Holiday Progress

So you know when I'm freaking out about how much there is to do for the upcoming holidays, the only thing that can be done is to get started and check some of those items off the list.  That's what I've been doing.  Let me give you one example to illustrate how well it is going.

I ordered my holiday cards from Costco this year.  Homemade was not going to happen.  Something's got to give.  AND our picture does not look holiday-ish at all--I don't care.  Got it done.  So I order them to pick up the next day.  Of course there is no school, but being the unrealistic-optimist that I am, I think I'll kill two birds with one stone and grab a quick Costco lunch and pick up the cards.  Bwahahahahahaha. 

Nothing happens quickly with kids.  Nothing.  Especially when they bring a friend.  And especially when the snowbirds are out in abundance giving you very dirty looks about said kids who have the audacity to dance around, and get excited, and don't look where they're going.  Basically acting like kids.  I guess kids annoy a lot of old people.  Whatever.

So we finally get the lunch, go to get the pictures when Griffin informs me he has to "go."  Number two.  Fantastic.  Did I say we were going to get this done quickly? 

After the bathroom we finally we get through checkout.  The line out the door is forever long.  Baby is now melting down in the cart.  I'm just trying to keep track of the other three, when I look down and see that baby has spilled soda all over the Christmas cards.

Yup.

That's how it's going.

I managed to salvage them, but if you get a card with a little soda stain on the envelope, you'll know the rest of the story.