Plane Tickets...Check!

I'm an avid list maker, I have a list for EVERYTHING! This time of year I have many lists! I can officially check plane tickets off! We purchased them on Saturday! We'll be in Maryland December 30th through January 18th! Joe can't miss that much school so he is flying out with me and flying home with Ron on January 9th. So the thinking and stressing begins...flying with 3 kids ALONE...AHHHH!!! I will stress over the logistics of this trip until it's happening! I'll post more about this in a later blog, can't bare to think about it right now!

Another stress is Christmas! I always stress over presents, did I spend enough? did I get them enough? This year will be a little less than last year. We just spent $700 on plane tickets (oh yeah they went up $30 each way the day after I posted that they were $89 each way...I was ticked!) so I'm not going to have as much as I did last year. I'm aiming at $250 a kid ($150 a kid already purchased). And my dad always spends a good amount of them too so that should be enough. I don't know why I stress on this subject each year but I do. I wish I was more laid back!!! Because really the kids are happy no matter what you spend! And I know presents aren't what this season is all about...right now at 5, 2.5 and 9 months it's all they know! Try explaining to a two year old what Christmas is all about! She just stands there and looks at you like you have 3 heads. Last year I tried the whole "It's "supposed" to be Jesus' birthday that we are celebrating", they just don't get it yet.

I promised a picture of the Christmas tee...it's coming! I haven't taken one because it's still not done! I have been so SLACK this year on decorating. I'm usually on the ball but I've been in a slump! So I'm going to get off of here and "attempt" to make some progress!