The Weekend Before the Weekend

I made my list Thursday night of all the chores I wanted to get done this weekend in preparation for the Holiday season. Carter comes home Monday afternoon. We have a small family thanksgiving and then the real work begins decorating for Christmas

In anticipation of that, this weekend was dedicated to cleaning and fixing anything and everything. I deep cleaned the kitchen and Russ emptied the refrigerator so we have space for not just Thanksgiving food, but all the party food for the month of December. Every counter was cleared and piles of note pads and jars of spices all got put away.

I dusted, vacuumed and mopped everything to a sparkle and shine level not seen since last Christmas. Mail that had accumulated on the front hall chest was dealt with. Four loads of laundry was done with an eye on every kitchen towel.

I ordered things I knew I would need in December. I finished making projects that I had been working on all year. Russ chiseled out the old grout and together we replaced the towel bar holder and Russ took to heart that it should be held tightly in place for 48 hours so he fashioned a pole that pushed against it.

Shay did not like all this activity. I on the other hand took great glee as I checked off one by one the things on my list, including things like purchasing plane tickets for far off trips and making sure Santa was ready, sending emails that had gone un-composed for weeks.

I now recognized that the weekend before Thanksgiving is my “get ready to get ready for Christmas” weekend. I realize that this weekend has been used similarly in the past, but not to the degree it was this weekend.

I pray that I am setting myself up for a month of fun. I know I can’t cook for parties that are still two weeks away, but at least I can have the house ready. Thanksgiving is just the warm up for the main act. I can hardly wait.