I said this morning on Twitter that we had successfully decorated the house and tree last night – with all six children (and two extra significant others) and no fights or meltdowns. This was true. But the Advent Calendar Angst has begun – quietly, so far.
I was searching through the last box for the advent calendar and concerned because I hadn’t seen it. Chris informed me that it was already up. Michelle got to it and hung it. This led to quite the discussion between me, Chris and Jenn about the calendar and the mouse and Michelle.
All evening long, the children waged the battle of the mouse. Someone put it in the December 1 pouch (ie Michelle) and someone else came along and moved it to the 24th. It was put back in the 1st pouch and again moved to the 24th. Over and over. All night.
It’s December 2nd and I’m wondering who is going to move the mouse – and which child (or children) will interfere and move it to the wrong pouch. Kids are crazy.
Oh my gawd! You Twitter!? Send me your id so I can follow you. Heheh… I like the stalking sound of that. =)
I guess you have two very different trains of thought going on there. Kids really can be crazy. The advent calendar was always a big deal in our house with all four children taking their turns at it…another tradition that my kids love to remember. I was just talking to Julie about it yesterday. I told her I’d send our old calendar to her if her younger brother Joe would let me part with it. I’d like Bella and Bastian to be able to use it and put the ornaments on the tree every day counting down to Xmas. Hmmm….Bella is 4, Bastian is 20 months and Uncle Joe is…31. What makes sense here?
But is it the REAL mouse? Or just a substitute mouse?