How ready are you for the holidays?

[Pom]

What do you have left to do?

I finished a blanket I made for my sister yesterday and bought some last minute stocking stuffers this morning.  All my gifts are wrapped as of this morning, so I only have stockings to do.  I still need some candy, mini booze bottles and lotto tickets.

I haven't bought ANY food yet and we are hosting.  This is partly because where we would all be spending Christmas, wasn't settled until Tuesday.  I am DREADING going food shopping. I think we will get up crazy early tomorrow and do it.  But the menu is all sort of planned and everyone is bringing a little something. House is reasonably clean, just have touch up stuff to do.  Mr. P is out cleaning windows.  We need to mow the lawn (it's 70 degrees here and the grass is greener than it's been all year) and pick-up the ham on Tuesday.  I am getting excited for everyone to arrive.

What's on your to-do list?  I feel like I am missing something....hmmmm.

[jillboston]

I took this week off. I don't know why I haven't done that before. I'll do food shopping on Monday. Have to get some little gifts. Cleaning this weekend though - yuck.

[roseflower]

Man. I always wait till the last minute and it drives me crazy.

[sarapocalypse]

Pretty well set. Just got gifts for the ILs in the mail today. Got everything that we're taking for my family wrapped up. May try to get some stocking stuffer kind of stuff on Monday before we head to visit my family on Tuesday but that's about it.

[crashgizmo]

Despite me starting a new job this week, we are in good shape. We are leaving town on Monday and will be gone the whole week. This weekend I only have to do a few last minute wrapping and pick up a few things, plus finish the laundry and pack.

[v]

My husband needs to make a trip to Maison du Chocolat to buy something for his mom (and wife, hopefully) and needs to buy a few more things online.

I am waiting for a bunch of packages and need to wrap. And I need to buy snacks for Christmas Eve at our place (my parents and sister/her family are coming here to open presents and then we're going out for Chinese so there isn't much to do).

[hamster]

Like, not at all.

I have some stuff for H, nothing for Wyatt, and not a single decoration is up.

[awkwardpenguin]

I still need one more gift for my mom. We're flying there for Christmas so we generally wrap once we get there.

I have a ton of work to get done by Tuesday though. That's taking most of my attention.

[changedname]

I bought DD a sled and a car seat today so those need to be wrapped. Also just finalized dh's big gift so need to wrap that.

We are hosting 20 people tomorrow afternoon so I need to rush out to the store to panic buy good as I'm worried I don't have enough. Also need to decorate cookies, clean and tidy.

Than I'm done!

[Deleted]

Shopping is almost done. I need something for DH and the boy's "uncle"/BFF. Waiting for gifts to get here as I did everything online.

Need to pick up the honey baked ham and go to the grocery store for Christmas dinner - not sure what I am making. We have ham and uncle is bringing tamales. Any ideas for sides?

[L]

I just need to figure out how everything we're taking to Ohio will fit in the car.

And find something to wear to a Christmas Eve party.

[shortstax]

My Xmas cards are supposed to be delivered today, so I need to write them all out to get them in Monday's mail. I have all shopping done, but everything needs wrapped. We also have to put DS' s bike together and make Xmas cookies this weekend.

Ps- all I want to do is nap

[krystee]

I am going to end up going on a gift card spree at Walgreen's to finish my shopping. I have to wrap about 15 gifts, write out my last few cards, and food shop for the sides we're bringing to Christmas.

I also have to reserve a bowling alley for Christmas Eve. My mom is working so my dad, brothers, H and I are going to go bowling for a fun family activity.

[Pom]

Dec 20, 2014 12:40:21 GMT -5 @spenjamins said:

Shopping is almost done. I need something for DH and the boy's "uncle"/BFF. Waiting for gifts to get here as I did everything online.

Need to pick up the honey baked ham and go to the grocery store for Christmas dinner - not sure what I am making. We have ham and uncle is bringing tamales. Any ideas for sides?

We are having honey baked ham and tamales too!  LOL.  We are having a layered salad, sausage stuffing with dried cherries, garlic roasted brussel sprouts from Mr. P's garden, yeast rolls with lavender honey.

[ewall]

Done! Decorated, shopped, wrapped, baked. Just waiting on two final gifts to arrive so I can wrap them.

[AAM2012]

Stocking stuffers and figuring out what we're going to have for breakfast and dinner and then go to the store.

[scout8]

I need to finish wrapping and pick up a couple more stocking stuffers, but otherwise ready to go.

[steph96]

I ordered one gift online. That's it so far. I still need to buy gifts for everyone.

[Deleted]

Dec 20, 2014 12:51:20 GMT -5 Pom said:

Dec 20, 2014 12:40:21 GMT -5 @spenjamins said:

Shopping is almost done. I need something for DH and the boy's "uncle"/BFF. Waiting for gifts to get here as I did everything online.

Need to pick up the honey baked ham and go to the grocery store for Christmas dinner - not sure what I am making. We have ham and uncle is bringing tamales. Any ideas for sides?

We are having honey baked ham and tamales too!  LOL.  We are having a layered salad, sausage stuffing with dried cherries, garlic roasted brussel sprouts from Mr. P's garden, yeast rolls with lavender honey.

Yummy! If only DH's family would eat Brussels sprouts.  I am thinking salad, a naughty pineapple cheese casserole, rolls (adding honey!), sautéed green beans and carrots and a potato dish....but now I am thinking a stuffing sounds delish.

Making British curry tonight for dinner, thanks to you!

[mlvmd]

I have all the gifts, just need to wrap. I have all the non-perishable food. But I am on leave so it's no big deal for me to wrap while DS1 is at school next week and run out for the rest of the food. We also have to do one last deep clean, but that will be the night before the guests come.

[Deleted]

We're spending Xmas at Disneyland so I don't need to do much this year.

Need to pull out cash for Disneyland. Need to buy a new pair or 2 of pants because none of mine fit anymore. And maybe buy another Disneyland shirt.

Planning on buying something for my sister, mom, and niece while at the park.

[RoxMonster]

I still have a few gifts to buy. I am procrastinating doing that until Monday, which may be a good or bad idea. Only time will tell. I still have to buy for my dad, one gift for H, one thing for my grandparents, and a couple gifts for the dog. Plus I haven't wrapped anything for H yet.

Tomorrow I'm hoping to bake cookies to bring to family as well.

[Deleted]

Shopping is DONE, including stockings. Where the fuck are my calendars Shutterfly?! Been sitting in California for 4 days! Decorations are all up.

I'm wrapping the PILE of presents tomorrow, while DH takes DS to Home Depot, lunch, and hot cocoa at SBux. Grocery shopping for Christmas dinner on Monday. MAYBE a Target run on Tuesday to see if there's any good Xmas stuff on clearance.

[winnied]

Not at all.

I'm taking a professional exam on Monday and we leave about 12 ours (at most) after the exam. I have not packed in any way. My parents hoped I would have baked a bunch of cookies and bought treats, etc. but I just do not have time.

[irene adler]

I have to do most of my in town shopping and all of my baking. But I am now officially on vacation, so I have the time to get things done without it feeling like a burden.

[Deleted]

I'm ready. I have to wrap 2-3 gifts but all the shopping is done, and we're going to visit my family so I don't need to do any cooking/cleaning.

It helps a lot that I did all my Christmas shopping online and don't buy for many people. I did wrapping last weekend, so the only stuff left are the things that hadn't come yet.

[mich1]

Mostly done.

This year, we're all going to be at my dad's for Christmas. This is the first time that we have all been under the same roof for Christmas since 1988, and it is likely going to be the last as my dad is not well.....so this is going to be bittersweet. I have 7 nieces and nephews, so bought them all gift cards, as they can easily be tucked into my bags. I just finished wrapping the few gifts that I am giving and some are going to be dropped off at SO's mom's place tomorrow, when we drop off the dog. Cat was delivered to the kennel this morning. Only other gift I need to pick up is a coupon for my dad's favorite restaurant, and <fingers crossed> SO's token gift should be delivered next week. We decided that our Christmas to each other this year is going some place warm in a few months.

Mail's been stopped, paper's canceled, we have reservations at the hotel tomorrow night near SeaTac since that was the only way we could find a place in long term parking. Just need to pack......

[h]

I need to address another 20 or so Christmas cards (we already mailed the first 100), wrap most of the presents, buy a gift card for my assistant, drop gifts off to my nephew and DS2's speech therapist, bake some cookies and Christmas morning cinnamon rolls with the kids, and get us all packed to fly to DC on Christmas Day. And maybe try to get the kids' pic taken with Santa somewhere.

But the decorations are up, the presents are bought, most of the cards have been sent, I hosted a Christmas party, and I wrapped dozen or so presents this morning. That's something, right?

[niq]

Shopping: Just hit "checkout" on the last Amazon order -- babyniq's big present.
Wrapping & stocking stuffing: THESE ARE NOT THE DROIDS YOUR LOOKING FOR.
DIY/pinteresty stuff: I'm going to move the goalposts and declare victory on fudge. 3 batches is going to be enough for CWs + family members.

[Deleted]

All presents are here and wrapped.

I'm leaving in a few to go get all the goodies at Trader Joes, and hopefully not one of each for me!

My mom asked for caramel corn, I'll do that Monday I guess.

Need to assemble the dry ingredients for muffins. The pears to go with them are in the mail from H&D.

Should clean so my apartment doesn't scare the pet sitter.