And were almost off....
Every year we've waited until Lina's birthday was over (this coming weekend) to put up the Christmas Tree so that we could have some sort of dis-connect between her birthday and Christmas. This year I'm itching to get it up and I am starting to wonder if the separation is all that necessary. It's hard having her birthday at the beginning of December. When she was little, the gifts would start arriving via mail the week before her birthday, then the Christmas gifts started coming in and then it would be Christmas and then there were a few gifts that would arrive after Christmas. It was just a big month of gifts and it did become a little tiresome and overwhelming. Now that she is older it is a little less crazy. So maybe this Sunday, even though it is her birthday, maybe we can get the tree up and begin decorating it.
She has decided she would like a sleepover this year so we have invited 5 little girls to stay over this Saturday. It should be crazy but I am pretty much prepared to handle it. Afterall, as a Sparks Leader, I've had 15 - 5 and 6 years olds sleepover in a church hall before and we all made it through the night so how much worse could this be?
Lina wants to have do-it-yourself pizzas, watch Madagascar and have pancakes and sausages for breakfast. That, I think we can handle. I am thinking that we might make cupcakes the night before and the girls can decorate their own. We'll probably do some sort of crafts and have popcorn and such. If they are into it, I'll set the tent up in the reckroom and they can sleep down there. If not, I'll turn Lina's room into one big mattress and they can bunk down in there.
Well, I spent this weekend getting recertified for First Aid, so between that and the attempt to get an extra hour of sleep each night this week maybe all will be well. At some point, I am going to have to talk to hubby about wearing that pair pf PJs he got for Christmas eons ago. I can guarantee at least one child will walk into our room next Saturday night and I don't want to have to explain to some girls parents why she saw my husband in his underwear.
So this month is all about inspiration. It's usually my most creative time of year. So, instead of Inspiration Wednesdays (which I am far behind on) I will post 'em as I run into them.
Season's Greetings all!
She has decided she would like a sleepover this year so we have invited 5 little girls to stay over this Saturday. It should be crazy but I am pretty much prepared to handle it. Afterall, as a Sparks Leader, I've had 15 - 5 and 6 years olds sleepover in a church hall before and we all made it through the night so how much worse could this be?
Lina wants to have do-it-yourself pizzas, watch Madagascar and have pancakes and sausages for breakfast. That, I think we can handle. I am thinking that we might make cupcakes the night before and the girls can decorate their own. We'll probably do some sort of crafts and have popcorn and such. If they are into it, I'll set the tent up in the reckroom and they can sleep down there. If not, I'll turn Lina's room into one big mattress and they can bunk down in there.
Well, I spent this weekend getting recertified for First Aid, so between that and the attempt to get an extra hour of sleep each night this week maybe all will be well. At some point, I am going to have to talk to hubby about wearing that pair pf PJs he got for Christmas eons ago. I can guarantee at least one child will walk into our room next Saturday night and I don't want to have to explain to some girls parents why she saw my husband in his underwear.
So this month is all about inspiration. It's usually my most creative time of year. So, instead of Inspiration Wednesdays (which I am far behind on) I will post 'em as I run into them.
Season's Greetings all!
posted by ria at Monday, November 28, 2005
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