I was one of the crazed women that got up at 4:30 in the A.M. and went to find cheap stuff for all my loved ones. I threw elbows at Walmart for $4.00 pajama bottoms. I karate chopped for shirts at Old Navy. I shot dirty looks at people trying to cut me in line at Toys R Us. By the time I made it to the mall, I realized something. What I was wearing and how I looked was perfectly acceptable for a 5:00 A.M. Walmart trip; not so much for a 9:00 A.M. trip to the mall. I started to feel like a bag lady as I saw women with makeup and outfits that didn't have leftover gravy on them from Thanksgiving dinner. I bought my few items and high tailed it back to the Bitner mobile stocked with cheap stuff.
When I got home I gnawed on a roll from last night to give me the strength to sleep and I told Paul to threaten all children a slow and painful death if they bothered me. I had just fallen asleep when...
Ryan: (knock loudly on bedroom door)
Me: Go away!
Ryan: Can we put up our little Christmas tree downstairs?
Me: NO! And if you bother me again, I may have to beat you!
I think my children will surely have fond memories of the Christmas spirit that was in our home.
Fall Camping
2 months ago
2 comments:
so, did you get the fake ducks? if not, my neighbor has a whole flock in his backyard....i'm sure he wouldn't notice if a few went missing.
We'll have to come up with a plan.
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