Christmas Frenzy

Yesterday was like a marathon Christmas day around here. i'd say we did pretty well, actually it started the night before last with Master staying up all night long recording all our Christmas purchases. We (like a lot of people) keep close track of our spending but for us it's more so to keep good records of what we've bought people from year to year and to be fair that we spend about the same amount on each person. So Master goes about this seemingly insurmountable task each year.

While Master was getting a little rest i was worked on my Christmas cards (no they're not done yet!) and although i didn't finish them, i did get a very good portion of them done. This is going to be a very busy weekend so we really needed to get all this stuff done, and we had yesterday to do it. The plan was write out Christmas cards, make a double batch of Oreo balls, make dinner,watch Christmas shows while we wrap all of our presents, pass out. In that order, precisely.

So the Oreo balls are supposed to take 2 hours for one batch. It took me an hour to get them chopped up. i think it's because we just have an older model blender. Last year when i made them i used a rolling pin and a zip lock baggie. Neither option works well. Next year if we make them again, i am going to try zip lock baggie and running them over with the car. That's really the only viable option to retain sanity. So instead of the expected 2.5 hours because i was making a dbl batch, i took well over 3 hours and that's with Master's help.

So today i'm cleaning Master's Mom's house because of all day's yesterday she had her surgery for her fistula put in for her dialysis. This weekend Master's brother and 6 of his 8 kids will be staying at their house and she's going to be somewhat incapacitated. She has a 5# weight lifting restriction on her arm so she can't cook at all and she's not supposed to use it much for the first couple of days. It's really sensitive for a while and she has to be very careful with it. The timing seriously sucks. We'll make due i'm sure it's just the worst timing ever.

Their house is so small i woke up in a panic the other morning thinking there wasn't going to be anywhere for all those people to sleep. They had tubs of Christmas decorations everywhere that she kept saying she "wasn't done with yet" and all i could picture were kids propped against the wall with pillows and blankets. One kid in the shower sleeping and another one sleeping on the stairs... The house is cleaner now though and when i'm finished today there will be plenty of room. That's to say it's always clean, it's just more picked up. Master's Mom is very clean she just doesn't mind it when it's messy when she's in the middle of a project! =)

Okay, i'm off to get busy again.

Peace to you and yours,

MD's treasure