a huge sigh of relief

I made it through all our birthdays. Every year I think:


"this will be the year. I can make it through the month of birthdays with Halloween mixed in without losing it"


And every year it doesn't happen. Don't get me wrong, I love my children and husband and I love to celebrate their special day, it just gets to be a tiny bit over-whelming... I didn't really lose it, but there's just so much on my mind I can't possible remember everything.


For example: Kurt and I were laying in bed last night talking and I mentioned a fun thing I'd like to get the kids for Christmas.


I saw this "thing" in a store in the mall.


The mall I went to last week for the sole purpose of getting Matt a birthday gift.


The gift I forgot to give him.


The gift that I hid somewhere in my house that I completely forgot about and can't remember where IT IS!


This is the type of thing that makes me feel like I'm losing it.


I will dig and hunt till said gift is found and it will be wrapped and placed under my Christmas tree.


To make myself feel better I will say I'm ahead of the game with a Christmas gift already to go. (and to all of you that already HAVE your Christmas gifts purchased: I say congratulations. But for me, there's no way I can think of Christmas until our bday's are done, so I'm doing good with the ex-birthday/new Christmas gift)