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It always seems that the more I need to do the less I actually want to
do. Today is busy. Very busy. I should be working my ass off and
getting things done but I can’t because I’m distracted. Today I want to
write. My head is exploding with things that just need to get out but I
have to stifle them because I need to get my work done and I can’t
allow myself the luxury of releasing them. Yet any other day, when I
have little to do, I would not be able to find the words to type on the
screen. I would struggle to write of my daily activities. I suppose
stress gets my brain all fired up and allows more creative freedom
somehow. Today I am ready to expose myself, to be read, to share my
thoughts with the world and I cannot because I have too much work to do.
I’m not even sure where to begin with the telling of the holiday weekend. Everything was really pretty low-key, which is just the way I wanted it to be. Zach, although waking up a little sick on Christmas morning, seemed to enjoy opening his presents. He actually ripped the paper off himself with just a little help getting it started. He got many, many, gifts (probably too many if you ask me) and was the least excited with the ones from Mom & Dad and/or Santa. It seems that his extended family really likes to spoil him. I think his favorite gifts so far are his Sing ‘n’ Boogie Blue, and his Sesame Street tool bench. The TMX Elmo freaks him out a little but after a couple minutes he starts laughing at it. When he can keep the animals out of it long enough to sit in it himself, his Elmo chair also giggles at him and freaks him out just a bit. He seems to be warming up to that one though.
We spent Christmas Eve with my Dad and his wife. I enjoyed the Christmas Eve service at our church, although Zach and my 2-year-old nephew were both really wound up and didn’t want to sit still at all. Afterwards, we returned to my dad’s house where we had a quick dinner and exchanged gifts.
We had a nice and quiet Christmas morning at home, just the three of us. I would have liked a little more time to just hang out with Zach and play with his new toys, but we headed over to my mom’s around noon to hang out with my family.
My sister and her family were already at my mom’s when we arrived. We spent the afternoon lounging around. While the younger boys took naps, we watched a few episodes of Grey’s Anatomy (still not done with the second season) and I took the opportunity to do a little knitting. It does seem to get a little easier the more I practice, but the hat I’m making might not hold up for long.
When my brother and his wife arrived we did our gift exchange there. We all got some pretty good loot, but the best gift was my Wacom Tablet that I’ve been wanting for a very long time. I think this was the first year in a very long time that I didn’t already know what my mom had gotten me for Christmas and it was a very nice surprise. I was secretly hoping that she had gotten it for me but I didn’t actually expect to see it when I opened my gift.
After our gift exchange we had dinner together, watched a couple more Grey’s Anatomy episodes (can you tell we’re a bit obsessed?) and then headed home.
Tuesday I got to stay home with Zach, but instead of playing with my new toy, I spent most of the day doing laundry, dishes, and cleaning up Zach’s toys about 10 million times. I would have liked to have just left his toys strung all over the place, but Izzy likes to claim them for herself and chew on them if I do that.
Today I had to go back to work and it just plain sucked. There is so much that I have to do in the next few days and all I want to do is stay home with my baby. He’s still not feeling well and was very clingy when I dropped him off at day care this morning. Fortunately, I was busy enough today that I didn’t think too much about it but I was really happy to pick him up after work.
For more Christmas photos, go on over to Flickr. For some reason I got very few photos at my mom’s house and Elmo was not well represented but I’m hoping my mom and sis will share some of their pics.
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My Very Own Jack-in-the-box!, originally uploaded by deew27.
Real posting will come later, but I thought I would share Zach’s version of a Jack-in-the-box with you this morning. I think he had more fun with this box than he did with all the new toys he got for Christmas.
1 CommentPresents are purchased and wrapped, with the exception of one that I still want to exchange. Work is still busy, but under control. I have a few errands to run this afternoon if I can get out of here early enough. And then? I get to relax and enjoy the next few days with my family.
We decided to let Zach open a couple of presents that have come in the mail from family. I imagine Christmas morning will be pretty hectic and he will be slightly overwhelmed so I thought it might be nice to let him get a head start. One of those gifts was the Sesame Street Sing n’ Giggle Tool Bench which was a very big hit. My only complaint is that it is LOUD (louder than most noisy battery operated toys). Zach, however, was in love with it so much we could barely get it put together because he just wanted to play with it.
I really can’t wait to experience Christmas with Zach this year. I actually enjoy Christmas Eve more than Christmas day. I love the anticipation and I never miss the candle-lit Christmas Eve service at my church as it is my favorite church service of the year. It always leaves me with a sense of peace and happiness that I get at no other time.
Christmas morning will be fun this year as Zach is really figuring out how to rip the presents open. I can’t wait to see his excitement when he figures out that pretty much everything under the tree is for him. There are a few practical gifts and a few that are sure to excite him.
I feel calm today, rather than busy and rushed even though I still have plenty to do. I feel the peace and love of the Christmas Season washing over me and I am looking forward to really enjoying the holiday this year.
I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope you all enjoy the holiday and spend plenty of time with friends, family, and loved ones.
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