Help it's December and I can't cope (again)...

Every year it's the same... I just seem to have far too much to do. I mean, I'm always busy - you know what it's like with kids, you just never seem to stop - and then someone plonks Christmas on you as well!

What with all the shopping, card writing, wrapping, tree-putting-upping... santa letter-writing etc...it's enough to give any organised mother a nervous breakdown let alone one as disorganised as me.

Don't get me wrong - I luurve Christmas - as in the big day, big turkey dinner, pressie opening, cracker pulling, paper hat wearing, alcohol drinking, sofa snoozing, sharade playing, all-over-in-a-day-lot!

It's just December that I hate!

And if I thought it was bad before my kids went to school - it's a million times worse now...

Can you buy and wrap a gift for your child...
Can you make a costume for the school play...
Can you supply jars of sweets and cakes for the fair...
Can you attend the fair...
Can you spend lots of money...
Can you fill in forms and pay money for various Christmas trips...
Can you purchase Christmas photos (and fill in forms and write cheques)...

And on top of that there's the job of writing Christmas cards for all the class mates (half of whom can't read anyway) writing Christmas cards for the parents and buying unwanted presents for the teachers...

Hubby says - you can say no - you don't have to do it all... but then I'll just look like scrooge... so I guess I'll just go along with the whole rigmarole for another year and look forward to the big day when I can raise a large G&T to myself for getting through the whole thing in one piece for one more year! (Bah humbug I say!)