Did you guys know that Thanksgiving is next week?
I sorta kinda knew b/c of all of those "I'm thankful for..." posts on the internet, but then it dawned on me that next week is just a few days away.
Dur.
Oh, and if Thanksgiving is next week then my sister's baby shower is just the week after...a mere 10 days (or something like that...I didn't actually count).
How did THAT happen???
This week has been a blur...a hodgepodge* of gym, preschool, conferences, bouncy houses, tutoring, cleaners, Paner.a, naps, making phone calls that were absolutely necessary, ordering baby shower goodies, and spending 5 minutes with Husband at the end of the day only to say that we "really need to start talking about Christmas."
Well, holy shit...Christmas is getting close too!
It's like I've never seen a calendar before, right?
I have to admit something though. After a time of doing a lot of fighting, yelling, pouting, bribing, convincing, and other things that I'm not so proud of, things are coming together on the Crazy front. They're starting to "get it." They're starting to understand that their actions have direct consequences. They're starting to understand that if they want something, they have to earn it. They're starting to do things on their own without being told 30,000,000 times. They're starting to help clean up when they're asked.
Oh, and I know that by merely putting these words into print will screw me and end my streak of good kids, but I have to give people hope that the attitude they develop when they first turn 3 does go away after a period of time.
I finally cut out the pictures for our Santa List Collage. We should be working on that this weekend, but I have a feeling the Crazies are going to have a hard time letting go of their pictures. They've become quite attached. They were allowed (by a very nice Husband) to bring their envelopes to bed last night since they were very well behaved. As I write this, Matt is laying his pictures out on his bed and shining the ladybug nightlight on every single one...like it's magical or something.
Naps have taken an interesting turn. Matt goes right up, tucks himself in, and goes to sleep. Hailey fights me like I'm a peasant trying to kick her out of her royal throne. She had this tirade the other day where she wouldn't let me leave the room without screaming that I had to "tuck in the lamp!" or "tuck in the ceiling fan!" or "tuck in the window!" WTF, sweetheart...you sound like you're looney tunes. Who tucks in a ceiling fan?
Sad to say, I do...don't judge me.
Then she plays with her pals for a while...a long while. Yesterday they got swim lessons. It's super cute, but when she finally falls asleep, it's only like 30 minutes before Matt is waking up, so her naps have sucked big time. Oh well...she can tolerate it. Matt can't.
They've also been eating like champs...even Hailey. We may get out of the 25-pound range after all!
So, what's been happening with you guys?
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* Can you believe "hodgepodge" is a real word? What is this world coming to?
11 comments:
My dear friend, it does sound like life is a blur!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep cracking the whip :) and inspiring us :)
And I have done NOTHING for Christmas - nothing!
Everything sounds good (except the part about how fast the holidays are approaching) but your blog today is a "hodgepodge"! Just sayin'
I am SO with you on the Thanksgiving thing...sneaky turkey, he is!
Maybe because we're not going anywhere...it's just slipped up on me. I have no idea what we're eating, anything! Of course, with little ones, even holidays are pretty close to every other day, so I know it's not really a huge deal one way or the other. I got the girls' handprints in fingerpaint to make turkeys...that's the important thing, right?
Bahahaha...your mom tickles me with her comments! : )
Glad things are going better on the behavior/attitude front. Hang in there.
I think this time of year in general is a blur, but I'm trying to enjoy, rather than letting it stress me out!
I found out that Thanksgiving snuck up yesterday, when I was grocery shopping and noticing all the sales. Then I picked up an ad, shit a brick, and went back to shopping! I think being inside so much thanks to the weather change have taken away my darling children till spring. Soooo much energy and there are only so many things you can do before I'm sick of repeating activities and cleaning up the messes that are made! Kudos to you for keeping your sanity!
But nanny, nanny, boo, boo- I have 64.583% of my shopping done and have a date set to decorate outside!
Is it wrong I'm terribly curious to see the shower you've planned? Creepy? Well regardless, I am! My shower was a bit of an awkward suckfest with a fat chick on bedrest chilling in a recliner so I think EVERY shower is amazing! Do share!!
wait! they're eating now?? how'd you manage that? i need some ideas, stat, or else t is gonna live on nutragrain bars and milk!!!
our naps are jumping partys right now. i'm waiting for someone to bounce right out of the crib!
I can't wait for PJ to eat.
He doesn't nap on the weekends. I prefer it. Bedtime = much earlier. :)
I had the exact same moment today in the shower: "Oh, holy crap. Thanksgiving is a week from today? Really?"
Oy. I can't believe this year is almost over!
If it were up to me I think we would skip Christmas this year.
Muffin has already announced that he is NOT sitting on Santa's lap!
LIfe has been a blur here lately too and this next week or two will be just as crazy. Volleyball charity game and Birthday party this weekend, work all week, Thanksgiving/birthday celebration #2 with the inlaws, travel to my family for birthday celebration #3 and figure out when the heck we'll do Christmas shopping, too. eek!
I will say I'm soooo glad we're not hosting ANYTHING at our house this year - no birthday parties, no Thanksgiving, no Christmas. So who cares that my house is a mess and I haven't dusted in months? (other than me, that is...)
The three year old additude does end! Mine didn't really kick it until he turned 4, but things have been pretty awesome with him for the past 2 months!
LOVE that they take their pictures to bed. So cute!
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