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Not On Top of It
I feel these festive days have fallen upon me, like the proverbial anvil on Wile E. Coyote's head. Halloween was managed pretty well but I guess I hit the snooze button a few too many times in November because here it is Thanksgiving week and every day someone has to remind me of something I forgot.
I forgot, for instance, that I volunteered to put together some elements for Felix's class Thanksgiving party. (The whole holiday is much too early this year. There isn't usually this much November left over after Thanksgiving, is there? Or am I just wallowing in denial?) A mad scramble ensued but I should be in good shape not to let anyone down tomorrow.
In a way, this is the sort of thing that I find more challenging than the usual "work vs. kid" questions. I can usually find time to deal with work around my children but I get really tied up with the whole question of school responsibilities and social things. I don't want either of my kids to suffer because I'm sort of lousy at planning things. Felix's birthday isn't for months, and already I'm behind. Other parents in his class have already figured out their children's parties and are probably sleeping the sleep of the Just and Efficient. I can't decide what we should do or when we should do it. I was going to write "if" we should do it but even my mother, who is the most low-pressure person I know about this sort of thing, says this is the year. Now is the time.
Astonishing how easy it is to get all in a welter about how a handful of small children will entertain themselves for a couple of hours on a winter weekend.
posted by Elise at 4:55 AM
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