Advent Blog~a~long #24 Ground to a halt!

The Christmas prep seems to have ground to a halt today!

Some vintage Christmas tunes – I can find that pace again!

Still lots to do, I don’t feel I’m making headway on the list from Wednesdays’ post (read further and see what you think ;) I am zapped of energy & I just want to curl up with a book and relax – damn this rainy, gloomy weather!

STILL TO DO

• One Gingerbread house still in pieces
  wonder if the kit will last till next year?
• Buy lollies for one Gingerbread house
• Have stern words to one man who ate said  lollies
  I totally outed him publicly on Facebook LOL!
• Finalise the meal plan for Christmas Day
  Done, except my SIL bought extra, so some of my list has been culled…
• Go shopping for final bits and pieces
  Well worth spending extra dollars to shop at the local IGA in absolute peace… no crowds & no line up at the checkout!!!
• Make SOMETHING to take to mum’s on Boxing Day… 
  Will do the extra that was culled from Christmas day list – easy!
• Bake a huge batch of Cookies for the rellies
  Today? Meh’
• Clean the house
  the man who at the lollies cleaned the house, fair compensation for eating the lollies me thinks ;) 
• Wash the clothes (albeit only IF the rain goes far, far away)
  Washed but STILL wet, stupid rainy weather.
• Watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
  Tonight! 
• Tour the local Christmas Lights
  Did some last night – more tonight!!!
• Head into the big smoke to see Myer Windows and Santaland
  Canned this idea till next year :(
• Make Christmas Skirt for Miss K
• Breathe
• Deeply

I decided I would do salads this year, utilising my home-grown lettuce – I popped out this morning and found my lettuce going Ape Shit!!!

 

Seriously – this one has a a double head! It is standing taller than that plastic bucket you can just make out in the background! And here I was worrying a few weeks back we wouldn’t have enough lettuce LOL. I think this is my cos lettuce – impressive or just normal?  

Merry Christmas Folks – thanks for reading my natter, I’m not sure the 2010 advent blog~a~long actually kept me focused this year (which is what it’s supposed to do) but it’s been fun & it’s always good to peek into other peoples homes and see their festivities!