Showing posts with label Christmas by the numbers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas by the numbers. Show all posts
Monday, January 2, 2012
Christmas by the numbers: 2011
It has become a sort of tradition around this here blog to post Christmas By the Numbers. The post is an attempt at a non-boring holiday recap that can be laughed at by my children once they are grown.
Regular readers will recall the when we do Christmas, we DO Christmas. Months, weeks and days worth of Christmas. It feels like it never ends and every year I wonder the same thing..."Why do I do this?"
Just when I become convinced that my mostly ungrateful children will soon expect a present from the waitress at the All-You-Can-Eat pancake buffet...it thankfully ends.
It's starts at my Aunt's house. The gathering used to be much larger, but most of my cousins don't come anymore. It's still a fun time. We have a pot luck and we play cheesy holiday games for cheesy holiday prizes, which is always a hoot.
Of course, my kids end up with LOTs of random things.
I must admit, the kids are actually starting to look forward to going and I really have nothing to complain about.
This year we also attended my husband's holiday work party. It was at a local hotel conference room and they had build-a-bear show up there. They also had brunch and free Santa pics.
My mom, her husband and my grandmother came to visit, bringing gifts on the 23rd. They spent one night at the house. We went to family church service. My grandma was amazed by all the "new fangled gizmos" What was the gizmo, you ask? A glow stick.
Regular readers will recall the when we do Christmas, we DO Christmas. Months, weeks and days worth of Christmas. It feels like it never ends and every year I wonder the same thing..."Why do I do this?"
Just when I become convinced that my mostly ungrateful children will soon expect a present from the waitress at the All-You-Can-Eat pancake buffet...it thankfully ends.
Number of Christmas celebrations: 6
Number of times I had to remind my kids to say Thanks: 534
Number of times I won BINGO: 5
Of course, my kids end up with LOTs of random things.
I must admit, the kids are actually starting to look forward to going and I really have nothing to complain about.
This year we also attended my husband's holiday work party. It was at a local hotel conference room and they had build-a-bear show up there. They also had brunch and free Santa pics.
Number of times my kids whined: 67
Number of times my kids laughed: 154
Number of times my kids fought with each other: 6,457
My mom, her husband and my grandmother came to visit, bringing gifts on the 23rd. They spent one night at the house. We went to family church service. My grandma was amazed by all the "new fangled gizmos" What was the gizmo, you ask? A glow stick.
Number of times my mom asked if her cookie making was annoying: 8
Number of times my grandma's childhood friend made me smile: 5
Number of chairs my mom bought for us: 2
Number of chairs in the boxes: 4
Number of pictures of me with my great-grandmother: 0
Number of pictures of my kids with their great-grandparents: more than 100
Mandatory Sad-Sock-Face pictures: 5
Time my kids got up Christmas Day: 4:55 a.m.
Time they started fighting: 5:43
Time I took my first nap: 7:30
After our very early Christmas morning celebration, the next day we headed three hours west to visit with more family. The celebrations continued!
We had Christmas dinner at my in laws house. We were joined by our cousins.
It is always fun when we get together. Loud...but fun. After dinner and clean up (no dishwasher) we opened presents. Little G. was tickled with his Hex Bug Hive. He got a lot of enjoyment out of that gift.
number of dishes I washed: 0
Number of dishes I put away in the wrong spot: 8
Number of times one of the kids cried: 5
Number of Advil I needed: 6
Best part of being at my dad's for our final Christmas of the season? Shaking up dinner. We decided to have Japanese for supper. Nothing like a little California roll to ring in the season.
Number of Redneck wine glasses I got: 3
Number of laughs I got from those glasses: countless
Number of times my son complained about his learning laptop: 5
(He doesn't like presents that "make him learn") LOL
Number of days I waited once we returned to take down the tree: 1
Goodbye Christmas 2011. You were very good to us, even though you did overstay your welcome.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Christmas By The Numbers
Christmas lasts FOR. EVER. in our house.
It starts in mid-December and doesn't end until days after the actual holiday. Just as it gets to the point when I'm certain my kids are going to expect gifts from the waitress at the Eat 'N Park it ends.
I am truly grateful for the amount of family that feel blessed to dote on my children, however, it gets to be quite overwhelming and I often pray that they would just stop.
That being said I thought I'd break it down for you by the numbers.
Number of Christmas celebrations including Christmas Day: 6
Number of presents each of my kids received: 25+
Number of repeat presents: 3
Number of outfits oldest received: 15
Number of batteries needed: 21
Number of fights refereed over winter break: 32
Number of smiles: 833
Number of breakdowns: 27
Number of Excedrin needed: 12
Number of nights spent away from home: 3
Number of presents my dog received: 8 (seriously?)
Number of Red Bulls I drank: 6
Number of times I laughed: 1,498
Number of times I counted my blessings: over a million
It starts in mid-December and doesn't end until days after the actual holiday. Just as it gets to the point when I'm certain my kids are going to expect gifts from the waitress at the Eat 'N Park it ends.
I am truly grateful for the amount of family that feel blessed to dote on my children, however, it gets to be quite overwhelming and I often pray that they would just stop.
That being said I thought I'd break it down for you by the numbers.
Number of Christmas celebrations including Christmas Day: 6
Number of presents each of my kids received: 25+
Number of repeat presents: 3
Number of outfits oldest received: 15
Number of batteries needed: 21
Number of fights refereed over winter break: 32
Number of smiles: 833
Number of breakdowns: 27
Number of Excedrin needed: 12
Number of nights spent away from home: 3
Number of presents my dog received: 8 (seriously?)
Number of Red Bulls I drank: 6
Number of times I laughed: 1,498
Number of times I counted my blessings: over a million
Starting the celebration at my Aunt's house December 11th
The weekend before Christmas at a park near my mom's house
Celebrating with my mom.
Oldest on Christmas Day with her pogo stick.
Middle G with a new outfit on Christmas Day.
Little G with some mighty beans and a new DS game.
Grammie G opening a gift.
My three kids with their great-grandmother.
My dad and Nana.
Here's hoping your Christmas was just as crazy as ours.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Weekend Update: some holiday memories by the numbers
A few posts ago, my bloggy buddy Jenners had a great post entitled Christmas by the Numbers.
I thought it was creative enough to swipe. So here is my "not as good" version.
Number of presents we gave to my step-mom and dad: one each
Number of presents they gave us: 10
Number of times my son reminded them he asked for a laser beam and didn't get one: 4
Number of times the girls asked Grammie if she was ready to open gifts: 17
Number of times she said "in a little bit": 16
Number of times they asked if there was more to open: 7
Number of presents we got my mom and step-dad: 4
Number of presents they got us: 15
Number of times I had to remind my kids to say thank you: 2,957
Number of presents Santa brought each of them: 3 (like the wise men brought Jesus)
Number of gifts my son opened before he found this car: 6
Number of gifts he wanted to open after he opened this car: 0
Number of presents Copper the dog received: 8
I thought it was creative enough to swipe. So here is my "not as good" version.
Inches of snow received including the 12/18 blizzard: 20
Number of snowmen made in December: one
Number of Christmas celebrations: 4
Number of presents we gave to my step-mom and dad: one each
Number of presents they gave us: 10
Number of times my son reminded them he asked for a laser beam and didn't get one: 4
Number of times the girls asked Grammie if she was ready to open gifts: 17
Number of times she said "in a little bit": 16
Number of times they asked if there was more to open: 7
Number of presents we got my mom and step-dad: 4
Number of presents they got us: 15
Number of times I had to remind my kids to say thank you: 2,957
Number of presents Santa brought each of them: 3 (like the wise men brought Jesus)
Number of gifts my son opened before he found this car: 6
Number of gifts he wanted to open after he opened this car: 0
Number of presents Copper the dog received: 8
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- I'm a 41 year old (gasp) freelance writer, school cafeteria manager, wife and mother. I have three children and one anxious and overweight beagle. I use my blog to make others laugh, to share some cool crafts, to document my lunchlady adventures and to lament about the challenges faced by us all on the journey called life. Thanks for visiting. Please leave some crack...um...I meant some comments.
