I know I've still been absent, and I hope you're still reading my blog! I'm not going to do a year in review post since I haven't been blogging very long, but I will do a holiday recap.
My Christmas Eve family get-together was terrible. The boyfriend's father is in the hospital and not doing well, but he's always been awful to my boyfriend so I think it's karma kicking his ass. I did not do well dealing with the SIL from hell, and spent most of the night alone.
Christmas was great. We all went to my parent's house, and the kids got lots of toys they wanted. T finally got his Bat Cave that he begged us for every day since Thanksgiving. He also got a bunch of Transformers toys and a creepy robot panda with blue LED eyes that terrify me. Princess got another FurReal Friends cat to freak me out with (because one wasn't enough, and apparently 6 real cats aren't enough either), a couple dolls, and a tea set. They got a Leapster explorer to share, but she won't let anyone else touch it, so we'll be getting another one for their birthdays in a few weeks. Goober got a ride-on train, a monkey Happy Napper, and a noisy little steering wheel thing. He could care less about any of it.
Yesterday I took the kids to my mom's house again because my aunt and uncle, and 2 of my cousins were coming over. It was better than expected. My sullen, 16-year-old cousin actually talked to people, and my other cousin was acting pretty normal.
We're staying home for New Year's Eve tonight. I'm just going to make some potato skins, jalapeno poppers, and pigs in a blanket, drink some bitch beer, and watch the countdown on TV. I always seem to have better New Year's when I stay in. Going out is always a let down and a bad hangover. The kids are already bouncing off the walls, so I don't know if they're going to make it til midnight or not. Usually they would, but I think they found candy or something, which could lead to a mega sugar crash.
I hope everyone else has had a good holiday season, and have a safe and happy New Year! I'm going to try to take "me" time in 2012 to take care of myself by going to the gym. The membership was a not-so-subtle gift from my mother to let me know I'm getting fat. I haven't worked out since college, though, and it will be nice to get away from the kids for a couple hours a week.
Are you making any resolutions for the new year?
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Sorry I've Been Sucking Lately
I know I haven't been blogging much the past couple weeks and I'm sorry. I've been focused on getting ready for the holidays and my kids' schedules have been totally off.
My kids have been staying up even later than normal, and I'm not in the mood to blog at 3 am. The baby's teething again and is barely sleeping at night and not napping much at all. And now my oldest, is sick again and has no voice. I swear, since he started school, someone in my family is always sick. I don't remember getting sick like this when I went to school.
I also started taking medication that makes me feel really hung over and groggy every morning when I don't get 7 or 8 hours of sleep (which pretty much never happens) so I've been staying in bed until 10 or 11 every morning. I wasn't kidding when I told you my kids' sleep is really off-I'm lucky my son has afternoon preschool or no one in the house would even been awake when it started.
Happy Holidays to everyone, and I'll try to be better about blogging most days.
My kids have been staying up even later than normal, and I'm not in the mood to blog at 3 am. The baby's teething again and is barely sleeping at night and not napping much at all. And now my oldest, is sick again and has no voice. I swear, since he started school, someone in my family is always sick. I don't remember getting sick like this when I went to school.
I also started taking medication that makes me feel really hung over and groggy every morning when I don't get 7 or 8 hours of sleep (which pretty much never happens) so I've been staying in bed until 10 or 11 every morning. I wasn't kidding when I told you my kids' sleep is really off-I'm lucky my son has afternoon preschool or no one in the house would even been awake when it started.
Happy Holidays to everyone, and I'll try to be better about blogging most days.
Friday, December 9, 2011
The Doorbell
The doorbell rang; I'm hiding in the kitchen. I hear the false voices of family greeting each other. I hate big family get togethers. Especially at my mom's house, when she drives my dad an me crazy for days, tells us she needs more help, then decides neither one of us can do anything right.
I hug my aunt, uncle, and cousins, listen to them gush about my kids for a few minutes, and retreat back to the kitchen and food that I've been preparing very slowly for a reason.
It's such a farce. My oldest cousin, who's my age, thinks he's hot shit because he's a CPA and acts like he knows everything and is smarter than everyone. There's no discussions with him; just lectures.
The next cousin is a year younger than me. We got along well as kids, but she's typical ditzy blonde ex-sorority girl who works all day, parties all night, and lives with her head in the clouds.
There's my semi-relatable cousin, who's 5 years younger than me. He has some issues, but he's good for conversation for a half hour or so, when I get creeped out by him staring at my boobs.
My youngest cousin is 16 and an angry teenager. She talks to no one, sitting silently with her ipod.
My aunt is fake nice, as long as everything is going her way. I can't stand it. She wears the pants in the family, and her husband and kids seem to defer to her.
My uncle thinks he's more important than he is. A big shot CFO at a fortune 500 company with the wife, kids, houses, rental properties, and golf skills. Oh, and a standing in the community because of his work with his church and as a basketball coach.
The 5 years we didn't speak to each other because of my uncle's affair sits like a gorilla in the room as the snow begins to fall.
This post was written in response to this week's Red Writing Hood prompt from Write on Edge.
We’d like you to craft a piece of fiction or creative non-fiction around the holiday season, keeping in mind that for some people “the holiday season” begins around Halloween and doesn’t end until well after the New Year is underway. The piece should begin with “The doorbell rang” and end with “snow began to fall.”
I hug my aunt, uncle, and cousins, listen to them gush about my kids for a few minutes, and retreat back to the kitchen and food that I've been preparing very slowly for a reason.
It's such a farce. My oldest cousin, who's my age, thinks he's hot shit because he's a CPA and acts like he knows everything and is smarter than everyone. There's no discussions with him; just lectures.
The next cousin is a year younger than me. We got along well as kids, but she's typical ditzy blonde ex-sorority girl who works all day, parties all night, and lives with her head in the clouds.
There's my semi-relatable cousin, who's 5 years younger than me. He has some issues, but he's good for conversation for a half hour or so, when I get creeped out by him staring at my boobs.
My youngest cousin is 16 and an angry teenager. She talks to no one, sitting silently with her ipod.
My aunt is fake nice, as long as everything is going her way. I can't stand it. She wears the pants in the family, and her husband and kids seem to defer to her.
My uncle thinks he's more important than he is. A big shot CFO at a fortune 500 company with the wife, kids, houses, rental properties, and golf skills. Oh, and a standing in the community because of his work with his church and as a basketball coach.
The 5 years we didn't speak to each other because of my uncle's affair sits like a gorilla in the room as the snow begins to fall.
This post was written in response to this week's Red Writing Hood prompt from Write on Edge.
We’d like you to craft a piece of fiction or creative non-fiction around the holiday season, keeping in mind that for some people “the holiday season” begins around Halloween and doesn’t end until well after the New Year is underway. The piece should begin with “The doorbell rang” and end with “snow began to fall.”
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