Good Morning to All, It is now 6:10 in the a.m. & I'll tell you about my Christmas Calendar. Well first I printed out my monthly Calendars for Oct, Nov, & Dec. Second, I always keep a copy of last year's calendar months behind this year's so I can refer back to it, what I did when. Mid Sept, early Oct, I check my Christmas lights to see if a new a few new sets & add that to my "To Buy LIst" if I do. I check for Cards, wrap, stamps, special cards to send, basically I do Christmas Inventory to see what I need so when I see it I can just pick it up. Like this year I want to get a new Nativity set, new Christmas Bath Towels for Show, I know that I need a few boxes of cards, All Stamps-Regular, Religious, Canadian, Hanukkah, & Overseas, Lots of Special cards, Baby's 1st Christmas, 1st Christmas Together - whoever got married, 1st Christmas in your new Home, etc. their out Early in Nov. so I shop early & have my choice of stuff before everything is picked over. Hanukkah is Dec. 1 this year so I know to have the Hanukkah Cards in the mail before that. Now they even have Hanukkah Stamps. I mark what Christmas Fairs are Where, and I go to them every year, I plan it that way, great for picking up Christmas Gifts, most stuff is reasonable. Will try to find my 2 year pocket planner as I can just transfer my info to next year's calendar when I can in Jan. In-between I do my cleaning, decorating, put the tree up, write the cards (I think I started in Oct. last year as I sent out 3 different groups) it takes time to get it all done, so I start as soon as possible. I bring out the Christmas music, dish towels, pot holders, tablecloths,etc. the day after Turkey Day & keep going till Christmas.