Too much Christmas???

Is it really possible to get too much Christmas? I didn't use to think so, but this year is challenging my thoughts on that.

We were gone for about 12 days this Christmas, traveling far and wide to visit various family members. It was truly a joy. It had been about a year since we'd seen some folks and we'd been looking forward to the trip for several months. We logged in about 35 hours traveling by car and about 8 hours in airports/airplanes - and it was 100% worth it!

Our transition back to "reality", however, has been a bit difficult this year. The kids got very used to being spoiled and are having a tough time re-adjusting to life with rules and schedules. I suppose that its more a function of their age (6 and 3) than anything, but its enough to make even the most patient parent want to run from the building screaming. :)

In the midst of this transition, I'm finding that my kids actually need a schedule even more than I do - which really surprised me. My son is actually looking forward to returning to school next week. I'm seriously thinking about putting the kids (and by extension, myself) on a more rigorous schedule if at all possible. I recall 8pm bedtimes and right now we're doing good to get the kids in bed by 8:30 or 9.

Right now, the kids sleep in their separate rooms on weeknights and in my son's bunk beds on weekends as a special treat. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get them to both sleep in their separate rooms regularly and without argument? We bought our daughter a new twin-"big girl" bed thinking that would help, but it really hasn't.

Ideas?