So Far So Good

I am amazed at myself this year. Usually I am running around trying to get my act together for the big day of Christmas. Well not so much this year. I am actually ahead of schedule! I know, knock on wood, for I'm sure tomorrow my starter of a cold will be worse and I won't want to continue working on Christmas prep. So for now I am tooting my own horn and patting myself on the back.

I have cleaned out the dining room. You all know this room. It is our mudroom for 364 days. One day of the year it is actually used as a dinning room. Christmas morning I use it in all its glory to host Christmas brunch for my family. This clean out entails finding all sorts of things that need to be put away, or finished projects, or things that need to be paid/sent/or returned. It took me all day yesterday, but by the end I even got the tables ready. Well, not totally ready for the dishes are not out or anything, but the tablecloth is on them. It was a job well done.

Today was my Costco run. I figured I would try to do the food prep ahead of time too. I tallied all the eggs and cheese and bread I would need and hit Costco with A in tow. I figured if I wait much longer it will really become a mad house, and I want none of that. So in just 45 minutes I was all finished. I did however plan to also pick up photos and return a gift, but totally forgot to download the photos and never got to finding the gift. So I will be back there tomorrow, but it should be a quick visit.

Tomorrow I plan to wrap. I usually save this till the 23rd, nap time, but since both girls are not golden nappers, I have to plan ahead. I figure my best bet is while B is at school and A is glued to the tv. So that means in between B's school function I get to wrap and try to return a few more gifts. I also want to try to finish B's fleece blanket. I did A's today so I am on a roll.

Speaking of wrapping... It will be interesting to see just what I have purchased for my girls, on top of the pony, for this holiday. I have begun to take some things back due to the pony purchase, but I know there are more things around the house that would not fit into my closet. It will also be interesting to see if the present count for the girls is equal. Tonight we let the girls open any gifts that came in the mail. B was not happy that A got to open 3 presents and she only got to open 2. I tried to explain this by telling her that if she has more presents on Christmas than A we will have to take some away, right? Yea, that really didn't work. Her response was that "now it is A's turn to see how it feels when I have more presents than she does" Not bad huh? I so forget who I am talking to sometimes.

To all of my procrastinating friends I wish you luck!