My own 12 days countdown...

Packed into the last few days -


12 unwrapped presents
11 (or more) desperate prayers
10 cups of coffee
9 hours of sleep (in 2 nights)
8 hours of elmo, barney, and other mindless drivel
7 fun activites cancelled
6 unused cookie recipes
5 broken commitments
4 mounds of unwashed laundry
3 puking kids
2 tired parents
1 fevering sick husband (or 1 van transmission problem)

Bright side - all this is temporary and the kids are already doing better. No puking since Monday early morning. Hubby has seen the doctor and has a diagnosis and meds. We are together! This is one Christmas I am sure we will remember.....