What are you doing today that's Christmas related?

[StAnne]

I'm just being nosey and want to chat about Christmas. odd I know that just me
Today so far I have posted cards to close friends.

hopefully putting tree up and writing/posting the cards.

sitting cosy in front of the fire

finishing making my christmas cards...
then i can begin writing them!

I need to make bread crumbs for the freezer. And to make some chestnut stuffing. And possibly some mince pies.

But I don't really feel like it and might go to Castorama for a bath plug and Habitat for some knives and forks instead (which are also Christmas related errands, as we are having visitors for Christmas and I want everything to be in perfect working order!).

DD and I put white LEDs on a white cardboard cutout castle on Wednesday and it is flashing away prettily in the hall!

Recovering from a hangover! Had Christmas girls' night at a friend's house last night and drank far too much champagne and then far too much wine!

I should be catching up on washing in preparation for going away next week.

I also need to finish writing Xmas cards.

And I will sit down with Xmas edition of Good Housekeeping at some stage.

I am having photos of DD printed to put into close family cards and buying those cards while I'm out today. I loooove Christmas!

I'm going to be making some veggie sausage rolls to put in the freezer for Christmas.

And wrapping some presents.

Hiding some presents in the attic.

Digging out some lights to lend to a friend for a party at the weekend.

Planning and ordering food to eat next week when family come to stay.

Love it. DH is going to his Christmas do and I'm going to babysit with ds for a friend so they can go to a do.
Bonsoir Would like to know you chestnut stuffing recipe and are you going to freeze it?
santaschristmascakeywakey Done that already to family & friends aboard. Going to get a photo booth photo of Ds and myself this weekend to put in DH's new wallet

Making truffles and pepper mint creams and attending ds's nativity play.

Bonsoir - also interested in your chestnut stuffing recipe and if it can be frozen?

I need to make some delia braised cabbage and apple for the freezer too.

It's Nigella's chestnut stuffing recipe (which she borrowed from Lidgate's), it's dead easy and freezes beautifully.

Do you have How to Eat or Feast by Nigella? The recipe is in both.

My Delia braised cabbage is already in the freezer - as is my Delia soup, my Delia quick cheese, sage and onion bread and my Delia prune and Armagnac ice cream!

watch DS sing christmas carols

buying a holly leaf icing cutter (if you need one they are not available in hobbycraft/lakeland/john lewis/house of fraser as i learnt yesterday afternoon)

and i dont even celebrate xmas its all for dd preschool, oh well the kids had alot of fun shopping and got pancakes from jl creperie for tea yesterday

Now Red cabbage (my own receipe) is a great idea. I can make double this weekend for friends & freeze the rest.

ordering the turkey - i like to leave things to the last minute!

I am making salt dough decorations for christmas hampers for family with measly dd.
( i mean she has got measles, not that she is really little or mean or anything)

am making a wreath and finishing decorating the house

oh and feeding the christmas cake

Shopping?

I need to order a turkey too! Would like to order from a butchers near friend's house but I don't think she know the name of it or phone number.
Oh! I'm also going to collect my Biscuit cutters from the post office to make a ginger bread house. (Instead of those silly priced ones in JL)

Putting up our christmas tree!!

YEA! All the kids are elsewhere for a few hours which means when they come home the tree and outside lights will be up!!

Woohoo!

DH burning his face off trying to get the logs to light!

Buying presents for DD's keyworkers
Buying Christmas cards
Going to Winter Fair with DD at her nursery

I love all this Christmas talk too

Drinking too much.

Last night we made christams stockings

tonight we are baking mince pies.

No doing any wrapping tonight as its DS1s birthday Sunday so will be sorting his Birthday gifts instead