Mental note to self for next Christmas

1. Make sure you have enough batteries for the gifts. Explaining to a three year old that they can’t play with their new remote control car because SOMEONE (no names mentioned, but it begins with an M and ends with an o) didn’t buy enough batteries the day before does not work.

2. Preassemble everything before you wrap it. Or else you will spend half the time trying to convince the child that you can only assemble it once you get home and the second half giving in to the whining and assembling it anyway while the rest of the family eats and drinks.

3. Refuse that last helping. You really do not have space for any more, no matter how delicious it is.

Hope you had a good day today. Ours was exhausting, but at least the kids had a fantastic time. Nothing like ending Christmas day with a dip in the pool.

Good night dear hearts, I am off to bed. I’ve had just about as much festive cheer as I can handle.

Comments

[anne nahm]

Merry Christmas!

[Veronica]

Merry Christmas. Glad you had a good day ;)

[Sarah]

Those are fantastic pictures! What kind of camera do you use?

Merry Christmas from snowy Colorado!

[Felicity]

Merry Christmas Tertia, Marko, Adam and Kate. :) Your day sounds the same as mine! Im still trying to explain why 'Elefun' doesnt work, and I DID have that next helping!

Very happy greetings from Sunny Australia.

Felicity.

[Cathy]

Merry Christmas from cold and rainy Alabama! I can tell you aren't old and jaded yet! You never go to bed on Christmas Eve without 2 large packages of batteries in every size! It's really hard to find batteries on Christmas Day in the Deep South, and when you do they cost the earth! I know these things from sad experience! Have a glorious New Year to go with your good Christmas!

[Shelly Kang]

Merry Christmas from snowy Minnesota, USA. It looks like you had a fine time.

[kate]

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas! We missed being in SA for Christmas this year, maybe next! Yes, 2008 is going to be a FANTASTIC year!
Lots of love from Kate, Dean and Henry in San Diego

[Jane]

Merry Christmas. Love those arm bands!

[Jo in Utah]

Oh I think I hate you! It is all of 20 degrees here, that is in F degrees, it is below zero C degrees. Swimming??? No fair. Who wants a WHITE Christmas if you can swim??

[Anne]

Well my little one is 2 this year and I had put out the word that I hoped he'd get gifts that didn't need batteries and wow people listed (thank gawd!). but I'll be sure to take your advice and commit it to memory. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas.

- "Melekalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day!"

[Parenting Judy]

What a beautiful photo that you've just posted!
I really like it very much....Hope they enjoyed the dip :)