The Regular plan allows a little relaxation:
Thursday - Thanksgiving dinner, games, parade, football
Friday - movies, crafts, leftovers, tree gathering if needbe and decorating,
Saturday - baking, Christmas dinner, Christmas Eve
Sunday - Christmas morning, church, possibly lunch and sending everyone on their way home
Sunday - Christmas morning, church, possibly lunch and sending everyone on their way home
This year's Condensed plan tightened things up a bit:
Thursday - Thanksgiving dinner, parade, football, games
Friday - Christmas decorating, dinner and Christmas eve
Saturday morning - Christmas morning
Saturday afternoon - Civil War
This will now need to be adjusted to:
Thursday - Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas tree decorating, Christmas Eve
Friday - Christmas morning, Christmas dinner
Friday evening - Civil War Preparations
Saturday - Civil War
(If we get really good at this, who knows, maybe we will be able to pull the whole holiday season into about a 15 hour day! And we'll call it "Holiday Extravaganza Super Amazingly Condensed")
I am flexible. I am flexible. I am flexible. Just have to keep telling myself that! However I warned my son there will be no lazing around because we will have things to accomplish! He texted me back, "Haha. You and your busy holiday traditions ;)" And then I reminded him that he is in charge of getting the cheese ball! lol
I am flexible. I am flexible. I am flexible. Just have to keep telling myself that! However I warned my son there will be no lazing around because we will have things to accomplish! He texted me back, "Haha. You and your busy holiday traditions ;)" And then I reminded him that he is in charge of getting the cheese ball! lol
In actuality, this is not really a bad thing. I needed to have G. open a Christmas Eve present early anyway, so why not just move the whole event? All of the games, crafts, movies can be enjoyed with others around as well, but we will have quiet face time together for our Christmas Eve and morning which is really the most important to me. Then we can all enjoy the preparations for the big Civil War game!
All the kids will be going to the game since it is at Reser Stadium at Oregon State this year. The weather will be cold, about 45*, but only 20% chance of rain. I will stay at the house to hold down the fort, and either watch or listen to the game, and then I will have to get ready to get to work at 11pm.
The time I get to spend with my sons is always precious and enjoyable. I will be missing my oldest tremendously during this time, but maybe we can squeeze in some Skype time with him as well. I will put that on the list :)
All the kids will be going to the game since it is at Reser Stadium at Oregon State this year. The weather will be cold, about 45*, but only 20% chance of rain. I will stay at the house to hold down the fort, and either watch or listen to the game, and then I will have to get ready to get to work at 11pm.
The time I get to spend with my sons is always precious and enjoyable. I will be missing my oldest tremendously during this time, but maybe we can squeeze in some Skype time with him as well. I will put that on the list :)
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