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This year I'm taking the Holidays off. I'm still reeling from last year when we took Henry to what seemed like 40 Christmas-oriented things on top of all of the decorating, cookie-making, card writing, and tree-picking-outing. I think what made it seem so nuts at the time was the fact that I was struggling a bit with morning sickness. Nothing like middle-grade nausea to color one's world view.

Keeping last year's hectic-ness (hecticnocity?) in mind, this year I'm going easy on us. I'll make cookies if I'm in the mood. We'll pick out a tree when it feels right. The decorations are going up slowly. I couldn't even hack the thought of trying to keep up with a chocolate advent calendar, and only bought them for Dave and Henry. This morning Dave and I talked about sending out Christmas cards. I basically told him if he wants them to go out, it's on him, that I'll help, but I just don't want to think about it. It seems sort of selfish when I write it all out, but frankly, I know I'm really just giving myself the gift of just relaxing and enjoying the season.