so what is still on your to do list?

[ByThePowerOfGreyskull]

Mine -

clear dining room of decorating things
Put away cake decorating stuff
Christmas-ise the dining room
put away washing
put another 2 loads of washing on
christmas-ise spare room ready for my sister tomorrow
put boys to bed
wrap gifts
sainsbury's run 6am tomorrow (was supposed to go this morning but overslept)
make mince pies & Jam tarts
confirm guest list for party on 28th

needs to be finished by coffee time tomorrow

No visitors expected, other than Father Christmas - who I'm sure will have seen messier houses than mine. Will make mince pies tomorrow so can leave one out for him.

Need to wrap last few presents (if I can find them all).

Prep veg.

clean bathroom
bath 4 dc's (tomorrow, eldest 2 can bath themselves just need me to wash their hair)
rag-roll dd1+2's hair
finish the washing and drying
make ds's beds (tonight)
cook goose and leg of lamb (tomorrow)
hoover hall, stairs and landing
hoover and mop kitchen
wrap last few presents
iron dd's clothes for visiting their dad tomorrow
eat, drink and be merry!!!

cleaning
make pate
choc brownies [for santa
white choc and raspberry cheesecake
mince pies
put ham in slow cooker
pop to tesco in the morning
open the baileys

so guest not arriving till 2.30 so have a slight reprieve!

clear dining room of decorating things *done
put another 2 loads of washing on done
christmas-ise spare room ready for my sister tomorrow done
put boys to bed done
wrap gifts done
sainsbury's run 6am tomorrow (was supposed to go this morning but overslept) done
make mince pies & Jam tarts done

confirm guest list for party on 28th
Put away cake decorating stuff
Christmas-ise the dining room
put away washing

Mostly done now.
am taking time out to have a coffee and MN for 15 minutes.

How is everyone else doing???

Wait for Calor Gas engineer to come and make the leaking gas bottle safe.
Try to get DH's office free from the stink of gas.
Buy foil for turkey.
Get stocking presents in from gas stinking office.
Walk the dog.

Hoover
Put washing away
de-clutter window in lounge (why does everything get put there?)
Clean out snails
Ironing (yeah right!)

Lots like the rest of you but please tell me .DH Chopped the parsnips for roast but not
Taken the woody core out do i need to redo?I also need to redo the sprouts as he forgot to wash them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111

I've tidied the house (most of it)

Nigella's ham-in-coke is on the hob as we speak.

Made some braised red cabbage and a roast chicken & roast potatoes for leftovers on Boxing day (we're going out for lunch and I must have leftovers on Boxing Day!)

Just been to Sainsbo's and bought some bubbly and wine.

DH took DS to the barber's and then the park, so it's been a nice quiet morning.

I still need to:

Do a quick tidy up of the front room - toys strewn everywhere, but generally it's clean, just needs straightening.

Also need to re-mop floors as we've been trudging snow-slush in and out all day.

Need to do roasted root veg and chestnut stuffing for tonight's dinner (the ham)

DH has just got the wine and nibbles out, though, so am losing steam with trying to get it all 'done'

Clean bathroom

remember to leave steaks out of freezer for dinner tomorrow

get Santa presents from mums house

Put washing away
Clean bathroom

and most importantly Cut the tray of Brownies.

Veges are all par-boiled
Turkey is in the oven...but it is DPs job to carve later.

Clean the murky downstairs toilet which I haven't had the stomach to venture into for over a month. I have three boys who still regularly miss.

I'm also planning to make some adult only cakes this afternoon with a secret herbal ingredient which is fab for taking the edges off your stress levels if you're not going to be drinking.

Anyone do i need to redo my parsnips???

athomeagain I never take the middle out of my parsnips
i've only got the hoovering and ironing to do and then i'm making 2 x yule logs.

Thankyou one job less, just need to redo sprouts, remake beds ,vaccum and get out for a walk with DD, make tea ,bath and hair wash DD and as i am on my own maybe some chill time if she goes to sleep ,oh you just reminded me ironing,menus and pre boil veg.

Cooking. I'm still cooking! Been at it all day!

His nibs is doing all the cleaning.

Kids are uncleaning and nicking the food!!!!! grrr.

Wrap presents, construct a table tennis table, work out how the heck I download songs to an iPod Shuffle.

Oh god yes i felt like that yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!

We are leaving the construction of toys till tommorrow or maybe that day after?

Just have to wrap all the presents now. Luckily we are at family members houses tomorrow and Boxing Day so no mad rush. Made my chestnut stuffing earlier to take to MILs tomorrow. I have just realised that we don't have enough wrapping paper to wrap the kids presents so am hoping DH can find some more on his drive home from London this evening. Otherwise I will have to resort to newspaper which won't have quite the same effect .

Will be wrapping pressies in front of the tv tonight with a vodka and coke in hand

I think we're all sorted - hurrah! Just a couple of things to wrap still. DH did the hoovering whilst I was round Belgo's eating mince pies and gossipping. We've been to the nativity and ordered a chinese. We were going to pop out for a drink but everywhere is shut! How very dare they!

I think we are sorted. dd needs to put out stuff for Father Christmas and he needs to do his bit.

Can't work out whether to get the turkey out tonight to come to room temp or not?

This is a real window on what it's like to host Christmas! We're always away, so my list is:

• put DS in bed
• drink some ale
• eat some cheese and crackers
• wrap a couple of stray gifts
• pack bags for a few days away
• put everything by the door so we can pack the car first thing
• eat some biscuits
• see if DP fancies a shag
• go to bed

Merry Christmas all

cyteen - I shall be thinking of you at 11.30 pm still trying to fit wing nut A into recessed hole Y.

How on earth do you wangle an 'away Xmas'?

Merry Christmas Cyteen