‘Twas Mom’s Month Before Christmas
‘Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the stores
Mom is out shopping for her girls and boys
The sale ads are gathered among her toy stash,
In hopes that she’ll save a good bit of cash
The children have countdowns to their favorite day
With fun advent calendars all on display
Mom fills them with family fun to enjoy
And maybe even a small trinket or toy
At the end of the day, mom sits down for a bit
Then leaps from her seat when she realizes it –
The Elf on the Shelf! It can’t stay in that spot!
So mom scours Pinterest for the next elfish stunt
Now back to the couch to gaze at tree lights
Ignoring the mess from her little delights
When what to her wondering eyes should appear,
But a lost note from school, her son needs pretzel reindeer!
With great multitasking and a bag of mom tricks
Mom knows in a moment how to do a quick fix
More rapid than eagles mom whips up the snacks
Then carefully searches the remaining backpacks
More parties! More programs! More celebrations!
And wrapping! And gifts! And mom exhaustion!
I’m giving it up! I can’t do it all!
Now go away! Go away! Go away all!
But like the small ant that is mighty and strong,
When mom meets with an obstacle, she’ll rise to the call.
She takes a deep breath, stands up nice and straight,
Grabs a glass of wine and some chocolate (just in case)
And then in a twinkling she remembers the reason
She does these crazy things in the Christmas season
Her sweet little babies, all fast asleep
Mom sneaks in their bedrooms to take a quick peek
They are dressed in cute pjs from their heads to their feet
And their faces are peaceful and happy in sleep
A blanket is tucked up under their chin,
And they look like angels and cherubim
Mom’s eyes start to twinkle, her smile how merry!
She remembers the fun that this season can carry
She heads back to her room with a newfound joy
And looks forward to wrapping yet more toys
She sits on the floor with the gifts at her feet
And the paper encircles the space like a wreath
Mom wraps up each gift and adds a small bow
Looking forward to watching her kids’ faces glow
On Christmas Eve night, Mom tucks in her elves
And they just cannot sleep in spite of themselves!
With one last drink of water, one more goodnight kiss
Mom tells them goodnight and the real fun begins
Mom speaks not a word but goes straight to her work
She fills all the stockings, and drinks Santa’s milk
And checking once more that the kids are in bed,
She brings out the gifts wrapped in green in red
Then Christmas morning finally arrives
With the kids wide awake at a quarter to five
As she hears them exclaim, and enjoys their sweet smiles,
She knows that her hard work was all worthwhile!
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