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It’s Friday and I am pooped!
I currently serve as head homeroom mother in Stevie’s kindergarten class and today (Friday) is the Class Christmas Party. So that means I have loaded up on blood pressure medicine and a couple of tylenol for good measure.
Oh I kid.
I have been busy filling 22 treat bags with all manner of treat bag stuff like markers, erasers, gum, coloring books and candy. After that I got a wild hair up my you-know-what and decorated an ornament for each child with their name and the Kindergarten class and year on it. That little venture took about 2 hours longer than I had planned.
Me and my big ideas.
I actually enjoy volunteering in his classroom. It gives me a chance to get to know the kids and it is one of the best forms of entertainment on the planet.
Then, later on this evening, McDaddy and I have a holiday party to attend. It is an annual shin-dig that we look forward to each year. The kiddos will stay with a sitter, and we will enjoy an evening without wiping bottoms, repeating ‘you have to share’ and ‘don’t touch that’.
Then another party on Saturday.
A basketball game on Sunday.
A Christmas program at church on Sunday.
Seriously, does it ever stop?
Tis the season.
Even though I feel like I am so far behind on all holiday related tasks, I love every single thing about the holidays. I just wish I had more time.
Since I have so much on my to-do list today, I decided to take it easy and play along with Island Life’s Aloha Friday.
You know the drill. I ask a simple question. You answer it. Today’s question is…
What is your favorite Christmas memory?
I have lots of favorite memories, but perhaps my fondest memory is waking up on Christmas morning before anyone else was awake to look at the goodies Santa left for me.
My other fondest memory is the year my mom numbered each gift with a number instead of a name because a certan nosey little girl always tried to pick the tape from the end of the gifts. Which would have been a great idea if she hadn’t lost the master list. You can imagine my surprise when I opened the KISS album when I was 8 years old that was intended for my brother. Likewise, my brother was not thrilled when he opened my Hello Kitty Diary.
Fun times!
Happy Friday Ya’ll!
My favorite Christmas memory – my grandfather & his siblings would host the most wonderful Christmas Open Houses. They would rotate on a yearly basis (or almost yearly basis) who would host it. I think it was the weekend before Christmas. There was always yummy food & fun. I loved it when it was at my Aunt Jo’s house – can’t say exactly why.
Morning Juile!!! You and me both have very busy weekends ahead!! My favorite memories are those when i would et to see all o fmy extended famly, they dont do that anymore, Butit was fun we would go over about lunchtime christmas day and saty through dinner. were we gossipped played cards and played with our cosuins and seocnd cousins..lol
We’d all pack into my grandma’s house on Christmas Eve, and eat, play together, and exchange gifts. Christmas Eve was always so magical, and I think part of it was that it was one of the only (New Year’s being the other) that my mom allowed me to stay up WAY past bedtime!
I also loved going to Grandma’s house. For Christmas dinner. Sometimes we even got to hit two Grandma’s on one day! Also my paternal Grandparents would come over about 7am to watch us open presents. & they hit my other cousin’s homes too!
One of my favorite memories is going to my grandma’s, helping decorate her tree and then sitting around her record player listing to Christmas music. She had the Chipmonks album and every time I here that song I think of my Grandma. She has been gone a really long time so this is a special memory.
The night my husband proposed to me at midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
My favorite Chanukah memory was last year seeing my two boys playing together. It was very nice being with my entire family.
My favorite holiday memory has to be my first Christmas with my daughter. See was almost one but she got into the thrill of things and seeing her eyes light up over the presents and people was enough to make me realize the heart being Christmas.
Going to grandma’s house to see all my cousins and sit at the kids table is a special memory. Grandma always had special treats for us and her sister, my great aunt used to make us the cornflake wreaths which are still one of my favorites.
We would always put out the nativity scene before anything else in our home. I grew up in San Diego and we would make snow by jumping on my bed and scraping the acoustical ceiling. My mom was not a fan!!! Love your header….I have two little boys, too!
I remember sitting there with all of my brothers and sisters on Christmas morning opening up the stockings. That was the best part of the day.
I loved going to midnight mass with my dad
I have too many good Christmas memories…I could never choose one!
I love the “Kiss” story. As far as my favorite memory….it was to be the year that I just finished chemo (ovarian cancer @ 20) and I finally got to be home with the family. I have limited memory during that time, but I’m sure it was a great day. There’s no place like home.
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My favorite memories are when my children were young and I used to get up Christmas morning and watch them open their gifts, not knowing that I was watching.