2008
ha! bet you thought i’d forgotten
maura @ 11:47 pm
But no, I was just working on the article I’m writing with a colleague, which is so close to being done that I can almost taste it! Very exciting.
You may have noticed that tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Happy turkey day to one and all! While I will be enjoying the visit with family members (and the company of cousins to play with my kid), I’ll greet the day* with my annual end-of-year freakout.
* The day which starts in 16 minutes. Holy cow, I have to get to sleep!
Which goes something like this:
If it’s Thanksgiving, that means that (usually) Gus’s birthday is next week. This year we are too busy to dream up crazy elaborate plans for a home party requiring a multi-location treasure hunt and hand-sewn and hand-jolly-roger-stenciled bags full of chocolate coins. Plus, Gus ASKED for a family party. Huzzah!
But that doesn’t mean that we’re ready. There’s still cupcakes to make for school, and we only have 1/3 of his presents.
And then, as if that’s not bad enough, apparently Christmas is in 28 days. It’s like 28 Days Later, except without the flesh-eating zombies. Or maybe with the zombies, if I have to enter a shopping establishment. Suffice it to say that no presents have yet been acquired. Not sure if we’ll have the gumption to enact our traditional baking-for-the-extended-family plan, either.
I had high hopes that this would be a handmade Xmas. I made an adorable (if I may toot my own horn) tiny purse for my niece for her 2nd birthday earlier this year, and wanted to make one each for my other 2 nieces, plus an apron for Gus (his old one is too small). But I am just outta time.
Everyone gets books this year, from Auntie Nerd the Librarian!
2 comments on “ha! bet you thought i’d forgotten”
Thanks, you too!
Books and family parties rule!
Enjoy your turkey.