Ahhh January.
Snow. Ice. Approximately five hours of daylight.
Being cold, having a cold.
Long underwear, flannel pajamas.
Gray skies. A valley inversion.
Ahhh January.
Here are a few tips for making it cheerfully through this dreaded of all months.
1. Before the new year begins, clean the house top to bottom. Mark it on the calendar. Enlist the help of your husband and kids. Tell your husband how sexy he looks while doing house work. This will inspire him to go the extra mile. Before your very eyes the Christmas decorations will be packed up, floors will be scrubbed, furniture will be dusted and the house will sparkle.
Snow. Ice. Approximately five hours of daylight.
Being cold, having a cold.
Long underwear, flannel pajamas.
Gray skies. A valley inversion.
Ahhh January.
Here are a few tips for making it cheerfully through this dreaded of all months.
1. Before the new year begins, clean the house top to bottom. Mark it on the calendar. Enlist the help of your husband and kids. Tell your husband how sexy he looks while doing house work. This will inspire him to go the extra mile. Before your very eyes the Christmas decorations will be packed up, floors will be scrubbed, furniture will be dusted and the house will sparkle.
2. Try your hardest to have a set of twins mid January. Their birthday will be a good distraction. You can busy yourself with all kinds of fun ideas. When they turn eleven, it may be tempting to get depressed over the way they insist on growing up. If this happens, pull out the big guns, plan a surprise trip to Disneyland.
Wake them up early on the morning of their birthday and get on a plane to Mickey and five days of sunshine. 
3. Accept the snow for what it is. You will appreciate the water when summertime comes. Let the kids sled, build snowmen and have snow ball fights all they want.
4. Finally, spend the last three days of January in San Diego ALONE WITH YOUR HUSBAND.
I know it is hard to leave the kids, I get that. Heck, in the last eleven years, we have left ours a grand total of six nights. But warmth, sunshine, sunsets at the beach, sand in your toes, chocolate cake at midnight if you feel like it, a handsome husband all to yourself......
trust me, this is as good as it gets.
AHHH January.
4 comments:
Now I am really jealous. Disneyland and San Diego in the same month! What a great way to pass the most awful month of the year. Glad it is February now!
How fun! Good for you. I can count on one hand how many nights Todd and I have been alone together since the kids---in almost 15 years. I'm determined to make it happen soon, at least a couple of nights consecutively! Your kids are so cute! (And I'm still trying to figure out your hair disaster from a while ago....it is beautiful!)
What a great month! I'm glad you've had so much fun.
That sound so heavenly--which January usually isn't! Great ideas for how to spend it. The pictures of your kids at Disneyland are priceless! You look so relaxed in San Diego.
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