My Denial Problem

Those of you that have known me for a while know that I tend live in denial (yes, yes, I know it's more than just a river in Africa!) for long periods of time. We could talk about my pregnancy with Claire, but we won't. (Wait, I'm pregnant? How did that happen? Better yet, when did that happen?) We could talk about my belief that my life with 4 children under the age of 2 WAS normal, but we won't. (I have been told that it's not the norm to have 4 toddlers running around at one time unless it's a daycare!) We could talk about my belief that Mt. Never Rest simply multiplies over night, but again, WE WON'T. ( I simply don't know how all that laundry ends up in the laundry sorter!)

What I would like to discuss it just HOW it got to be December already!?! Holy cow, I have only 24 days to have everything ready for Christmas!!!! I am a firm believer in living in the moment (whether that moment includes denial or not is optional). As such a believer, I refuse to look past Thanksgiving to Christmas. I think that Thanksgiving is a very special holiday that gets shortchanged by being sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas. We have way too much to be thankful for to take it for granted. Ok, now off my soapbox.

But guess what? Because of my "ideals", I am faced with just 24 days until Christmas. Do you know just how much needs to be done in 24 days? I have to undecorate (I really like fall, so that means that I have to remove all fall decorations-there are quite a few) from fall, decorate for Christmas, buy all gifts for all family members ( I have cheated just a bit and have a couple purchased already), cook all holiday goodies, and make sure that the children grasp the "real" meaning of Christmas. (No, the real meaning isn't that you get to make a list of everything you could possibly want for the next year and then sit around at different family functions to see who got you what!) My desire is that the kids understand the TRUE meaning of the gift of Jesus-the actual reason for the season-despite the wonderful commercialism that comes in the mail and on the tv everyday! PPPFFTTT, no problem for a wonder woman like me (Now picture me with my head in my hands, in a ball, rocking and crying!)

I am so glad that I am no longer in denial about my ability to get it all done!