NYE 2016: The day the Hubs snapped Crazy by Ashford - December 31, 20162 “HEY!!!! THIS ISN’T YOUR PLAYGROUND!! GET OFF OF HERE OR I’M GOING TO SEND YOU A BILL FOR THE DAMAGE!!!” It was Christmas morning and my husband was out on the golf course with Meeny teaching him how to drive his brand new RC car. To be fair they weren't causing any damage- they were only making tracks in the dew. He tried to be nice at first but the onslaught continued. “WHERE DO YOU LIVE????” the voice bellowed from the porch across the course. Finally the Hubs had had enough. He snapped. He forgot who he was and where he was and who he was with (and the example he was setting). “MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO! WHY DON’T YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!”
The halfway Christmas Crazy by Ashford - December 6, 20162 The lights were halfway up for weeks The garland still ain't done I'm losing hope It'll all be hung Before January one We got our tree from the tree farm Just outside of town Too bad that after just one week The star is falling down Half the presents have been bought And none of them are wrapped I hesitate to say it But by Christmas I'll have snapped The mail ain't even opened Too many Christmas cards to read The kids all have their programs And a drink is what I need We gotta take some pics with santa And read him all our lists And wear our matching outfits No matter how much they resist There are cookies to be baked And light shows to go see We almost missed the live nativity 'Cuz someone had to pee We try to teach our
My Suburban is a WMD: A Christmas Story Crazy by Ashford - January 5, 20162 We were looking forward to an uneventful Christmas this year. We had forgone all the pomp and circumstance and opted for a low key holiday. Eeny (6) was to play an angel in the church pageant at the Christmas Eve service. I stuffed my purse with enough candy canes to occupy the boys during the service and we loaded up our suburban and headed to church. To be honest I couldn’t even pay attention to the children on stage as I was wildly flipping between the needs, nay demands, of Meeny (4) and Miny (1). The hubs was the designated historian and was standing three rows behind us videoing the entire production. I’ll have to watch the video later as I
Embracing the crazy. Merry Christmas. Family Matters by Ashford - December 22, 20152 I haven’t written a Christmas letter in several years and wasn’t planning to this year either. However, as you open our card I think you will begin to see that this letter is just begging to be written. There are stories waiting to be told. 1. The Family Picture At some point in life you just have to stop fighting it and simply embrace the crazy. With three small children (Eeny 6, Meeny 4, and Miny 19 months) we simply have no choice. There is a backstory with this photo. We had the best laid plans to have a professional photographer come out and shoot a session with us. Alas, the scheduled morning brought with it torrential rains and historic floods that not only
