Let the holidays begin!

First off, we have SNOW. And I’m talking about the really good kind, the kind that you can make a really good snowman with. Hopefully it lasts until after breakfast, because the kids are just dying to get into it. Which leads into a moral dilemma…

We bought new hat and mitten sets for each kid, but they are supposed to be Christmas surprises, placed in the w-a-g-o-n that will appear under the tree on Christmas morning. But in the meantime, neither kid has a decent pair of mittens. They both have hats, but the Munchkin’s pair of mittens is rather tight, and Tad, being a summer baby, is lucky to have the knitted hat that he does have (which was either made by Friend, Carter’s Mom, or C. – anyone want to claim it?). Right now, I’m planning to steal a pair of mittens off of one of the Munchkin’s stuffed bears, because they will fit Tad’s hands.

Am I pathetic yet? So, do we give the kids the new hats and mittens now, or wait? Anyone? Bueller?

The one downside to the mittens that we purchased for Tad is that there are no thumbs on these mittens. Apparently, the creators of mittens for babies figure that hands should stay warm at that age, and not worry about making articulated mittenwear. I mean, do I want the Chinese kids making these things to go blind, sewing a tiny thumb on these mittens? But, on the plus side, it will prevent him from picking up bark to eat…

I digress.

The Webmaster is leaving this morning for someplace even colder – Salt Lake City – for a week’s worth of training. I have done laundry and ironing and I think he’s ready to go. Hopefully, Shuttle Express will make it to our house without too much trouble. He’s leaving really early to avoid getting stuck – 11 am for a 3 pm flight. Wish him luck. Wish me luck – I’m going to be home alone with the kids all week. Actually, I’m already making plans to minimize the trauma, which include taking Obachan shopping on Wednesday at Kohl’s and exploiting her for their 15% senior citizens discount. Crafty I am, yes, hmm? (Said in the Webmaster’s best Yoda voice, which is much better than mine. I can do a decent Grover, but Yoda is beyond me.)

Our Christmas tree is staying fresh under a blanket of snow on our back porch. My in-laws brought it up this weekend, along with our names for the Christmas Eve drawing on the Webmaster’s side of the family. Why do we always end up with the same names??? I have drawn the Webmaster’s aunt for the last couple of times that we’ve participated (but at least she has hobbies that I am capable of shopping for, like stamps and quilting), but the Webmaster for the last 3 or 4 times has drawn his younger cousin, who, if he could, would live in a cave and hunt for food. But the Webmaster’s mother has given us a few ideas for him, so we may be better off this time – the last few years, we’ve resorted to just buying him ammo for his hunting rifle. Which he appreciated, but… I’d kind of like to give him something that may encourage him to be slightly more civilized.

I am in the full grip of holiday panic. Won’t you join in? And today marks one month until the Munchkin’s third birthday. Holy crap! How did that happen??

But to counteract the panic, I leave you with this cuteness:

Happy Monday, everyone!

This entry was posted on Monday, November 27th, 2006 at 1:46 am and is filed under Children, Family, Husbands, Mommyhood.
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