Her appetite for gifts is insatiable

On Friday night, December 26th, as I was tucking The Love Fairy into bed, I leaned in close, rubbed her nose with mine and gently kissed her gorgeous face.   As I said good night and was about to get up to leave, she said,

"Mama?"

"Yes, honey."

"I know we just had this Christmas but how many days are left before the next Christmas?"

With wrapping paper and Santa gifts scattered all over the house, lightning-fast thoughts of "holy shit - she has got to be kidding me" ran through my thoroughly exhausted brain.  Despite my utter disbelief that this question was being asked, I was able to muster the calm response of,

"About 364 days are left before the NEXT Christmas."

"Is that a long time?" she asked.

"Yep, it's a pretty long time."

But I have a feeling it'll be here before I know it.  

I better start cleaning up before the next onslaught. 

It may very well take me 364 days to do it.