Christmas Eve jobs

[Queuing4Fergs]

I have annoyingly woken at 6.30am this morning thinking of all the jobs I need to do:

1. Last minute dash to Sainsburys for crackers (I didnt get them earlier as their offering was shit but now can't get any elsewhere), christmas pudding (hopefully discounted) and brandy cream (if any left)
2. Make a pavlova and assemble the trifle
3. Ironing
4. Clear out the last of the Christmas decorations and other boxes from the spare room to make room for the DS' new gaming chairs
5. Get gaming chairs from garage up 3 flights of stairs to the spare room and set them up ready for tomorrow (without the DSs seeing them or putting my back out)
6. Last minute tidy up and vacuum

Will rope in DH and DSs as appropriate though it may be easier just to send them out for a walk to burn off some energy.

Anyone else with a to do list today?

I’m doing an early dash to Waitrose for some last bits, then spending the money preparing for tomorrow (brandy butter, veggie main, a few other things). DD helping me and making her alternative pudding for tomorrow. DH to go to the off licence and then he and DS to tidy the house. Small snack lunch, and then after that we’ll be in our new PJs in front of the fire playing games, eating party food and watching movies. Yay!

clean house
cook food to take to family for lunch tomorrow
collect boxing day food for our proper lunch on Saturday
wait for shopping to be delivered
be hugely cross when putting away because of the missing items (no chateaux neuf, mash, mince pies or crisps ffs)
go to local shop for remaining items ( something I've been avoiding because im high risk and cant wear a mask)
deliver the last of the gifts to local friends on a nice walk
finish Christmas jigsaw puzzle
remind mil who has advancing dementia that she has bought all her Christmas gifts
open the Christmas wine from co-op dash
walk the dog half a dozen times in the hope she won't attack the presents when they are put under the tree
spend the evening playing board games, complaining about how awful the tv is
have a little cry that i cant see my siblings or parents this year

Just glazed the ham that's been in the simmering oven over night.
Off to Waitrose to collect the goose.
Out to brunch with DH, and DDs.
Home to wrap presents, drink, and listen to Christmas music/ carols.
DD 1 making dinner.
Muppets Christmas Carol.
More drink and chocolates.
Girls off to bed, and we'll than put the presents under the tree. 🎄🍾🎄

1. Clean bathroom
2. Prepare sides for tomorrow
3. Prepare turkey
4. Prepare salmon roulade starter
5. Set table
6. Hoover

Pretty organised this year, not planning on going to the shops again until 30th if I can avoid it!

Just heading to collect the butchers order and veg from the farm shop and home via favourite coffee shop for takeaway cup.

Get teens up! Brunch with PIL

Christmas Eve hamper will magically appear vehemently we are out.

Home to prep food and get candles lit.

Santa visiting at 6pm!

Hardly any jobs as DP has most of the food prep on his list.

Mine are:
Iron table linen
Change bedsheets
Hoover lounge

And that's it!! Going for a big walk today too.

4 loads of washing

2 toilets to clean

Dust entire flat including skirting boards which aren't usually done, cos MIL is staying over (not in UK)

Skype my parents so they can see DC open presents from them

Thoroughly clean the kitchen

Generally tidy

Work out cooking times for tonight and tomorrow

Get DC to do their homework

Mop the entire flat once DH has hoovered (his only contribution as he has a 4 hour round trip to collect MIL)

All of that on very little sleep cos I kept getting woken by a fucking mosquito despite using those plug in thingies (2!) Then dS1 woke at 5.30 and DS2 at 7.

Argh.

Collect turkey and sides from Sainsburys (well, send DH in for it)

Hoover living room & sort out dining table

Clear space in fridge somehow

Midwife appointment in the afternoon to see if this baby will stay put for another couple of days.

I'm working till 12 but need to clean and that's it. I did a Tesco dash last night and picked up my Turkey from my dad so whatever we haven't got we miss.

I am in bed having a cuppa DH brought me, he’s now dashed off to Morrison’s to get the final bits. Then picking up his Mum (support bubble) I did the cleaning I needed to do yesterday, not planning on doing much today, going to rest (I have a disability) DH will do all the meals, as he usually does, MIL will wash up. So looking forward to a quiet Christmas. Enjoy and make this Christmas the best it can be.

Good luck @MaverickDanger how exciting.

Fetch son’s meat order and try and squeeze it in his fridge. He was due to host but can no longer do so and went away, whilst he could, to his future in-laws in low tier. (Permissible armed forces travel day).

Cleaners having day off so quick spruce.

Bake ham and make Pavlova for tonight’s supper. (Outside, under cover, Kadai heated, only six people).

Outdoor crib service and masked carols across the green before supper.

Hoover
Wrap
Try to sneaky wrap stocking stuff
Prep food
My sisters f DH ping an outdoor visit
Light fire and watch home alone

1. Work until lunchtime.
2. DH and I going out for lunch in a restaurant (grabbing some rare time together while we can.)
3. Pick children up from childcare around 3pm.
4. Making hot chocolate at home.
5. Christmas movie, light tea for DC.
6. Mince pie etc out for Father Christmas, read the night before Christmas, DC to bed.
7. Zoom cocktail party with DHs family.
8. Put FC presents in children's stockings, move presents from us into middle of living room.
9. Bed

I am working until 3pm, then I'll go to Tesco on the way home to pick up bits I've forgotten.

The lamb will be slow roasted overnight,
The potatoes/sprouts/veg will be prepared.
Stuffing will be made.
I have to put up 2 gaming chairs and attach a large ribbon to a ridiculously large beanbag.

Take away for dinner.
Bailey's in everything!
A family game before bed if anyone can face it,

There are only 3 of us this year. Me, DD and her dad. We aren't doing a huge amount food and have everything in already. There's nothing I'm going to do in advance except take the turkey out of the freezer to defrost.

Dd moved all the kitchen chairs and a lot of blankets into the living room to make a camp thing, so I will put that away and tidy up a bit.

Put dd's Christmas presents in her stocking and under the tree when she goes to bed.

I'll probably go out and have a look around the supermarket for last minute bits, but don't really need anything.

Sweep the leaves outside
Whip the cream for pavlova and brandy snaps
Coat pretzels with white chocolate
Slice the fruit for fruit platter
Pack the beach bag
Pack bag for kids for lunch at friends
Pram in car
Write card for friends
Assemble sand pit and water table
Wrap bicycle
Make couscous salad
Wrap DH's present
Hide the elf
Clean up kitchen
Put out Santa presents
Fill the stockings
Empty and reload dishwasher
Check outfits for tomorrow
Collapse in a heap with mince pie and Prosecco

I've done a list
Already put a wash on
Ironing put washing away
Shower get ready & dc
Clean kitchen
Make eldest dc get up
Clean bathroom
Collect a prescription and get some milk and anything else I've forgotten.
Make mince pies
Prep veg for tomorrow & get Christmas Eve buffet ready .
If time go for a walk
Watch muppet Christmas carol
Eat buffet tea and drink Prosecco
Dc in bath & bed
Get presents ready for morning / Buck's Fizz in fridge
Bed for rest of us .

My list is quite short as I got hoovering and dusting out of the way already:

Prep sprouts and carrots
Get drinks into fridge
Defrost pigs in blankets and prawns

Out to a National Trust property this PM and chinese for dinner

Meet the MIL in a service station to exchange presents

Go to M&S to pick up turkey ham and oysters

Find somewhere to put them all

Last bits of cleaning

Make a timings board for the Xmas dinner as I've never done it before

Watch the snowman with either a baileys or hot chocolate

Order a Chinese

Walk to next village to collect order from butcher.
Light fire.
Drink gin, eat chocolate and watch Christmas films.

I wonder if there is a thread on Dadsnet like this? {hmm]

Hoover and clean bathroom, pick up hay for the pets, make jelly for trifle, write cards for neighbours and get kids to deliver, put finishing touches to escape room I’m making for kids’ entertainment tomorrow, possibly get 2 more stocking fillers as DS1 has two more than DS2, and they can’t be shuffled! Listen to Nine Lessons and Carols, and tune into the carol service our local church is Zooming. Possibly prep some veg.Then do stockings.
DH is picking up the turkey and essentials like milk as we speak.

Both ours and dcs rooms are quite messy so mainly clothes to sort in both. The rest of the house is fairly clean and tidy and easy so sort. I will mop the floors and bring dc out while they dry. I have their outfits ironed for the morning and ready.
I will make a Thai curry today (cheat bit with a kit and microwave rice)
Put gammon on slow cooker and prepare veg for tomorrow. That's it then.

Not much as only me and DP this year.
This morning.
Cook beef
Quick clean of flat
This afternoon.
Go to work...prep all the Christmas dinner for care home residents.
This evening
Open wine... thankfully I'm actually off work tomorrow for one day.
This eve

Well skype, hoovering, bin emptying and 1 load of washing done. Advantage is that the DSes now have a new switch game to occupy themselves whilst i keep cleaning!

Fortunately finished wrapping yesterday.

And tonight's dinner is just a massive buffet so just needs things chucking in oven/sliced up/packets opened etc.