Fourteen Days Until Christmas

Hard to believe there are only fourteen more days until Christmas! Before you know it, the day will be here! I have most of my gifts bought, but they do need to be wrapped. I still have a few little gifts for people I need to get - but these are not close friends or family . . . it'll probably some candy/food type gift. I promised my little one that we'd put up the decorations tomorrow IF we do a lot of the clean up today and tomorrow morning. My sister and I decided to forego presents for the family this year . . . so she is planning for us to pitch in to make Christmas breakfast. My little one and I will have some baking to do during the Chritsmas week - probably assorted muffins!! Oh - and my friend decided she wanted me to have a cookie exchange party during the holidays instead of January (when we usually get get together), so I'll have to set that up. So I guess in writing this post, I have discovered I have more things to do than I though - hee hee.

I am not ready yet. I still have some paint a couple of ceramic houses and a couple of ornaments. I have to finish shopping for my husband yet (he is the hardest) and I have family gift baskets to make yet. I want to start baking this Sunday, but I am not sure if they will keep. I am making truffles, fudge and cookies (sugar and gingerbread). I have the tree up, but not decorated yet. I will this weekend. I have a few decorations to put up yet.

I am definitely excited for Christmas. We got a new artificial tree, because our old one got burnt up last January when our shed burnt down. That's not up yet, but I think my mom is going to put that up later today. I just saw today that my amazon order was out on the porch, I think it came yesterday--in it is my mom and dad's Christmas presents. So my shopping is done. I am psyched to watch them open their presents, and to see what I got. It's just us 3, so it's not a big celebration or anything, just us and the dogs and cats. I have close online friends who are like family, I still need to figure out what I am gonna do for them, I know they don't expect anything, but I love to give, so at the very least wanna make something for them.

You know I would say that I am pretty much finished with everything. Every year I try to do my shopping in November at the latest, so that I can relax last minute. My tree was put up in the middle of November so we've been enjoying it for a while. Also, ok I admit I'm still going to do a bit of baking but that will be just one day and not too much of it. I still have to buy 2 DVD's for the hubby when they come out this Wednesday. Well, I don't really count those as too many things left. Oh, also want to take my little nephews to a few Christmasy events that are happening, like these Christmas train rides that are going on now, etc. Oh just thought of something but I should probably mail out some Christmas cards maybe?

I am done with my Christmas preparations for the most part. Some of my friends are getting together here tomorrow so I wanted to be done early. Of course there are always last minute things to do. I don't have any children so I don't do a lot of things that other families do for Christmas. I have my mother come out Christmas Eve, and we open our presents then. Since I am done early this year I can enjoy the season more. It seems in the past I was always so busy getting ready I really couldn't enjoy it. Since I have been decorated for about a week, I will probably be sick of them by Christmas.

The better question for me would be what don't I have to do before Christmas. Still have shopping to do, cookies to bake, presents to wrap, house to be cleaned, tree to be decorated and who knows what else. But what am I doing instead? Mylotting of course. Also very busy volunteering the next couple of weeks too. Hope it all gets done on time but if not Christmas is coming anyway. No reason to fret about things I can't change. But thanks for the countdown at least I have perspective on what I need to get done.

i stll have craft projects to make and some presents to wrap but am almost done. i also have some craft projects that i want to work on for myself but those can wait til after christmas. but the tree is up, house is done, gifts are bought so i am in good shape.

most of my decorations got lost or stayed with my daughter when i moved. but we dont have any kids here any more. its just me and my grown son and i dont think either of us is ready emotionally or financially. i've sent a couple of the kids something but i've still got 2 more and 3 grandkids to go. just sending a few dollars.

The tree is up and an Almond tree in my garden has been strung with lights. Apart from wreaths and Christmas angels I do not have many indoor decorations. I have 4 gift left to buy and my daughter and I are doing that in just a short while. I am baking my Christmas cakes tomorrow and so far, all the gifts have been wrapped. I have not bought turkey or ham yet though but last night my daughter and I made a master list. So progress has been made!

Hello dorannmwin! Yes me and my family are ready for christmas..We bought decorations,we bought presents now we need only a christmas tree and we are ready..I`m now searching ways to earn more money and hope ill get 20$ dollars in my paypal acc soon because i want to buy something more expensive for my mother..We have to buy lightings for my room and our house becomes light house :) I`m so happy because of christmas..And ill be free from school..Its so cool :) So it still early but happy christmas to everyone :) Happy day - joro1best

Hi there! Well, we've been out Christmas shopping which is a start! A lot of people in the UK go Christmas shopping on Thursday nights as many places shut at around 8pm. We aren't going "mad" presents wise because we simply haven't got the money but it is still fun to pick up things we want, for other people. Gold prices are getting silly (our lovely Chancellor sold ours off before it quadrupled in value which sums this country up at the moment) so hubby has bought me a silver cross and chain for £35(!) as opposed to a white gold one for at least £100...and it was sooo satisfying for him to save a loada cash but I can't wear it until Christmas, and quite right too lol. Besides at least starting to buy pressies I put the fake tree up the other day and placed the decorations on it. The lights got tangled up but serves me right for putting 2 lots in the same bag hehe lol. It took me a while to decide "should I or shouldn't I" with the tinsel but in the end, it all went on and it looks good too. I shall submit a photo of it sometime cos I'm proud of it even though I was having one of my hot flushes throughout lol. :-)

Hey dorannmwim. Since about 6 years ago i have completly lost my enthusiam for christmas. I haven't bought any gifts at all, i don't even have gifts in my mind what i want for myself. All i have done is put of the tree and hung some decorations on it. Now i am waiting for a family regrouping. But i still don't know what to do. I am covered with oblivion, i don't know what to get my sister, brother and parents whom have always brought me gifts in christmas. Anyways, i try to think out of box what they might like, maybe i'll find something.

Christmas is approaching pretty fast. Unfortunately, I havent bought presents for my friends yet. Ive gone to malls 3 hours ago, and I looked after some goodies there. I cant still think of gifts for them.

Yes.Many a person is prefering for it.Here,i hope everyone has a nice Christmas day. Hurry up,it is coming.

droannmwin well I have a few more gifts to buy for my son, but thats about all I can afford to do. as for Christmas I would look forward to it if I was once again in an apartment with my son and he had a job again, and I was not here wheere I am now in this retirement center because he lost his job, we got evicted, ran out of money were homeless and had to separate in order for both of us to get a roof over our heads.he is still out of work so Christmas is not all fun and games for a lot of people right now. I smile and I laugh and I hurt inside so what,what can anyone do, everyone just thinks homeless people are the dregs of society and do not realize how many families lost their jobs and their homes and are trying desparately to get jobs, why cannot the richest country in the world stop being so damned selfish and help p ut people back to work and back into housing. we could do it if we would.