jelbe5 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I think I will buy desserts instead of making them. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilma Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 And I'll buy the pajamas instead of sewing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 And I'll put the tree up later so it doesn't become a background item too soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker of Schole Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 And I won't host the extended family Christmas, again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineP Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I will enjoy not being sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I'm going to buy lots of the white fudge Oreos rather than making Oreo truffles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYE Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I'm not waking up early tomorrow for my kids ;p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I'm going to buy fresh, pre-made pies at the bakery. I'm going to take cut veggies or a fresh salad to the in-laws instead of taking something I have to cook Christmas day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I'll make the exact same Parmesan stuffed beef tenderloin we had tonight. A-freaking-mazing. I'll remember to add new songs to the song sheets. And to remember the tune of Go Tell It on the Mountain aside from the refrain because we always have to sing it a couple of times to remember. I will remind whoever has the children's stockings in the stocking drawing that stocking stuffing is not a competitive event and that you shouldn't go overboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I will not eat practically the entire batch of Mint Chocolate Rice Krispy Treats that I make. So cheated on my low carb diet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I made caramel popcorn and Christmas cookies. I think I will let my daughters make dessert tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I will have less eggnog. It's delicious but I feel puffy all month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I'll have a designated savings fund and be finished wrapping by December 1. I'll take my Christmas card picture in summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I'll actually make that list of things I need to do instead of running off the one in my head. I also will not eat the entire bag of Pepperidge Farm Snowball cookies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I'll set a deadline of November 1 to get a decent photo of the family for a card. If we get it, I'll do printed photo Christmas cards and not feel obligated to write a note on every single card. If we don't get it, I'll send out the minimum of obligation cards without a photo and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I'm going to make the coffee cake the night before...everybody likes it better when it's cold, anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I will remember why I haven't made fudge the past few years...Sugar overload uggg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Unless I'm incredible busy, next year I'm making potato salad for my FILs Christmas day meal. We all talked about how we don't like the potato salad from the store and everyone said it was too difficult to make. I love my homemade potato salad, but... Christmas is busy, so I may or may not. But at least I'll remember to think about it next year. I also will do lunch on Christmas eve with my Mom. It really works out the best. I'll try to keep my ears open all year. That is how we surprised my DD with several things she really liked. That's all. (That's enough) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I will put a note in my calendar whenever I come up with an idea for someone or for something to do for the holidays so that I don't forget or lose it---perhaps on Nov. 1 to give time to do something about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2OandE Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Ill put the decor up earlier, buy all gifts and supplies by end of November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will always, always, always serve blueberry pie for dessert using berries my sons picked and we froze whole the same day. A taste of late summer in the middle of December. Sooooo good. I will also spend the rest of my life pondering why it took me until age 33 to figure out that pie dough rolls out better when it is flattened into a disc before being put in the fridge to hydrate and when you put a sheet of parchment between the dough and the rolling pin. I have always done balls of dough out of habit and fussed with it w/o parchment. It's like night and day easier. I will save a year or more of life worth of time on this trick over the course of the rest of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will shop for my husband early because maybe if I have 12 months lead time I might figure out what he might like. He is so difficult for me to shop for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsJewelsRae Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I'm having the guys do all the post meal clean up again while I take a nap! ;) I pulled off a full Christmas dinner and dessert, plus a double batch of cinnamon rolls for Christmas breakfast all by myself for my family and my sister's family but I could not stay on my feet once we had eaten. I'm still recovering from a brutal bout of influenza so for the first time in 14 years the guys did all the clean up while I took a nap. It worked out quite nicely and the men survived. ;) Think that should become tradition. :) Even better, I'd like to not have the flu next year, but that's seems to be a tradition too unfortunately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 In 2014 I am starting Christmas in July so I don't make it so hard in November. I plan on saving $50 a month starting in Jan. so that the financial doesn't hit us so hard. I plan to hit the Good Will -- that's really nice -- and find great things, toys, decor. I'm going to put aside a box in my closet just for hiding stuff. I want next Christmas to be a lot smoother. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I'll make the exact same Parmesan stuffed beef tenderloin we had tonight. A-freaking-mazing. Recipe please :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Recipe please :) http://www.bhg.com/recipe/beef-tenderloin-with-parmesan-herb-stuffing/ We didn't do the gravy. We have our own recipe for that. But the stuffing was divine. And, well, beef tenderloin is just good no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will buy less candy. My whole house feels sticky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 ...I plan to hit the Good Will -- that's really nice -- and find great things, toys, decor. ... Good idea. Everybody in my family got something from the thrift store from me this year. They loved the items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will buy less candy. My whole house feels sticky! Yep. This. Other than too much sugar, Christmas was awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will give my kids money and drop them off at a mall so they each can buy me a present. I'm tired of not getting any surprises. Not even a surprise in my stocking. My husband has been sick and because he is a last minute shopper, he didn't get me anything either. My dd wrote a poem for my dh, but me, nothing. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I am NOT buying my mother's gifts for her. She sent $ this year, and asked me to purchase gifts for her, as she wasn't feeling well. It was too stressful for me. But I am glad I could help her. Also, I am making sure my oldest gets and AWESOME "last, big gift." We hand out their big gifts last. Dh did not do that for him, just for the other kids. His face was awful. Also, he did not get the amount of gifts he expected--seems this is not the only year that has happened, and it needs to stop. I don't think we are being fair to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Also, I'm NOT working Christmas week. I've been exhausted with vacation pet visits, from 7am to 10pm, scattered thru the day. Yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 http://www.bhg.com/recipe/beef-tenderloin-with-parmesan-herb-stuffing/ We didn't do the gravy. We have our own recipe for that. But the stuffing was divine. And, well, beef tenderloin is just good no matter what. Thank you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will remember that the sky doesn't fall if stockings aren't overflowing. And that if I tell people that I really really don't need anything that they will mostly heed that and not sent me stuff I don't need. And I'll use marshmallows instead of marshmallow fluff for fudge because it's not grainy. Mostly I'll remember that the holiday is my time to celebrate what is for me a holy day. I will take time to prepare and reflect. I will cherish my friends and family knowing that another year or two may mean fewer seats at the table and fewer loved ones to send cards to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Next year I hope not to be sick on Christmas for the third year in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Next year I will not try so hard. I'm not cooking unless it's from a box or freezer. I'm not buying a small fortune in presents (if any at all), and I'm not getting my hopes up that it will be great. I'm a little over Christmas ATM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I'm going to put a flask in my purse to go my in-laws. That is all. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Next year I will get dh a present no matter what. Even when he says, "Let's not get presents for each other this year," because he will get me something anyway and I'll feel bad that I didn't get anything for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will give my kids money and drop them off at a mall so they each can buy me a present. I'm tired of not getting any surprises. Not even a surprise in my stocking. My husband has been sick and because he is a last minute shopper, he didn't get me anything either. My dd wrote a poem for my dh, but me, nothing. :crying: :grouphug: Btdt. Now I am blunt. I buy myself stocking stuffers and stick them in a bag. I hand the bag to dh and say, "I'd really like to get something in my stocking I didn't purchase myself." It is said nicely and with a smile. It doesn't matter what is in there, just that it is not bought by me. Then when I do get something I didn't buy I am over the top thankful. It worked! Now I get a little in my stocking and a little more under the tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will be well next year. And will start Christmas shopping before 2 weeks before. It is hard to complain about the traffic, when you are contributing to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I'll remind myself not to buy food to cook because that is soooo not gonna happen! We will, yet again, end up at the sushi place down the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will start buying earlier and have 1 place to keep the things I buy. (says the person who is still searching for a missing bag of gifts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I'm going to put a flask in my purse to go my in-laws. That is all. ;) I feel ya on this one. Thanks for the idea. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will open all the toys before our gift exchange so DH doesn't spend the morning cutting toys out of their packaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will not tell my dad that we will be there at x time, because when plans change he CANNOT be flexible. I should know better. (noone was holding dinner on us or anything. We were just planning on arriving in the afternoon, which got pushed to the evening.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinchick Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I'm going to take this year's list of people to buy for and type it up, print it out and keep it in my purse. Then all year when I come across a good sale or something really neat I can check the list to see if it would be a good match for anyone I need to buy for. Goal is to have at least a good start on the shopping before Thanksgiving - and best of all, they'll be gifts I'll be happy to give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom@shiloh Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 1. Don't be sick. (because y'know I have so much control over that) 2. Make food in advance. 3. Buy things throughout the year when I see them on sale. 4. Have a flowchart of who will be helping in the kitchen and when. 5. Have a new house by next year, so there's more room for all of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 AMDG I'm not sure why it took me this long to figure it out but this was the first time I ever really did a lot of prep work in the kitchen BEFORE Christmas day. My daughter and I really enjoyed the relaxed pace of preparation and non-school mother/daughter camaraderie. On Christmas we all enjoyed a Christmas day as I've always felt it should be: enjoying each other and not stressing in the kitchen and then eating too late when everyone is ravenously eyeing each other. So, yeah, I'm definitely doing that again next year . . . and every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I will not spend a minute with my mother. Even if I have to break the bank and leave town. I have spent the last 12 hours trying to figure out the subtext of yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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