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Well, here's where I am so far...

-House is decorated!
-Well over half of the presents are purchased and I have a dozen or so wrapped, but not "ribboned." I have more presents that I plan on wrapping when I am alone
-Holiday portrait appointment has been made, and clothes picked out. I still need to press them and also get my boys hair cut before. That'll have to happen on Sat.


My plan this week is to...

-catch up on Christmas cards...label them all, start the notes inside and sign and purchase stamps
-Put ribbon on the presents and finish wrapping what I already have purchased
-Buy the ingredients I need for cookies for my cookie exchange and appetizer for my appetizer party
-Purchase a couple more gifts on the list...There are a few tough people that I have no idea what to get them still!
-Enjoy Christmas movies with my kids!

Well, I didn't get my cards done yet like I said I would over the weekend . . . . So, still have that on the list.

All of our decorations are up. I bought the ingredients for my cookie exchange -- I'm going to make chocolate bark (white chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, and peanuts) -- cute and easy! Found it in the Christmas Martha Stewart mag.

I emailed all my siblings and asked if we could just buy for the kids, and they said YES! I have little things for all of them because I'm already done shopping, but this will make a good precedent for next year. Now if I can get my husband's family to agree to the same thing, life will be good!

Marlene

Ok, I've got my cards, envelopes and stamps. Just need to address and mail. I will work on my address list today.
I need a gift for SIL and for BIL
I need to crochet a hedgehog and sew a wallet for my sister
Going to mail to my sister on Tuesday
I need to make little tags for our neighbor gifts and probably do a practice run. We're making choc-dipped Oreos. I have a ton of paper lunch sacks so I'm going to have M color on them. Then I'll make tags with stamps I have.

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Got a gift for SIL
Most of my cards in the mail (still waiting for 3 or 4 addresses)
got the wallet and hedgehog made.

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-bought my cards, they are not getting made this year
-kids' pics are finished
-started fudge

-need to work on cookies
-wrap Santa gifts
-write Christmas cards

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Cards are done & mailed.
Going to wrap kids gifts tomorrow when kids at school
Going to start wrapping other family gifts tomorrow.