So much to do!

As the hours count down to Christmas I have been trying to better this year and get stuff done before Christmas Eve. I have all these crafty ideas in my head and loads on my to do list that is making the holidays a bit overwhelming. Not to mention that we are having car problems with the Durango and we are now forced into being a one car family and that car has only FIVE SEATS! This makes daily kindergarten pick-up and church on Sunday very interesting.

So to keep me working and not playing I'm posting my list here so you guys can keep me in line.

Christmas to-do list:

• Wrap Presents. The piles in my closet are getting to be larger than I want and is now taking over so I can hardly get to my laundry. Plus the kids will be excited to see something under the tree.


• Finish Cards. I need to make 12 cards for a swap that's due on the 15th. I've just got to get it from my head into actual paper creations. Also figure out what I'm going to do about our cards this year. Is anyone doing them? I haven't recieved one yet...


• Christmas Lists. Finalize who's getting what with DH so that we can finish shopping.


• Cruise Stuff. DH and I are really going! The only way we pulled this off is that work is paying for it. The whole IT dept. is setting sail next month for Baja Mexico. DH and I need to figure out what we will be doing in Cabo and Ensenada. If anyone has some good tips please let me know!


• Passports. I really think we should get these. Not just for this one trip but hopfully for future trips as well. Technically we can get away with out them for this trip, but still...


• Cookies. I was not very good about this last year. I made some but not nearly as much as I wanted. The kids and DH are already pestering me about it. They want their Christmas goodies and treats like Chocolate covered peanut butter balls, Russian Tea Cakes, Thumbprints, Fudge, Chocolate-Carmel Goodies, and whatever else I can whip up.


• Clean. I swear it takes only 0.2 seconds for my kids to trash a room. I need to help them recover the floor. I know it's somewhere under the piles of backpacks, jackets, toys and blankets they must use every day.


• Dessert for Ward Christmas Party. I'm making Zebra Cake for tomorrow night's party. It's a pretty easy recipe. I just need to remember to make it in the morning so it has time to refridgerate. Oh and don't let me forget my fluffy pink robe for Zac... he's being a wise man in the Nativity scene. What!?! Wise men can wear pink!


• Make Trees. I really only put this one on so I can say that it's done! CHECK! Yay me!! I made my own version of Cathie Fillian's tree. You can see her's here. Her's looks way better but this fills some space and makes it look a little more like Christmas in the office. We'll see if DH gets annoyed with it tonight and asks me to find a new place for it. Hee hee!! I made one to go by the front door so I could hide all the extentions and plugs for the lights.

I'm sure there's more but I can't think of anything else at the moment. So help keep me motivated so I can check off something every day.