Twas the week before Christmas...

and as always I have TONS to do! I said I was going to cut back this year. Each of the kids have coughcoughatleast20giftscoughcough! Um yea... I went a little over board... AGAIN! I just can't help it. The stores keep sending me all these personal invitations to come shop...you know the ones... Dear Jenny, please enjoy 20% off for being one of our top customers! And you know me... I just can't turn down an invitation.. that would be rude! So I just.keep.shopping! But here's where I've gotten myself into trouble.... the kids are done and I just keep adding crap... but I still have another 6 people on my list that I haven't bought for yet. And all of those gifts have to be given on Friday! And you would think by now, that living in Ohio my whole freakin life, that I would know that there's a possibility that we may get bad weather and might be stuck for a few days. But noo.. I've never learned my lesson. So here I am... 2 days before I need these gifts... and we're getting an ice storm! Now typically I don't freak about the weather ( I just bitch about it because.. well I hate Ohio). I know that Clifford ( Matt's HUGE truck ) will get us through a blizzard! But when it comes to ice... Clifford will just go slamming into the tree faster than the others cars. =P I do have the option of crawling over to the Esther Price candy store and getting boxes of that crap if I get desperate enough.

This morning was Drew's Christmas party at preschool. Parents were invited to attend as well. I must say that this was the best preschool Christmas party I've ever been to! Well it's also the only preschool Christmas party I've ever been to because the girls went to the Jewish Center for preschool... poor things thought they were jewish for years! haha Anyways.. they had about 15 different activities set up for the kids. From snowman bingo to making gingerbread houses. Lots of creativity going on! And since they did it all... I now don't feel the need to make the mess at my house. ;) Some of the parents were complaining a little about how chaotic it was in there with so much going on. But I really thought it was quite calm. This tells me something about myself... I must live in complete chaos. lol I apologize to any past or future house guests... you probably think my house is pure nuts. =P Santa was there as well and each kid got to sit on his lap and ask him for something. All the kids asked for something very specific ( transformers, pokemon, polly pockets, etc.). Drew is the youngest by far in the class and simply asked for toys. Santa asked what kind of toys? Drew's response... the kind you play with. Um yea... my 3 year old is a smart ass. I wonder where that comes from?! hehe

I'm hoping to get the girls over to meet Bennett on Thursday. I've tried 3 times now to get over there and every time he's napping. Poor kid is all screwed up with the different time zone here. But he's adjusting well over all so far and is just adorable! He kept smiling at Drew when I took him over there. The girls were at school and are furious that they didn't get to go yet! But between all we have going on with their schedules I can't just hop over there.

Drew is actually sleeping so I think I'm going to sneak to the basement to wrap a bit. Matt and I wrapped for 5 HOURS on Sunday and STILL didn't finish! Like I said... I was cutting back. ;)