Christmas Worries

Posted by Vulnadia on Dec 18, 2008 at 04:23 PM It's officially a week before Christmas and I am worried to death over soo many things! First off, late last night, I discovered, quite on accident, that a fellow Triplet Mum is having Christmas woes and only just now mentioned it (in a blog,) I just finished going through everything to try and put some things together in hopes of another little girl getting to have Christmas, too. I am very sad, because I don't know if I will be able to help this Mum out as much as I would like to, but I have managed to involve my sister who has resources that may be able to really give us a boost...hopefully! Then, I am having trouble finding my own children Christmas presents. Of course money is always tight, but this time, it's more of an issue of what to get them. I simply cannot fathom buying them a $300 dinosaur that stands there and eats a fake leaf from your hand. And yes, I have even tried rationalizing buying the less expensive of the Animatronic Dinosaurs, but practicality keeps kicking in for some reason or another. When we went and wrapped presents, we discovered that pretty much all of them are for our eldest child, with Baby Vivienne coming in a far off second. I am hoping to be able to go up into Daddy's attic and scavenge for vintage toys this weekend, but it's at his convenience at that is rarely, if ever, in the ballpark of matching up with mine. I hope to be able to revamp my sister's old kitchen set that is made of wood and spruce it up with some new dishes and wooden food, but I won't know if it's usable until I can climb up into the attic and see! Then there is the matter of my nephew who is supposed to have gone through and cleaned out his toys that he has outrown to make room for his Christmas. If he would do this, then I might have some things for my own kids, as well as that fellow triplet Mum, but alas, my nephew keeps on filling that garbage bag to the brim, only to empty it right back into his toybox. I think he thinks it to be some sort of game, but I'm not sure. On top of that, I have a dear friend who depends upon her children to keep her going, and they are all going to New York for the next few weeks to be with their Grandparents and their family. The Mom is staying here, and she is already having a tough enough time and really won't know what to do without her kids here to keep her company. I really feel guilty for not being able to do much with her, but my family has really been high maintenance lately, and I haven't been able to get away much! Hopefully, all of my kids will get well eventually, and the ick will all go away. But, the weather keeps changing, and the kids keep getting sick. Today, Kaiden finally found a way past the playyard gate that guards the Christmas tree and all of its breakable ornaments. He systematically removed all of their favorites and handed them to his Sibs who commenced to breaking them. I temporarily fixed the gate breach problem, but I don't know how long it will last. I really am worried that we won't make it until Christmas with the tree in tact. They even broke one of my Grandmother's 1950's German Glass ornaments, which has made me very sad! Now there is this matter of what we are going to DO for Christmas. You see, at Thanksgiving, I thought we had decided to do things here, but whenever I try and confirm that with Daddy, I don't get any answer! I am worried about my Granddaddy, too. I mean, we almost had a moment at Thanksgiving where we thought he really wasn't going to make it, but turns out he was okay...I guess anyways...It was just weird... So, I don't know what to do. My kids have all been sick, the tree is at risk, it seems nobody can afford christmas, and even if they could, what would they buy? What am I going to do for my own kids? Will I be able to help the three tiny guys with their Christmas? Because goodness knows, they all need a little Christmas! So, Santa, honey, hurry down that chimney, will ya? We need you right now!