It’s serious now. Christmas is only a few days away. Here is what I have left to do:
- Make menu for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; buy groceries.
- Make flannel pants for Steve and Ben (they are cut out – I just need to sew them)
- Make Baby Bobbi Bear for Joey (get needles first)
- Put up Christmas tree
- Wrap gifts (so I can have my closet back)
- Make food for Christmas – the ahead-of-time stuff like rolls, pie, mashed potatoes… On Christmas Eve, we will have our traditional chili; Steve has requested cinnamon rolls with the chili (a weird Midwestern tradition I can’t seem to wrap my mind around – the two just don’t seem to go together) and he wants the cinnamon rolls with the sticky stuff on top, not the icing. Okay.
- Clean the house.
- Make sure we have clean clothes to wear Christmas Day, including nice clothes for taking pictures when opening gifts.
Things I would like to do before Christmas:
- Take pictures with my new lens so I can get a better feel for it.
- Knit a sweater for Ben. Okay, I know, this one is really out there. But I have the yarn and the needles – maybe I’ll cast-on on Christmas Day and this will be my relaxing project for the Day.
- I have not made any Christmas goodies. Make that, the few I’ve made were long ago eaten. I need to make the Caramel Popcorn Auntie Ann used to make (I have all the ingredients) as well as Peanut Blossoms. The other ingredients I have are non-specific so those goodies can wait until next year, maybe.
- I still have some work-related stuff to do, but I think it may wait until after Christmas. At least some of it.
I think what I really need to do is shut up and get busy. Onward!
Your tree isn’t up yet? Wow!