Some of you know I am a list maker. I guess that is the planner in me trying to be in control. Ok, I am a control freak, there I said it!
So as we are down to 11 days till Christmas, I have a list, well I should say lists! There is the ultimately needs done list, shopping list, stuff for school list, needs done today list, needs done when MIL is gone for the weekend list. Some are on paper and some fill my head with, what is the word...chatter is a good term.
So as I drag my poor MIL along on the daily trek to get everything done, try to keep her calm, and strive for some sort of normalcy, I must admit I am getting tired. When I am tried I get GRUMPY!
I do not hide my emotions well, when I am happy (which is most of the time) EVERYONE knows, however, when I am NOT EVERYONE knows. That unfortunately leads my MIL to feel she has come to "Visit" at a bad time. I am not usually irritated at her. I feel bad for her, she does not read situations well, so she thinks the source of all irritation is caused by her. Which is rarely the case.
I love the Christmas season, the blessed birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, the sights, the smells, the food, and the business. I love to be busy, I need to stay active and be ME while caring for her.
So I guess that brings me back to the list, I need to put remain calm at the top! For her sake and for mine.
