I Can't Believe I Did This

When will I learn? Rachel is just as sneaky as I used to be when it comes to Christmas. And when will I learn that having readers in the house means I can't leave things lying around like when they were little. As in...my entire list of what all three kids are getting for Christmas...right down to the stocking stuffers. Sigh... I had the list out because I was wrapping things. I do this early so Miss Sneaky won't see her gifts. I was using the list to make sure I actually knew where everything was, etc. I left the dumb list sitting on my bed. And guess who saw it.

We knew she had seen it by the odd questions she was asking. "Dad, what is Carmen Sandiego?"

So much for my great ideas. I had even gone to the trouble of assigning each family member a Spongebob character's name so they wouldn't even know which gifts were theirs under the tree! My family members are Squidward, Sandy, Plankton, Spongebob, and Mr. Krabbs. We're quite the group, I tell ya. I'm the only one who knows everyone's identity! LOL!

I'm not mad. I would have read the list too if I had stumbled upon it. I am annoyed with myself though. My big girl won't be surprised. Happy, just not surprised. I tried telling her that was just my decoy list and the real list of real gifts is hidden. She knew that was not true. Ahh, well. I will just have to find some other ways to surprise her this year. Not with gifts...I'm done shopping, but somehow. And she and I have a surprise planned for Jason, Betsie, and Mary Evelyn. That will be fun.

But this is going down as the year that Rachel knew EVERYTHING! I suppose we'll look back on this one day with fondness. For now, I am kicking myself!