Dear Me,
I’m writing this letter to my future self, hopefully sitting in a rocker on a front porch somewhere watching the world zoom by (fingers crossed!) You may be a little fuzzy on the details of what Christmas was like so long ago. Let me remind you of a few of your favorite Christmas things the year your kids were 9 and 12.
Your Christmas tree skirt
Yup, you still wrap that vinyl tablecloth around your tree every year. You wouldn’t change it for the world, either. Remember when you received it your first Christmas as a married woman from that older couple in your church small group? They may not have had a lot of money, but their random gift of a vinyl Christmas tablecloth was so touching. And practical!
Your kitty
This was the year that you adopted Scooter, a 3-month-old Calico kitten. She filled the hole in your heart that was left when you lost Mr. Tabbers in October. 
Remember how your daughter cried, though, after getting Scooter? She still missed Mr. Tabbers. No one can be replaced, but the heart still wants to love, so love again you did!
Your Ugly Christmas Sweater
Tipsy Elves provided you with an Ugly Christmas Sweater this year. OF COURSE you had to pick the Crazy Cat Lady version because of Scooter. Who’s the cool Crazy Cat Lady now?
The Gifts
This was the year your daughter wanted a fancy American Girl doll bed. When you finally worked up the courage to buy for her since it was the one big, expensive gift she really wanted, OF COURSE the darn store was out of them.
Forever out of them. Nada mas. You suck.
And what did your daughter tell you when you broke the news that the store was out?
SANTA CAN BUILD IT! she said.
Gulp.
Remember you got several knock-off beds in the basement? The best one appeared under the tree on Christmas with a plausible note from Santa why he chose that very special non-American Girl brand one for your daughter to receive that year.
And your tween son? Sigh. He didn’t really want anything. Hopefully in the future you can either remember what he wanted or that it didn’t matter what he got because it was Christmas and there was a whole lot of love and happiness.
Don’t forget you got your husband a t-shirt with Bigfoot and a 6-pack of beer. That’s how you roll.
There you have it, a few of your favorite Christmas things this year. Don’t forget it was a busy season filled with school and hockey, fun parties and get togethers, and time that you thoroughly enjoyed with your lovely husband and kids.
It really was magical.
Take care of your bad self out there in the future. And, Merry Christmas!
Love,
Me
This was a Finish the Sentence Friday post. Today’s prompt was “Dear Me”. Thanks to Kristi at Finding Ninee and Michelle from Crumpets and Bollocks for hosting.
Aw, sounds like the perfect Christmas to me minus the out of stock American Girl Doll bed, but loved your daughters response still. Merry Christmas to you and your family now!! 😉
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Thanks, Janine! Merry Christmas to you and yours too.
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…A Few of My Favorite Christmas Things
This is how the thinker upper of this week’s FTSF prompt anticipated folks would react I suspect. A letter to yourself in the future. Dear Me. I did not respond that way. Ah well, it’s good if you and I are a weensy bit different every now and then, no? I absolutely love the tree skirt/tablecloth and the fact that you still treasure it. How very special. Little did they know you’d still be using it all these years later. Please let us know how the bed option works out. Such a clever mom to have bed backups. Good on you. And Scooter? What a poppet. Perhaps you could fashion her an ugly Christmas sweater as well. There’s plenty of time left!
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Let me get out my needles and start knitting a cat sweater…oh, wait, I don’t knit! I’m sure some store somewhere sells them. But that would mean actual effort to find it. I’d rather blog, eat, and sleep. 🙂 oh and take care of the family. Somebody has to.
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Yah, I hear ya. Pass your rum and I’ll top it up with eggnog. Wait. What?
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As soon as I finish this comment, I am checking out that Tipsy Elves site.
My 14 year old was so hard to buy for this year, too – he really doesn’t want anything. I guess that’s a good thing, right? Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thank you Dana! Happy holidays to you and yours.
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…A Few of My Favorite Christmas Things
Oh what a bummer about the American Girl Doll bed! I hope she likes the one that Santa brings. I love your ugly crazy cat Christmas sweater but even more, I love the t-shirt that you got for your husband. Hope you find the perfect something for your son, too, and thank you for linking up. I hope your holiday is wonderful!
Thanks, Kristi! Enjoy the holidays!
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…A Few of My Favorite Christmas Things
Seems like if you add a real six pack of beer to hubby’s gift, then take the cardboard from the six pack, you can fold it into a bed? Then two birds, one stone? Santa is not a master builder! Merry Christmas!
Bwa ha ha! An AG Bed made out of a six-pack. Can I charge a billion dollars for it too?
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…A Few of My Favorite Christmas Things
Oh that shirt and the American Girl Bed! Christmas is a wild ride! I think the kitty really subdues the whole ugly sweater deal. That’s good right!
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Yes, the kitty sort of softens the look, I agree. Merry Christmas!
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…A Few of My Favorite Christmas Things
Oh man that tshirt with Bigfoot and the 6-pack of beer — my husband would love that! Might have to steal that idea 🙂
Great post!
Might be too late for Christmas, but Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! 🙂
Too hilarious! I love the ugly sweater, and I don’t even have a cat.
I think Ugly Cat Sweaters speak to all of us, no cat required. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…A Few of My Favorite Christmas Things
My kids never really ask for anything for Christmas, which is nice in some ways, but terribly difficult in others. Regardless, I think they had a nice Christmas and we all survived to tell the tales.
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