Almost there!

So here's the deal, I am ready for Christmas morning to come. The presents are wrapped. They are sorted, so all of the ones I need for the tree are together, all of the ones we are taking to the in-laws tomorrow are together, all of the ones that go to my mom's house are together. Stocking stuffers have been assessed, and sorted, and ready to go. We are ready. (And by "we" I of course mean "me." Jesse is out doing a little last minute shopping as I type this.)
And I've made my Christmas goodies, and delivered the gifts to those that I needed to deliver to. Christmas cards, well, they may not happen this year, I have not been motivated to do it, and I wanted a cute picture, and I just don't have one, so Merry Christmas!!!! Count this as your card.
The tree is up and almost dead, I have Christmas decorations galore up. More than I've ever bothered to find room for before. So like, I'm ready.
So why am I still so stressed? I'll tell you why, because when Christmas comes along, it's not like you just have all of these Christmas things to do, you also have regular life to keep up with! Add to that a week long vacation starting the day after Christmas, and well, all of the sudden it doesn't much matter how early you get the presents wrapped. So now I'm doing laundry every day, just so that I don't have to do 5 loads on Christmas night. And in the back of my head there is always the packing list. And how I have not started anything with that yet. And thinking about food prep that I ought to do for the week while still at home. (Which I probably should be doing right now, but instead am blog venting.) And it's nice to come home to a clean house, so that would mean I'd have to clean it sometime before I leave. So there's that.
Then there are the family get togethers, which aren't so stressful, but I do have a bit of baking and cooking to do. I can't complain, I never have to host or be in charge of the main parts of the meal, so my life is pretty easy. But today I was making a cake, and the batter bubbled over the pan, and made a huge mess in the oven. So tonight my oven is out of commission while I let the oven cleaner work it's magic. One more thing to add to the list- clean the oven. (Which I maintain I probably should not do while pregnant.)
So anyway, I've come to the conclusion that Christmas would not be so stressful if it could just be Christmas, set apart from "real life" and the chores and responsibilities that go with it. It's all of the little things that you have to do anyway, that make you crazy (and take away my nap time!)
So sorry for my little rant. It's not exactly an uplifting Christmas message. I'll try to get one of those in later. :)