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

We put the decorations and tree up yesterday, this morning was spent clearing up the ensuing mess as we were just almost finished when a friend turned up with a card, so of course came in.

I have made a couple of dozen Florentines, I always make them at Xmas, and am about to ice my cake. I am hoping to have enough energy to wrap SiL's presents after that, I do one person a day because I do hate doing it.

DBH has cleared out DS's room, ready for the GCs to sleep in. DS has an outhouse/music room with a sofabed to decamp to. We must remember to heat it up a bit for him this year.

Poor sleep last night, up and down, eventually gave up and planned on doing a little ironing and then back to bed for a couple of hours.

Did some ironing, prepared two rooms for family arriving on Tuesday, defrosted and sorted chest freezer.

Plans for bed didn't happen !!
But I am so pleased with what was done today.

Yes, grumpy-guts would describe me this evening

Perhaps they did (all that yarn wasted though .....)

At least I didn't have to make mince pies/ice the Christmas cakes etc today. Thought I should keep my germs to myself!

Ah but rose how do you know they haven't also knitted for the children. Sackcloth and ashes is not the answer though.

Hope you cold gets better soon

Anyone live in South East? On tv this evening they showed Christmas Hats knitted by ladies for pillar boxes - in Herne Bay - brilliant!
don't get me started!!!
Sorry whitewave not having a go at you - but that is my bête noire - hats for pillar boxes indeed when children are freezing in refugee camps.
(sorry, grumpy with a cold.)

I did try the Christmas decorating quiz on the homepage.......I couldn't answer to anything . It seemed to make a lot of assumptions so I gave up.

I always do my wrapping on the ironing board. Saves getting backache or dog hairs on sellotape!

Anyone live in South East? On tv this evening they showed Christmas Hats knitted by ladies for pillar boxes - in Herne Bay - brilliant!

Every year I make a gingerbread house for gs's but this year I am going to make a Christmas Tree with (if it works) Tiny chocolate decs.

Right, cards sent apart from one to Sidmouth (I've lost the address and online searches are all £, so I'm very upset about that I can't find her address anywhere)
Presents all wrapped and mostly delivered.
I have to start thinking about the food shop next.

Now that sounds like it could be useful Pittcity-struggled through the two smaller dgs's bundles with much 'ooya' and 'ouch' and stretching out. I suggested to one of the teens at panto that they could earn money for their World Challenge target by offering a wrapping service. Wish she'd taken me up on it.

I read that the best place for wrapping is the ironing board!

Wrote my last Christmas cards last night. Hubbie can take them to the post office today - we had run out of stamps for local postage - so he'll have to buy the stamps!

Was going to go shopping tonight for decorations. I was given a voucher for a shop that specialises in that sort of thing for my birthday last month, but now I think I'll do things in the right order - i.e. Start cleaning the house tonight and getting beds ready for visiting DC's and wives. Then at the weekend I'll finish that and put up the decorations I've got and then I can go shopping next week for any finishing touches I think it needs, maybe incorporating a Christmas market and a meal out.

Oh - and choir practice last night, too. That was definitely preparing for Christmas, as we went through the programme for Midnight Mass.

Wrapping.....again! I used to get through this much faster but now seize up if I stand for too long. Bedroom floor is best apart from getting sore knees. DPD have just delivered hamper size box from one of DH's clients....it clinks.

Go post office to post candle plate to DD. She was looking for one at the garden centre where we were at the weekend but they didn't have anything suitable. Will send it first class so she gets it tomorrow. Hope she hasn't been out and bought out one in the meantime.

Then. decorate tree and wrap, wrap, wrap.

Will walk to post office.

Hope any poorly ones are better soon.

I intend to make a comparison between M&S mini mince pies and S'burys taste the difference mince pies.
I will find some nice crisp bank notes to give the the weekend paper girl and the weekday paper boy their Christmas boxes.
I've managed to think up a present for DH for his birthday at the very beginning of January but I will have to rush to the post before he does .
I will phone a friend who think she has missed a celebrationary cream tea which we haven't had yet.

The cake had 'proper' marzipan and looks much happier. Don't worry about the gluten free cake it will be fine. They can have a different texture but it will taste good. Absolutely nothing planned today linked to Christmas. Hope you all stay well and accident free.

Well, there's not that much difference between Xmas cake and bread pudding. Not really. It will be lovely.

Had a look at my gf cake it looks and Feels like breadpudding

him not I'm

Go on. Give it to I'm!

Today I got the rest of the presents. All are now wrapped. I am feeling pleased with myself and relieved I bought a Christmas card for DH, the words on which I failed to read properly. It was one of those with two or three pages and I only read the first one. It says something about him 'making me see a blue sky where there used to be clouds and him bringing sunshine to my days' . I have to buy another one, he'll think I've taken leave of my senses!

You never cease to amaze me jbf!
Planted lily bulbs
Changed sheets
Noticed damp patch on wall
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At least you had the grace to be graceful jbf