Where Did December Go?

I seem to have misplaced the month of December. Can someone please help me find it? Hopefully before Christmas? I really can't imagine where I've left it.

It seems like just yesterday I was cleaning up the mess from Thanksgiving. Then I was attempting to pick up  my #2 Daughter from the airport. I was thwarted by pea soup fog that prevented her from getting back from India in a timely fashion. She spent the night "sleeping" in the airport in Chicago. I spent the night tossing and turning, hoping that a 19 year old alone in the airport would be safe. She was. Sigh.

Then there were days of grumping at The Boy about getting his homework turned in. I mean, honestly, how hard can it be to get him to see the light? School is important! Right? Well..... I'm still working on that challenge.

Many days have been spent eating out. This makes me sad. Normally, I love to eat out but Dude-Man and I made a deal that gets me money for a trip to South Korea. The money comes from not eating out. I have saved so little money it is pathetic. And depressing.

Why have I been eating out so much? I blame it on #2 Daughter (who shall hereafter be known as MoLi). When she got back from India she wanted to eat out at all her favorite places, and I caved into her pleadings. I'm a wimp of a mother. And she wants to do stuff every day too. Like shopping. And seeing her friends. And shopping. Aigoo!

I have been trying to keep up with my Korean studies but that is going slowly. There are many distractions. Especially since #1 Daughter is home more because finals are over. Argh! I love my kids, I really do. But they are bossy! (No, they do not get it from me! I am never bossy!) And I am easily persuaded to take them out to eat or do whatever they want to do.

Now I understand that it's the Christmas season. When did that happen? I'm usually nearly done with Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving. Well not this year! I typically love to listen to Christmas music and watch Christmas movies. Har! Can you say boring? Then there's the decorating. Turning the house into a cozy haven of Christmas cheer has often been one of my chief delights of the holiday season. Not any more. It all just seems like a bunch of work. Bah Humbug!

We bought a tree. No one cried. The tree got set up in the living room window. Giggles (#3 Daughter) put the lights on the tree. Sort of. It was more like she was lashing the branches together using strings of Christmas lights. I am not exaggerating when I say she used at least 400 lights on the top two feet of the tree! I tried to help but I only seemed to worsen the problem. Later, Dude-Man took care of the lights on the rest of  the tree. I think he used 200 lights on the other 6 feet of the tree. A lighting master piece!

I did not like the tree in the window. It was taking up too much room so I decided that it needed to be moved. The Boy and I moved it to another part of the room. I didn't like it there, so I moved it across the room. It finally has a home! But the poor thing only has 4 ornaments on it. Four. That's it. No one wants to put any on. They seem to be happy that there are lights on it and some red bead garland.

So now it's five days until Christmas. I have 5 pairs of pajama bottoms to make. Wrapping of presents to do. Cooking and cleaning to take care of. Decorating! Peace negotiations to make since all of the kids are off from school. And somewhere amongst all that chaos I need to find the Spirit of Christmas. Heaven help me!

I think I will watch a Super Junior Christmas music video and go to bed. After all, tomorrow is another day.