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The tree is up. No mice fell out of it – thank goodness! The box was slightly open so there was a possibility of a mouse hiding in the branches.
The Elf on the Shelf has been found. I forgot her name for a few minutes. It’s Belle. Well, that’s what it said on Instagram.
Most of the decorations are up. I even went through the box that didn’t have a lid.Why didn’t it have a lid?
Also, there were no mice in the box. There was only a huge insect waiting for me at the bottom.
Note to self: Buy a damned lid. Think of it as a Christmas present to yourself.
Unfortunately, I cannot lift the “Ain’t Nobody Got Time Fo’ That” Box. My neighbors probably got a kick out of watching me drag it across the yard. This box makes me laugh every time. It shouldn’t. My boyfriend thinks it’s funny that I took down Christmas decorations down in less than an hour one year. Christmas tree and everything. So he labeled the box with this name as a homage to my lack of Christmas spirit.
He went to the store for milk and when he returned, Christmas was officially over and the tree was stuck in the door. I had a meltdown – like a major, meltdown.
I wanted Christmas to be perfect and magical and lovely like something on the Hallmark Channel. It was nowhere near any of those things.
Every Christmas since then, I look at this box and remember that it doesn’t have to be perfect to be special. My kids are probably going to fight all day. Someone will leave their belongings somewhere else. I will receive clothes ten sizes too big. It’s just how things are sometimes.
We are not a Hallmark Channel family. However, we can still have a pretty awesome Christmas. I just saw “The Nightmare Before Christmas” decorations that would be fairly perfect for our house. It would be like Christmas and Halloween all in one. We can make it work for us.
I used to get so stressed at this time of year wanting everything to be perfect.These days I settle for no major meltdowns or arguments as I’ve come to terms with the fact not all my family members actually like each other. I am thankful I don’t have a problem with any of them but no longer take it on as my responsibility to make everyone feel the love.Big relief! I love your ‘aint nobody got time fo that box’.
Thanks! 🙂 glad to hear you aren’t so stressed out! Happy holidays!!
We all need a ‘aint nobody got time fo that’ box to remind us that not one Christmas as ever been the same, but each has been special in it’s own way. Happy Holidays.
And sometimes the “worst” Christmas is often the most fondly remembered 🙂 In 2013, we had an ice storm and no electricity for a week…still, we had family to stay with, lots of food and lots to be thankful for 🙂
True! It was a rough winter that year! 🙂