Patrick, your crazy is showing.

(This post has been edited to add the graphic above and to credit Kelley at Magneto Bold Too . Also I wish to note my bad math skillz that led me to believe I was one day closer. On one hand I have one more day than I thought, but on the other, well it's one more day to get through before it's all over.)

I'd love to tell you about all the toys I bought for the kids this year. Or about how I strung enough lights to keep the electric company in business for years to come. Or about all the lovingly baked cookies and beautiful decorations. But none of that happened.

Instead I bring you My Christmas Crazy. Feel free to hum along to the tune of the Twelve Days of Christmas, cause that's what inspired this list... sort of.

On the first day of Christmas, I received one Christmas card, and threw it in the recycling bin.

On the second day of Christmas, I sang two holiday songs, but I didn't know all the words, so I made them up, and the kids rolled their eyes at me.

On the third day of Christmas, I dragged three unwilling kids to buy a dinky, cheap-assed tree. ($10... Score!)

On the fourth day of Christmas, I made four miserable kids stand in front of the tree for a family photo. And some of them even smiled. I think.

On the fifth day of Christmas, I drank five mixed drinks.

On the sixth day of Christmas, I slept for six short hours and still made it to work with only a teeny, tiny hangover.

On the seventh day of Christmas, I made seven ornaments... almost, cause they still aren't quite done.

Now there's only four more days until the big day, and there's lots more to do, but at least we have the tree up, and I plan to make some presents, and maybe bake some cookies, and not. Go. Insane.

And if you haven't already seen these, I've posted some crazy ornaments that are hanging on our tree. And I might just own a horrid holiday sweater, that I have actually worn in public!