Good Morning, All! Hope this Christmas week finds you all as stress free as possible; and that you are able to spend time with folks who make you smile
I'm currently scheduled for one family gathering - that with daughter's crew - and we aren't sure if that will happen tomorrow evening or Christmas morning - still trying to work out everyone's schedules! I work Christmas eve night shift, so I wouldn't be able to stay awake and non-grouchy long enough to go to MIL's lunch gathering on Christmas day - which is why we went to the church soup supper last weekend, it counted as a family gathering in my book I do need to get a silver dollar for great nephew's present - not sure if I want to give him a 2019 Eagle or a bright and shiny 1922 Peace dollar that I found the other day; one would have the right year, but the other one is pretty cool too. Maybe I'll save the Peace dollar for Christmas of 2022 instead though - that would be pretty nifty! (off note - does anyone know how to make old coins shiny again?)
If we spend tomorrow evening with daughter's crew, Hubby and I will supply pizza for supper; if Christmas morning, cinnamon rolls for breakfast. If we go tomorrow evening, then I will stay over a few hours at work Christmas morning to let my co-worker who has small children stay a bit longer at home with them before she has to come in. I still need to pick up one gift card - though it may end up being cash given in a card instead as I've gotten my days of the week mixed up again - oops! - and that shop is closed today. Amazon delivered the other presents to daughter's doorstep, bless their hearts! I may have to pick up a bicycle - older grandson's bike was stolen from their driveway on Friday; the kind part of me hopes that it's being used as a gift for a child (rather than sold for drug money - gotta admit the cranky part of me is simmering but trying to stay in the Christmas spirit )
As far as stocking up goes, I may pop in to Dollar General 12/26 as they have some post holiday clearance sales in their ad - the thing I am most interested in there is blankets/throws - I can't buy the same yardage of fleece as cheap as I can buy a 50"x60" throw ($5 regular price, on sale for buy one/get one 75% off after the holidays) which easily yields enough fabric to make my boys a pair of pajama pants or to line a pair of their jeans; and I can use the left over pieces from making those to make boot liners with a casing for elastic in the top .
I'm also going to try to stop by our local chain grocery store on my way home from work tomorrow morning to pick up a case each of Campbell's of mushroom and cream of chicken soup, on sale for 79 cents/can - that should easily get us through a year's worth of casseroles. They also have Folger's coffee for sale for $5.69/tub but I think I'm okay on ground coffee for now - although Hubby has started drinking it again so I might pick up a tub of decaff for him; have 8 tubs of half-caff on the pantry shelves for daughter so will just have to hope for another sale once the shelf is down to a couple of tubs.
Well, better close this out and get to work cleaning up the kitchen; you folks all take care out there; have a Blessed Christmas!
I'm currently scheduled for one family gathering - that with daughter's crew - and we aren't sure if that will happen tomorrow evening or Christmas morning - still trying to work out everyone's schedules! I work Christmas eve night shift, so I wouldn't be able to stay awake and non-grouchy long enough to go to MIL's lunch gathering on Christmas day - which is why we went to the church soup supper last weekend, it counted as a family gathering in my book I do need to get a silver dollar for great nephew's present - not sure if I want to give him a 2019 Eagle or a bright and shiny 1922 Peace dollar that I found the other day; one would have the right year, but the other one is pretty cool too. Maybe I'll save the Peace dollar for Christmas of 2022 instead though - that would be pretty nifty! (off note - does anyone know how to make old coins shiny again?)
If we spend tomorrow evening with daughter's crew, Hubby and I will supply pizza for supper; if Christmas morning, cinnamon rolls for breakfast. If we go tomorrow evening, then I will stay over a few hours at work Christmas morning to let my co-worker who has small children stay a bit longer at home with them before she has to come in. I still need to pick up one gift card - though it may end up being cash given in a card instead as I've gotten my days of the week mixed up again - oops! - and that shop is closed today. Amazon delivered the other presents to daughter's doorstep, bless their hearts! I may have to pick up a bicycle - older grandson's bike was stolen from their driveway on Friday; the kind part of me hopes that it's being used as a gift for a child (rather than sold for drug money - gotta admit the cranky part of me is simmering but trying to stay in the Christmas spirit )
As far as stocking up goes, I may pop in to Dollar General 12/26 as they have some post holiday clearance sales in their ad - the thing I am most interested in there is blankets/throws - I can't buy the same yardage of fleece as cheap as I can buy a 50"x60" throw ($5 regular price, on sale for buy one/get one 75% off after the holidays) which easily yields enough fabric to make my boys a pair of pajama pants or to line a pair of their jeans; and I can use the left over pieces from making those to make boot liners with a casing for elastic in the top .
I'm also going to try to stop by our local chain grocery store on my way home from work tomorrow morning to pick up a case each of Campbell's of mushroom and cream of chicken soup, on sale for 79 cents/can - that should easily get us through a year's worth of casseroles. They also have Folger's coffee for sale for $5.69/tub but I think I'm okay on ground coffee for now - although Hubby has started drinking it again so I might pick up a tub of decaff for him; have 8 tubs of half-caff on the pantry shelves for daughter so will just have to hope for another sale once the shelf is down to a couple of tubs.
Well, better close this out and get to work cleaning up the kitchen; you folks all take care out there; have a Blessed Christmas!