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Doohickies and Wigglebops: Did I Remember Everyone at Christmas????

Doohickies and Wigglebops: Did I Remember Everyone at Christmas????: As each and every Christmas Season rolls on in, I'm always in the daunting task of making sure Santa does not forget anyone!  I'm ...

Did I Remember Everyone at Christmas????

As each and every Christmas Season rolls on in, I'm always in the daunting task of making sure Santa does not forget anyone!  I'm not an organized mom!  I don't even think disorganized could be a description.  It's much worse than that....I'm not even sure there's a definition of it!

I'm about to head to one of my sons rooms to sit through the clutter and start counting out how many presents I have, and how to distribute them properly.  I try to make sure that all of my kids get the same amount of presents.  Not sure why I do this, but it's a part of how my brain operates.  I start to make piles, then I start to dismember the piles, then I remember that this one asked for this and his this is in that one's pile....OH NO  have to start all over again!

Somehow on Christmas Eve, Santa manages to get it all right.  But it's always by the skin of Santa's teeth.  My mom used that expression all of the time as I was growing up!  Never understood it, but at Christmas time it seems to take on a meaning all it's own.

I have no idea what I'm going to do when grandchildren start to enter my already crazy life.  I may have to actually start writing stuff down, as my husband tells me to do all of the time.  But my biggest problem is....when I write something down, I put it somewhere safe, then I forget where the safe spot was, then the rest of my time is spent trying to remember where the safe spot is, and I lose all of my shopping time for the kids.  It's NEVER worth writing down for me.  Even if I put it in my phone, I forget to label it correctly, then I end up going through endless tasks and messages in my phone looking for the same thing that is written down in the other safe place.  NO NO not worth it!

In the end, we still have the most joyous of Christmas' with tons of chaos, lots of wrapping, lots of lost parts, making sure we don't throw the cat away, (he likes the boxes and usually is in one), and making sure the dog does not run away with one of the little ones toys thinking it's for him.  

Have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!!!  From my family to yours!

Doohickies and Wigglebops: Guinea Pigs and Thunderstorms.......

Doohickies and Wigglebops: Guinea Pigs and Thunderstorms.......: So if you have read any of my posts before, you know that we started with one little sweet guinea pig named Kevin, and ended up with 22 gu...

I'm an Elf on the Shelfer

YES! I admit it...I'm an Elf on the Shelfer, I am an avid Elfer! I have plans each night before I go to bed to talk with the Elves and see what their next adventure may be, what they are thinking might be a good spot to place themselves on that evening, and what they would like to accomplish on their mission. In fact, I've woken up in the middle of the night realizing that Arnold and Brittany may still be sitting in the same spot as they were the night before, and I have to make sure that they understand that in order to keep their magical powers they HAVE to move, they just have to move! Otherwise, I will have a few very disappointed Elf believers. 

 Our Elves have been fishing in the fish bowl...swinging from the ceiling fan....climbing up the Christmas tree...and more recently sitting in the foot massager while it was running. We don't have bad Elves, they don't get into the confectioners sugar, and they stay away from marshmallows. Thank goodness, because with 8 kids I really don't have time to clean up after bad elves.

 I know some mommies and daddies would prefer that Elf stay on the store shelf, and never enter their homes, but I have to say I was not an Elfer at first until someone brought him to my home as a gift, now there is no getting around a Christmas season without Arnold and Brittany! Somehow they eventually enter the season without us even realizing they are there. They can be cute, and I promise that as long as you train them well they usually end up pretty disciplined little guys and gals. You just have to stay on them like puppies each season.

 Although there is a certain way to loose friendships if you're interested, and that is to gift an Elf to a NON-Elfer...so if you are so inclined to slim down your friendship list, and have less Christmas presents to purchase this season, then may I suggest that you purchase an elf or two and send them over to a less than friendly relationship. Otherwise, enjoy the season, train your elves, keep the powered sugar, and the marshmallows locked up in the pantry and let Christmas begin.

 Have a very Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!!!! Sincerely, Momma Wigglebop!!!