Dec
And Breathe.
The festivities are over for another year and we came out of it relatively unscathed.
Once again I learned the hard lesson that the kids really couldn’t care less about whether the honeycomb set properly, whether the tags matched the wrapping paper or whether we left out oats or carrots for Rudolf. They (and my husband) care more about having a sane wife and mother instead of me stressing out because one silver ribbon is more metallic than the other.
Fortunately I got my meltdown out of the way on Christmas eve, allowing us to have a fairly calm Christmas day in the heat with Dan’s family. Christmas morning was a little overwhelming for Declan, meaning he refused to take a nap before we left for my in law’s house for lunch and more pressies. Before the seafood was even served he was crashed out on the rug and snoring.
I know officially I should probably be bothered by having Christmas lunch without my eldest, but eating an entire meal without getting up and running around to tend to his every whim was probably the greatest Christmas miracle ever, it’s amazing how much better food tastes when it’s fresh.
Now we’ve had a few days off and it’s back into the swing of things. Bring on 2010!
27Dec
A lunch uninterrupted does sound like a Christmas miracle indeed. Glad you had a nice day and it is very true about what actually worries the kids – a sane mum is definitely the most important thing. Wishing a wonderful and peaceful start to the new year.
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27Dec
I wouldn’t be bothered at all! I’m sure the meals you’ve been able to sit and enjoy in the past three years would be few and far between so what a good Xmas pressie for you!
27Dec
I would have been happy with that too. Max has the ability to know whenever I’m eating even if he’s sound asleep. At breakfast and lunch/dinner on Christmas day he screamed the entire time. Maybe next year he’ll sleep through
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27Dec
Tamsyn – we didn’t have so many problems with Connor, but with Declan I completely changed our diet to food that could be eaten with just a fork – lots of rice and pasta, just so I could hold Declan during dinner, hope it doesn’t come to that with Max!
27Dec
You freak out about ribbon too? I was busy this week getting the shits that Hallmark brand and Phil Taylor brands of curling ribbon don’t curl the same.
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Glad you got your Xmas Miracle, though!
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