Lifes Like That

Normally in our home we don’t shop a whole lot for Christmas presents for other people. Normally we just concentrate on our immediate family. But this year our family is doing something a little different. We have decided to pick name with the rest of the family. I got my niece’s name this year and since she is pregnant and expecting her first child very soon, she is going to be really easy to buy for. Yes, I will get her something small just for herself, but I also have plans to purchase her some baby bedding for her upcoming arrival. Since this is her first child, she really has nothing. So I figured if I purchase something for the baby, then she should be quite happy. I really do like this concept of picking names and this way I only have to buy for one extra person not twenty.

Last weekend my two youngest were invited to a birthday party. But they were unable to attend as my youngest son was quite sick. And because I had to stay home with him, I wasn’t able to drive my daughter to the party. Well they were both invited to a birthday party this weekend and guess what?? They are both sick. So neither one will be attending this party either. The one they were supposed to go to today was at the bowling alley so that is why missing this one is bothering them a little bit more than missing the one last weekend. But what can you do? When the kids are sick you certainly don’t want to take them around other kids and you don’t want them getting overtired and playing themselves out.

They don’t have to go back to school until Wednesday so hopefully by then all this illness will be over. There will be other parties and other trips to the bowling alley so this really isn’t the end of the world. But to hear the kids talk, you would think that it was.