To-do list before Christmas 09

[luludou]

I already posted this (or parts of it), but the thread disappeared, so here goes:

Halloween related (8 weekends left before halloween)
- Bead curtain to make
- Silhouettes - DONE
- Palmistry poster - DONE
- 'Morgue' sign - DONE
- Horrifying houseplants
- Spellbook (in production)
- Red-cross logo for watercans for horrifying houseplants
- Fake IV with blood for horrifying houseplants (don't know how to do this yet)
- Find costumes (have borrowed a cow costume for DH, and I will try my scarecrow costume to see if it still fits), find costume for DS & DD
- Ghosts in a circle
- Specimen jars
- Shrunken heads on stick

Miscellaneous
- Fill passport papers
- Wash exterior windows
- Wash & put away screens
- Make curtains for DD
- Put away summer clothing and bring out winter clothes
- Put beds in winter bedding
- Finish organizing pictures in album (can be done in 2010 if need be)
- Burn Cd's with pictures (can be done in 2010 if need be)

Christmas-related (16 weekends left)
- Freezer to fill (have to empty it before the end of october)
- Another batch of spaghetti sauce to put in jars
- Chili
- Italian sausages (cooked and sliced to add to recipes)
- Tourtière
- Ham (in pieces and cubes)
- Chicken (in pieces and cubes)
- Fudge
- Sucre a la crème
- Thumbprint cookies
- Meatballs
- Ground beef cooked with oignons (for quick recipes)
- Sausages wrapped in bacon
- Date squares
- Cheeseball
- Breads & muffins for breakfast
- Family recipe book
- Prepare menu for holidays (I want something in the crockpot)
- Reserve horse-drawn carriage (for the 31st of december in the evening)
- Gifts to buy (before Christmas: Brandon, Florence, Laurie, Naomie, new bb to come in december), Christmas gifts,
- Crochet a horse for baby to come
- Redo gift list
- Redo closet inventory
- Stocking stuffers to buy & list
- Elf mischief to prepare
- Ornaments to make for DD & DS (santa underwear)

Oh my, I guess I'll have to get things during weeknights or I'll run out of time.

And.... not to forget general cleaning, cooking, decluttering and laundry all the while.

So .... how about you?

 

[happy2bme]

I am exhausted after reading your list!!

Melanie

 

[luludou]

I was exhausted writing it! imagine doing it! ha!ha!

And I'm sure I'm not the only one with such an exhaustive list.

 

[zchristy]

I just entered all my Christmas stuff into iCalendar tonight. Makes me so excited!!

 

[MinnieCo]

Lucie, I'm curious. When you have these parties each year and make all these fabulous props, what do you do with them afterwards? Seriously, it's got to be alot to make and I'd have such a problem tossing things.

 

[snowgoose]

Your Christmas to do list is inspiring - it's time I started thinking about doing mine too.

 

[luludou]

MinnieCo I store them away in the attic. I do not toss. I keep and reuse (sometime I alter a little from 1 year to the next).

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Even though I love reading about all of the Halloween prep I am often glad that we folk in Australia have no big celebrations between now and Christmas. No Halloween, and no Thanksgiving means that we are on the home straight to Christmas now.
I do not know how I would fit it all in!!!

 

[Dakotasmamaw]

I have posted my list for Sept only since my lists are so long on my blog... The Holidays Happening one..... I should be able to start posting some pics soon on my blog, maybe Sunday !

 

[rjsmum]

U can only say..."Wow"

 

[Winged One]

Before Christmas this year, DH plans to have most of the house sorted. So that means we still have to:
Paint our bedroom (I clear and prep, he paints) - walls, ceiling
Make new curtains (me - I still have to find material)
Make new headboard (ditto)
Re-arrange furniture and buy new storage units (joint task)
Make new blind for bathroom (again - me)

PLans for guest bedroom - although that may wait until after Christmas
Paint walls and ceiling
perhaps make new curtains - depending on colours

Plans for attic
Design conversion to living space
Apply for planning permission (for velux windows to front and solar panel (for hot water) to rear)

The attic will then be done next summer, and we'll change carpets upstairs and sort wardrobes in our and guest bedrooms then.

And that list is quite without thinking about the decluttering that I'm working on, or holiday prep, or other sewing and knitting jobs that I have on hand. (Or the fact that we both work 50-60 hour weeks!).

 

[luludou]

Winged one, I just knew I wasn't the only one with such big lists! he!he!

 

[ladybugsmom]

Thanks for starting the thread. I haven't looked at my notebook in a while, you inspired me to sit down and do so, and it helped me remember a few good ideas I had at the end of last year that I have made no forward progress on. Guess there is no time like the present

 

[AuntJamelle]

Hmmmm...I have LOTS to do before Christmas 2009!

- Continue/Finish at least the minimum HGP tasks no later than Nov 1 (Baby shower is at our house on Nov 8th!)

- Finish last minute registering for baby shower (items w/ quick turn around, like clothes)
- Attend baby shower!!!
- Plan/Implement Halloween Camping plans (site decor/costumes/kid events, etc.)
- Stock the freezer with cookie dough
- Make take-along dishes for Thanksgiving
- Decorate house inside and outside
- Complete/Mail Christmas Cards
- Complete/Mail Shower Thank You cards
- Complete all gift shopping (inlcuding December birthdays)
- Complete all gift wrapping
- Find formal maternity dress for DH's company party
- Complete crafted gifts
- Bake cookies
- Package boxes for shipping/Take to Post Office
- Plan/Host Wrapping Party
- Attend Cookie Exchange (with appropriate # of cookies)
- Plan/Host birthday event for DMIL & DLittleBIL
- Make take-along dishes for Christmas Eve and Christmas Brunch
- Plan/Host gift exchange with older DSis and her 3 girls (overnight event w/ 2 meals)