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December 19, 2006
Manic Monday
Wow, what a day yesterday! I am still a little stunned by the busyness of it all. I was a workhorse, let me tell ya. Besides all the normal activities of the day, I also did a lot of extra stuff. I got a scary amount of laundry done for packing, I went through all the kids toys, tossing some and saving their favorites, I made two batches of the sweet chex mix, I got a few Christmas presents ready for delivery, I got everybody fed, dressed, and ready for the Christmas program last night. As we walked out the door, I remembered the diaper bag, the camera, the presents, the food, AND the kids. Pardon me while I give myself a little pat on the back!
The program was nice. But loooooong. It started at 7, and we didn't get home until almost 10. It was a lot for the Duke. He was a challenge during the service, but other than that, it was nice. Our family had volunteered to light the Advent candle before the service, so we had to walk up there in front of everybody and light 3 of the candles. That went well- we didn't burn the place down, so that's a plus. And I didn't freeze up there and do something stupid- which, yes, has happened quite a bit when I have to be in front of a church. I don't know why, but I always seem to flub up when I am the focus of ecclesiastical attention. But those are other stories- I'll tell them another time. I'll save those humiliations for a rainy day!
The children's choir sang about halfway through the service, and it was really cute. I could barely see Czarina because she was standing behind a tall girl- what a shame. But HeroBoy was on the front row in full view. He was something else. The little girl next to him was a buddy, and had her arm around him the whole time. He had his hands in his pockets, and he sang all proud and animated. He seemed right at home. And no picking of the nose, thank goodness! Yippee!
Afterwards, we had a reception with a pretty good spread, and we stayed for a little while to enjoy it. We were so wiped out though, we were out of there after thirty or forty minutes.
By the time we got home, King Pen and I were totally zonked. We got the kids in bed and they went straight to sleep without a peep. We watched headlines on Leno, and then we crashed ourselves. It was quite a day.
Well, that was yesterday. I'll get on here and write an actual blog post later-- but I wanted to jot down the details of the day while I had a moment. Happy morning, everybody!
The Daily | By WonderGirl | 10:18 AM
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