Just making sure we did Christmas thoroughly enough this year. What with the frantic rushing around, no sleep, marathon baking sessions and partying, I wasn't sure I covered it all.
Getting ready:
Hanging lights, decorating, sledding (Madelyn), snowboarding (Mark)--check!
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| Performing four times in a month--check! |
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Meeting Santa--check!
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Two long, messy and involved achievement days activities making ornaments and sugar cookies--check!
175 chocolate drizzled nut and toffee caramels (recipe coming soon), 28 caramel apples, peppermint bark and aforementioned sugar cookies, and an hour and a half delivering it all to neighbors--check!
Christmas Eve:
Side view mirror knocked off while parked at Walmart--check!
Stockings hung, milk and cookies left for Santa--check!
Christmas morning:
Santa came!!!
The good
The weird
The kitschy
The miracle of Blu-ray
House destroyed--check!
Improper use of toys--check!
Anniversary dinner (with the kids....)--check!
Not to mention:
Oops
Having his way an aluminum roasting pan
...and the dishwasher
The miracle of Blu-ray
House destroyed--check!
Improper use of toys--check!
Result of overstuffing with homestyle fries at Chili's
Not to mention:
*Number of teeth lost: one (Madelyn)
*Number of teeth grown: four in the process (Luke) (ouch)
*Number of family members landing in the hospital on Christmas Eve: two (Mark's aunt Doris, who lives with his parents and is now in SLC for surgery and my brother-in-law Shay's father, who went to the ER with chest pains)
*Number if movies watched back to back the day after Christmas: three (Beauty and the Beast, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Inception)
*Bouts of stomach virus: three, possibly four or five (Madelyn twice, Mark once, Luke and I...maybe)
*Number of days I've not left the house since Christmas ended: four
*Pots of posole: one
*Pots of posole: one
*Loads of laundry I have to put away tonight: seven
*Number of said laundry loads caused by poop and/or chocolate: three
*Number of said laundry loads caused by poop and/or chocolate: three
*New country albums I just got: two (Keith Urban and Taylor Swift)
*Number of packages of Christmas gifts I failed to get mailed: three
*Number of times Luke unplugged the computer while writing this: one (grrr!)
*Number of days since I've opened any mail: twelve
*Number of thank-you notes I need to write and send out: fourteen
*Number of times Luke unplugged the computer while writing this: one (grrr!)
*Number of days since I've opened any mail: twelve
*Number of thank-you notes I need to write and send out: fourteen
And forgive me for lumping these all together--I'm behind on
Mess(es) of the Day
by Luke
I think he rather enjoyed the chaos of the holidays.
Oops
Having his way an aluminum roasting pan
...and the dishwasher
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| ...and the kitchen towels |
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| ...and the Orange Sticks |
5 comments:
Hehe! You didn't tell me Madelyn got a bike! How fun for her! Looks like a funnnnn time!
Love those button snowflakes, what a cute idea!
Cute post! Aren't you glad December is over and things can settle down for a minute? I sure am!
...makes me tired just reading it. I think you need a nap :)
Oh my gosh, those ornaments are ADORABLE!!! I can't wait for the recipe, either! And MMMMM, Orange Sticks! Those are my FAVORITE!!! The raspberry ones are pretty dang good, too!
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