Santa came to visit us again this year, you know, the true one!

Monday afternoon I went to my parents house, they always spend Christmas alone by option so we exchange gifts in the afternoon before Christmas dinner.

Christmas dinner as usual is at my MIL’s house, we missed my younger BIL who got married last year and spend the …

I did a small pause from posting, I wanted to post but I also thought I owed my kids some extra attention on this holiday. Furthermore I felt so exhausted that I had to take a few naps and I slept many hours during these last few days.

I already have the results of the blood tests but I have …

I had to go to the doctor today. I’ve been too exhausted, I know why: too much work in the office too much work at home. I’ve been having a lot of headaches, nauseous and I was afraid there was something wrong with my arterial tension.

When as soon as the doctor saw me, she told me I’m too white …

Sunday we went to visit “Christmas Village” in Obidos with my nephews, sil and bil.

Obidos is a medieval walled village with old small houses and a lot of stores. This village is open to public and from time to time events take place inside the town walls. Starting December 8, a Christmas Village is open to public (against a …

After my daughter’s Christmas party, I had a word with her teacher. As a point of reference is the fact that she’s the youngest preschooler on that school, she told me she’s a very smart girl, very talented, she already draws as if she was older, she always colors inside the lines, etc. etc.The thing that really upset me and …

Catherine school Christmas party did not start the way I thought. I thought she would be happy to see me there and do her best but as soon as she saw me she started crying because she thought I would leave without her.

I was called to the backstage by her teacher because she just wanted her mom. She wanted …

Tuesday I had an emergency school meeting because there were some complaints from a mother whose daughter is on my son’s class.

She complained that her daughter was traumatized because she didn’t like one of the school assistances. She complained that her daughter once came home from swimming class without her leggings. Also the school assistant uses a whistle to …

Today it is Dani’s school trip to Lisbon. He is very excited and yesterday he was thrilled to go to bed so that “today” comes quickly.

Yesterday at night we prepared the snacks and lunch for the trip. Once he has to be in the meeting point at 7.30am and Catherine only has school at 9am, DH is taking Dani …

We decided to make a change in the house. We are doing it the wrong way but for now it’s the better choice.

We have 1 suite and 2 rooms in the house. The suite is ours and one room for each kid nothing strange here. We have central heating provided by heaters on the walls all over the house …

Things to do until Saturday:

Tomorrow:

• Catherine has ballet class
• Dani has swimming pool class
• Buy more Christmas presents during lunch break
• Buy Christmas presents for office party. The bosses are offering a present to each employee son or daughter (only 6 children) and I’m the one in charge of buying those presents.
• Prepare Dani bag for the trip

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I’ve been having a rough time. I can’t get organized and I spend a lot of time thinking what I have to do, what did I forget, preparing clothes, snacks for school, cooking, making the beds, cleaning, work 8 hours a day in the office, get Christmas presents, etc. etc. etc..

I have a lot to blog about but then, …

This week we had movie sessions at home almost daily. The movie: Surf’s Up has been watched continuously. Dani loves it and I must say, although I’m a little tired of watching it everyday, I love it each time I watch it.

Like the movie Happy Feet this movie is about Penguins but these ones Surf. There is one particular …