The Big Day Is Almost Here...
No, not the move in date for the new house (don't I wish).
Doesn't it seem like December is flying by?
Last night we took the kids out to look at Christmas lights in different neighborhoods around town. Every year we go get burgers (and not from a chain fast food place, but from a good old-fashioned independantly owned burger joint) and eat in the car (the kids love this for some reason) and then drive around making sure to stop to buy cookies from "Dustin's Diner" a stand in a popular neighborhood that always puts up very elaborate Christmas decorations. Dustin's Diner sells cookies, cider, and hot chocolate with all the proceeds going to the local homeless shelter. Last year they raised 10,000.00
The kids are absolutely disgusted with Mike and I this year. Mike found out about one of his major Christmas presents a couple of weeks early when he and I arrived home and found the fishing pole from Cabela's leaned up against the front door. (I didn't expect it until the next day when I would be home to receive the package and hide it before he got in) Since then he has begged (when I seem to be in a receptive mood) to just "hold" the pole for a couple of minutes. On Friday he and Kate went Christmas shopping and he bought me a pair of earrings. Since the jeweler only had a 7 day return policy - Mike wanted to make sure I would like them before time ran out... so he showed them to me (I LOVE THEM!!!! They are GORGEOUS!!!).
Needless to say the kids don't understand this and are completely irate that we found out about our presents before Christmas. What they don't realize is that this sort of thing happens almost every year with at least 1 present, we just didn't go to great lengths to hide it this year because we overestimated their maturity. ;o)
Doesn't it seem like December is flying by?
Last night we took the kids out to look at Christmas lights in different neighborhoods around town. Every year we go get burgers (and not from a chain fast food place, but from a good old-fashioned independantly owned burger joint) and eat in the car (the kids love this for some reason) and then drive around making sure to stop to buy cookies from "Dustin's Diner" a stand in a popular neighborhood that always puts up very elaborate Christmas decorations. Dustin's Diner sells cookies, cider, and hot chocolate with all the proceeds going to the local homeless shelter. Last year they raised 10,000.00
The kids are absolutely disgusted with Mike and I this year. Mike found out about one of his major Christmas presents a couple of weeks early when he and I arrived home and found the fishing pole from Cabela's leaned up against the front door. (I didn't expect it until the next day when I would be home to receive the package and hide it before he got in) Since then he has begged (when I seem to be in a receptive mood) to just "hold" the pole for a couple of minutes. On Friday he and Kate went Christmas shopping and he bought me a pair of earrings. Since the jeweler only had a 7 day return policy - Mike wanted to make sure I would like them before time ran out... so he showed them to me (I LOVE THEM!!!! They are GORGEOUS!!!).
Needless to say the kids don't understand this and are completely irate that we found out about our presents before Christmas. What they don't realize is that this sort of thing happens almost every year with at least 1 present, we just didn't go to great lengths to hide it this year because we overestimated their maturity. ;o)
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