Mom Fail, Mom Win

With 3 days left until Christmas, the wrapping begins. Thankfully I have an entire studio that I can store all of the gifts, bags, and wrapping paper in so the little eyes do not see. That is, of course, unless you forget to lock the door and the kids come running in asking if you need help with anything. Mom fail: I left the door unlocked! When I heard them running down the hallway, I quickly threw what I could into the closet and lay over everything else!! (side note, nothing was breakable!) Mom win: My boys have enough manners that they are always asking if I need help with anything that I am doing. I am so proud of them for the thought, especially since they didn't know I was in there messing with presents. In their defense, they knocked once as they opened the door, hahahaha! None of the were fast enough to get in the door before I threw myself on to the last presents remaining out of the closet. Santa's wrapping paper was the first thing that got tossed into the closet and the gift were right behind! Now that I am 100% certain that they are all occupied or asleep, Itty Bitty is sick still, I can hurry and get them wrapped. Remember mom brain, lock the door behind you as you enter or leave! If only this creepy Elf was as easy to do! Who in the world decided a little doll with big creepy eyes and a homicidal smile was the perfect thing to watch over kids and report back to Santa?!?! Growing up I thought dolls were creepy to begin with, now you want me to take an even creepier looking doll and make it do obnoxious things to entertain a child without scaring them for life! This seems to me like one of those bad horror movies just waiting to happen! One of these things is going to come to life and be the next Chucky! And don't forget about the pets! Because, you know, you don't have enough to do around the holidays. Let's remember to do something with their pets too. Don't you even think about repeating the same thing you did last year, they WILL remember and call you out on it! Then what? What excuse could you come up with on the spot for why they did the same thing or why they didn't move because the kids outlasted you the night before and get up at the ass crack of dawn! But wait, there's more. You can't move it during the day either because "they only fly to the North Pole at night after we fall asleep mom!" Well shit kid, you are too smart for your own good! I'm trying to do something to keep what little childhood you have left fun and exciting, then you go and get all critical on me! Just you wait... You will have kids one day and understand exactly why that creepy little red doll didn't move for 2 days in a row! If you OCD, well, you're just screwed! You don't want to do all the "cute" messy things because leaving that mess overnight will keep you up all night long and have you cleaning the entire house the next morning. You can't just have one so you will end up buying him/her a friend. Now you gotta move two of these creepers! Heaven forbid you move them to different areas of the house... "they don't like each other now momma, we need to tell them to make up." Sure kid, let's write a letter to the Elves telling them they need to be friends again. Oh, but wait, they each need their own letter. While we are doing that, "can we write one to their pets telling them how much we like them and hope they like us too?" Yeah, why not! Let me lie on this letter real quick while trying to teach you the importance of honesty. Kinda backwards, don't ya think? Just be glad that little doll came back this year! Be glad it didn't have a sleigh accident on the way from the North Pole. Be grateful it isn't hanging from the ceiling over your bed at night with those big creepy eyes staring you in the face when you wake up!! Happy Holidays parents! The elves are almost gone again!