I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving Holiday and a wonderful weekend to follow up. We enjoyed a lovely day at Katie's. I sent Cranberry Celebration 'Salad' (Y'all know how I feel about these jello 'salads') over to Bess. I've been making that for her Thanksgiving dinners for years now. I took one to Katie's Thanksgiving Dinner as well.
Friday, I cooked a stuffed turkey breast and Green Bean Casserole for our dinner and pulled a Pumpkin Pie from the freezer. I sent a dish of the dressing over to Sam. His family isn't keen on it but he loves it. I pulled the Christmas tree from the shed and shook it out well. It was up and lit by Friday night. That's a nice way to start the season, I think.
Saturday, I took morning coffee gazing at the lit tree. I plan to start every day this way for the whole month.
1. Plan what colors I want to use to decorate this year. I'm thinking blue, red and gold...
2. Look for stockings for me and John. We've had stockings packed away somewhere but I want to get a matched pair of stockings. I plan to fill stockings for us this year. And yes, I'll buy my own stuffers, but I won't open any of it until Christmas.
3. Rent one Christmas movie for us to watch this week. We have a long list of favorites and while we're just as happy to watch free ones, I think we can afford to rent one a week.
4. Shopping list for Christmas baking. I know what cookies I want to make this year, and I know I don't have all of the ingredients on hand. I want to make a list of things I have to buy.
5. Work Swagbucks for 1 hour each evening. I recently rejoined Swagbucks in the hope that the hour when dinner is generally cooking would be a productive earning time. My hope is to earn a gift card each month. Every little bit helps. I waste enough time on non-paying game sites so why not waste time earning a gift card?
6. Work out a menu for the whole month of December. The goal is to keep the meals simple and not fussy. Mostly because I want to focus my energy in other areas.
7. Look for a recipe for homemade eggnog. I give up looking for eggnog without all the nasty stuff that doesn't sit well with me in them. I'll try making my own. I love eggnog and love using it to make things (like vanilla pudding or pancakes) as well as drinking it.
8. Gather my first stack of books for Christmas reading.
9. Get busy with Christmas cards...and maybe even in the mail. But I'll settle for getting started on this. I love Christmas cards!
Of course, I'll be doing my usual housework and keeping up with church and such, but I really do mean to enjoy this month and not work at any unnecessary big tasks.
What are your plans for this first week of December?
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