Tuesday, December 22, 2009

It's Go Time

Alright, team. It's the final week of Christmas. Are you ready? Me, neither.

Usually, I'm very organized when it comes to the holidays. My secret is ballet class. My 9- and 11-year-old daughters have always taken a dance class on Saturday mornings. Starting in September, I've had one hour every week to devote to Christmas. I drop the girls off, then head out to shop. You'd be amazed at how much I can get done when I'm focused on a task. Once I've collected gifts for everyone, I use my Christmas hour to sit in the car, listen to music, and write Christmas cards. By November 30, I'm ready to put up the tree, decorate the house, and throw a cookie-decorating party. I'm a well-oiled Christmas machine.

This year, my 9-year-old broke her left wrist at the beginning of the school year, so we let her sit out ballet for the year. Then, my 11-year-old begged to be freed of pliès and tendus. In addition to entering 6th grade, which at her school is notorious for its amount of homework, her soccer team is training for Regionals, so she simply doesn't have time for ballet this year. Those impudent children ruined my Christmas schedule . . .

. . . not to mention their Christmas portrait.



Dinner last night: chicken tostada



6 comments:

The Deal Fanatic said...

That is hilarious! I love it. Isn't it great how they..."the children" can change it ALL!

Happy Holidays to you & your family.

Unknown said...

I love the photo. My favorites are always the ones that show their personalities. It's go time for me too. I still have a few presents to buy and I just got my cards out this weekend. Oh, well, better late than never.

Joey Lynn Resciniti said...

The portrait has lots of character. I love the hand gesture at the dog!

Karen M. Peterson said...

The picture is adorable!

Sorry about your Christmas schedule. Maybe next year...

glitzen said...

What a great picture!! I think your system sounded great, too bad they messed it all up. :)

Unknown said...

lol. Yeah, we gave up trying to get good pictures. I had a meltdown in Sears the other day at my son's five year photo shoot. It wasn't pretty...