Christmas shopping and station shopping

Well, I started today!
Yes, it is official. I purchased some Christmas presents BEFORE Thanksgiving! Not only that, but I planned to go Christmas shopping today while the kids were in school. Since Halloween snuck up on us and Thanksgiving is in 3 days, I just knew I had to start before someone told me Christmas was the following week.
So, I am in the car with my list, going to the stores that have the lowest prices and I'm listening to the local noon time news on the radio. It ended.
I needed some music.
I needed some Christmas music.
I began to hit the pre-programmed buttons on my car radio. Seems the stations switch so much I have no idea which station is which so I just keep hitting buttons until I find a song I like.
Then I heard it.
The Little Drummer Boy!
I have no idea which station, but they played holiday music for me on my way to the stores and on my way home.
Now it's time to hide some presents and hope I don't forget where I put them!

THE SUPPORTERS

Here we sit.
Mom & 2 kids.
In our warm, dry, comfy living room on a dreary Saturday morning.
Where is dad?
In a warm, dry, loud, bouncy, yellow school bus.
Where is he going?
On a 2 hour journey to the Western Maine Football finals!
See, Dad is a football coach.
We are his supporters.
Tough decision not to follow after him. . .
But. . .
Weather calls for heavy rain and though it was a tough,
tough, tough decision, we voted to stay home.
We miss dad, but we know he is happy.
Happy, focused, excited, focused, soon to be soaked, focused.
We wait for updates.
We wait for news of the win.
Next week we play for the gold ball!

Judy Blume

Ok, I have a ton of stuff to do right now, but honestly I need a minute to catch my breath. The half-made pumpkin bread will just have to wait in the fridge, the groceries in the bags on the kitchen floor will have to wait, the unhung coats, the un put away shoes, the keys, the purse, all will have to just WAIT!!!!!!!

We all grew up reading Judy Blume books right? You know, Blubber, Fudge - Judy Blume books? Well, like other parents we've read these to our kids and laughed but today I'm not laughing.

Why? Because THE BOOK just entered my house! What book? THE BOOK!

"Are you there God? It's Me, Margaret."

We've covered all the "basics" over here in our little house, but still I guess it IS a rite of passage for all little girls to read this. Why does it make mommies feel so funny inside?

I guess as the days pass, we realize they are growing up so I will say. . .

. . ."enjoy the book". ( and then shut my mouth)

Love = Talk = Silence

. . . my kids talk, as I'm sure many kids do.
. . . correction, my kids talk ALOT !
. . . my kids talk LOUD!
. . . my kids talk NON STOP!

I am a very social person. I have lots of friends and family close by. I also love to talk. But sometimes, just sometimes, I like some quiet.

Do you remember "quakers meeting"? We used to play it as a kid and I think I was the one who lost most of the times. Today, in the car we tried Quakers Meeting. My daughter recited the chant, we all laughed, then there was SILENCE! For almost 10 seconds.

I love my kids just the way they are but understand (especially after today) why I love the evenings when I crawl into bed with a good book after kissing their sleeping heads good night. I love the silence because it is so rare. . .