Time to get on with real life...

[unfeathered]

So, my Guilty Pleasures Master/Jack/Doctor fic is finished and up to my flist for checking before being posted to comms, and it's time to get back to real life for a bit.

My aims for this weekend are:

1. Do meal planner for the next fortnight and do Tesco order for that and a few bits for Christmas.

2. Put up the decorations. (I've never put them up this early before, but Jack's going to love them and I think we all need a bit of cheering up this year.)

3. Do the online ordering for Christmas presents, because I've been very lazy about that so far.

4. Write the Christmas cards.

5. Have a look at the Godspell script and work on the acting audition pieces.

Tomorrow Jack has a 2nd birthday party to go to in the afternoon, and then it's my (belated) joint birthday dinner with my sister-in-law (whose birthday was the 5th) at Mum's in the evening.

And Andy had yesterday off and all to himself, and he's got Monday off too, so he's going to look after Jack and I should get at least a few hours to myself, which will be nice. Hopefully he's also going to take Jack out of the house for a bit so I can practice my singing and acting for the Godspell auditions that evening without anyone else around having to listen to me! :-)

ETA: Email's playing up again - hubby needs to make more room on the server AGAIN!

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[becky-h.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a really busy day, as well as a really good one. Happy Birthday to Jack, a bit early, and I hope you get everything done you need done.

[unfeathered]

Um, sorry, that may not have been clear - it's not Jack's birthday party tomorrow, it's one of the other kids from our mother & baby group. Jack's getting a party (and an official birthday) on the Saturday after Christmas.

And yeah. Lot's to do, and I'm still here hanging around LJ. Well. I have actually opened the Thomas the Tank Engine site to check out what to buy for Jack, but it's a bit mind-boggling, there's so much of it!

[becky-h.livejournal.com]

Oops! Sorry.

I'm fairly fortunate at this point in that my kids are capable of telling me what works, but two-three-four year olds are just the worst ever to shop for. They just. It's hit and miss (or was for me) if they'll TOUCH stuff, never mind play with it.

[unfeathered]

Well, Jack likes Thomas (not on the telly, interestingly, but he's got several books and he recognises him) and I have it on very good authority from a lady at work whose grandson is two years older than Jack that the Thomas train sets are very popular and get played with a lot - you know, wooden tracks you can put together in different ways - and he got his when he was two, so that's going to be Jack's big present this year that can be added to as and when.

And actually, if I take him shopping with me, he's pretty good at telling me - or rather, showing *g* - what he'll play with. Because he just sits down and plays with it in the shop! :-)

The annoying thing is that so many toys say 3 years + because of the choking hazard thing, when really they're meant for 2 year olds, so it's hard to figure out what he should be playing with! But I've got him a few small things already, plus the Thomas stuff and then I've got to find him an easel with a blackboard etc. and I think that'll do!

[becky-h.livejournal.com]

Oh, the blackboard's a good idea. I think we're done shopping, actually, but I haven't done the tree stuff yet, and really don't want to. Of course I will because the kids would be crushed but urgh. My cats are going to be impossible to keep out of the thing. *babbles*

I love Christmas. I also loathe it.

[unfeathered]

Our tree goes up on the sideboard, more or less out of reach behind the dining table. And Minstrel more or less ignores it - we're lucky! :-)

[chatona.livejournal.com]

Christmas decoration! *bounces* And Christmas cards. I'm going to buy all Christmas cards today and then I'll write them and Monday I'll send them and hopefully they'll be everywhere in time for Christmas. You want one? :D

[unfeathered]

The tree is up - just got to decorate it and I think I'll leave that till Jack's asleep. He's just had a great time playing with all the tinsel... :-)

No, don't bother sendnig me a card, thanks - virtual wishes are fine, and much better for the environment! :-)

[chatona.livejournal.com]

We always decorate our tree on the 24th. Has become some sort of family tradition, my aunt comes over every year with her boyfriend and then all of us decorate the tree and on the 25th my brother and sister come over (with their girl- and boyfriend) and we all get our presents. Used to hate it that I had to wait a day longer than every other child in this country to get my presents :D

Right, I think you mentioned not wanting Christmas cards, didn't you?

[unfeathered]

I did mention the cards, yeah. :-)

When I was a child, we used to decorate when the school holidays started, so about a week before Christmas, so that's what I'm used to. I've never done it this early before. But the tree is up and decorated now even if I haven't done anything else, and it's making the room feel really nice and cosy and cheerful! :-)

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

That list actually looked a lot like mine apart from the singing and acting stuff *g*. My Christmas preparations are sooooooo far behind! I made my husband's jaw drop the other day by suggesting we just chuck everything on his credit card and get it over and done with *So* not like me :O

And congrats on the getting the part you wanted - I spotted the news on my way down the page - I think I interpretted it correctly??

[unfeathered]

Actually, I can cross off the Christmas cards now too - did those yesterday. And should get the rest done today! :-)

And yeah - got the part! Still can't quite believe it!!! :-)