Christmas is Done

Ahhhh! Christmas is done for me now. I greatly enjoy giving gifts to my loved ones and sharing the excitement with my son, but I am always relieved once it is over.

As we have become acustomed to, he got way too many clothes and toys. We are thankful many of the clothes are in larger sizes which we are certain, will fit him eventually. As for the toys, as I said in my last blog, we handled that. We took back all the toys from Nana's house and combined them with the abundance of toys that had his room so croweded you couldn't walk through it. Then we made 4 piles. Trash, donations, New batch for Nana's, and keep at home. It went extremely well. We feel wonderful to be able to donate so many toys as well as keep a lot of fun toys at both home and Nana's house. (His Nana is my Mother-in-Law btw, my mom still has lots of youngin's around so she never needed me to bring toys over.)

I got all our things put away and organzied and the house is clean. I am still awaiting two things.... New Year's, so I can put away Christmas decorations, and my Husband to go through his closet. But the house looks good and I am happy, refreshed, and anxious to start 2010.

Christmas 2009 Tips

• - If your kids are being good, let them skip a nap and/or stay up late. It's a once a year deal and when they crash you will find you get better/longer rest as well.


• - Don't expect children to wear fancy uncomfortable clothes for too long. Put them on as late as possible, take pics right away, and bring a change of clothes or pajamas.


• - Gather all the gifts for one household (if you visit more than one) in one bag for easy transfer from you home to theirs. It helps prevent lost and forgotten gifts.


• - Don't be afraid to ask for gift receipts. At the very least, find out where the item is from, many stores will still give store credit without a receipt.


• - Aim to have at least one special tradition you share with your kids that brings them the joy of Christmas without the commercial side being involved.

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