It's downhill from here to the end of the year

So, school's out, kids are at home and not listening much (looks like Miss M has much better-behaved kids than we have at home!), and the roads are clear.

(we left at 7.30 and I was at work at 8.10; at that time of morning it would usually take a full hour of driving)

We had a full weekend of socials.

 

Actually, let's talk about that.

I'm an extrovert; D's an introvert and he's getting older and as such, I say more grumpy :)

So my need to be with people and around people are much higher than his.

Friday night we met up with two sets of work friends at a restaurant close to home. D had his year-end that afternoon so he said he would just pop in to say hi (because I said "they really want to meet you"). The kids and I were going to go (my kids' favourite thing is to go to restaurants!) Well, he enjoyed himself so much he stayed. Maybe because he was sitting next to the one husband who was relaxed and not very loud?

How do you guys deal with this? All not go if the husband indicates non-participatory vibes? Go alone?



On Saturday afternoon we had a lunch plan with very close friends of ours. We love being with them and the kids are comfortable there too so that was wonderful in every way.

On Sunday afternoon I had two work friends plus partners over for tea. Again, D said he'd pop in and out but wanted to be free to not have to socialise. So that's what we did. Lovely time, D did his thing; I was obviously with my guests the entire time. Kids were out til about 4.30 and then arrived home with granny.

I guess I'm saying that this kind of mish-mash of socials works for both of us. I would be miserable if "forced" to not have people over, and he'd be miserable if "forced" to socialise too much.

What works for you?
Are your kids going mad at home yet?
Do you have a busy December?

PS I decided that is it. No more forcing socials into this month. I have a couple of dates during work hours with friends and one playdate after Christmas, and that is that.

Can you feel the end of the year whooshing by?

Is anyone else feeling that end-of-the-year rush yet?

I typed a nice email to D today with ALL the plans for the year on it.

Really detailed.

And then I put all the plans in ALL the calendars.

Overkill, maybe, but I don't like to have something on one computer and it ends up not on another and falls through the cracks.

So at the moment only the 22 November is free, and then December.

How crazy is that?

Are you also booked up?

I'm of the not filling our schedule to the brim camp so when I say we have plans, it means one thing only.

Now, I haven't forgotten about that creative afternoon/ evening thing (all those who commented are on my master to-do list :) You don't want to be on my work list but it's fun to be on my personal list, at least I think so). I also had another "brilliant" idea, actually two - a favourites thing party which I really, really want to do, and of course, I've wanted to do a Christmas/ New Year's friends thing for years.

So many ideas......

Do you have any special ideas for events/ get togethers you're planning?