Christmas Eve Eve
I can’t believe Erik has a full day of school today. For some reason I thought it was early release, but nope. Just carry on, children!
I shouldn’t be irked by this school schedule, but I am. Whoever heard of school going clear up to Christmas Eve? What if we were planning on traveling. I hate pulling a kid out of school because it sends the wrong message, but if they are going to have school right up till the big day what are people supposed to do? If we were traveling it would be by air. No way would I spend Christmas Eve at the airports.
It also feels like we’ve had zero time to do any Christmassy stuff leading up to the big day. We’ve done a couple of things, but it has felt rushed. Bah humbug! I am hosting a post-Christmas party on Tuesday, so on Monday I plan on doing some of the baking that I’ve been missing.
Last night I showed Erik his Portable North Pole movie (I’m sure you’ve all seen that site before). He was so over the top happy. He was literally jumping up and down with joy the whole time. Then as soon as it was over he said it was a fake and Santa doesn’t exist. Awwww. I don’t care, but it is just more fun when the kids believe. I tried explaining about Santa living in our hearts when we do good things and he said there was no room for a person to live in a heart, and besides how would he breathe? He’s my logical little man, that’s for sure.
Thank you for all the comments about Elsa and her shyness. I was also a very, very shy child. It was not handled well (what about my childhood was handled well?) so I was pretty miserable as a child. I don’t want that for her. Of course her childhood will be nothing like mine, so it should be ok.
I read something interesting the other day, but I have no idea how true it is. Someone on a message forum said that children of alcoholics can’t tell when people are drunk or when they are lying. I know that is 100% true for me. You would have to be falling down drunk for me to realize you are lying. I can often tell if people are lying in a written medium, but I have no idea how to tell if someone is lying straight to my face. I never connected that to being an adult CoA. I should really read a book about it one of those days. In all my free time, you know?
So when you do up a little girl’s hair in pigtails, how to you keep it looking nice? A little spritz of hairspray? She rolls around on the floor so much that the back of her head turns into a rat’s nest.
Ok, can’t think of anything else. I gotta go do something productive for a change.
bethany actually said,
December 24, 2011 @ 12:28 am
To keep a little girl’s hair looking nice you redo it 17 times a day. 😛
Or, try putting the ponytails in when her hair is wet—not just damp, but wet. It might stay put better that way. You just have to plan on not taking them out till you’re ready to wet her hair completely again, because the hairbands leave wicked marks when you put them in wet hair.
MommyProf said,
December 24, 2011 @ 4:27 am
You carry a comb, with some extra elastics wrapped around the handle. The super tiny elastics that come like 1000 in a package and look kind of like the rubber bands for braces work well for toddlers.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Jeanette said,
December 25, 2011 @ 11:28 am
It is surprising how many of our actions and reactions are based on childhood experiences. As hard as it may be to admit it or look closely at it, i encourage you to do so. I know you are working very hard for Elsa and Erik to have a different childhood experience than you did. Learning to spot the behavior patterns that you carry over, finding ways to break the pattern, and to heal your wounds is so important in your interactions with them. especially as they become old enough to manipulate the people around them more purposefully. Best wishes for a happy and peaceful holiday season.
Jeanette