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Happy New Year!

By • On • In Holidays, Pandemic • 1 min read

Sayonara, 2020!!! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out! lol

2020 will be memorable, that’s for sure. But I think we’re all just so excited to usher in the new year, even while we’re all celebrating at home.

Sure, nothing will really change tomorrow — with the pandemic still ongoing — but it’s at least a symbolic fresh start. And fingers crossed our vaccines will be here soon.

After watching the New Year’s Eve specials (with hardly any people in Times Square) and the fake firework display (no joke!), we are toasting to better days ahead.

Cheers to 2021!

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2020 Bingo

By • On • In Holidays, Pandemic • 1 min read

My friend sent me this — such a funny game to cap off this wild year! I certainly got a lot of squares marked off. Although I can’t believe it’s been all this time, and I’ve still never tried a “quarantini”!

Also in my defense, I did intend on voting, lol. I thought had requested a mail-in ballot and kept waiting for it to arrive, only to discover after the deadline that the envelop was sitting in a pile somewhere. And the thought of going in person to the polls…you mean….around people?!?! Ahhhh!

“Adopted a pet” was another one I was tempted by. Definitely looked up and found some cute animals available on occasion (prompted by Emily! haha) but thankfully never followed through. Our house is already a zoo!

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Reflecting on Santa’s visit

By • On • In Holidays, Kids • 1 min read

Santa was all the rage, once he was off our property. Jackson kept talking about his visit from Christmas day.

“But Santa was different,” he said.

Uh oh! Did he notice?! Does he know??

“There was a problem,” Jackson continued. “He didn’t have a beard.” 

I don’t know if it was the mask that was throwing him off, or maybe the cotton ball beard is getting sparse, but Jackson seemed to know something was fishy, lol.

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Socially distanced Santa

By • On • In Holidays, Kids, Pandemic • 1 min read

Santa and his elves stopped by later in the day with an outdoor COVID-safe visit. Jackson was so excited about it — after the fact — but gave side eye while he was here, lol.

Santa also surprised Jackson with his number one wish from his list — a saxophone!

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Can’t fool him

By • On • In Holidays, Kids • 1 min read

Last night Jackson moved the elf — aka the elephant — and hid it himself behind the door in Beckham’s room. This morning when he got up, it was on the table eating a fruit bar.

Jackson: “Who found the elephant behind Beckham’s door? Did someone go in Beckham’s room quietly and get it and put it on the table?”

Me: “Maybe the elf got up and walked downstairs and climbed up on the table?” 

Jackson: “Try again, Mommy. Those aren’t the words.”

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Silly me

By • On • In Holidays, Kids • 1 min read

Our second day of the elf, and Jackson has continued to call it the elephant, haha. But when I called it the elephant, he corrected me: “That’s not an elephant. It doesn’t even have a trunk.”

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Elf excitement

By • On • In Holidays, Kids • 1 min read

Justin took Jackson downstairs in the morning so I missed his first reaction to our new elf. But when I woke up, he ran to tell me he found the “elephant” lol.

I’m not so sure the magical element has really sunk in yet. He then said, “Now I’ll go hide it and you can find it!”

And he keeps asking if we can play “that game” again tomorrow.

It’s no game… it’s Christmas magic!

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Maybe next year

By • On • In Holidays, Kids • 1 min read

Me: “Jackson do you want to frost some more trees?”

Jackson: “I’m really busy. I need to watch my show.” 

At least we finished a few “trees” for our gingerbread house before Jackson’s schedule filled up.

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Go Go Christmas

By • On • In Holidays, Kids • 1 min read

Jackson was obsessed with the the Kidz Bop “Go Christmas” video when he was little, excitedly shaking his fists and saying “go! go!” whenever he wanted to watch it.

And here’s Beckham watching it… also completely enamored!

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