Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Yup, we better get busy Smed. I couldn't believe my first Christmas card was from Bloona. She is way too on top of things. I am hoping maybe to get my cards in the mail next week. This weekend hopefully, I will get the house decorated and the tree up. The only thing I am on top of is that I am almost done with my Christmas shopping. After this weekend, I should be done with that. So once I actually get the tree up, I have plenty of gifts I can wrap and put under the tree.
Originally Posted By smedley I need to shop, I need to clean so I can think about putting up the tree, I need to write and post Christmas cards (the foreign ones are no doubt going to be late) I need to wrap the presents etc etc etc... I am also working nights this week, then days Sat/Sun, I am then off Mon-Thu but I have plans for at least 2 of those days so far, I then work weekend nights, then I have the Mon-Thu to get fully organised before I work dayshifts all through Christmas weekend....
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Well good luck Smeds. I'm afraid your card might be late too as it hasn't been mailed either. At least we got our SS presents mailed in time. Or at least mine should have received their's by now.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 I am going to take a blankie and go to the back of the plane. I guess I brought back a sore throat from my DL trip. No the souvenir I had planned on :0( Amazed, please keep the hot tea with honey coming and you might throw in some homemade chickie schnoodle soup, too.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Feel better DLF8! This is not the time to be sick. I'm sure you are like the rest of us and have way too much to do and not enough time to do it!
Originally Posted By smedley Did everybody fall off the plane?!?!? I had 5 days off and got a lot done, but I was crazy busy, now I am back to working 3 nights, someone bring me a bucket of coffee please. Oh and I still got to wrap almost all my presents next week LOL!
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Hey Smed - Hopefully, I get my wrapping done this weekend. I have at least mailed half of my cards. Writing out the rest is the other thing I need to get done this weekend. I can't believe this is the last weekend we have before Christmas weekend.
Originally Posted By smedley Yeah I never did get my cards out Maybe I will send Summer cards It's madness right? I am working Fri-Sun nights this weekend, then I am off Mon-Thu, then I work Fri-Sun days. Yep that's right I will be in the office working a 12hr dayshift on Christmas day, everybody have a mince pie for me ok? LOL!
Originally Posted By smedley Ok I figure we should at least festive up the plane, I have garlands of lights, tinsel, some disney ornaments and paper snowflakes.. I am also stocking the trolley with Christmas cookies, mince pies, eggnog and buttered rum
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I did drop off for a fun DLR vacation with family Came back to the Christmas rush, the office is a mess (my mess) and my mom is being watched for pneumonia. SIGH! My Christmas cards sit in the box, we don't have a tree yet and I haven't wrapped a single gift. Know what? I'm OK My little world has been so topsy turvy the past couple of years that my uber organized nature has has a swift kick in the rear. I have 1/3 of my Dept 56 houses up, no snow! and I am not freaking out. LOL! When my kids show up for Christmas they'll think I've lost my mind Thank you TX and Smeds for decorating the plane and for the lovely holiday treats. I'm still not sure what a mince pie is. Is it made with suet like my uncle fed me one memorable Thanksgiving or fruit pieces like I had hoped? I'm making myself a peppermint mocha and a cranberry scone
Originally Posted By smedley Amazed, here is a recipe for you. <a href="http://britishfood.about.com/od/christmasrecipes/r/mincepies.htm" target="_blank">http://britishfood.about.com/o...pies.htm</a> Could I get a gingerbread latte if you're making drinks? Oh and if it helps I have no decorations up and no presents wrapped other than the ones I had to deliver in the week, so we're about even, in fact you're probably even ahead as you have some of your houses up! Way to go I hope that your mum is ok, pneumonia is not nice.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Thanks smeds Mom's horrible cold is messing with her meds and she is either sleeping or loopy. They went ahead and put her on antibiotics. It's a wait and see game now. Here is your gingerbread latte. I hope I have the mix just right. Do you notice the swirl of a Snowman on the top? We went to Costco yesterday to get our tree. Nope, nada, not even a scraggly one left. DUH! We knew it but had hopes that they ordered more this year. It was pretty funny actually. We both considered not getting a tree. We live in an area with lots of cut your own tree farms which we did for 33 years before we found that we could just buy one and throw it in the truck. So we just went to another store, bought one and threw it in the truck It was 30% off too It's in it's stand now with water, hoping for lights and decorations. Yeah, it's looking at me right now! Is everyone else on the plane ready for Christmas? I think I'll set up a gift wrapping station at the back of the plane.
Originally Posted By smedley Fingers are crossed for her Yes I see the snowman swirl, it's a lovely touch. Well done on the tree, I still don't have one, if I don't get one tomorrow I think it might just not happen, totally unheard of, but my cold has decided to kick my butt again, I'm into my 5th week with it now, it's becoming a little annoying Still at least tonight's my last nightshift and I don't work again till the 23rd. I hope everyone else is ready too, I will be heading back to the gift wrapping station to try and get my gifts sorted.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 smeds, I neglected to say thank you for the recipe I think my uncle way overdid the suet as it was a gagger. I see there is such a thing as a vegetarian suet which makes more sense to me as the rest of the ingredients sound pretty tasty I've managed to wrap one gift Finished decorating the tree and bought a couple more things to finish up gifts. Now on to the gift wrap table....oh I see there are some little elves there to help. How charming
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Do we have any cocoa on the cart? The plane is looking quite festive. I have put the movie Elf on. I didn't get around to writing out the rest of my cards this weekend, but I did get over half of the presents wrapped so at least there was some sucess.
Originally Posted By ophellia this is the last day I shop for anything...and I'm ready for some cocoa too...Irish Cocoa...
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD I am done with my shopping and have been since last week, but now I have to take my Mom shopping on Friday.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Friday? oooh, I'm sending you good shopping vibes TX!!! My mom is doing better. She is amazing, like the energizer bunny. Thanks for all the good wishes. We have been assured that she is not going to be kicked out of "graduated" from Hospice so that is a Christmas blessing for sure Cocoa and Irish Cocoa all around I LOVE the movie Elf. Thanks TX
