tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post5710038253165243286..comments2024-02-05T01:42:59.660-08:00Comments on It Feels Like Chaos: ThoughtsIt Feels Like Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10671848129910298975noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post-36757906942162451012009-12-14T08:44:08.762-08:002009-12-14T08:44:08.762-08:00I love your blog!! :)I love your blog!! :)Free Sampleshttp://www.freebieshark.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post-8114249338581537332009-12-14T07:27:56.553-08:002009-12-14T07:27:56.553-08:00About #1: I always wrap as I go, and there are a f...About #1: I always wrap as I go, and there are a few reasons that works with an almost-5-year-old around:<br />*The tree is small and on a table, so the gifts go around it on the table, which he couldn't reach until last year. By then he was used to the idea that we don't unwrap them until Christmas.<br />*I include him in about half my wrapping sessions, so he's involved in making gifts look nice and doesn't want to mess them up.<br />*We wrap most things in fabric bags (made them a few years ago from Christmas fabric bought on sale in January) tied with ribbon. There is no way to tear the bag to peek at the gift. He can't tie a bow yet, so if he unties anything we'll know he's been peeking!<br /><br />About #2 and #3: C.S. Lewis said that worrying about how your home appears to others is the kind of Pride that is a Deadly Sin. I kind of joke about that--sure is convenient not to make everything perfect!--but honestly, I think it is important for me to back off the perfectionism and focus on hospitality and being friendly and welcoming instead of apologetic and stressed-out.'Beccahttp://blog.earthlingshandbook.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post-81114755527930382042009-12-13T14:24:32.575-08:002009-12-13T14:24:32.575-08:00I haven't started wrapping yet, but plan to so...I haven't started wrapping yet, but plan to soon. I do NOT want to be up late the nights before Christmas!Amy @ Finer Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728023893111147613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post-65964374836254476312009-12-12T07:16:31.615-08:002009-12-12T07:16:31.615-08:00Hello!
Please stop by Art's Chili Pepper an...Hello! <br /><br />Please stop by Art's Chili Pepper and pick up an award.<br /><br />Happy Saturday,<br /><br />KatKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214169887240603175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post-38613015225026545112009-12-11T13:43:20.910-08:002009-12-11T13:43:20.910-08:00I love your random thoughts. I'd scare people ...I love your random thoughts. I'd scare people off with my random thoughts! LOL<br />Hugs<br />KimKim @ Homesteader's Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787975654863452911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post-42143401867939875952009-12-11T09:17:06.039-08:002009-12-11T09:17:06.039-08:00LOL! I've seen adults with pjs on, so I defin...LOL! I've seen adults with pjs on, so I definitely think it is ok with little ones. ;)<br /><br />Have a great weekend!<br />SherrySherry @ Lamp Unto My Feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997081715350310581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post-37499367349008686772009-12-11T06:57:12.456-08:002009-12-11T06:57:12.456-08:00haha I LOVE your blog. Like I said before, it ma...haha I LOVE your blog. Like I said before, it makes me travel back to my yesterdays. I too had 3 little boys who would have NEVER left the presents alone. Here is what I did...I'd wrap all of their presents in paper just for them. One would get all of his gifts in the red reindeer paper, the other blue snowmen, etc. I'd put no tags or bows on theirs as they were lost on the boys anyway. Then I used a big trash bag and bagged up all of their gifts in a bag and put it in some various hidden place in the house. As they got older they of course found the bags occasionally, but by then to my knowledge anyway, they never opened them, haha That way on Christmas eve or even Christmas morning all I had to do was drag out the bags and unload them. It worked well. Jammies for a 2 year old that early in the morning is perfectly OK by the way. In my case, they would much rather see my hair washed and looking nice, then a two year old dressed, haha Have a good day. Enjoy these times with your little ones, it goes soo fast..<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />DebbieDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836655708421528876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post-85275120152037545152009-12-11T05:42:56.809-08:002009-12-11T05:42:56.809-08:00We have the same issue with gift wrapping. We alwa...We have the same issue with gift wrapping. We always put ours under the tree on Christmas Eve after the kid have gone to bed. That way they aren't tempted to mess with them, and they love seeing all the gifts for the first time on Christmas morning.<br /><br />I do wrap them ahead of time though (all but the bows), and just keep them in the closet wrapped. That way, I'm not overwhelmed on Christmas Eve!Erin @ Closing Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020727978444665211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post-91365578664798012772009-12-11T05:14:43.595-08:002009-12-11T05:14:43.595-08:00I think it is totally fine to take your 2 yr old o...I think it is totally fine to take your 2 yr old out in pj's when your appt is that early. Totally acceptable!!<br /><br />I hear you on the hair washing days. If I wasn't so lazy in the evening I'd shower when my husband is home and it be done but no I have to corral children for safety then get in and out as quick as I can. geesh.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340102686619070377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791688654948426375.post-90078870472997794782009-12-11T01:54:42.840-08:002009-12-11T01:54:42.840-08:00I saw a 50 year old child out in her pajamas today...I saw a 50 year old child out in her pajamas today at Walmart. If this works (and it didn't) I think you'll be fine with the two-year-old! Hey, wear yours too and no one will notice the baby! lolRobynn's Ravingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619286823020924023noreply@blogger.com