We’ve been talking lately about how this time of year can make us Moms nuts.  We all have the internal to do list that is running as a soundtrack to our lives, but at Christmas the list is longer, louder and mega stressful.  Moms by nature suffer from a little ADHD otherwise we’d never be able to juggle it all.  My soundtrack sounds like this today….

• I need to finish Christmas shopping
• Don’t forget the teacher gifts for the last day of school tomorrow
• Don’t forget the co-worker gifts for the last day of school tomorrow
• Doctor’s appointment for the Shorty at 11.  Pick-up bagels on the way and a gift basket for the awesome staff at the Doctor’s office that we’ve seen a little too much of lately.
• Wrap the gift for the nanny.
• I need to sit and check emails.
• What should I make for supper?
• What should I make for the pot-luck on Saturday?
• Ack, will it be snowing when we need to drive up the mountain roads to Squamish on Saturday to catch the Polar Express? (oh yes, this is a thing!)
• Do I have everything for our post Christmas trip?
• Order a turkey for Christmas.
• Plant the tree in the front yard so the city doesn’t fine us for forgetting to do this in the first place.
• I hope we don’t have too much frost that will kill the tree.
• I hope it snows on Christmas Eve for the kids.
• I hope it snows on Christmas Day… again, for the kids.
• I hope it melts on Boxing Day.
• I hope it doesn’t kill the new tree.
• I better schedule that conference call with the record company.
• What should I make for supper?
• Did I get the kids the right gifts?
• Will the kids hate their gifts?
• Will Christmas be ruined?
• Don’t forget those last gifts.
• Did I forget to send my aunts a Christmas card?

• I need to answer that email about the DVD we’re making.

• I better call the school to let them know we won’t be back from holiday for the first day after the break.
• Crap, I forgot to call the school to tell them that Shorty is sick.
• Oh geez, I hope the rest of us don’t get sick.
• I need to get groceries.
• Should I start buying for Christmas dinner, is it too soon?
• Oh man, is the tree starting to lean?  Is it going to fall over in the middle of the night?
• When was the last time I watered the tree?  Will it set the house on fire?
• Check email.
• What should I make for Boxing Day brunch?
• What should I make for dinner?
• Is Shorty #1 ok?  She seemed a little sad yesterday.
• I should try to connect the charity I’m working with to that foundation I read about online.
• I better plan a play date for the Shorties for next week.
• I need to wrap presents.
• When can I wrap presents?
• How can I get the Shorties out of the house so I can wrap presents?
• Maybe we should go out for dinner.
• Where should we go for dinner?
• If we go out for dinner with Shorty spread the croup all over the restaurant?
• I need to do groceries.
• Oh crap!  It’s snowing…

You get the idea…  And to all a good night.