Christmas Week 2019

[sweetpumkinpye]

Christmas Week 2019. The week that we have been working towards all year.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL

*make work lunches for Monday (X) Tuesday (X)
*wash hair ( )
*washing (X)
*shave legs (X)
*self tanner ( ) ( ) ( )
*fold washing ( )
*vacuum floors (X)
*clean bathrooms (X)
*clean fridge (X)
*tidy pantry ( )
*be aware of water intake ( ) this is getting easier now
*keep on top of daily routine ( ) I need to get back to this

*start/continue/finish one craft project (X)
*start/continue/finish one book (X)
*books back to library ( )
*update planner (X)
*tidy gift closet (X)
*meal plan for the coming fortnight ( ) I have ideas.
*mop floor ( )

*Christmas Eve on Tuesday (X) Just DH, DS and I.
*Wash cutlery (X)
*Wash platters (X)
*Wash glasses (X)
*Drinks in fridge (X)
*Set table (X)
*Make french toast casserole (X)
*Make croissants (X)
*Make Ice (X)
*Chill juice (X)
*Christmas movie (X) Christmas Vacation a classic

SANTA COMES TO VISIT !!!!!!

*Christmas Morning breakfast
*Set table (X)
*Fill sugar bowl and creamer (X)
*Cook croissants and casserole (X)
*Mum's for dinner (X)

 

[MrsSoup]

Let's see....work, work, work is on my agenda.

Appointments:
[X] MRI (Thu)

Work:
[X] Mon
[X] Tue
[X] Fri
[X] Sat
[X] Sun

School:
[/] Finish Week 5 (if I didn't finish on Sun)
[ ] Week 6
[X] Email program mentor (ask for extension)

Fun:
[X] Read
[X] Deliver treats to friend
[X] Walk around neighborhood and look at the lights
[X] Christmas

I'm sure i'll think of other things.

 

[jampss]

[ ] Call dentist to ask about DS16 new insurance beginning in Jan
[ ] Work on Warm Up American donation blanket
[ ] DS's Life Coach on Monday
[ ] Enjoy Christmas
[ ] DS's yearly check on Friday

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Jess and jampss, have a great week.

 

[Holiday_Mom]

Merry Christmas! We had our Christmas brunch and all went well. I was able to enjoy spending time with everyone. The rest of the week is a relaxing one as far as entertaining goes.


Review calendar for upcoming week. Done
Plan Menu for next week. Done
Clean Bathrooms. Done
Pay bills.
HHP
Holiday Self-Care Plan (HSCP)
Reading plan
FlyLady - This week we are doing a whole house clean/maintenance.

New this Week:

• Food preparation for Christmas dinner.
• Think about 2020 Word of the Year.
• Think about 2020 goals and steps to achieve them.

Still to Do:

• Organize pictures:
  • Divide pictures into 5 groups.
  • Work on the first group this week.
  • Write names and dates on the back of pictures

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

• Think about 2020 Word of the Year.
• Think about 2020 goals and steps to achieve them.

I still need to give this some thought too. Mulling over a few things.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

How was everyone's Christmas? It is nice to just sit and unwind for a few days.
I need to start getting the house in order and then it all starts again.

 

[AuntJamelle]

Yes, I want to hear how everyone's Christmas was as well!!! Can't believe it's over!!!!

Everything went smoothly for us - it was just the 3 of us at home. DH had to work until 1PM on Christmas Eve - we ate a late lunch and then weren't hungry for dinner LOL

DS and I baked cookies and iced them together - he sang the Christmas Cookies song while he was icing them so I had to catch THAT on video! Then I played some YouTube videos on my phone of various movie clips - like the Hot Chocolate number from Polar Express - DS was DANCING like nobody's business! I was dying! He did all the moves the dancers do in the movie and many of his own - I really wish I had been able to record that!

We put out milk and cookies for Santa of course!

Christmas morning was fun!!! DS loved everything - especially his violin (the #1 thing he asked for) - just had a nice lazy day!!! DS has told me several times that this was "the best Christmas ever!"

 

[MrsSoup]

Christmas was great! Everyone was happy with their gifts and the day was relaxing. I was going to try to leave my trees up but we came home yesterday to two ornaments destroyed by Tank the dog, so i'm thinking i'll start taking them down now. I'll leave the real tree up for as long as I can though since it really doesn't have many ornaments on it and they are up high.

It's always nice to get the house back in order again, almost feels like a fresh start for the New Year.

 

[Myron's Mom]

We had a great time just the 3 of us. I had bought a expensive bottle of wine for Christmas dinner that was just ok, but we had fun trying it any ways. Everything came off without issues and everyone loved their gifts. Husband and son both said it was a great Christmas.
I’ll leave everything up until the week of Jan 6th unless we start having serious issues with Myron.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

It's always nice to get the house back in order again, almost feels like a fresh start for the New Year.

Jess, I agree. As much as I like the tree and the decorations I am ready for them to go away and get the New Year started.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

DS has told me several times that this was "the best Christmas ever!"

Always high praise. I feel very satisfied when I look at all the family sitting in the mess on Christmas morning. A job well done.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Everything came off without issues and everyone loved their gifts. Husband and son both said it was a great Christmas.

Well done MM. With all the work we put into working on Christmas it is nice when it comes off without any issues.

 

[Holiday_Mom]

It sounds like a nice Christmas for all. We had a nice Christmas too. My side of the family changed it up this year. I didn't host Christmas Eve and my brother, who has hosted Christmas dinner, went to his in-laws for Christmas dinner. I had everyone over for brunch on Sunday before Christmas. That went nicely for me. It was simpler than appetizers and dinner and dessert. I got to spend time with everyone a lot more longer.

Christmas Eve was strangely calm for us with no party prep. We had some appetizers in the late afternoon. Then dh headed off to church to drum for the 6 pm Mass. My dds were reading and singing at the 8 pm Mass so we headed over at 7 pm and met up with dh. It was the first time we were able to do this type of thing on Christmas Eve. It was so much fun running into our church friends. We got home around 10 pm, had some ice cream and then the kids headed upstairs while we got out the gifts.

Christmas morning was nice and long. We took our time opening up gifts while eating left over appetizers, fruit cake and stollen in the family room. I made up a green bean dish and then we headed over to my parents for Christmas dinner. Two of my brothers were able to stop by while we were there. It was a nice dinner and visit. We cleaned things up and headed home around 9 pm.

I think everyone enjoyed the days. I know I did. Our family room is still a mess although looking better than Christmas morning. I will have to gather boxes, tissue paper, and bags today. We have bags of wrapping paper that will have to go out as well as cardboard boxes from the online ordering. Trash and recycling will happen on Monday morning.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Mary, what a wonderful Christmas you have had. It is nice when we can sit and relax and enjoy the family.
We changed things up a little here too and I was happy with what we did. It can still be tweaked and the planner is full of notes and suggestions for next year.

After all the work we put into Christmas it is very satisfying to sit on Christmas morning and say well done.