Journal of a soccer mom

I tried to ignore it, but shopping at last,
had to take place, Christmas came fast,

It came without me sending one card,
it came without putting anything in my yard,

It came with half of my tree lights burned out,
it came even though my kids did nothing but pout,

It came without Jesus, and wisemen of three,
it came with us paying way too much for the Wii,

It came without a free ferret as a new pet,
it came without finding the voice changing helmet,

It came with beautiful memories caught to watch on T.V.
when my son said “what the f_ _ _” about getting that Wii,

It came, now it’s gone with me gaining a few
and soon we will be saying hello to a new

I guess it was worth it, bleeding my checkbook dry,
to see the Christmas gleem in their eyes,

So perhaps maybe next year, I won’t be a grinch;
I’ll send those cards, I’ll hang lights in a pinch,

Because its not about traffic, shopping, and e-bay bids,
it’s about being happy, and about them damn kids.