Organised Christmas 2008.. The countdown has begun!

mary43

Been a bit scared to look at this thread............the 'Organised' bit was a bit daunting for someone as muddling as me.
But, now I'm on top ot things I thought I'd brave it.

To do:
Make envelope to fit baby grandsons Christmas Card (& need sparkly pen to make stars in the sky on it so need to get that)
Make label for teenage grandsons shoe fresheners -have to hand write it as printer is up the spout !!
Make 3 more pots of gold - have yet to get the 'gold' for them

Then I am truly done all except posting stuff and delivering !!!

(I think so anyway..........................lol:rotfl: -there's a Christmas fair at the church hall next Thursday............so who knows.............lol)

phunkles

Oh and in case anyone was still looking for Cards or envelopes for HM cards
Whsmith have packs of 50 White, Gold or Silver in the Clearance section on the website.
Have wrote my cards now strange how many ways I could think of to say have a nice xmas really lol

sarahf191979

Morning Everyone

Hope you all had a nice weekend, Only 1 week to go now til the 1st of December :eek:

We had a lovely morning yesterday at the garden centre, kids loved watching father christmas arrive on Chitty chitty bang bang, I fell in love with all the Christmas decorations, it felt like a winter wonder land and soooooooooooooooooooooo christmassy :j

Well I've loads to do this week, but I'm determind to get it finished, I sucumbed to the kids last night and let them have the christmas tree box, so I know have a 7 foot snow covered tree in the corner of my living room, it has nothing on it as non of my decoration look right, have told OH we will have to go back to the garden centre LOL :rotfl: I know also have a TARDIS in my Kitchen that the kids spent 2 hours making and the rest of the day playing with.

Jobs for this week:

1. Finish all little bits in Kids room
2. Write Xmas cards with kids for school & Beavers
3. Make Xmas Pressies with DS1 for Beavers
4. Make teachers Pressies with DS1 & 2
5. Make Xmas Pressies for Kids in school off DS 1 & 2
6. 2 more tube fact jars
7. Buy frames and frame the name a star certificates
8. Buy frame and frame funny tube map for OH Mad friend
9. Post 3 Parcels
10. Go shopping for bits I need for craft day on sunday
11. PTA Meeting Today 9am
12. Get rest of christmas Decorations out and start putting up so I can see what I need to buy/ make
13. Wrap presents up that I picked up at my mums on saturday
14. Finish all printing jobs
15. Give Bathroom the once over
16. Give Master Bedroom the once over
17. Give Frontroom the once over
18. Give Kitchen the once over
19. Make Photo Cards (I didn't get new pic's yesterday, as the snow didn't last :mad: )


Thats about it for know, although I'm sure I will think of more.....

Have a nice day everyone

Sarah
x

PS Soon be Christmas :j :j :j :j

RoxieW

thanks mum20ne - i 'm getting a photomug for my dad for xmas

oooh pink that sounds nasty! not what u want with lots of wrapping to do!!

mary - we're not scary - promise - we try to be organised but i fail on my lists every week! still, makes me feel better to have everything down rather than swimming about in my head.

HockeyDuo8083

Can you belive it's only 1 week until December?!Argh:eek:
My december is jammed but mainly with lovely social things, yay!

Friday 5th - Going to Edinburgh Vs Ospreys
Sat 6th - Spend all day with Mum selling homemade jewellary at Christmas Craft fair
Sat 6th (evening) - Curry Night with hockey club
Sun 7th - Decorate flat & tree, write xmas cards and bake cookies
Wed 10th - OH's 28th bday so out for a meal that night
Fri 12th - Company xmas party in London (Woohoo!!)
Sat 13th & sun 14th - London with OH & friends for xmas shopping weekend
Monday 15th - Day off work to wrap gifts and get flat fully tidied inc all washing & ironing up to date.(Using my last holiday day)
Thurs 18th - OH goes offshore so make sure have small gift for him to take with him
Sat 20th - Pack bags to go to Parents for 2 weeks.:beer:
Sun 21st - Hockey in Dundee (morning) then pick up LS on way down the road

I've got loads on and I don't even have kids to worry about! All you peeps that have must be superhuman!:T Good luck to everyone in the run up to Xmas

p.s All the of above is only possible thanks to Internet Shoppping - It is a godsend.I get everything sent to work so I never miss the delivery.Quidco & Nectar rock!

pinkladymel

Quidco definitely does rock!

Jammy, I had a look and phones4U is not even on there! ARGH. There are ridiculous shops to get a line on our card. Feel like buying a pc anyone?!

mum2one you make me laugh with your halfcost bargains but your family must be having some wonderful things for christmas this year

Mary!! Welcome in! You should be the queen of organising with the amount of crafting things you have completed Don't be scared. Some of us are UBER organised.. most of us just drift along enjoying the chat and festivity.

Those snow pictures look absolutely GORGEOUS. I thought they was amazing and then I saw the snowman!! It is bloomin' freezing here but with.. SUNSHINE!!! Don't you just hate it!

I watched The Santa Clause 3 with the kids too and it was lovely because this year they was big enough to understand

RoxieW

well i've got too many jobs to mention today - and will be out most of the day. could have done with a chill out day today but that'll have to be tomo. will check in later have a good day all

jamtart6

pinkladymel wrote: »

Quidco definitely does rock!

Jammy, I had a look and phones4U is not even on there! ARGH. There are ridiculous shops to get a line on our card. Feel like buying a pc anyone?!


I watched The Santa Clause 3 with the kids too and it was lovely because this year they was big enough to understand

I bought a PC last week from Dell (for a friend)!! It went through! AND I am hopefully buying another one before xmas! I thought phones4u wasnt on there but it is!! :T just under HMV and it has tracked!

I've got the Santa Clause 2 to watch today doing my work (graphs and databases so very *yawn*)

In more exciting news we are viewing a house this morning! I spotted it at 1.15am and have to have it!!! :rotfl: just need to convince my OH that it is a bargain! I rang up the EA and have got a viewing this morn!! :j


In other exciting news, whilst I have lost another 1lb (taking it to 3lb - wow...not!) the good news is, I take my measurements as I have a funny digestive system, so my weight does not always reflect how thin I am if that make sense. So I have just taken them and lost 2inches off my waist, 1.5inches off my stomach and 1.5inches off my hips and best of all....a pair of jeans now fit again! Hurrah!

chocolate.orange_2

Jammy 3lbs off means another mince pie and cream Any loss is still a loss
Great news on your inch loss though thats great

I did The hut last night and its tracked Well i couldnt sleep so i shopped.
Going to order the other things i need at some point over the next couple of days


I dare not write all the things down that i have to do..... It would scare me too much !!... Looks like its going to be what i have said for years ....
Next year i will be organised

sarahs999

I painted my wooden 'noel' this weekend (bought it cheap off ebay after a tipoff from here) and went through about half of my chirstmas catalogues looking for stocking fillers for son and STILL not being able to make up my mind whether to take back the plastic pirate ship and get a wooden one. actually I may have lost hte receipt so my mind will be made up for me...