Dec 5

Almost Caught Up

This week has gone by in a flash. The kids have been very busy in school, but Miss Agnes missed a day with another cold. IMG_5877

I have just about got the house all cleaned up after Thanksgiving. I finally got all of the dishes washed and put away this afternoon, and I cleaned downstairs too. I still need to work on the upstairs, and put away a few loads of laundry.

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Maybe I’ll have the house back together just in time for Christmas. Speaking of Christmas, I am no way at all ready. I hope that the kids stay healthy next week, so I can do some shopping while they are at school.

Better get to it, dinner is done, and it is time to clean the kitchen again.

 

 

Nov 30

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving break started last week on Wednesday. The cooking started on Sunday. I just couldn’t wait… I love Thanksgiving, and baking lots of yummy treats for the family.

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The kids were quickly bored, but I kept busy the entire time. Starting on Sunday I baked banana bread, and got my lists organized. Monday I got to babysit my darling nieces! Tuesday I finished up the shopping, and started baking all of the rolls. Wednesday was pies,  desserts, casseroles, and my vegetarian dishes. Thursday was ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy. Thursday was the easiest day for me, I had so much already done, I got to hang out with my family a bit.

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I did stick with my veggies! And I’m really proud of myself for it. I served the main Thanksgiving meal for lunch, and I put all of the non-veggie items, and family favorites on the buffet. I served all of the vegetarian items in the kitchen. It worked out pretty well.

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It was an amazing Thanksgiving. We all had such a great time catching up, watching Football, and eating lots of tasty food. We even got to babysit one more time too.

Now that the kids are back in school, time to get the house back in order.

Nov 20

Around The House

This week I’m planning menus, making shopping lists, gathering recipes, folding laundry, washing dishes, and getting my timeline of Thanksgiving cooking together.

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Today, while the kids are busy at school, I started cleaning upstairs. I changed the bedding in the boys room, swept up the hallway, and tidied up Agnes’ room too. Then I moved downstairs to take out the trash and start washing all of the dishes for Thanksgiving dinner.

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I then started worrying about the state of the utility room, and all of those other rooms that nobody ever visits on Thanksgiving, and it got me thinking “the family isn’t visiting to critique my cleaning skills, they are here for the tasty food. ” After that I worried a little bit less about all of the cleaning tasks that I wouldn’t get accomplished. The ones that I do get done,  my kids will destroy them as soon as they are home from school, so there you go.

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I’ve got to stress less this holiday season. What about you… Are you getting your home ready for Thanksgiving?