1. Write. Yeah, nothing.
2. Publicly mock. I threatened to, but it never happened. (As in, Dear Beginning Drama Classes, When you read your parts in these plays, don’t be lame. If you are lame, we will publicly mock you.)
3. Totally humiliate my Kid 1. Oh, wait. Yes. I did. Over and over, apparently. She survived and will continue to soldier on. It’s who she is.
4. Knock heads together. Tempting, but I managed not to do it.
5. Cry tears when the principal came in and sat through 30 minutes of my AP English lecture. (The kids were worried about me, so they stepped way up with the discussion and the commenting. They rule. Turns out he was just making sure we were all right, and our AP essay discussion was so ENGAGING he couldn’t walk away.)
6. Christmas shop in person. But I did a little online (not while I was ACTUALLY substituting) and I hereby declare my love (again and always) for buying gifts on Amazon. Te adoro, Amazon. Je t’aime. Ich liebe dich. I luuuuuurve you. And so on.
7. Very much laundry, cooking, housekeeping, or pre-Christmas deep cleaning. But nobody went actually hungry, and each of us wore clean(ish) clothes every day, so… WIN. Also, we had turkey dinner on Sunday. Win again.
8. Prepare for Kid 4’s ninth birthday, which is today. Yesterday afternoon, I asked him, “Hey, do you want a birthday cake?” and he shrugged and said, “Not if it’s inconvenient for you.” Then I kissed his face and made him Tres Leches, because it’s his favorite. And I love him. And Tres Leches cake. But mostly him. His oldest sister took him on a breakfast date this morning, because she has to work for the next 12 hours, and he’s as happy as boys get, I think.
9. Christmas cards / letters / photos / neighbor gifts. Can I beg off this year? Is that allowed?
10. Lose pounds. Some busy weeks I manage it. Not this time. Turns out standing in the same room all day and panicking doesn’t burn as many calories as I manage to eat. Alas.
What did you not do this week?
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I didn’t write this week. =P I didn’t lose my temper at a crazy family party today. I didn’t get up early today (yay!) and I didn’t stop praying for the people of Newtown. (Oh, and I didn’t let embarrassment stop me from making a fool of myself and dancing with my nieces.)
I didn’t write this week. =P I didn’t lose my temper at a crazy family party today. I didn’t get up early today (yay!) and I didn’t stop praying for the people of Newtown. (Oh, and I didn’t let embarrassment stop me from making a fool of myself and dancing with my nieces.)
L.T. — Awesome. Way to NOT. Many good things to NOT.
L.T. — Awesome. Way to NOT. Many good things to NOT.
I didn’t do the laundry. Shhhh…I was busy wrapping Christmas presents. Now there are no clean socks. ;p
I didn’t do the laundry. Shhhh…I was busy wrapping Christmas presents. Now there are no clean socks. ;p
For this very reason, Carolyn, I have not yet wrapped anyone’s Christmas socks.
For this very reason, Carolyn, I have not yet wrapped anyone’s Christmas socks.
I did not neglect my children. It was nice. I also did not write. These two things are very much related. Working on figuring this out…
I did not neglect my children. It was nice. I also did not write. These two things are very much related. Working on figuring this out…
I did not divorce my husband. Which is amazing since he’s a stressed busy little bee, starting up his vet practice. I can NOT wait until he makes enough money to get a real secretary aka not ME!
Merry Christmas, Becca!
I did not divorce my husband. Which is amazing since he’s a stressed busy little bee, starting up his vet practice. I can NOT wait until he makes enough money to get a real secretary aka not ME!
Merry Christmas, Becca!