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How I spent my Christmas vacation

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My brain. It is zapped. I don’t know what day it is, even. That’s the story of, that’s the glory of vacations, I guess. Particularly vacations that get extended due to snowmageddon.

Here are some things I need to do as we approach 2011:

  • Eat better. I’ve been surviving on Ritz crackers and candy, and my whole self is feeling it.
  • Get ready for winter break’s end. This is the longest break we’ve had in our homeschooling this year, and I need to start getting my act together so it’s easy for Poppy to get hers together once it’s schoolin’ time again.
  • Make my brain pull itself back together. I think all the candy and nonsense is making it atrophy.

    • Speaking of nonsense, my dad really wanted to see “Yogi Bear.” So we went. And the kids loved it, even though it was very, very terrible. They’ve been playing Yogi ever since.

    How to play Yogi Bear:

  • Designate a camper.
  • Give the camper a pic-a-nic basket.
  • Steal the pic-a-nic basket.
  • Run around like a crazy person/bear.
  • Repeat and repeat and repeat.
    • blessings

    “I am so filled with cheer”

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    The kids slept until nearly 8 this morning. Then it was stockings and presents presents presents. I got everything I wanted, including two happy kids, a happy husband and a morning spent with family. Oh, and a new iPod and a crockpot. Woohoo!

    I hope your day is filled with very merries and the happiest of happies. Right now we’re still eating chocolates and playing with new toys. Later, my dad’s brothers are coming over for merry making.

    (PS. The post title? That’s a very good thing to hear from your 5-year-old in the middle of the gift-opening.)