Yet when Christmas is your favorite child, you make excuses.
Christmas is so my favorite child.
And LOOK. Just LOOK what I already glommed onto with my Kohl's 30% off coupon and "Kohl's Cash":
Joey was a good little trooper as I hemmed and hawed, debating whether or not it was wise to continue spending all of our family's expendable income on Christmas decorations. He was rewarded with an ornament of his own selection:
I thought he picked it out because it had glitter and was shiny.
Nope.
As he marched into the house to show his brothers, he cried out:
LOOK guys! Mommy got me the Ti-PANIC (Titanic)!
I suppose everyone has their "thing." I love Christmas. My boys prefer historical disasters like the Hindenburg where they can recreate the spectacle with leftover birthday balloons and Legos.
Should I be worried?
I have a son who LOVES Chirstmas too. He comes home from school and puts the carols on, puts lights on our roof in 10 temps...you guys would get along beautifully!!
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A kid after my own heart! I'm hoping my little elves turn out quite similarly!
DeleteNope - totally normal!
ReplyDeleteThat's a relief - thanks, Barb!
DeleteI love your boys!! The Tipanic! That is so great!
ReplyDeleteThey do provide a lot of material. Thanks, Judy!
DeleteNo worries I think you'll be just fine in the disaster department ;0
ReplyDeleteI love the corn popper toy..when I had my Jillian mind you at 38 with my oldest being 17 yes the husband really had to be bribed on that one (he got a harley) I was at a flea market & seen the beloved corn popper toy in perfect condition for $5 I was in lala land for days until the older kids seen it & remembered how they loved it & well yep drove me crazy with the noise!! seems its another one of those memory lapses while pregnant! I think the kind you got is joyous though :))
My mom did the same thing and bought me a corn popper toy at a thrift store for my boys. That sucker disappeared the first day. The ornament? Yes - way better!
DeleteAaaaack! I wanted to wait to check at Kohls and use my coupon and birthday bucks, but noooooo, I stopped at the grocery store with the Hallmark store next to it. I went in just to peek at this year's collection. The Lego Stormtrooper came home with me. It's not like there aren't a couple more I need that Kohls can provide. Hallmark ornaments AND Fisher-price Little people...are you my long lost twin?
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh - it's my idea of heaven! I have the Hallmark Fisher Price clock, phone, and viewmaster, too! It's why I get out of bed in the morning! We have GOT to be related!
DeleteLOVED the FP airplane and schoolhouse--was that last year? Oh no, what if I missed whatever last year was if not those!?!?!?!
DeleteI love Christmas but I don''t like when it gets so rushed with things out NOW. I do try to get some stuff purchased early but it always backfires because I hide it somewhere and then forget where I hid it. The hallmark keepsake ornaments are adorable! Have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sandbox! I do feel bad for the other holidays...they are rushed off the stage rather quickly, aren't they?
DeleteThat Tipanic is wonderful. Good choice. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm already counting down the days for Christmas and secretly listening to Christmas carols. Shhh! Come sing with me!
I'll be over in 10. With eggnog!
DeleteWait for me, I want to come!
DeleteYou're in, Jewels!
DeleteI hate Christmas decorations.
ReplyDeleteJeanette?
DeleteI think that is so cute "Ti-panic". Honestly, I am one that really dreads Christmas. I'm going to make a really concerted effort to be cheery this holiday season and actually look forward to putting up a tree and do it all, we'll see how I do. I used to love Christmases when the kids were at home, enjoyed decorating, etc. Then I lost my mom 13 days before Christmas 6 years ago; that pretty much spoiled Christmas ever since; I just go through the motions, but not this year (I hope). So I dread the decorations in the store (funny we were just at Kohl's tonight and I saw they had their trees up.....I almost bolted from the store but I did need an outfit for a gathering on Sunday.....)
ReplyDeleteBe cheery on your blog and promote Christmas; maybe it will help me to get into the Christmas spirit!
betty
Oh, Betty. I am so sorry about your mom. I'll be thinking of you & hoping not to offend you with my over-the-top obsession. I can relate, I'm not a big fan of Halloween and Thanksgiving for similar reasons. Hang in there.
DeleteI've been starting my Christmas decorating earlier every year. I LOVE Christmas and I LOVE ornaments. I have too many for our tree. Last year, I went to Wal-Mart a couple weeks into December and they had live trees for $10. I've always wanted a second tree, so I bought one and took it home. It made me so blissfully happy to have two separate trees, that I plan to do it every year!
ReplyDeleteTwo trees?? That's it.
DeleteAmateur. (;
LOL...be ever so thankful for their vibrant creativity. So many children have had it wiped out with excessive tv, computer games and dvds. Your little boys boat made me smile. I love Christmas, too. It's hard for me to pass up a nativity ornament for my nativity tree.
ReplyDeleteA Nativity Tree?? That's GENIUS!! I may be adding to to my 3-tree repertoire!
DeleteHaha 'Tipanic'! Perfect! I would always try to play peaceful town type matchbox car games in the sand pit with one of my boys and he always sent the T-rex in to stomp all my handcrafted mud and stick homes...or worse - his neighbouring country would attack, bombing and ruining everything and would take no hostages...anyway he's turned into the loveliest young man.
ReplyDeleteGives me hope. Thanks, Julie!!
DeleteOh and the best Christmas thingy ever was a gift from my nephew - a Christmas sheep that pooped chocolate coated licorice.
ReplyDeleteHAHA! We have a similar Easter bunny that poops jelly beans. Apparently, kids aren't impacted by unappetizing presentation, eh?
DeleteChristmas and me get together like sad old drunks in a bar. We play the same song over and over on the jukebox. It never ends well.
ReplyDeleteBut I'd never hold your favorite child against you.
Thanks, Vesuvius. Perhaps that sad old drunk will surprise you one day?
DeleteI have the same experience with Thanksgiving. And there's usually hard liquor involved.
Christmas is my favorite too!!!
ReplyDeleteYay for Christmas. Why not celebrate it with a little disaster, right?
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