Ever have one of those days where you are getting everything done for everyone but you? I had one of those days yesterday.
I printed out over 150 pictures at Walgreens to go through and send to my Mother in law, picked up the high schooler, made gingerbread houses with the second grader at school, got all of the girls beautified and took them to get their pictures taken with Santa, bought them all smoothies, found the perfect ornaments for teacher gifts to go along with the gift cards I had purchased, picked up pjs for Christmas Eve from Wal-Mart, honestly the list could go on and on.
I was doing all of these things for everyone else and then my kids started fighting with each other and acting like jerks!
Why? Why do they do that? It’s so annoying. I know it’s just because they are kids, but the whiny kid in me wants to say, “Hello? Don’t you see everything I’m doing for you and your dad and your teachers right now? Can’t you be nice if only for this reason???” Thankfully, my whiny kid can keep her mouth shut and use her parenting voice and just put the kids in time out when we got home. It is nice to vent though. Later on, when I was finishing up the rest of my presents for the in laws, my husband made sure to say thank you and that he appreciated my hard work. That is always nice to hear.
Presents for the in-laws are wrapped and sent, so I’m done with everyone besides immediate family!
How is your holiday prep coming? Kids making you crazy?
