Thanksgiving/Christmas Countdown

Yes, believe it or not, I'm still here.

Thanksgiving is in TWO days and Christmas is less than a month away.  Am I prepared?  No, I am not.

But I'm trying.  I have procured all the supplies necessary for the pies that I want to make for Thursday.  And I plan on making them tomorrow.

This will be a slightly different Thanksgiving this year as we are not hosting - but instead will head two doors down to celebrate with our dear friends.  A and S will unfortunately not be joining us; heading to her parents instead.

I am being a good sport about this - this first Thanksgiving without my "baby" at the table.

Turns out that our Thanksgiving feast will also be a first.  Apparently, instead of the usual turkey dinner we will be dining on brisket and salmon.  And although, I thought I was ambivalent about turkey - I will miss the gravy, stuffing and turkey.  I have promised my husband that I will harass him about this travesty several times on Thursday; since our child won't be here to do the honors (that child is fanatical about tradition).

Yesterday, I tried to take advantage of the warmer weather to set up our outdoor lighting situation.  My pre-lit garland foiled that plan.  So this morning, I headed out to Michael's to procure new garland.  Only to have to turn around and go back to Michael's as the garland I bought wasn't long enough.  This wouldn't be an issue except for the fact that Michael's is at least 20 minutes away (one way).  But I persevered and got the lighting up before the cold weather hits (tomorrow).  And I hounded The Husband to get it all connected and ready to go.

Then, in a spurt of productivity I was able to get the rest of the decorations (tree, etc.) up.

Now, I just need to sit down and focus on present buying.  This particular chore has been put off even later than usual and now I need to get it done! 

I'm vacillating on whether or not to do cards this year.  Maybe if I can find some decent cards after making pies tomorrow.  No pictures since we haven't seen the kids often enough to find the time for pictures.  I really need to be more proactive about that next year (seems like I say this every year).

So what about you?  Are you set for Thanksgiving?  How about Christmas?