Are you done with your holiday shopping? Has your little one sat on Santa's lap and how did it go? Has winter officially begun where you are? (and CA friends, don't even bother bragging about 80 degree December days, I already hate you enough )
We still need to shop for our parents, each other, and a couple things for the big girls. We haven't visited Santa yet and I'm not sure if we will, the good Santa is a PITA to see and the other ones are meh.
Winter hasn't hit, we live next to the mountains and there isn't any snow sticking there yet. We have been in the mid 60-70's which has been much better than the hellish summer but not as cold as I would like.
This weekend was generally good, J worked all weekend and was gone for a couple hours each night to do the rosary for her cousin that passed. I took a nice walk with the kids on Saturday, it felt so good to be out of the house. I went to church yesterday, Apple didn't want to stay in the nursery so she was with me for the first half of service, I finally took her back to the nursery so I could have some alone time to pray and listen.
I've been really low lately, not feeling like a good mom or wife. I really do need to get into therapy but Owl's therapy appts and J's lack of support/help leave me with little time for me.
Our weekend was wonderful. We made some serious headway on unpacking remaining boxes and organizing, put up our Christmas tree, and C and I spent a lot of quality time together. Plus we had the punkrockabye family over for dinner Saturday and got to hang out with Baby P, who is ridiculously cute.
I am SO not done with holiday shopping and need to take care of it this week. I only need to shop for C. Both our families are not doing gifts this year, which makes it easier. We have some crafts left to finish for the nieces and nephews, and I still have to buy my Bumpie an ornament for the ornament exchange. And send out Christmas cards. In summary, I haven't done much.
The weather here has been weird - we had one week of very cold temps, then it was in the 50s and 60s for a week, then in the 40s last week, and it's cold again this week. We might get our first snow today.
Nothing else huge going on here. We're headed to see my family over Christmas which will be really nice. Due to the schedule, I'll be off 12/21 through 1/1 and only have to take 3 days off.
Done with shopping? Ha! I've barely even started. So far I only have a gift for my brother and his gf, and a few things for JB that I've picked up throughout the year (like clothes, stocking stuffers, etc) but not the major toy for her. And I have no idea what to get K.
Santa? Well she saw Santa this weekend and while she wouldn't sit on Santa's lap she did sit on Mrs. Claus' lap and they had a nice discussion about how helpful she's been with our dogs (this Santa had a pre-filled out questionnaire from Mom), etc. I don't know if we'll go to the mall Santa. I'd like to, just for consistency with the photos and all, but we'll have to see how she feels after her tooth is gone (the kid is already self conscious).
Winter is here although we haven't had much snow yet. I *think* the snow is going to stay away until after Christmas which is sort of a bummer. I'd like to have a white Christmas again. Plus my parents didn't fly out because they worry about flying this time of year (delays and what not).
As for the weekend, it was too quick. Saturday we bought our Christmas tree which was fun to do with JB. She even bought lights to put on it with her own Home Depot card (an HD gift card we had that we gave her to pay with. She loves HD like only a lesbian's child can). We let her stay up late helping us decorate which was so cute. JB wanted to group all like ornaments together (all deers together, all balls together, etc). Needless to say the bottom half of our tree is much more busy than the top half.
She even bought lights to put on it with her own Home Depot card (an HD gift card we had that we gave her to pay with. She loves HD like only a lesbian's child can).
Ah Two, thank you for the best laugh of the morning. This is awesome.
I have only a few items purchased, I need to kick into high gear this week. I think A and I are going to mostly forego gifts and plan a trip instead. I told her I'd much rather have time away with her than any present she could buy me.
I need to figure out the day we'll take E to see Santa. We always go on a weeknight to the mall to avoid the crowds. But apparently she was at that mall with her dad last weekend and the Santa was NOT the one she remembered...sigh. I'm not sure how many more years we'll pull this off.
We don't have any snow yet but the temps are dropping.
E and I had a mostly decorating weekend. We went to the tree farm on Saturday and I cut down our tree. That night we decorated the tree and hung stockings on the fireplace mantle. Yesterday we decorated the outside of the house a bit.
The kids are done, I think. There are a few stocking stuffers we need, but other than that, they are done and we are just waiting for it all to come in the mail. I think L is done, though like the kids, I need to get her some more things for her stocking. I just finished my dad online.
I have no idea when we are taking the kids to see Santa. We should have done it last week. L was away writing all this weekend and will be away next weekend as well. That leaves the weekend before Christmas which should be a big clusterfuck.Humph.
The weather here has been really warm for this time of year. It is near 60 today, but I heard that the temps are dropping after today. Boo. I don't want it 80 in December, but do enjoy not having to bundle up from head to toe.
It was a good, albeit busy weekend. The kids had a playdate on Saturday and aside from a walk to take them to the playground, we never left the house. Since the kids were up at the crack of dawn (5:45) I had the interior of the house decorated, the tree up and decorated, and showered by 8:30am. While the had a playdate, I did get the cards mostly addressed, gifts ordered, etc.
Sunday I got ready for the week in the morning, took the kids to lunch, the bookstore, and dropped them off at a birthday party for a few hours and got to go to Target alone.
I am off today and have been doing errands all day. It feels good to get it done!
Post by bluedaisyus on Dec 10, 2012 14:36:45 GMT -5
My weekend was pretty good. My wife worked OT on Saturday, but the monkey was well behaved for me and I discovered my Christmas present in the basement (a treadmill!). Saturday night my sister came over and hung out with the boy so that we could go to a small birthday celebration at our friends' house. Sunday my wife's BFF, who moved to Pittsburg, came through town with her daughter and they stopped by for a visit, which was nice. I also gave the treadmill a test run last night.
I am not totally done shopping, but I know what I still have to get I just have to do it. Novisit to Santa yet, either, we'll probably go to the zoo to see the lights and visit him there. As far as winter goes, we had a bit of a warm streak but it's definitely gotten colder today and actually sleeted at lunch time. It was actually warmer when I left the house this morning than it is right now. I'm not in ANY hurry for winter to get here.
Lets see weekend was good. I had to go to a funeral in western ma on Sat so I had a day pretty much to myself. Although the reason was crappy (good friend's dad died) I did enjoy my drive there and back and also got to stop at some antique shops in the area. Although I had no luck with finding the antique jenny lind bed I am looking for Ella's big girl room. Sunday was a lazy day. E is fighting a cold and so we hung out at home and cleaned and got ready for the week. It was rainy and in the 60s today. That added to the dark short days is making me sad. I want some snow. Just enough to be pretty and for me to have a day off while they move it out of my way. We had no snow last year and it stunk. I want to make snowmen with my girl.
We have not taken E to see Santa yet. Her first Christmas she was on lock down so we couldn't go. The second year we traumatized her on Santa so we decided not to do it last year. This year she ALL about santa so I think we will try again. There is a cool lights thing at the zoo that has Santa so I am thinking that might be fun and less stressful than the mall. We shall see if I can get my act together. We are done with Ella's gifts Sue has cut me off. I did buy a little guitar on Zulilly today though. I still need to order my dad's vermont cheese of the month club and get a x-box game for sister's boyfriend. So that is not too bad. I have a few good ideas for Sue but can't seem to pull the trigger on anyone. A weekend away? Pats tickets? Or a new wallet (that she needs/wants) full of gift cards for different places. Would it be in bad form to get her gift cards for date nights with me?
Post by joyseattle on Dec 10, 2012 20:35:31 GMT -5
No. NA. Yes (it's cold)!
Friday we cleaned and organized in preparation for the weekend. We were also interviewed by a local news station and on the evening news talking about our choice to use a local gay-owned/friendly company that supported the Ref 74 campaign.
Saturday we picked up our friends from the airport, had brunch, hung out, and went out to dinner. We told them about the pregnancy (with a warning that it's still super early) and it was fun to see their reactions.
Sunday we had 10 of our friends come over to our place for our legal marriage ceremony, lunch and cupcakes. It was lovely. Afterward we took more photos and then had dinner and games at home. We went to bed early for an early morning airport drop off.
We haven't really bought anything. I'm going to make something for my sister (a terrarium kit? shark hoodie towel?), and make lip balm or sugar scrub for my cousins. I'm buying chocolate for Jen.
We took the babies to see Santa last weekend. They were both just kind of confused. The picture came out really cute though - Meg looks concerned (her "figuring things out" face) and she's pulling Santa's beard, and Henry has a huge grin on his face thanks to Jen clowning around.
We had a nice weekend. Jen went to the coffee shop to apply for jobs and I had some QT with the babies on Saturday. My parents were going to a Christmas party with their rock club (think geology, not music) Saturday night and they smoked a turkey and a ham to take. They invited us but it was a couple of towns away and would have meant putting the babies down too late. My mom asked if I wanted to come over early and pick up some meat, and when we got there she had laid out a whole dinner (including dessert!) for us and put out the babies' big play blanket and toys so we could hang out at their house and eat and play Wii while they went to the party.
On Sunday we went high chair shopping, but the selection was terrible at every store - Babies R Us, WalMart, Target, Baby Depot, etc. We had grilled cheese and tomato soup for dinner and put the babies down and then I went to see Argo by myself. It was fantastic.
Our holiday shopping is mostly done, but not quite. We still need gifts for my MIL and both my parents, and a few smaller things for some random people.
It's been cool and rainy, which I've come to acknowledge as winter weather living in this area, but never would have passed as winter in the other places I've lived. What I consider real winter doesn't really start here until January usually. My parents got 10 inches of snow this weekend, so I'm hoping that sticks around for Christmas! (We're going there.) I'll be perfectly happy if the snow never comes here this winter though.
I worked at the holiday party for our clients on Saturday. There was face painting and a DJ who was great with the kids and Santa came, and overall I'd say it was successful. Sunday we worked on cookie making during the day and then in the evening when to our annual Hanukkah/Birthday/Christmas celebration at a friend's home (she has a Jewish parent and grew up celebrating all of the holidays, so we help her continue the tradition).
And now we try to do anything to keep our minds off whether this pregnancy is doing what it's supposed to be doing.