Holidays Done Right

I don't have all of our Christmas decorations up, which is a fact that has not escaped Mila's attention. She's really super annoyed by it all because COME ON, MOM. IT'S TIME. She doesn't seem to realize that I would have more time to put things up if she would stop sucking up all of my time in her tiny preschooler vortex of suck. Funny thing, that.

But while Mila has been scolding me non-stop about my lack of Christmas cheer (because, you know, 20 or so trees isn't enough), she seems to be much more open to other peoples' interpretations of the right time for the festivities. She has noticed a few neighbors have Christmas in full bloom, but there are also some houses still rocking the Halloween decor.

Which, I have thoughts about that, but it's their houses, so whatever. If they want to live in October forever, that's cool.

Mila notices it all. And while she's normally very C'MON WITH THE CHRISTMAS, it seems the rules vary depending on the person. While we were on our way to pick up Alexis from a friend's house, Mila mused about the state of said house. "I wonder if they have their Christmas decorations yet?" she asked. She then continued, "It's okay if they don't."

Progress. I call that progress because usually she gets all judgmental and stuff.

"But maybe they still have Halloween decorations," she said. "I guess that would be okay, but only because I really like them."

So there you have it. You can decorate for whatever holidays you want whenever you want, just so long as you're a nice person. MILA HAS DECLARED IT SO.