and then I put my tired self to bed. (Hence, the late blog post.)

I have officially declared today Pajama Day, which will include playing new board games and eating all the remaining Christmas cookies. Oh, and perhaps finally finishing the holiday cards. As long as they’re out by New Year, it will be ok, right?

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Christmas Eve

Alex is just way too excited. After telling us “Merry Christmas!!” about 12 times, he finally got in his bed, only to stay there maybe six seconds before he started his “I’m not tired” routine.

Ugh. I still have things to do, but it is a struggle to stay awake at this point.

I can do this! Christmas will come and go either way.

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Making Christmas…

Yep. Still up, wrapping gifts. The most difficult category is finished, and I’m about to begin the next category. I’ll leave family gifts for tomorrow.

So ready to fall over somewhere…

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Two more days…

…and I’m no where near ready.

Must sleep now so I can power through this monster to-do list tomorrow.

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Nutcracker

This evening I had the pleasure of attending BalletMet’s The Nutcracker with my mom, daughter, sister, and niece. It’s become a holiday tradition, and a favorite one at that.

The ballet was beautiful, as always, but what’s better is watching Addie’s reactions to the performance. I could hear her whispering to my niece, who said “How do they do that?!?”

Addie’s response came quickly: “They practice a lot!!”

It was so fun to watch Addie, on the edge of her seat, wildly applaud the Sugar Plum Fairy after her dances. Addie admires ballerinas as some people admire rock stars.

Perhaps, one day, a little girl will gaze starry eyed at my Addie as she twirls across a stage.

Month: December 2014