Jingle Bells

Mitchy smells.
Sydney peed her pants.
Miranda fell,
Diane's hearing bells,
and Brian ran away! Hey!

I spontaneously penned this little ditty during our normal bedtime routine about a week ago. (Think "wrestling alligators into 'jamasons.'") It explains mostly what I've been up to better than anything else could. Well, maybe this undecorated Christmas tree is also representative of what I haven't been doing. Of course, you know bedtime routine isn't the best (positive) reflection of my day, since by then, I usually feel like "decking the halls" in a different way.


But I settle for some Christmas crafting in some of my childfree time, so don't worry, I haven't lost my Christmas spirit! Here's a lined--and zippered--pencil case I made as my first ever sewing project (outside of home ec class, that is). Good thing it came out okay, since it's for Sydney's preschool teacher. (Their class mascot is a frog.) Now I just have two more to make for the teacher's assistants, right after I finish decorating the tree.


But my second ever sewing project (well, I started it first, but finished it second) is sure to be my favorite of all time--a hanging Christmas decoration, two "reindeers" (as Sydney says) made of Sydney and Miranda's handprints and footprints. And Sydney even helped, saying "Let's do crafts!" every day until we were done. I know the bedtime routines won't always be so challenging, but I'll always have my cute reindeers for decking the halls and reminding me of my most precious gifts.