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I try really hard to do cute little crafts and things with the Circus, but 9 times out of 10, I end up reaching for the Paint with Water Lisa Frank book rather than making something constructed with pipe cleaners, glitter and an old juice bottle. And seriously, it’s freakin’ Lisa Frank! It’s like I get to relive all the brightly neon colored dreams of my childhood again!
I’ve never made her Mickey shaped pancakes or even put a smiley face on her pancakes with bacon and grapes. Hell, I don’t even make the pancakes around here, Grunt Labor does.
When it’s party time at school, I’m the parent rolling in on two wheels at the grocery story, already running five minutes late for school, to pick up a package of cookies that the bakery in the store made.
But at Christmas, I try a little harder.
At Christmas, I sit down with the Circus and she paints a Christmas ornament for all her grandparents, aunts and uncles. And I always make a “Circus Calendar” for all the grandparents and aunts and uncles too.
I make them via Snapfish or Shutterfly and they always showcase some of our favorite pictures of the Circus from the year.
The calendar is always a hit with everyone and Great Grandma proclaims it is her favorite gift of the year.
Now usually, I’m flying by the seat of my pants on getting these calendars done before Christmas and sometimes find myself even having to pay a small fortune for two-day or overnight shipping to get it here on time.
This past year though, I had those bad boys done and in hand by the end of November. Who was winning Christmas? This girl right here.
Great Grandma and my in-laws both received their calendars a day or two before Christmas and the rest of the family got theirs on Christmas Day. It was on that day when my cousin discovered and made public the great Christmas screw-up of 2016.
She found a lovely form of language on the cover of the calendar that I had not once noticed. And nor had Grunt Labor who had this same picture as his locked home screen on his phone for a few months that year.
Have you spotted it yet?
Still haven’t?
Left side. Right around the pink t-shirt.
Yep, you found it, didn’t you?
I put a picture of my kid right beside the f-bomb on the cover of the 2017 calendar.
And once you see it, that is what your eyes go to every. single. time.
If that doesn’t solidify my Mom of the Year award, I don’t know what will.
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That just made my day! A mistake anyone could have made, but super funny none-the-less!
At least we can all laugh at it!
OMGosh, I didn’t see it till you pointed it out! I would totally do something like this too! Hahahaha!
At least you didn’t see it right off!
That’s life!
True that!
Omg hahahaha. You’re right…I hadn’t seen it but now I can’t unsee it! Omg I’m sorry but this is too funny. Thanks for making my Friday morning! lol
Nope, totally can’t unsee it! haha!
Smooth move Jenna! Too funny.
Very smooth, indeed! hahaha!
You what makes your blog so much fun?
You’re human,you make mistakes,like the rest of us (especially me) and you own them!!!!!!
Keep up the good work:)
I’m working on retraining my potty mouth before the world’s best grandson,takes some of my more salty language to school.
P.S.
If I wanted Martha Stewart,I would be stalking Kmart,LOL
Oh honey, good luck on the potty mouth! I’m trying hard on that one too and it ain’t going so hot!
Oh my, that is one for the family history books for sure! Ha ha!
I know, right?!
Tooooo funny!
Only me!
LOL That is a good one! The bomb that lasted forever! As I was looking at it I thought that was what it said but wasn’t sure till you confirmed it! Save this for when she is older and she will know that Mom was pretty cool “back in the day”. It is still a great cover!
That’s right, if nothing else, she had a cool mom! haha!
Oh, Jenna, Jenna…..that is so funny!!!! Actually, my aging eyes thought it said PUCK! So you WERE in the clear!
hahahahaha!!! At least someone saw a different word!
Too funny….but don’t beat yourself up about it. It Was an accident. Still a very cute idea!
Oh I didn’t Debbie, I laughed and laughed!
f’n hilarious!
Go me!
Like everyone else, I was too busy looking at the adorable pictures of Circus to really notice the background!! This will be the one that is saved and given to Circus when she is an adult…everyone will chuckle and have another cheap beer!!! The times/things we screw up are always great for a laugh later!
Definitely something we’ll be laughing about for years to come, Susan! #momoftheyear
Jenna that could only happen to you! I thought you were going to say that you had ordered a 2016 calendar not that! Your cousin must have eagle eyes it took me ages to find it!
The other photos are adorable. Especially the one by the door with the pumpkins
She either has eagle eyes or is always looking for a way to point out my flaws and how awesome she is! hahaha! Just kidding! Yep, though, of course it would only happen to me!
Oh my gosh!! I so love that you shared this! Take it from me, this is the kind of story she will bring up forever(once she’s old enough for you to point out to her)!!
My grown kids still tell all my screw ups!! It makes for fun conversation at dinner on Sunday nights now.
Oh, I’m sure she will never let me live this one down! hahaha!
Perfect!! LOL, As a Mom and Grandma, I would love it.
Only me!
I’m loving it, poor you and you did such a good job getting it done in plenty of time. I bet everyone got a good laugh over that one. Someone told me a long time ago don’t worry fifty years from now it won’t matter, well it has been almost fifty years and he was so right, but just think the circus can sure tell her future family, if you think I’m a screw up just look what my mom did, haha.
I sure hope you had as good a laugh as I did. Please know you are not the worst screw up, I could certainly tell you some good ones of me, oh quite a few, but don’t it make life interesting and fun. It will be one of those stories that will be told over and over again and everyone will laugh, just sit back and enjoy.
Oh Patty, I laughed and laughed! Of course, I would be the one to do that!! She is going to have so many things that she can use to tell her kids how much better of a mom she is than her mom was! haha!
Send ’em all a brown Sharpie for Groundhog Day…..problem solved. You’re welcome! LOL!!!
hahahahahaha!!!!!!
You have made Mother of the Year, girl. We still love you. She will not need therapy for this but wait till she is older. Love your confessions. Keep us going.
hahahaha! Thanks, Stephanie! I actually told her the other day I would pay for her therapy bills later in life! haha!
So your framing that I assume? AMAZING. I’m jealous. Now I’m going to be making Spawn2 stand in front of random graffiti in the hopes of outshining this stellar moment.
hahahaha!!! I do see this being framed in the future! haha!
Bwahahahahahaha!!! That’s priceless! This year’s calendar is gonna be a collector’s item in a few years!
I know, right?!