What is left on your holiday To-Do list?

[AZKathy]

Originally posted by ILUVDXL
Everything. I just have no spirit this year.

I am so sorry. I hope you can find you spirit soon. Don't feel bad, I am sincerely lacking, also! I herniated a disc and all I can do is the "oh poor poor pitiful me, life is so bad". I am forcing myself to get over it, enjoy the time off from work, and spend these two weeks having a nice time!

What I need to do still:
1. Buy stocking stuffers
2. Wrap around 1/2 the presents
3. Make 9 cookies in a jar for gifts for neighbors (only three done)
4. Make Christmas cookies
5. Print Christmas letter, buy stamps and get cards in the mail
6. Clean the house for a party we are hosting Saturday night
7. Go to physical therapy three times a week and put myself in traction 2-3 times a day and avoid standing longer than 30 minutes at a time and that includes walking

 

[Trish5768]

I have not done anything-I just can't seem to get motivated and to top it off I have a sinus infection and bronchitis. Yippee!

 

[Cindy B]

Originally posted by minniecarousel
UGH! Do you people work outside the home?!?!?! I'm so far behind it's ridiculous!

Still left to do: address & send cards

I actually have TWO jobs, and am in college! And thanks for reminding me about cards... ACK!

 

[KathyFP]

Everything.

I have not did a thing

no cards, presents, pictures or decorations.......

What am I waiting for......

Christmas of course.

 

[DocRafiki]

I have to do everything. Two weeks? Are you SURE?

All I've done is wrapped some gifts that I bought throughout the year and bouht some Christmas cards, though not enough for everyone. At least I don't have to worry with decorations since it's just me here.

 

[Nutsy]

buy the coleslaw & pasta salad & cook the turkey roasts

 

[luvindisneyworld]

Still got alot of presents to buy for the family,and have not bought anything for DH yet.

 

[Alice28]

Originally posted by minniecarousel
UGH! Do you people work outside the home?!?!?! I'm so far behind it's ridiculous! ]

Well, I'm lucky enough this year that no, I don't have to work outside the home. But, I'm naturally anal-retentive anyway, so I am usually totally done with shopping/decorating/cards by this time working or not. I don't like crowds at the mall, so I think every year since I have been married I have had 90% of my shopping done by Thanksgiving weekend. Plus DH has been out of town since Thanksgiving weekend and I've been a little bored at night- after the kids go to bed I've been working on the Christmas cards, etc.

 

[Mamu]

Gifts are purchased, need to be wrapped, shouldn't be to hard to do most are Gift Certificates this year.


The tree and house are decorated. No outdoor lights this year. I did get to put the wreaths up though. That was before the Nor'easter decided to show up and put the finishing touches on outdoor decorating. Guess the snow will have to be my winter decoration. Don't know if I could find the shrubs anyways there buried under 2 feet of snow.

Now it time to bake the cookies. They may have to wait a few days though. Saturday is Caoilinn 6th birthday so Mom, Dad, Caoilinn and Autumn Marie are coming for supper and cake tonight. Tomorrow I'll be out of town, have a functions to attend. Saturday DH and I will be going to Boston for the day with friends, doing a little window shopping then we are going to the Holiday Pops. Sunday it back to Boston with my 4 DD and 3 GD. It's girls day out, and we have tickets to see The Nutcracker.

Hope everyone's holiday season is stress free and you can take the time to enjoy the pre-holiday festivities.

Only one minor problem, my foot is still swollen, if I wrap it up tightly with tape I can get my foot into sneakers. Guess that's gonna have to do, don't think with all this snow sandles will work. It will probably be weeks before I can put my foot into a shoe.

 

[CamColt]

Originally posted by Jenn Lynn
CamColt-What are M&M snowball cookies? Sounds yummy!

They are an experiment, LOL! I found a recipe recently for chocolate chip snowball cookies, but I was thinking of substituting mini m&ms for the mini chocolate chips. Im hoping to find red & green ones, but dont know if Ill have luck. Ill post the original recipe if you would like.

***Edited to add I will post the recipe on the cooking board right now.

 

[KathyFP]

Eleven days before Christmas and I have to:

send christmas cards
shop
decorate
get Christmas pictures taken
buy the Christmas dress to get the picture taken in

no stress here