Last couple of days have been hard getting out of bed.  I thought it was just me, but I have talked to a number of people who feel the same way.  Could it be the time change?  Could it be the weather?  Could it simply be the anticipation of the whirlwind of events coming in the next 7 weeks?

I just confirmed our plans for Thanksgiving………..

THANKSGIVING?????

I watched TV the other day and was SO glad that the elections were over, so I can now be bombarded with CHRISTMAS ads on TV.  Whoopy Ky-A!!!!  Let the games begin!!!

I have no lists started for Christmas and frankly can’t stand the season.  I blogged about this last year, I know!  It completely lost its meaning and is out of control.

I can handle the gifting to family…namely my kids.  They want it and they expect it.  That’s fine.  I was a kid once too.

It’s the extensions that kill me.  Do I gift the crossing guard who keeps my kid safe every year?  The gardener?  The teachers?  My kids friends???

That’s where I get lost in the shuffle.  I really hate when I don’t have a gift for someone – especially a kid!  But I can barely care for my own family!!

Chris is really good at taking care of the girls and the grandparents pick up the slack.  I feel like I am buying the kids stuff all the time; so why do I need to get extra stuff and wrap it up?  Just last week when we were on our way to the Performing Arts Center, I had to buy a shirt for Avery because she accidentally grabbed Aspens outfit instead of her own.  So she had nothing to wear.  BOOM…..something new!

I want to put that in a note for Christmas to say, “Remember when???”  (would that be rude?)

I can’t stand shopping for people, because no matter how much thought I put into it, I miss the mark.  I don’t pay attention when people say, “Oh I would LOVE it if I got one of THOSE!”

Chris tries to drop hints all the time and it falls on deaf ears.  My brain just doesn’t absorb it……  And I do hate that.

I think we should all go onto Amazon.com (or wherever) and create a Universal Wishlist so anyone could check in at any time and see what someone else wants.

That would make life easier.

But in the meantime, I’ll do my best to remember everyone – or at least keep a stash of ‘just in case’ items that I can throw at someone if I forget them. (We all have that stash, don’t we?)

I remember when I was a kid, I went to my boyfriends families house for Christmas.  I wasn’t expected, but his mom walked me over and handed me a packet of makeup.  It was Bill Blass.  I remember it well and I loved it.  But as I got older, I realized it was probably one of those “Gift with Purchase” items from the makeup counters at the mall.  I didn’t care, really, I loved the gift.  But I realized she was smart to have her stash ready to go.  And as I wasn’t expecting anything from her; I felt a little special because I got ‘something’.

This season overwhelms me because I live life in hindsight.  Christmas isn’t for those who look back it is for those who look forward.  I have always had a problem  with that.

So, maybe I will have a meeting with Hubby, who is awesome at looking forward, and see if he can help me out.  Then we can start the season on the same page.

But as he is gone until Sunday….I hope I remember to have ‘said’ meeting.

Happy Friday!