ALF: It’s the day before Christmas, I’ve hidden all the eggs
Willie: ALF, we hide eggs at Easter, not at Christmas.
ALF: Oh, that’s right. Christmas is where we carve the pumpkin.
Its the most wonderful time of the year.
Yes, a time when in our attempts to recreate all the nifty Christmas scenes we have been bombarded with since two weeks before Halloween, we fail miserably and end up recreating bad Christmas Specials at best.
Actually I am going into this pre-Christmas season with a different out look, normally I am bitter and mad that before you can finish procrastinating about carving your halloween pumpkin, Christmas decor is out, and in most stores full force. Like I really need to be stared down by a whole aisle of jolly fat fuzzy white guys on Oct 29th. However per my previous post we are happy, positive people who are not complaining which means I needed a new pre-Chirstmas outlook. I was a bit lost on where to find said new outlook, however yesterday when I picked my kid up from school her teacher relayed to me the days’ Cammy story (which is one of the reasons I love her teacher- we get a new Cammy story everyday) which went something like:
Mrs. Alicia: “Cammy what are you happy about today?:
Cammy: “I’m happy about Christmas! And don’t call me Cammy anymore!!”
Mrs Alicia: “Okay what should I call you then?”
Cammy: “Camilleronnaaxandrahennison” (which is sort of her whole name crammed all together)
Mrs Alicia: “Well Alrighty then.”
Okay so new shiny Christmas outlook found. So to see if her little three year old self was jonesin for presents or, like my mom, just into the fa-la-la of it all, we went by hobby lobby after work. And let me tell you, there is nothing quite and priceless as walking with your bright eyed wonderfilled three year old through a row of artificial trees. Which easily is the biggest quandry of this holiday season for us – real or fake tree? We shall come back to this quandry, anyway – Cammy and I got to look at all the Christmas fodder and she picked out ornaments and things she would like to have – and I decided that the white tree that we have stored in the basement will be put up this year, on the second floor probaby in the empty corner of the babys room. Cammy will get her tree put up in her room again. She is clearly in it for the fa-la-la-la-la of it Jerry brought up the making of oranments, which we’ll do – Start getting my feet back into crafts and scrapbooking.
The only other aspect of Christmas that I have changed my outlook on is the shopping. I like to christmas shop, I really do. I just need to get my people to BELEIVE me when I tell them what I want for Christmas. This is the hardest part of the holiday season for me. Nobody ever beleives me. Like for serious I really do want a set of Lodge Cast Iron Skillets. Really. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a new couch cover. I know these things seem like household items, and society and jewelery stores has made a point of crafting comericals to make you think no woman would ever in her right mind be serious when she says she wants such things for a holiday present. But I really really do. Yes I need other things more (no mom do not buy me any shoes or clothes – thank you). Yes I really want alot of things for to play with (no – Jerry don’t buy me the new digital camera – I love that you thought it- but don’t) but realisticly if you are asking with 39 shopping days left til Christmas – we aren’t talking legendary christmas present. We got time for geniune gifts. And while my light kit would be awesome, house stuff would be too, cause I really want to get my house to a place that I am happy with.
oh – and Just for shyts and giggles – you need to click this link and try really hard not to pee your pants. I was born on the tale end of the 70′s so I was spared this very special kind of torture. But for some of you it will bring back fond memories I’m sure.
Christmas Quote of the day:
Stewie Griffin : Careful! You’re washing a baby’s scalp, not scrubbing the vomit out of a Christmas dress, you stupid holiday drunk.
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Lovegirl and I have been chilin’ at the local Hobby Lobby as well. She likes to go and “visit” the snowmen! She’s truly obsessed with them this year – I’m not sure what that’s all about. I’m afraid we’ll be arrested soon – we go often, but rarely purchase anything.
OH my gosh that link you included was so funny.
Isnt it funny how Hobby Lobby turns into thsi magical place for kids at Christmas?
Oh and if you go with the fake tree, find one with the lights already on. Those make decorating SO MUCH easier! AWE-SOME.
I so have your Christmas present already