My list:
A) be well. Headache and feeling icky all day meant I could not get into the festive mood.
B) don't have either set of parents with us for present opening, sick of being told we have bought the DCs too much compared to 1948. We really haven't gone OTT!
C) go to SILs for dinner. It's about time she took a turn. Even if my DH or MIL cooks the bloody meal, not her, it is her turn to have her house turned upside down, and definitely her turn to spend a fortune on food and drink.
D) drink more.
E) get DD to make a Christmas list in November, so she doesn't surprise me with stuff she wants the week before Christmas. Which she didn't get.
F) insist on exact numbers for dinner with at least a week to go.
G) avoid hosting any big meals on Christmas Eve/Boxing Day if already hosting Christmad dinner. Too much! This year we did last night and also big production tomorrow. I am fed up of it.
H) avoid breaking any major gadgets in the few months before Christmas so a replacement becomes my present. Ok, so I now have a shinier, newer gadget than before, but I am back to square one really and could have had a posh handbag instead.
What I would do the same:
A) again try to do as much of the toy shopping early, as the best deals are in October (IMHO).
B) Ocado delivery on Christmas Eve. A bit nerve-wracking but avoiding the supermarket was brilliant.
C) being specific with people about what to get DCs, with emphasis on money to use towards family days out.
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PoppyWearer · 25/12/2012 22:08
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