Menu Plan the week of December 6th



Dessert of the week.....Orange Cranberry Bundt Cake

Meatless Monday....Homemade Margherita Pizza 

Tuesday....Steak and Rice Bowls with chips and salsa 

Wednesday....My Birthday.....eating out 

Thursday....Work Holiday Party 

Friday....Lasagna Soup with crispy bread

Saturday...Eating out with the family

Sunday.....  Crockpot Ranch Chicken and veggies (I steam asparagus and mushrooms) 


Some Ideas for this week.....

Finalize any gifts for neighbors or extra people in your life and deliver them.
Call a friend and have a coffee date.
Take a walk with your family or friends at night around your neighborhood to look at the lights.
Make an appointment to get a massage for yourself.
Mail your Christmas Cards
Menu plan for the week of Christmas and look in your pantry for items.
Wrap, Wrap, Wrap,Wrap 

My baking day is always the first week of December. I make all kinds of things. 
Peanut Butter Balls
While Lightning Trash
Fudge..peanut butter and chocolate
chex mix (spicy) 
divinity....if the weather is good
cookies...thumbprint, chocolate chip, mint chip
pecan pie bars

This week...try and take time for yourself. Just one thing. The majority of everything should be done. 

Ideas/Tips/Good Things

This is the best smell ever for your house.

I have a Christmas ring tone...Santa Baby....
To get into the spirit of the holidays go ahead and download a Christmas song as your ring tone.

Several I've heard...

Jingle Bells
All I want for Christmas is you
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas
Baby its cold outside
Let it Snow

Also..watch some Christmas movies...
 Elf, Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, The Polar Express, The Holiday....I love them all! Some other family movies to watch this holiday season are The Blindside, Steel Magnolias, The Help, The Notebook, Forest Gump, Marely and Me, Planes, Trains and Automobiles....just a few to name.

Some Bucket list things to do....remember to not over book. When the kids get out on "break" remember it is just a "break"

1. Take homemade cookies to your local firemen or police officers.
2. Start a New years Bucket  list...things you want to do in 2022
3. Make candy for neighbors, the trash men, your UPS driver, the post man and your At&t guy (hint hint). These workers are out in the cold..and Baby its cold outside!!!
4. Patties is so pretty this time of year...if you can go take a ton of pictures there. The beauty of the lights. 
5. Donate old toys to shelters or church nurseries.
6. Make Bird feeders for the birds. Miller used to love to do these each year.
8. Bundle up and walk your neighborhood with hot cocoa and look at Christmas Lights.
10. Christmas Trivia for those long car rides
12. This site will give you tons of ideas for Christmas parties and games...(Homeroom mommas)

7 words to think about..
It is in giving that you receive.

Netflix has a ton of Christmas movies....here is the link.
TV Holiday Schedule is out too.

I'm on track so far. My halls are decked. The Christmas Cards have been ordered. Shopping is almost done. Hoping to wrap everything next week.
Parties are penciled in. Christmas Movies are being played everyday here. My Baking Day is scheduled with my kids. Oh, how I love traditions.....

Hows your first week in December going?

Hugs,
Jen

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