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I'll start! I'm about to flip over Christmas! I have so so so much to do, and NO NO NO time to get it done! I spent all day at the school sorting spirit wear (promised before christmas) and have to go back tomorrow to get teacher gifts ready. Friday I have to shop and clean for my party on Sat. Sat is party (ornament and cookie decorating/gingerbread house making). Next week is tates last week at school, so have to go there 2 days. 1 day is party day and the other is popcorn day when we pop popcorn for the entire student body. that brings me to the week prior to christmas. I have shopping/baking/wrapping to do. OH, and work for DSP.
siiiiiiiiigh.....
anyone want to commiserate with me? please?
hehehehehehe and I have 7 days to go to work every day and try teach Yr 10 students who just want the yr to be over and aren't interested in doing any work. I have to START my christmas shopping I have to get my hair cut coloured on Saturday and then I need my trip to the beauty parlour for waxing etc oh and pack my suitcase sleep a little bit, clean the house and walk off the Plane in Texas in 8 days looking relatively sane hehehehehehe
idtwinmom
12-10-2008, 03:52 PM
OK, I have most of those things (Tina's) to do except the sorting spirit things and one day at the school. Instead of popcorn and parties, it's helping kindergartners make ornaments for their parents, which reminds me I need to get the note sent to the parents to send a wallet picture of their child. All the cleaning, wrapping and baking is on the list, oh and the party is not at my house this year, but I want the house clean for the sitter and still need to move furniture so the tree can go up!
Thanks this was a good whine thread. I'm sure we can find happier things to chat about in the future!!!!!!! :)
oh heck, i have to color my hair before Christmas too, Carolyn! LOL! Thanks ;)
Carla
12-10-2008, 04:13 PM
Well, Let's see....I don't have school stuff to do...and I don't color my hair but....I have lots of shopping to do and the grand kids are at my house most every weekend...which is when I do my shopping because I work 10 hours a day away from home! I have some things bought that i need to get wrapped and under the tree, I haven't mailed any of my christmas cards yet and I have a long list of goodies that need to be baked! **sigh**
thanks for starting this thread, Tina!
oh, i havent mailed my cards yet either! eek.
I did get a new Christmas kit done, you can see it here (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35356&page=2)!
Jeanet
12-10-2008, 05:18 PM
Okay - I'm just Miss Positive today....
Tina - you are going to have a fabulous time Saturday at your ornament and cookie decorating/gingerbread house making party
Carolyn - you are now 'just' 8 days away from seing Donn again
Lisa - you are helping the kids make the best Christmas gift for their parents ever. Who wouldn't love a ornament made by their child?
Carla - you are going to spend a lot of the delightful month of December with your grandkids. I'd say that's a blessing in it self.
Carla
12-10-2008, 06:37 PM
Jeanet! You are absolutely right! It is the most wonderful blessing and I think I am going to take one or both of them with me shopping to get all of the niece's and nephew gifts and maybe get a few idea's for Santa!
Tina! Have a wonderful time at your party! I do wish I could come! It sounds like lots of fun!
HeatherL
12-10-2008, 06:44 PM
I am so busy putting 2200 lights on my tree before I can decorate it. I am at 1700 so getting closer. Most of the house is decorated. I had my hair done already. I have most of my shopping done. As I need to wear a bathing suit in January I think I will skip most of the baking this year. My house is in need of a cleaning makeover. Those scrapping albums I was determined to give out still need a ton of work. I need to finish up last minute travel plans for January. At this time of year I need 100 hours in a day but what I get done will have to suffice. My stress meter is rising daily though.
Jeanet
12-10-2008, 06:49 PM
wow 2200 lights - how big is your tree?
guitargirl
12-10-2008, 08:11 PM
Wow, that's a lot of lights!
HeatherL
12-10-2008, 10:53 PM
Hahaha the tree is an eight footer and our power company cheers when we light it up. I am trying to convince dh to build a room just to store the tree in so I don't have to do this every year. No luck so far.
Donut
12-11-2008, 03:32 AM
Wow thats a lot of lights! My tree is 6ft and only has 150...maybe thats why they don't show up much! lol!
Ok stuff to do -
Finish the Christmas shopping,
Get the gas bottle filled and clean the BBQ
Face the woman at the post office again with my cards and parcels as she happily reminds me "you're too late for this to get there in time you know"
Attend 2 x school picnics at the beach
Attend end of term school assembly
Sew trim on my daughters cardigan for graduation, and alter her dress
Attend graduation evening
Try and find time to go to christmas in the park on Saturday eve.
Bake tree cookies, Christmas cake (yes, I know it should be done already!)
Somewhere in amongst that lot clean and tidy and pack up the entire house, do all the laundry and make up 9 beds ready for moving out to let strangers move in to rent my house over Christmas...yes I must be nuts!
sandygb
12-11-2008, 03:32 AM
LOL Just what I need...another chat thread. I already don't have enough time to get my life done......and yet I sit and chat. Bad. It took me 11 days to decorate the Christmas tree. Okay...that's a slight exageration. It was 7 days of procrastination and 4 days of working at it. I finally finished on Weds. It's hard to decorate the tree when I don't get up until 2 in the afternoon, and it's already starting to get dark by 4. I just can't see well enough. I "build" the decorations like I do a layout. First the ribbons go on around the tree like garland. Then shiny glass balls to provide some bling. (Burgundy, gold and brown). Then the small glass pinecones (shiny gold, matte gold and copper). Then all my special glass and crystal ornaments.....and finally about 100 Hallmark ornaments. Each has to be removed from the original box, which took about 2 hours to do. Good thing the tree is prelit. Putting the lights on the tree was always my least favorite thing to do. No help from Bob. Not one single thing, aside from helping to carry the boxes up from the basement. Bah Humbug.
Mr. UPS man is dropping off packages every day. Half for me and half for others. LOL. Oops. I do get carried away. I'll have to decide what Bob is giving me for Christmas and hide the rest for a more appropriate time. I can't put 50 gifts under the tree for ME! :lol: Okay...another exageration, but you get the idea.
So far I am getting a new Canon camera lens (55-250 IS). I currently have just the lens that came on the camera which is 18-55. Also getting a new camera bag, a filter, a remote control gidgy. a Dooney handbag and enough Philosophy goodies to last me a year. Oh...and a pearl neckace and earrings. Hmm...and ear bags (stupid name for ear warmers). Okay.....there is quite a bit more, which is why I have to hide some for a month or so. I am SOOOOOO bad. I've also been looking for a small LCD HDTV for my study. That might wait for the after Christmas sales.
So now I have to finish shopping and wrap gifts. I would also like to shampoo the carpet (dirty boys in the house). That might not get done until after Christmas. I am having Carrie's baby shower here on January 10th, so the Christmas decorations will have to come down early this year.........
sandygb
12-11-2008, 03:33 AM
Christmas Cards? LOL. I don't worry about doing those until the 20th at least!
sandygb
12-11-2008, 03:38 AM
Somewhere in amongst that lot clean and tidy and pack up the entire house, do all the laundry and make up 9 beds ready for moving out to let strangers move in to rent my house over Christmas...yes I must be nuts!
Pam - You must explain? Where do you go for Christmas? Do you exchange homes? Is this like a holiday? It sounds very exotic?
Oh...and Christmas cookies are something I bake just a few days before Christmas. If I make them too far ahead (like more than a week) I'd have them all eaten...
Donut
12-11-2008, 04:06 AM
Pam - You must explain? Where do you go for Christmas? Do you exchange homes? Is this like a holiday? It sounds very exotic?
No not exotic! Sadly! lol!
I joined a holiday homes website in the hope of renting my house out for the 2 months we were away over last Chrsitmas...of course I got no one to rent it then, but this year when we are here, I got a booking for 10 days!
It seemed like a good idea at the time, back in March when the booking was made but right now I'm wondering!:eek:
We will move in with BIL and SIL for a few days then we are all going away for a week at a beach house we are renting in Northland. I get paid for the rental of course, but have spent most of the $$ on extra bedding and new towels etc etc!
Thanks for the reminder, I forgot I have to clean the windows too!
Having my hair done has gone into the too hard basket until the new year now!
Not one single thing, aside from helping to carry the boxes up from the basement. Bah Humbug.
sounds like my hubby!!!!!!
Pam, wow on the house rental. Its too bad you couldn't get it rented last year. Reminds me of The Holiday except you aren't swapping houses! LOL!
I bailed on going to the school today. I hope the others arent mad, but I just dont have the time today! ack.
guitargirl
12-11-2008, 05:01 PM
You ladies are way ahead of me - I don't even have a Christmas tree yet!! (We always get a live one, and DH's work schedule has not been good for tree-shopping!)
Oh my Lisa!
ot lots done today! yay!!
sandygb
12-11-2008, 05:22 PM
Oh how I love live trees! We've gone from artificial trees, to live trees for many years, and now back to artificial. The main reason is being able to keep the tree up from Thanksgiving through New Years. I go to so much work decorating it, I like to enjoy it for a while. But I have to agree there is something wonderful about a live tree....and not just the smell....
idtwinmom
12-11-2008, 06:14 PM
Okay - I'm just Miss Positive today....
Tina - you are going to have a fabulous time Saturday at your ornament and cookie decorating/gingerbread house making party
Carolyn - you are now 'just' 8 days away from seing Donn again
Lisa - you are helping the kids make the best Christmas gift for their parents ever. Who wouldn't love a ornament made by their child?
Carla - you are going to spend a lot of the delightful month of December with your grandkids. I'd say that's a blessing in it self.
It's a fun project that started when the boys were in preschool and I wanted to keep going! I will do one at home for DD and my day-care boy as well. (Won't his Mom be surprised when she gets this little gift from me. HeHe!)
idtwinmom
12-11-2008, 06:15 PM
Hahaha the tree is an eight footer and our power company cheers when we light it up. I am trying to convince dh to build a room just to store the tree in so I don't have to do this every year. No luck so far.
If you have any luck with that, let me know how you did it! Would love to be able to add on to this little house, but afraid we will have to wait until we can just move!
i agree Sandy, i like my tree up for several weeks :D
guitargirl
12-11-2008, 08:43 PM
Oh how I love live trees! We've gone from artificial trees, to live trees for many years, and now back to artificial. The main reason is being able to keep the tree up from Thanksgiving through New Years. I go to so much work decorating it, I like to enjoy it for a while. But I have to agree there is something wonderful about a live tree....and not just the smell....
I LOVE the smell of a live tree. We always had artificial when I was growing up, DH had live, and he converted me. The cats also love the tree. It's always so sad when we take it down and they wander around the house looking for it! :(
WHEW! Girls, one major holiday event down for me. That was my ornament/cookie exchange/cookie & gingerbread decorating party- which would normally be 2 parties, but since my mom and dad were on a cruise in Mexico, I combined them. I like them INDIVIDUAL! It was a little chaotic! 3 teenage girls, an 11 yr old girl and Tate (11). Well, they had fun! LOL!
PLUS the women in my family, mom, mil, gma, gmil, sil, and my friend.
BUT, its over! LOL! I only remembered to snap a few pix even. This is the 13th year I've had the ornament party.
Lisa, my cat loves the artificial tree! he chews on it, the weirdo.
SO, what have you all been up to this weekend?
Today I have church, Tate has play practice, and I have to get to the grocery.
This week will be busy too, but thankfully I have Monday and Tuesday free. Christmas shopping is DONE!!!!!
Wed I have to bake w/ my friend. We pack stuff up and take to the "under appreciated" teachers. The non- class room teachers, like Art, Music, Gym, Library, + aides, principal & secretary.
Thursday is a schoolwide Christmas movie. They'll watch in the gym and we have to pop popcorn for all 450+ of them!
Friday is class party day. I can't believe its Tate's last school Christmas party! No more in Jr. High of course :( :( sad, sad momma!
Well, better be off to church!
Chat later!
sandygb
12-14-2008, 02:14 PM
OMG Tina - Your event calendar makes my head swim. If there's more than one or 2 things on my to-do list I freak out. (unless they are layouts.....I don't have a problem if there are 15 of those on my to-do list) LOLOL.
guitargirl
12-14-2008, 03:04 PM
Well, if I survive the next 5 days, I should be good. Let's see... Craft day, Christmas party, and teaching 20 8-year-olds who think it's already Christmas Break! :rofl:
idtwinmom
12-14-2008, 04:06 PM
Well, went to DH's company party last night. Almost a waste except for the steak dinner! LOL. I forgot to take the camera as I was going light and didn't carry a purse, but that's OK, there was nothing to take pics of anyway!
I was going to finish Christmas shopping today, but am stuck at home because of a snow storm. I could easily drive in it, being from snowy states originally, but the other crazies out there that have no clue frighten me. They also put a restriction that you had to have chains or studs, and driving on the highway in chains is nuts. (Won't have the snow long enough to justify studs!)
Oh, well, that means I get to play!
LindaNPa
12-14-2008, 07:04 PM
This is nice. I have been a little crazy and trying to get everything together before tomorrow. My husband has a out-patient procedure tomorrow and we have been getting everything together. Church has been busy also with UMW events and church receptions - I love this season but my mind can not handle but so much. Wish us luck tomorrow and I'll check in aver we get back.
Merry Christmas
sandygb
12-14-2008, 08:53 PM
Good luck to your Hubby and to you too Linda!!! Hope everything goes well tomorrow!!
Good luck, Linda's hubby & Linda too!
Lisa, I HATE driving in the snow! Even tho I've lived with snow all my life and I have a 4 wheel drive. hate it!
LindaNPa
12-15-2008, 07:01 PM
Thank you for your well wishes. My husband made out fine. He is on some major pain killers right now but that will only be for a day or two. He hates the way they make him feel. So now it is just a matter of no lifting and resting. Thank you again and I'll be around for more of the fun.
sandygb
12-15-2008, 08:19 PM
Glad everything went well today Linda! my dh had a difficult tooth removal today that the dentist had to struggle with. It took over an hour, and he asked Bob if he wanted a pain prescription, but Bob said no.....because he also hates how they make him feel, and usually upset his stomach as well. So...he is on Advil.
Glad everything went well, Linda. I can't take the script painkillers. They make me sooooo tired and woozy. Last year on Dec, I stepped on a toothpick and it went 1/2 way into my foot. They wanted to give me scripts, and I said, can I just take Advil? LOL.
I'm like Bob that way, Sandy!
I got a kit done today, so I'm happy about that, but my Christmas cards still aren't mailed, and I need to finish the laundry and do my checkbook...
We are expecting a wee bit of snow tonight- 1 to 3 inches, but with icing, which of course is not fun!
sandygb
12-15-2008, 11:55 PM
Oh yeah....Christmas cards.....thanks for the reminder Tina! I'll probably need several more reminders between now and Christmas. I rarely get mine mailed before the 23rd...LOL. We are supposed to get sloppy weather here too, including ice.
Yeah, Tate had to go to school, but then they released early. Thats always fun!
My new kit is now in the store :) A little different, but kinda fun!
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/images/04_K_AllIsBright.jpg (http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_18&products_id=9490)
All Is Bright page kit\ (http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_18&products_id=9490)
Here's a layout I did with it too :)
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6096/thumbs/04_K_AllIsBright_01.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=293231&ppuser=22)
All Is Bright (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=293231&cat=500&ppuser=22)
sandygb
12-16-2008, 06:10 PM
Wow...that is one funky and cool Christmas kit Tina!
freebie on my blog today
http://tinasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Hey ladies! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! I posted about mine (in part) on my blog.
Please tell me about yours!
sandygb
12-29-2008, 05:55 PM
Christmas? Bah Humbug. LOL. I'm not really a crudmudgeon, but Christmas is a LOT of work for me. I get lots of help from Bob with cooking and food shopping, but I do all the gifts, all the wrapping (over 93 gifts wrapped this year), most of the cleaning, all the inside decorations and a ton of stressing. Christmas is NOT a "nice relaxing time with family and friends" for me. No one MAKES me do it all - it's just what I do. I feel responsible for making sure that everyone in my family has the best holiday ever - and truthfully, it's not much fun for me. We GIVE, GIVE, GIVE and get very little in return (from Bob's family). I understand that they don't have lots of money, but seriously, how about a tin of homemade cookies, a small tree ornament....SOMETHING!!! We give each family over $800 in cash and small gifts, so a little token gift in return would be nice. On the other hand, Carrie and Steve give us tons of gifts, and they can afford to.
Christmas day is always LONG. Mom and Dad must be helped up and down steps, helped to the table and more. Mom's dementia is very trying. I know she can't help it, but sometimes I just have to walk away when I feel like I'm losing it. Bob and I spend the day cooking non-stop. Carrie would help, but 2 cooks in the kitchen is all we can handle. I usually have to wait until Bob gets his "dishes" prepared and cleaned up before I can get to prepare mine: cole slaw, baked pineapple and raisin sauce. Then the clean up which takes over an hour - hand wash the good china - parcel out the leftovers for Mom and Dad and put the rest away.
Okay - done complaining......So how was my Christmas? All-in-all it was a good day and I enjoyed spending time with Carrie!!!
aww Sandy! I'm sorry your holiday wasn't that enjoyable.
I DO know what you mean, in part. Holidays are always at my house. We have more room, and... um, my house is clean (can't be said for all members of my family!). I do a ton of cooking and baking. I started 3 days before Christmas and 3 days before Thanksgiving.
Thankfully, I do not have that many presents to wrap! I'm sorry you feel unappreciated by Bob's family... that really does suck! They could get you something, I am sure! Even some gratitude would help, I bet!
:( about your mom. I can imagine that must be awful and i'm sure I would be the same as you and just have to walk away for a bit.
Speaking of Carrie, how is she looking? Big bellied??? How much longer now? Just a couple months, right?
sandygb
12-29-2008, 06:16 PM
Tina - I will post a new layout showing Carrie's belly soon. Her official due date is Feb 10but at her last appt, she is measuring 2 weeks ahead of that. They are going to do an ultrasound on Jan 5 to see how big the baby is and may decide to schedule a c-section if the baby is getting too big. She isn't anxious to have a 10+ pounder. LOL. No one thinks she will make it another 6 weeks. Probably no more than 4 weeks, if that.
Oh wow, you may get that baby sooner than expected! How exciting. I don't blame Carrie on not wanting to birth the 10#er. LOL! Did you hear about the 14# baby the other day?
honeymoon
12-29-2008, 10:07 PM
Did you hear about the 14# baby the other day?
Please tell me that was a C-section.
I have sort of felt the same about Christmas this year as Sandy... just couldn't get the real Christmas mojo going. Having bought all the presents, including the ones from the cat and helping the kids and s-i-l with theirs... there weren't too many surprises for me. The family did help out with the dinner at our place which was cool.
Today we are sweltering in about 30+ C temps and very little wind. Have just got home from taking the kids to a rock climbing place (inside out of sun) and we're now in the "it's too hot to eat" mode.
sandygb
12-29-2008, 11:09 PM
Fiona - After Tina posted about the 14 lb baby, I did a google search and actually found there were 2. A girl was born 12/21 at 14 lb 3 oz and a boy on 12/28 at 14 lb 2 oz. Both were c-sections and both in the U.S. The baby girl and her parents were on video and the baby hardly fits on her lap...already in 9 month clothing and 24" long.
Sandy, this was just yesterday, come to think, it was the baby boy.
My SIL's grandfather was actually 15# and that was back in the day!
I posted some pics of my coolie pressies from my ILs at my blog if anyone wants to venture there!
replies from my blog in case you girls don't see:
Sandy, I must have just picked the wrong darn color, cuz mine shows the dirt badly!
Shawn, its supposed to be for all hard floors, so it should :D
sandygb
12-30-2008, 01:17 PM
Tina - I think my hardwood floor color is butterscotch. In fact, the color is similar to the background color of your siggie thumbnail "hero in villain's clothing" - maybe a tad darker. In fact, I even have similar color hardwood-look vinyl flooring in the kitchen at the mountains, and it also doesn't show dirt. It gets plenty dirty with Bob and Harley, but sweeping it with a broom daily, and using a damp mop on it keeps it looking good.
diturpin
12-30-2008, 01:44 PM
... It gets plenty dirty with Bob and Harley, but sweeping it with a broom daily, and using a damp mop on it keeps it looking good.
Daily...mine's lucky if it gets it weekly! I wait for the dust bunnies to come hang out in the corners! Actually, the kitchen gets it more often than anywhere else. I can't do anything in there without dripping something.
diturpin
12-30-2008, 01:47 PM
Tina, your in-law pressies are awesome! Glad to hear that your FIL responded well to his surgery. It is awesome that he can now do the leather work again.
sandygb
12-30-2008, 05:00 PM
Daily...mine's lucky if it gets it weekly! I wait for the dust bunnies to come hang out in the corners! Actually, the kitchen gets it more often than anywhere else. I can't do anything in there without dripping something.
LOL Diane - It's only the kitchen in the mountains that gets the daily sweeping. I am a barefoot person, so I know when there are tiny little stones and dirt on the floor. Eww....I hate that. Bob always has his hiking boots on which collect all the dirt in the treads, then tracks it in the house. Between that and Harley's dog hair....ick. The kitchen at home is not as bad - that's because they track the dirt across the carpet before they hit the kitchen. That's not really better either.....
diturpin
12-30-2008, 09:28 PM
LOL Diane - It's only the kitchen in the mountains that gets the daily sweeping. I am a barefoot person, so I know when there are tiny little stones and dirt on the floor. Eww....I hate that. Bob always has his hiking boots on which collect all the dirt in the treads, then tracks it in the house. Between that and Harley's dog hair....ick. The kitchen at home is not as bad - that's because they track the dirt across the carpet before they hit the kitchen. That's not really better either.....
Wait, I just figured it out....I'm a sock person - can't stand to feel dirt on my feet (imagine that) so I were my socks which pick up alot of dust/dirt so does that count as dust mopping??? Maybe I'm not so bad after all!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:
sandygb
12-30-2008, 10:32 PM
Wait, I just figured it out....I'm a sock person - can't stand to feel dirt on my feet (imagine that) so I were my socks which pick up alot of dust/dirt so does that count as dust mopping??? Maybe I'm not so bad after all!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:
Oh - great idea! I think counts!
Oh I agree, Diane. lol. it so counts.
My floors, as you can see from the pic, are much darker. Butterscotch. Woulda, coulda, shoulda!
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