Christmas Traditions???

I've hit another blog-wall. I've had a hard time coming up with something interesting to blog about, which has really taken me by surprise since it is the holidays and there should be plenty to blog about. AAA suggested that I share pictures from Thanksgiving and blog about what a great day we had. The only problem with that idea is that I only have two pictures from Thanksgiving Day, and they are of Sunshine playing the drums. Not very Thanksgiving-ish.

Another friend suggested I blog about Christmas traditions, which sounded like a great idea at the time. But...I don't have any. Not any that are unique. I mean, um, we put up a Christmas tree. We hang wreathes on the windows. We hang the stockings on the mantel. We send out Christmas cards. I already told you about the Elf on the Shelf. What else is there? I do have a cute idea that I can share, but it's not really a "tradition." Each year, I buy the children a glass-blown ornament (not Christopher Raddko, but the Hobby Lobby version!) that represents whatever kind of Birthday party they had that year. So at Christmas, when we hang the ornaments, it's a ton of fun to hand AAA a glass-blown rubber duck and say, "This was your ornament from your first birthday party. We had a rubber ducky party. Mommy overdid it and was totally stressed. That's why you haven't had another birthday party since then!" Kidding. Kidding about more birthday parties but NOT kidding (wish I was) about completely overdoing it with the "Pin the Beak on the Duck" and the "Duck in the Pond" beanbag toss for my one year old. Or the white baseball caps with the orange bills that I attached googly eyes to and made the adults wear! How embarrassing!! Mimi, why didn't you say something?!? Y'all, I even scooped vanilla ice cream onto small individual plates and made them look like rubber ducks somehow. I think I used chocolate chips as eyes and dried apricots (really yummy - ha!)for the beaks. It was hilarious!! My sundress matched the decor. It's so sad. I'm so glad I had three more kids and am now too distracted and busy to plan my children's parties effectively. When I had Sunshine's party recently, a good friend commented that she was so impressed because I always make my children's invitations. I thought she knew me better - I only make them because I don't realize until it's too late to have invitations printed that my kid's birthday is next week. Which is exactly why I have to get off this blog right now. Little Man has a birthday coming up and I've GOT to get the invitations in the mail YESTERDAY! Wish me luck!