Thread to state Xmas jobs we intend to get done today.

I use the royal icing sugar because I don't like using raw eggs.

Right, today's tasks:
change bed, do washing, clean the house.
Get over slight hangover.

Get on with it instead of going on GN.

Cake iced, gift purchased with fingers crossed. Shopping list done for tomorrow. Laundry done. DH ironed yesterday's washer load of bedding. Onwards!

Cleaning stuff, cutting out holly berries to ice cake with, making sauces, going out to lunch and quiz night tonight, sending last minute cards in reply to unexpected ones received, highlighting things to record in Radio Times like big kid, getting out of bed off Gransnet a**e in gear on with it, panicking ever so slightly.....

Lists and more lists then final food shop, including for a picnic Christmas Eve - don't ask, seemed a good idea at the time Some cleaning if the energy is there. First I need to get out of bed.

I've got to that stage where I don't know which job I should do next. Was lying in bed early this morning wishing I'd written out a list the night before.
Keep asking myself why I did all that reading last week. What was I thinking of?!

I need to get out today. In all day yesterday doing washing, and wrapping. And eating most of the little biscuits out of the Marks and Sparks musical Xmas tree. Sigh!

I am now going to tell my DH that yours ironed the bedding cornergran. (that'll tell him!)

Lunch for ancient Mother today.

Plan for today: get taxi to station; get on train; get on two more trains; hope DS is waiting for me when I arrive.

PS Merry Christmas one and all x x x

While Ds works 12-4pm I'll sit in his flat awaiting delivery and installation of his new cooker. I've asked if there are any jobs I can do but he insists nothing needs done although he plans lots of cooking in the next 2 days.
So I'll take the shawl knitted by Dd1 and stich on the final border section.
Sounds quite peaceful, doesn't it?
Hope that men arrive early so that I can collect flowers and still meet friend for tea and present exchange.

I guessed that's what yours would be anno. Have a lovely time with them all. (You won't need a winter coat. It's mild down here )

Jingl DH will iron yesterday's wash too. Do we have a saintly emoticon? Yes. I do appreciate him. .

Sounds lovely mcem.

Just off to buy the stuff needed to make sausage rolls. Whether I get round to making them or not is a different matter....

I've got frozen puff pastry in just for that very purpose Alima. And I'm NOT letting on to anyone! Used to make my own. Too much of a faff these days.

Even the saintly Mary Berry buys puff pastry (although she is not so saintly that she doesn't enjoy watching other people struggle to make it on GBB!).

Clean upstairs, ice cakes, do last-minute shopping. Do a bit more washing, hope that DH will iron it

Today's Xmas task is me-off to get nails done and nice pedicure! Heading to dd1 later with travel cot and high chair for impending visit from ds and family-should be fun. My car is in garage and they've given me a baby Fiat 500 as courtesy car. V cute, but not sure cot will fit! Poor DH bit off colour with rumbles in tum so he's taking it easy.

I loved the idea of this thread and really thought it would help me get a job done per day.

But although I'm not worried about anything, I really haven't done much. Cleaning the house will have to wait till after Christmas now. Tonight it's the decorating that must get done. Tomorrow a bit of shopping in town for some last presents (haven't got anything for DiL's at all). Thursday morning final dash for fresh food. Then the shops shut until Monday.

Last night was the final choir rehearsal for Thursday night's Midnight Mass. Then I came home and ate something and went straight to bed!

It's just so warm and sunny and nature seems to have skipped winter completely. It's just not the right atmosphere!

Reading through other people's plans and how far they're getting with the preparations has been lovely, and it's been encouraging to see that I'm not alone, and that it's Christmas everywhere.

Food shop done. Some cleaning - just a tiny bit. The lists were done but I keep adding to them. Guess that's ok. . Tomorrow - so the list tells me - is baking, finish the cleaning, yet more laundry then a large glass if something alcoholic.

Food shop - done
Presents wrapped and delivered - done
House cleaned - tomorrow after work
Large drink- tomorrow evening about 7pm

DONE, and tough if any thing's been forgotten

Happy Christmas!
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Shawl completed. Cooker installed by 2pm. Food shopping completed in M&S followed by quick meetup with friend. Took DS and fiancee for a curry then returned here for them to open presents. Back tomorrow to see washing machine delivered and old one removed.
Hope to find time to meet old friend and /or DD1 depending on delivery time.
Getting there!

Food delivery due soon. Then out to get missing bits and back to finish the ironing. Tomorrow we start the celebration ??

Clearing up a bit and last minute shopping. Easy dinner today.

Baking done and seems edible , lists adjusted and some ticks, cleaning completed, laundry done, dried on the line (wow) and ironed - by me this time. Food ready for day out tomorrow. Sat with a large glass of wine. Nearly there and I can't fuss if I'm out tomorrow. Maybe that was the reason we arranged it.

I can't seem to find any cake decorations or any bands to go around the outside, so it looks as if both cakes will be plain (iced, but no decoration).
Did washing, more shopping, started trifles.