Week in Review: Wrapping Up The To Do List

Can you believe it?  The last Friday before Christmas!?!?  This is also the last day of work and school for the Martins until next year and we are so excited!  I was truly enjoying Advent this year, feeling pretty calm, remembering to say the St. Andrew Novena, attending a retreat, but this week I am feeling the pinch and trying to figure out the Christmas Present Fairness Math like:

Does everyone have the same amount of joy-giving presents intermingled with things they need?  Even though I'm an accountant, the math is not mathing.  I will feel like one kid needs something more, then get it, then realize another kid would also like that gift so I get it for them too, but now we are out of alignment again and on and on it goes.

I'm going to finish up the wrapping this weekend and see what else there is left to do, but in a panicky state yesterday I stress ordered a few more small gifts/stocking stuffers as if I was a contestant on a timed game show:

Cute earrings (these are for MY stocking)

Deck of Cards (Brendan's really into card tricks right now)

Tau Cross Necklace (Andrew came home from Assisi with one he wears and the littles want to copy)

Tweezers (to go with all the Perler Bead crafting)

Magic Book (for Magic Tree House lovers)

But I have to stop and just accept that it is what it is.  I don't think I ever feel 100% ready for Christmas morning but you know what?  Jesus comes no matter what and we always have the best time together.

What else has been going on this week?  

Eamon and Maggie had another track meet, where Eamon beat his PR by 12 seconds in the 1000m race and Maggie didn't run (again) due to an injured hip flexor but she was a great cheerleader.  Ellie (Eamon's girlfriend in the green hoodie) is apparently amazingly fast and a great high jumper and kills it at every track meet.  So much power in such a petite package!

Andrew has been helping Grandpa with a bathroom floor tile project and getting into a nice routine during his break of morning Mass and working out at the gym, walking the dog for us and helping pick up the kids from school/drop them off at sports.  Methinks he should just stay at home with us forever :)

Learning from the best

Declan had a basketball game and scored a basket.  He swished a three pointer last game, and he honestly does not seem to care if they win or lose as long as he can score just one point, which is good since they typically lose.

Last night was the Nativity Concert at the elementary school.

Twinning

I don't want to brag, but I gave birth to both Julius Cesar and a sheep.  Aren't moms amazing?

Cesar

Baa

While we were at the concert, Andrew and Eamon attended the St. Andrew Dinner at our Diocese and said it was a great time.  They went with our pastor, their cousin and a future scooper at The Cottage.

I hope you all get to check a lot off your to-do lists and have people who check in on you to make sure you're doing okay.  We'll get through this together :)  Have a great weekend everybody!