Happy New Year everyone..... need to get my ass back in gear this side and I will so this is a cheating post to ease me back in....Nothing has been happening really in Sesameland we had a nice Christmas spent in my Royal County with my folks & family so got away with another year of not having to cook....go me! Would never compete with my Ma's homecooking...
This was the first year Babs had a bit of a clue what was happening....he had memorised word for word the ads from the TV for what he wanted and his sister wrote his list...when anyone asked is Santa coming and what is he bringing Babs would rhyme it all off:
"Rescue Pals Swim to me Puppy and a Pick and Mix Sweet Shop and somebody needs a tickle Mr Tickle and Elmo Live".....so of course Santa was going to bring all that and more...spoilt kids.....my whole focus was on him Christmas morning hoping for that look of amazement and surprise when he saw everything he wanted.......didn't happen....but he spent the whole day holding and tickling everyone with Mr Tickle so it was worth it....
Only took the Christmas tree down yesterday and he started screaming at me "Mammy what are you doing? what are you doing?" I explained that Christmas is over now until next year and we would put it up again then...so we had a mini meltdown because "I don't want Christmas to be over" and as I was taking the tree apart he started to try and put it back together.....got him settled easy enough and suggested he help me take it down and it worked.....
School was back on Wednesday and I was glad.....for the last week he was very unsettled at night time and couldn't figure out what was wrong with him.....so took a step back and remembered "the Iceberg" something I had learned on my Earlybird Course (which reminds me girls need coffee soon) and came to the conclusion that it was probably the whole out of routine and no school that was affecting him.....and it must have been because since Wednesday night not a peep.... Earlybird Rocks....
Sorry had hoped to put up some Crimbo pics but 'computer says no'...need to get that sorted....will catch up with everyone eventually and hope you all had a great Christmas and best wishes for 2009....
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WELCOME BACK!!!!!
(And happy gnu ears etc)
Yay Sesame!! Welcome back!!
Ah, poor auld Babs! Yeah, deffo the change in routine. They so need to get back to their usual routine.
Just wonderin..... Babs didn't show any amazement Christmas morning, right?? But he was upset when tree came down 'cos that meant Christmas over? that upset him cos he likes Christmas......so maybe he does "get it"? No amazement 'cos ..... well.... you ask this man called Santa for pressies and......he brings 'em. So, why should I be amazed????!!! Maybe???
Then again I'm probably talking through my ar.... hat!xxx Jaz
So glad you are back Sesame, I missed you! And I am probably not the only one!
I can identify about the routine bit... Xmas is nice but too much eating and all that. But I must say that I am almost glad to be back to some kind of normality, in any case glad to have my home back to myself after an "invasion" of almost 3 weeks... Gosh! Must be getting old! ;-)
Tell your computer to "say yes" and allow you to blog, this is Little Ireland, not Little Britain after all!
Yeah! You're posting again...was wondering how ya been. Seems like ya'll had a good Christmas. My 3 year old wondered why the tree came down as well, we did it when she was in preschool. Keeps asking when will it be Christmas again. :) Agree with the comment that perhaps Babs does get the whole Christmas thing and understands it's special. Presents, no big deal...but the tree (the symbol of Christmas) well that mattered to him.
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