Christmas Day: Shopping List

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Food:
Elbow Macaroni
Velvetta Cheese - 4 lbs
Butter
Milk
3 Lbs Potatoes
Salt
Pepper
8 cans Green Beans
8 cans Cream of Mushroom
Garlic
French Fried Onions
2 Apple Pies

Accessories:
2 Red Table Clothes
Chinet Plates
Red Napkins
Plastic Silverware

Place Settings:
Candles
Twine
Monogrammed Tags

I'm thinking about making something like this for place card holders. Then every guest gets to take them home.

I feel like I'm forgetting something? Can you tell I'm starting to stress?

Christmas Day: Recipes

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These recipes will be tripled and possibly quadrupled for Christmas Day.

Don't forget that you can right click and copy these recipes. Enjoy!

Christmas Day: Menu Plan

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Appetizers:

Guests are bringing appetizers

Drinks:
Wine (Red & White)
Great Lakes Christmas Ale
Miller Lite
Soda

Dinner:
Honey Baked Ham
Green Bean Casserole
Macaroni & Cheese
Mashed Potatos and Gravy
Salad with Assorted Dressings
Corn
Rolls

Dessert:
Banana Split Dessert Pizza
Apple Pie

Does this sound good to you?

Christmas Day: Cleaning Plan

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Today starts the countdown to Christmas Day. This is our first year hosting Christmas and Chris and I are so nervous. Me, being the planner I am, I wrote out a plan for cleaning, cooking and shopping.

This week I will be posting about all of preparation we are doing. Starting on Monday December 14 we will be starting the cleaning. I like to clean by room rather than by project. Dusting, floors, etc is included in each of these. Here is our list:

Monday December 14
Clean all 3 Bathrooms

Tuesday December 15
Clean Master Bedroom

Wednesday December 16
Clean Guest Bedroom

Thursday December 17
Clean Second Guest Bedroom

Friday December 18
Steam Clean Carpet in Dog's Room

Saturday December 19
Organize Closet in Guest Bedrooms

Monday December 21
Wash Window Sills and Windows

Tuesday December 22
Clean Hardwood Floors

Wednesday December 23
Clean all Three Bathrooms

Thursday December 24
Reserved for Last Minute Cleaning

What do you think? Did I miss anything?