Originally Posted By MissCandice Haha! Being umemployed pays off! I have everything wrapped, all cards have been sent, all done! All I have to do is make a cake for X-mas, my sister is cooking the meal. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Originally Posted By tapdancemom Nice thread Pixie Glitter. I'm behaind too. Planned on doing extra gifts, Christmas dinner and goodie buying and baking and all my wrapping. Planned on starting all that yesterday, then I tripped "Twinke Toes" that I am and all is put on hold. I have a great hubby who has the 24th off so he's going to help me. Whew!
Originally Posted By Blacksheep Uncle you guys just spend too much time procrastinating... I've been done with my Christmas stuff since Friday...(of course the family Christmas gift exchange/party was Saturday...)
Originally Posted By Dave >>>Em, if I send out cards at all, they're going to be Happy New Year (or perhaps Happy Valentine's Day!) cards. Great planning ahead by buying tree cards!<<< Maybe you could use the Pixie picture from the Pirates ride breakdown.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 <collapses on my bed> Finished with everything that has to do with work, which is 99% of my stress. Get through tomorrow's party and everything else is gravy because I'll be on vacation until Jan 5th. Woohoo!
Originally Posted By Ursula ^^Good for you!!!^^ I kept forgetting to send out Christmas cards. Maybe they will become New Year's cards, or Post Christmas cards? Hee-hee the Ghost of Christmas Cards would be more appropriate.
Originally Posted By wendebird I'm procrastinating tonight too. I really should be wrapping all the presents, but instead I'm just sitting here, reading LP & procrastinating.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer My wife usually does a lot of baking, but she hasn't had the energy this year since she has a bun in the oven. So I'm missing out on the wide variety of Christmas cookies she usually bakes. But at least I don't have the severe emotional distress I feel every time she loads up a plate of more of MY cookies to give to other people. In the church calendar, Christmas lasts from December 25th until January 6th. It isn't just one day. Just tell people that you wanted their cards to arrive later in the 12 days of Christmas to spread the joy of the season out a little.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Made Russian Teacakes last night. Made Panettone and spicy gingerbread today. I haven't baked either, yet. The Panettone is on it's first rising and the gingerbread is chilling. I still have to make Peanut Butter Chocolate bars (really easy and really tasty. I think I sent the recipe to Lady Kluck) today and finish the bread and cookies. Tomorrow I have to make Monkey Bread w/the kids plus a quiche and eggnog. Not too bad. I just realized that I forgot to embroider names on the little stockings I bought to put gift cards in, so I've got to do that tonight. I've also gots and lots of dishes from all of the baking. I finished wrapping everything two days ago but my kids and dogs ruined the wrapping on a HUGE, heavy present for my SIL. I'm debating whether or not I should just tape over the parts that got ripped. Someone also put a wet gumdrop on the box, so there's a weird stain. I'm out of bows, so I might put another label/tag over it. I've been really, really depressed the past couple of days, so I haven't done much. I feel a little better today and keeping busy definitely helps.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Are you in the Seattle area, melekalikimaka? I'll do your dishes in exchange for cookies.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Um, April, if everything you've been posting about doing lately is defined as "haven't done much" then I tremble to think what you must accomplish when you're feeling great! Good grief, girlie, are you Martha Stewart on speed??
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Well, timing is everything. I already did the dishes. Must be the amphetamines. ;-) Tom, if I had known you were without cookies, I would have delivered some to you! I must admit, I've been drinking some coconut rum-spiked eggnog this afternoon so I can't really go anywhere right now. LOL I forgot, I have to make a chocolate pecan pie tomorrow too. We'll be at my SIL's most of the day, so it's going to be a challenge...especially if I keep drinking the eggnog.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer That's okay - the sister in law is in town and she and my wife will be baking all day tomorrow. Woot
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Good! It's not Xmas without cookies! I finally finished the gingerbread cookies (we kept things easy w/just one cookie cutter-a gingerbread man, of course), baked the panettone and the pb bars are in the oven. I don't like store-made eggnog, so I made some today. I only drank 2 glasses (but they were big. 'hic!) Today has been quite nice pleasant. I really enjoyed baking today. It was nice because I wasn't rushing to get it all done. It was just for our enjoyment so I didn't have to stress about everything being perfect, etc. I'm kind of glad I waited until the last minute
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter <---is now cowering in a corner of the room, rocking herself, and wishing with all her might that the Christmas Fairy will pay the Glitter household a visit tonight and finish all the wrapping. And perhaps write a witty Christmas newsletter, print it up with cute holiday clip art on it, write out all the cards, and take them to the post office first thing tomorrow. And maybe bake several dozen cookies. And clean the house. . . .
