Holiday Survival
We survived the holidays, but somehow we are still in the aftermath of upset schedules, lack of routine, and general mayhem.
Christmas went pretty well. We actually got a tree up *and* decorated before Christmas eve (no mean feat in this house!), and the kids we happy with their toys, even though it was a LOT less than last year. Jordan is in Bionicle/K'Nex heaven, and Hannah has crafts and Barbie/pony/pink stuff. We lived through another Christmas at my sister's, but were all relieved to come home, and then went to my mom's one day and had dinner and more gifts for the kids.
And then we had our last Christmas with David's mom and brother's family on New Year's eve day. A good time was had by all. And that afternoon, most of the rest of our group of friends (collectively known as "The Horde") arrived at at the same house (David's brother's) to celebrate New Year's eve and spend the night. There were 8 adults and 12 children (ranging in age stair-step from 2yrs to 18yrs). We had an absolute blast. Everyone brought food and games (I finally got to play Scrabble!!), and we ate and played until midnight. We rang jingle bells from the tree and toasted the new year, then I tucked my kids down for the night and crashed. LOL By 12:20 I was a coma. New Year's morning we had a breakfast feast of pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, donuts, and custom made-to-order omelettes (thank you Timothy and all!!!).
The kids had a really hard time this year with all the "go here, do that" kinda stuff. Our schedule was totally trashed and even though we started out every morning with a "this is what's happening today" talk, they were whiny and throwing tantrums over amazingly little stuff. Hannah is chewing on everything in sight (still) and Jordan is hiding and retreating into his head a lot (still). They have taken to fighting and screaming in the car now, which mostly makes me want to stop and toss them both out. Jordan cried and screamed all the way to school this morning, and then the two of them fought and carried on all the way home tonight after picking Jordan up. ARGH!
The best is yet to come. Monday was a holiday so the kids went to daycare. Tues and Wed are normal days, but Thursday and Friday are half-days for parent-teacher conferences. Since Jordan is in kindergarten, his class does not meet at all on Thursday so back to daycare he goes. He is even fighting that, and he loves it there. Friday I am going to be in class with him since there is no para that day plus they are having a sub while the teacher starts conferences. Oy! So much for getting back to normal after the holidays!!! Oh, and they scheduled a school Chuck-E-Cheese night for Wed. ARGH! Who plans this stuff?
Hoo boy, its late!
Christmas went pretty well. We actually got a tree up *and* decorated before Christmas eve (no mean feat in this house!), and the kids we happy with their toys, even though it was a LOT less than last year. Jordan is in Bionicle/K'Nex heaven, and Hannah has crafts and Barbie/pony/pink stuff. We lived through another Christmas at my sister's, but were all relieved to come home, and then went to my mom's one day and had dinner and more gifts for the kids.
And then we had our last Christmas with David's mom and brother's family on New Year's eve day. A good time was had by all. And that afternoon, most of the rest of our group of friends (collectively known as "The Horde") arrived at at the same house (David's brother's) to celebrate New Year's eve and spend the night. There were 8 adults and 12 children (ranging in age stair-step from 2yrs to 18yrs). We had an absolute blast. Everyone brought food and games (I finally got to play Scrabble!!), and we ate and played until midnight. We rang jingle bells from the tree and toasted the new year, then I tucked my kids down for the night and crashed. LOL By 12:20 I was a coma. New Year's morning we had a breakfast feast of pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, donuts, and custom made-to-order omelettes (thank you Timothy and all!!!).
The kids had a really hard time this year with all the "go here, do that" kinda stuff. Our schedule was totally trashed and even though we started out every morning with a "this is what's happening today" talk, they were whiny and throwing tantrums over amazingly little stuff. Hannah is chewing on everything in sight (still) and Jordan is hiding and retreating into his head a lot (still). They have taken to fighting and screaming in the car now, which mostly makes me want to stop and toss them both out. Jordan cried and screamed all the way to school this morning, and then the two of them fought and carried on all the way home tonight after picking Jordan up. ARGH!
The best is yet to come. Monday was a holiday so the kids went to daycare. Tues and Wed are normal days, but Thursday and Friday are half-days for parent-teacher conferences. Since Jordan is in kindergarten, his class does not meet at all on Thursday so back to daycare he goes. He is even fighting that, and he loves it there. Friday I am going to be in class with him since there is no para that day plus they are having a sub while the teacher starts conferences. Oy! So much for getting back to normal after the holidays!!! Oh, and they scheduled a school Chuck-E-Cheese night for Wed. ARGH! Who plans this stuff?
Hoo boy, its late!
posted by JustMomma @ 1/17/2006 10:34:00 PM
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