Christmas Eve Eve – Hive and Nest

Like you’re actually going to be reading a blog today.  But just in case you find yourself with some free time on Christmas Eve, here’s a rundown of what I did yesterday (which is still Tuesday in my head since I haven’t gone to sleep yet). Let me just say that my favorite thing about Christmas is the long store hours.  I love shopping at night.  LOVE IT!

–Grocery store for “The Big Dinner” (meaning Christmas Eve when we will be inviting 18 people over to celebrate) –Dropped off some of Jasper’s old clothes at my friend’s house.  Sat on the porch and talked til the boys started honking the horn. (oh, yes, just to make the shopping more enjoyable I brought along York and Finn.) –Crate & Barrel to pick up some glasses that had been on backorder.  They are really cute and cost 95¢ each. For that price they’re practically disposable. That, my friends, is why I love Crate and Barrel. York, however, took one look at the place and said, “this would be the worst place in the world to get a job.  I would really rather work at Home Depot.” Glad to know that, York. –Toy store because I realized this morning that I don’t have a single stocking stuffer for Arabella.  York bought a pack of party favors to give his sibs for Christmas. I ended up buying a bunch of birthday presents for Bella.  Her birthday is in May.  How much do you want to bet that I completely forget by then? –Dollar store because Finn wanted to buy presents for his sibs too.  I bought a bunch of glowy necklaces for our trip to Disneyworld (at the dollar store they cost 2 for $1.00.  At Disney they are $5.00 each.  I’ll just bring them along in my purse on the night we plan to go to the parade. The kids will be none the wiser.) –Party City to get silver bowls for the all-silver theme of Christmas Eve. Strange that I picked that theme since I don’t really like silver.  But it just seemed right, you know? –Justice (AKA pre-teen heaven) to see if they have the Blue Jay Webkinz that India has been drooling over for months. No luck, but they did have a cardinal, chickadee and hummingbird.  –Walked across the parking lot to Hallmark to check out their Webkinz selection.  Paltry in comparison. –Walked back to Justice (what’s with all the walking? Am I some sort of European?) and settled on the chickadee, a hedgehog and a dragon since they ended up being 40% off. I gave India the Chickdee today as payment for babysitting all day long.  And all day yesterday too. –Made it just in time for my face waxing appointment.  I now have lovely eyebrows and no more moustache. –Picked up York’s friend to have a playdate. –Went to tithing settlement. I don’t know why I have to go.  I make no money and last time I checked 10% of 0 is o. –Tried to make another dozen rolls but these suckers were not interested in rising. I threw the dough in the garbage (“take that!”).  It will probably overflow the can by morning. –Put the kids to bed. Realized I forget to make the babies dinner.  Unless you count a handful of peanuts dinner. Well, the bishop gave them two mini candy bars as well. Good enough. –Went to Kohl’s to buy some capris because I have nothing to wear to Florida due to the fact that I’m seriously fatter than last summer. –Went to Nerdsville Central, otherwise known as the Dragon’s Lair, otherwise know as “your multi-player game headquarters” to buy the game Killer Bunnies (which is just a regular card game.  But super fun.) for India.  Thanks goodness they were open til midnight.  I just barely squeaked in. –Back to the grocery store to buy the things I forgot 14 hours earlier.  They were entirely out of cranberries. I’m making cranberry-topped brie.  What am I supposed to do now?  There is no way I am taking a single step into a store until after Christmas. Sounds like a job for Errand Man Mister Whew.  No wonder I’m so tired.  And broke. Merry Christmas!  God bless us, every one.