MOM'S CHRISTMAS TO DO LIST:
Spring:
Talk to the relatives you see at Easter about their Christmas visiting plans.
Scrapbook the photos from last Christmas.
Summer:
Make holiday travel plans
Prepare list of whom to shop for
Gather gift ideas
Begin crafting homemade gifts
Start hunting for sales on large gift items
Organize the garage and move Christmas decorations to a convenient location
Autumn:
Plan the Christmas menu
Plan the menu for all meals for your visiting Christmas guests
Shop for gifts for out of town relatives
Plan to have the family Christmas photo taken
Start shopping for holiday grocery items
Start Christmas shopping for family, friends, co-workers, neighbors
Winter:
Decorate the inside of the house for Christmas
Decorate the outside of the house for Christmas
Put up the Christmas tree
Decorate the Christmas tree
Purchase stocking stuffers
Purchase gift wrap, tape, bows, ribbons and tags
Do the Christmas baking for neighbors
Finish purchasing all the gifts, making sure each child has a gift for Dad.
Wrap all the gifts
Wait in line at the post office to mail out of town gifts
Turn the Christmas lights on at night. Turn them off in the morning.
Clean the house for guests
Pack for Christmas travel
Clean out the car for Christmas travel
Prepare the Family Christmas Newsletter
Prepare the Family Photo Christmas Card
Purchase envelopes and stamps
Gather addresses of family and friends
Address and mail the Family Newsletter and Family Christmas Card
Help the Children write their Christmas wish lists
Plan meaningful family Christmas traditions
Plan breakfast for Christmas morning
Stuff stockings, including your own
Cook Christmas dinner
Clean up and get children to help clean up from Christmas dinner
Take copious photos of the holiday events for springtime scrapbooking
Send out Thank You cards from the family
Take down all the Christmas decorations and store them for next year
DAD'S CHRISTMAS TO DO LIST:
1. Stop at Walmart on your way home from work on December 23rd to pick out something for your wife.
2. On Christmas morning, hand your wife her gift still in the Walmart bag.
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Well,in his defense...you got a gift! ;) But so true, so true. Evey year Dustin tells me he is tired of me not allowing him to help with the shopping. I ask, "When did I ever tell you, you were not allowed to help?" I just do it so it gets done.
ReplyDeleteWish my wife was like you!! Mine makes me help her with all the responsibilities. Sounds like you need to do the same or you WILL get burned out. Just a quick thought - how are you affording all this Christmas stuff? Your hubby is working extra hard too - just in a different way. :)
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