Christmas Flylady Thread 21st December 2009

Mudbath

Boddy - that's so lovely that you've sorted the necklace for your mum. It's obviously made her really happy. Big hugs to you xx

Dishwasher on.

serena

Evening ladies!!:hello:

I would have typed this 20 minutes ago but valli sidetracked me onto the Norad site, and DS2 had to help me light up a Christmas tree!! (I'm so useless at games).

lil_me - hun, Christmas isn't made by how much money you've spent, you know that. Your boys will be thrilled with the presents that they have, and be able to appreciate them all the more. Huge hugs to you. Bet you this is the Christmas you will all remember. My best remembered present was a small teenage doll, and the wardrobe of clothes Mum had spent hours knitting and sewing.

This is probably the first year that all three teens have spent all their own money on their Christmas shopping rather than me giving it to them, and I am extremely proud at how well they have planned and budgeted. DD is addicted to the Christmas and Special Occasions thread, has stitched several cards for special friends, made up hampers etc. DS2 was persuaded by her to make 'DVD night in' hampers for two girl friends (not 'girlfriends';)) which went down extremely well.

pigpen - I'm really sorry to hear that. Last week, one of DD's friends lost a friend in a car crash - 19 years old, lovely girl. She swerved to avoid a duck, and hit a tree. I've been feeling really upset by it.

juliejim- fabulous - well done!

mudbath - my sort of devious!:D I now offer OH the choice of doing it himself or paying for someone to do it, but within a set time...

I've been doing some more shopping this afternoon, just the last few bits to do tomorrow morning after I drop DD into work.
Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!
Children... quick.. tidy your rooms you don't want Santa thinking you don't look after your stuff.. he might not leave any presents! Work in progress
get out any special christmas crockery and make sure it is all clean and nice to use.. placemats etc too! Won't take long to do tomorrow
Declutter your desk.. if it is anything like mine it is full of receipts and invoices!Desk fine, but shelf disaster - have bought plastic wallets so will sort it in a minute.
WRAP WRAP WRAP!Ongoing

Off for a cup of tea, then check over my last minute shopping list - how did I forget to order washing up liquid???

toochoosey

oops sorry......I tend not to venture too far from this thread so wasn't sure xx

Lost my quotes somewhere?????????????

thifty

Monday Mayhem..

1. Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week.. got uht milk and bread in freezer, just last bits to get on wed for xmas day itself
2. Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped 1 more to get
3. Change any bedding
4. Dust round the whole downstairsTuesday - Time's nearly up!!!
5. Iron yesterdays wash mountain
6. Have a skim through the TV guide and decide what you want to watch.. note to self buy one
7. Toy boxes can be banished upstairs! not for 2 more days they can't!

trimming list have done another Next order and "spent" another £300 hope some of it actually fits my fat body and I dont have to send the whole lot back:mad:

Mudbath

Wonders will never cease and just to prove my hubby isn't all last minute and not doing stuff - he's wrapping my presents and it's not Christmas Eve. Not only that - he bought them himself!!!! Oh, and apparently I need to cancel the joiner because he's going the skirting over Christmas!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

fedupandskint

Monday Mayhem..

1. Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping!
2. S&S the bathroom/s and loo's
3. Dust round the whole downstairs

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

1. Iron yesterdays wash mountain
2. Vacuum through downstairs.. and the stairs!
3. Declutter your desk.. if it is anything like mine it is full of receipts and invoices!
4. WRAP WRAP WRAP!

My additional list of endless tasks for the next 3 days!

Tuesday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
Clean the loo and the bath and the shower and the basins!
Level Two
Clean windows, curtains & blinds etc
Declutter and vacuum/mop floors

SunnyZo's list of things to do

1. Make Christmas Cookies
2. Make feta and pickles
3. Peanut Brittle
4. Make casserole for Christmas Eve to reheat
5. Wrap mum pressie and hamper
6. Wrap other pressie and hamper - take up on Christmas Eve
7. Put gifts together to take
8. Sort out overnight bag to take and walking clothes
9. Christmas Eve? cook the ham in coke :eek: a la nigella
10. Take out bacon, sausages, red cabbage, breadcrumbs, cranberry sauce and sausagemeat out of the freezer EEEEARRRLLLLLY!!!!!!!
11. Christmas Eve - go to town v.early, buy pork pie some nice bread, misletoe etc etc
12. Finally finish all the cleaning as soon as possible on Christmas Eve

What happened to CBA??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much for that! Have been in the kitchen all evening making fruite compote and granola and working out how to process the rum butter - all made, bottled and contained now.

Very busy 2 days left what happened to my quiet relaxing Christmas Eve I had planned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fedupandskint

By the power of flyladies.......................please help

..............can you make rum sauce in advance eg the day before and reheat v.gently???????????????

Thank you thank you thank you!

Mudbath

My mum always makes the rum sauce on Christmas Eve and then we heat it up on Christmas Day. You just have to make sure you only reheat the amount you need because you can't reheat it a second time xx

fedupandskint

Mudbath wrote: »

My mum always makes the rum sauce on Christmas Eve and then we heat it up on Christmas Day. You just have to make sure you only reheat the amount you need because you can't reheat it a second time xx

I thank you!

No seriously thanks for that advice mudders, will do and only make a bit to use and reheat once

Mudbath

Someone will probably come on and say you shouldn't but we've been doing it for 20 years and it's not caused any problems! I'm as sane as they come:rotfl:xx