Been traveling for a few weeks, now I've decided to have surgery in 2 weeks. I've been going like mad to get a ton of prep done in case I'm down for awhile. Could be 4 to 6 weeks of recovery, but maybe not. I've not necessarily done things in the order of the weeks presented, but I have been getting stuff done. So I'm stopping by to check in for the week, read this weeks zone area and get some kind of list in order for the rest of the week, which for me goes thru Sunday. So I'll be back with that list here in a few. Once I'm done here I'll be spending the afternoon doing some freezer cooking. I'm making Italian Meatballs and Sloppy Joes. Both are stables each holiday season for me.
Looking at the list, I have already been working on the guest area and looking ahead to decoration inventory. Because I'll definitely be down the end of October into November, I didn't do any Halloween decorations, except one blow up in my front yard that I'll switch out with a Turkey come November. Oh..and a gorgeous Halloween embroidery my daughter just made me. I'll keep that in my bedroom. I love Halloween and it kills me not to pull out my Halloween decor, so to try and ease that pain I just put out all my fall decorations and Turkeys. At least it will look festive and not dull!
I'm also skipping my big Disney tree downstairs and putting up a smaller tree I have. The exciting part of that is between the swap ornaments I've done here over the past gazillion years, and some homemade ornaments I made when I was younger I have enough to decorate that tree. It's going to be awesome. I love all those ornaments. My plan is to actually get that tree done this Sunday and out of the way. Crazy I know, but I figure it will be in the basement and no one will secretly know I have a tree already. Then come Thanksgiving weekend I'll only have 1 I'll need help with to set up. If my husband sets it up, I should be able to get the ornaments on it by then. I've thought all of this out seriously...because these three months are my favorite of all, but I'm in a position where I also just want to feel better and this surgery will help me get there. Sooooo the neck surgery wins!
I've also got all my Christmas card components made and ready to put together when I'm stuck in bed or on the couch. Normally I work the election every Oct/Nov and put them together then, but I figure it will be an easy project to help pass time when I need it during recovery.
I've got two Fall care packages to get out and I started pulling those pieces today. One for my daughter and one will be a surprise for a stranger in a group I belong to that needs a happy boost. I'm excited for that.
I know it comes up in the program, but don't forget to start looking for tickets to events in the area. It's going to be the last Christmas I have my grandaughters living in state with me, so I've started putting dates on the calendar and looking to buy tickets to events we can attend. My other daughter isn't coming home till 2 days after Christmas, so that opens time for me to spend with my grandaughters and then extends the holidays for us to do stuff still after she gets here. Alot of the holiday events go on through New Years, so it works good.
okay, I think I've written a book. I need to go get into the kitchen and get those meatballs made!