3 weeks til Christmas eve - what you up to?

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I love these threads and I know that it's early in the day, but I wanted to make sure there was one!

What you lovely lot up today?

Im taking my son to santa today and then we may put up the Christmas tree 🎄

Possibly going into town with dh to see the lights

A full weekend of prep.

Cleanings and tidying house ready and I had a good clear out fairly recently so I'm not dreading it too much!

Washing, getting winter curtains up.
Putting garden to bed.
Finishing off buying.

I'd like to start Xmas films and snacks but I think it's too early, we will run out of both if we go to early! So I'm holding back , we will buy trees next weekend and once it's up we can start proper.

All ill so fairly relaxing at home. Will try and head up into the loft for decorations and sort out what we have for outside.
Will buy tree next weekend.
Made pizza dough last night so fresh pizzas later

This morning I'm running a Parkrun (not very festive) and my work Christmas party is this afternoon at 3pm (which will be weird as I've been on maternity for a year but returning to work in a week so there will be new staff i don't even know!!)

I've got to finish putting up the decs this morning and then put all the boxes and things we have removed in the loft. Taking the children to Go Ape with their cousins at midday and then for hot chocolate and a walk in the forest. DS wants to go to a shop and look for a present for Father Christmas apparently. Boot polish is a strong contender.

Nothing too Christmassy today. Was meant to be having Breakfast with Santa today but it was rearranged for next week.
may start wrapping presents later when DH has gone to work.
Could begin the big house clean and toy clear out too I suppose, that will be hard when they kids are about!

I’m off for a child free, grown up weekend! Fancy suite in a hotel, day of shopping today, nice meal tonight and a lie in tomorrow!

My friend won a weeks hot tub hire so myself and my 7 year old are off to her house later for a hot tub party. Couldn't be less Festive but I'm looking forward to it!

I’ve just come off a week of night shifts so have missed seeing the kids this week.
so today we are off to see Santa, the place we are going has a load of kids fair ground rides as well included in the price so the kids will be very happy.
This afternoon is my eldests rugby club Christmas party, DP will take our little one home and they’ll have a nap as DP is knackered from the extra parenting he’s been doing this last week.
Tonight we’ll have tea, shove the kids in bed and open a bottle of wine!

working this morning. My DH is taking the kids to the preschool Christmas fair this morning. We have the Christmas lights tomorrow so that's the first proper Christmas event.

@BrewandBiscuit We did this 2 weeks ago for my birthday and it was bliss. Already feel like I need another break though

@Mentallyillfrienhomless I had no idea changing curtains was a thing! You learn something new and all that...
I'm going to the seventh circle of hell today, aka, taking DS to a panto. PILs have organised it and I've tried to get out of it, but no such luck.
Tomorrow we're going on a Santa train, which sounds much more fun

My aunt is visiting from away. So a quick tidy and then over to my mums to see my aunt. Working tomorrow. Busy week ahead with festive things planned.

My parents have winter curtains. They're heavier and far more wintery in colour and style. The summer ones are very light, cream coloured and stay open at all times. The winter ones they close and use to keep in heat 🙂

Online exercise class and a walk - in today's case it'll be a walk to Tescos rather than someone scenic which is the preferred choice! Saturday afternoon is the only day time DH and I are both around together. Think we'll just crash out on tv today - during that time my aim is to get an Amazon order in and write a few xmas cards.

Stuck inside with two coughing, hot and snotty dcs. They are completely wiped out with coughing all night.

We’re going to the school Christmas fayre and coming home to put the tree up, Christmas movies and hot chocolate this evening.

Just having breakfast. Then DC and I will walk the dog, and pop along to the village Christmas fayre later. Then making homemade pizzas for our usual Saturday film night. DH is working all weekend, so Christmas decorating will have to wait til next weekend.

It’s DSs birthday party later so I will be supervising 10 13/14 year old boys to do an activity , ably (if slightly absent mindedly) by DH. Then we are dumping them all at McDonalds.
Me and DH are going out with friends tonight and then tomorrow I have a volunteer thing to do in the morning and DH wants to go and visit the middle aisle at Lidl afterwards.
I might book a short break for February later to give us something to look forward to after Christmas
We really should get a Xmas tree but we have just redecorated the lounge so I’m not sure I want a bloody great tree in it just yet!

We have just finished our North Pole breakfast, I will take dc out for a run later...either the woods or a park, then home to write Christmas cards. This evening we are off to see a local street that put on a light display to raise money for our local hospice.

I’m currently browsing the news and MN… trapped in bed by the legs (idiot Ddog is sleeping on me)
Side-eyeing the tree 🎄and decs that I brought down from loft yesterday but trying to resist putting them up til next week.
Like to clean through before they go up - so I guess that’s todays job sorted!
Ddog is very warm and snuggly tho….😴

My dh has been away all week working crazy hours...like 17vhiur days. So we we will be relaxing at home as much as possible.
Need to START the Christmas shopping. 😲

Xmas starts today in our house. My DD2 is in a panto this morning then we have the School Christmas Fair and then we have another panto tonight in a lovely local intimate theatre. We’re watching Cinderella twice 😂. Best part, the panto tonight is walking distance so I’ll get to have mulled wine in the interval.
Then tomorrow is Decoration Day - I have ALL THE TREATS and Elf ready - I may have accidentally opened the stollen last night 😂

Going for a walk and cat feeding this morning, will meet up with DD afterwards as she's walking a dog for my friend and it's the annual Christmas on the Hill in the village where I live. Used to have a huge parade but these days it's just a few Christmas fayres, carols round the tree etc. Then this afternoon decorating the tree. I've had a horrible cold and sore throat (feeling a bit better today) for a few days so will take it easy