As soon as you read that title, I'm sure John Deacon's beautifully crafted bass line ran through your mind. Doo doo dum dum dum, Another one bites the dust. This Christmas was fantastic, the kids have had a great time. No one got everything they wanted (my living room is still missing a 60+ inch big screen TV), the kids got several wonderful presents, and we got a couple of family presents that everyone has enjoyed.
First one was a video game for the Xbox 360 called Rock Band. It comes with a guitar controller, a mic controller, and a drum set controller. Mikey has laid claim to the drum set, and pushed me off to the guitar. Janika can rock the mic like no one else. All said and done, it has been a lot of fun today playing as a family. We also got Harry Potter movies, and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.
Some kids got electronic gadgets, some got bikes, but all recieved love. As I write this I am sitting in my living room watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The kids are exhausted, and so am I, but it was well worth it.
12.25.2007
12.21.2007
Three Shopping Days Left
Ok, here we are again three shopping days left till Christmas. I have to admit that I am ready to throw in the towel, but there are still kids that we haven't finished shopping for. This year I really want to make it special for the kids.
I know that this year hasn't been easy. With ups and downs in the job department there has been a lot of stress that I'm sure the kids have felt. Add to that Janika being pregnant... with twins no less, and I know I haven't been as warm and loving as I should be.
This is the hardest part about combining a family. It's not that you love the other kids any less, or that you want anything different for them. But each child has different quirks, and that can take some getting used to.
I know it seems like I've deviated a bit from my previouse topic, but the truth is these two merge together nicely. I want for all of the children in my household to feel loved. Last year we didn't have any money, and everyone felt shafted. We are still far from wealthy this year, but we can have a nice Christmas. The hard part is balancing what one kid wants with what each child needs. Some things I am never going to buy. You will never see me buying D&D figurines and 20 sided dice. I am never going to buy trading cards Baseball, Pokemon, or any others. I want kids to have things that put them in the mainstream, not flushes them out of it. Things that increase their ability to relate to others not ones that suck them into a universe of inverted moral relativism and antisocial behavior.
That being said, I love this time of the year and unfortunately my attitude hasn't started to come into the season until the past couple of days. So to all my loved ones, thank you for making my life happier than it has ever been.
I know that this year hasn't been easy. With ups and downs in the job department there has been a lot of stress that I'm sure the kids have felt. Add to that Janika being pregnant... with twins no less, and I know I haven't been as warm and loving as I should be.
This is the hardest part about combining a family. It's not that you love the other kids any less, or that you want anything different for them. But each child has different quirks, and that can take some getting used to.
I know it seems like I've deviated a bit from my previouse topic, but the truth is these two merge together nicely. I want for all of the children in my household to feel loved. Last year we didn't have any money, and everyone felt shafted. We are still far from wealthy this year, but we can have a nice Christmas. The hard part is balancing what one kid wants with what each child needs. Some things I am never going to buy. You will never see me buying D&D figurines and 20 sided dice. I am never going to buy trading cards Baseball, Pokemon, or any others. I want kids to have things that put them in the mainstream, not flushes them out of it. Things that increase their ability to relate to others not ones that suck them into a universe of inverted moral relativism and antisocial behavior.
That being said, I love this time of the year and unfortunately my attitude hasn't started to come into the season until the past couple of days. So to all my loved ones, thank you for making my life happier than it has ever been.
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