Organised Christmas 2008.. The countdown has begun!

RoxieW

Ok, trying to order my advent daily gifts - its tricky as some things are only suitable for weekend.

Sunday 30th Nov - decoration each
Monday 1st Dec - advent calender
Tuesday 2nd Dec - xmas books
Wednesday 3rd - xmas t shirts
thursday 4th - letter writing to santa set
Friday 5th - trip to xmas fayre
Saturday 6th - xmas pj's
Sunday 7th - xmas slippers
Monday 8th - xmas socks
Tuesday 9th - personalised xmas stories
Weds 10th - xmas chocs
thurs 11th - new mug + snowman soup
fri 12th - trip to centre parcs
sat 13th - trip to see santa
sun 14th - making stocking
mon 15th - vests
tues 16th - pants
weds 17th - reindeer poop
thurs 18th - magic snow
fri 19th - snowman bath bomb
Saturday 20th - making snowflakes, cotton ball snowman, santa stop here sign
Sunday 21st Dec - Panto tickets
Monday 22nd - xmas baking, watch xmas movie
Tuesday 23rd - xmas crafty ie crackers and hats ELC, watch xmas movie
Wednesday 24th - xmas eve bath bomb, snowman soup, watch xmas dvd reindeer food kit.


Am going to wrap a gift/promise up each day and put under the tree for the kids to open
Any better ideas???

sarahf191979

Afternoon Everyone

Hope your all having a nice weekend. Getting sorted here (About BL****DY Time LOL:rotfl: , still looks like a war zone though). Just finished Painting the boys room and putting the new furniture up (Am I glad to see the last of the screwdriver for today:j ), just got to go through all the kids clothes and toys now before I put them away. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! (I am MAD!! )

Everyone seems so organised and we still have 2 weeks before we hit Dec 1st, its Such a great feeling being so organised..........Don't you think!!

Love all the Pic's (Your kids are so cute Mel, I wouldn't get mine to sit still long enough LOL) And I Love the Christmas room, I Want it!!!

Well my list for the rest of the weekend (Sorry I know it's late, but I keep getting shouted at for coming on the PC, when we still have loads to do....:o )


1. Sort out kids Toys (Shouldn't take long as I had a big sort out last month)
2. Sort out kids clothes and put away
3. Put Piles of kids stuff away in memory boxes
4. Washing and Drying (A never ending job in my house), and put away
5. Clear DS1 bed before he comes home tomorrow


Sarah
xx

mum2one

pinkladymel wrote: »

Aww poor you Steph I know what it is like to spend christmas eve in hospital and I was glad to get home for christmas day!! I love your christmas carols idea.

I haven't got around to welcoming all the newcomers yet but it is so nice to have you here and posting

mum2one you are amazing doing all that cooking in your condition. I hope the pain gets better soon.. have you thought about suing them haha!! Dont tempt me, quite funny as my Aunt is sueing another supermarket as she fell on a grape!! Went down to see her today and she asked when am I going to sue.


Tartster.. I have not seen any slimline calenders hmm have you thought about making your own? I have got so many stretchmarks I wouldn't even know if I got a new one!

Give you all a laugh, took dd to the pictures, (our local pics does £1.00 kids movies on a sat am), we went to see Wall-e, shes seen it already and Ive got it on pre-order for one of her xmas prezzies, got comfy, started watching the film, next thing I knew an hr had gone by and Id been asleep. Thank god I didnt snore, dd didnt even realise, she was engrossed in the film.
Have had lazy afternoon, and being sad (or should I say money saving.......) and watching TV.

Another thought, does it have to be slimline calenders, as vistaprint had some offers on desktop calenders, I had 3 and they worked out about £4.00 each, inc photo upload and postage. xx

scattymam1

jamtart - I was going to go through snapfish for my photo mugs but asda have an offer on photo mugs until 19th of this month - they're only £5.50 and you can pick them up from your local asda so no delivery charge - which I think is great.

scattymam1

at least I'm assuming that means free delivery - don't quote me on that!!!!!!

jamtart6

thanks scatymam but i wanted my own writing on too so cost me £6.76 inc postage so thought that wasnt too bad 33% off code for snapfish

mum2one - yep has to be slimline sadly. gonna see if the bogof comes back on tesco.com

phunkles

Can I join this thread?
Ive bought all my Xmas presents for the year, wrapped half of them, took full advantage of bogofs and 342s, got my wrapping paper in the jan sales along with my xmas cards *which have also been wrote*
And im now wishing Id found this forum sooner because I now have an urge to make crafty bits for people and Im debating making snowman soup for close family and friends to be delivered when I deliver xmas cards.
I feel freakishly organised and Im certain Ill of forgot someones card or present or something

sarahf191979

Morning All

Welcome to the thread phunkles and anyone else who's joined buty I've missed.

I'm slowly getting all my jobs done, my planner has more things crossed out than need doing :j :j :j :j :j :j (Even with the extra work of the decorating)

Although I am starting to panic a bit now as its DS1 birthday on the 10th Dec and we are having a party ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!! I really must be mad!!

He wants a Simpsons theme and wants us all to dress up :eek: So I really must get cracking so I have time to plan and make for the party.

Still got a few Home made xmas pressies to make and write all my xmas cards out, but I feel so much better about it all this year thanks to all of you. So a BIG Thankyou and lots of HUGS for keeping me going and motivated.

Take care everyone, and heres to another productive day!!!

Sarah

xx

RoxieW

well i'm going xmas shopping today have got a list longer than my arms are going to be from all those bags! going to try to get everything i need so i dont have to go again as free weekends are like rocking horse poo in december so all i'll have to think about it the wrapping.

speaking of which- am also doing a 'wrapping' plan - sounds very anal but its so i know how much of each colour scheme to buy. am i super organised or just plain wierd?!

Inkedkitten

I went shopping yesterday, and me and the old man found nothing! There's too much choice, and not enough thinking being done! ARGH get me a mince pie someone! :P