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Christmas Prep Poll
in Holidays
How much have all you ladies gotten done with all your Christmas preparations? All I've done is a little Christmas shopping, make me feel better, lol 
1. Is your tree up?
2. Are your cards mailed out?
3. How's your Christmas shopping going?
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking?
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned?
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Re: Christmas Prep Poll
1. Is your tree up? YES!
2. Are your cards mailed out? No - but they are addressed
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? Only 3 people left to buy for...
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? Did some for a holiday party this past weekend, more to come in the following weeks.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? Will be at my parents' house, so don't have to worry about it!
How much have all you ladies gotten done with all your Christmas preparations? All I've done is a little Christmas shopping, make me feel better, lol
1. Is your tree up? Nope, we are not getting one this year do to having to move that weekend!
2. Are your cards mailed out? just about to!
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? great out of 20 people only have 2 more to get!
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? no way...i don't start until the week before Christmas
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? I have no idea, we are going to my parents house for dinner.
1. Is your tree up? Yes.
2. Are your cards mailed out? Yes
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? Yes
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? haven't started. I think its too early to start.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? Going to my mom's, so no need.
1. Is your tree up?
The tree went up the day after Thanksgiving as did the decorations and other lighting in the interior/exterior of the house.
2. Are your cards mailed out?
My family doesnt 'do' Christmas cards, so this one is N/A.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going?
My Christmas shopping is 99% complete. The gifts that have already been purchased are already wrapped and ready to go. I need to get gifts for my fiance's nieces and nephews (3 gifts total) and I'll be all done.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking?
I'll be getting my baking done next weekend. I wanted to wait til I was closer to Christmas day so that the goodies are fresher.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned?
We'll be at my fiance's family's house for dinner, so I wont need to cook anything other than a dessert or a side dish. We're still coordinating with the family on which family unit is bringing which item, so this item isnt finished yet.
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1. Is your tree up? yes.
2. Are your cards mailed out? not yet.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? about half way done
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? not all. but its started
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? dinner isn't at my house. but my party menu is ready for the weekend
1. Is your tree up? Yep
2. Are your cards mailed out? No but are addressed. mailing on Friday.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? About 90% of the way done.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? About 85% of the way done
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? Unfortunately we won't be home as we have to go to other people's home that day.
1. Is your tree up? Yes
2. Are your cards mailed out? No, they'll be mailed tomorrow though.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? Great. I just finished up DH, and we're going for the IL's tomorrow.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? I don't really do any holiday baking
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? I'm not hosting dinner, but I know what side I'm bringing to my aunt's.
1. Is your tree up? Yes we always do that the weekend after Thanksgiving
2. Are your cards mailed out? No, but I have them and the stamps. I just have to address the envelopes and take them to the post office.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? Its going. I still have to get a few things for the IL's.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? bwahaha... baking??
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? Yes, I have already ordered the pastry strudel thing we will have for breakfast while we open the presents. Dinner is at MIL's house.
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1. Is your tree up? Yep.
2. Are your cards mailed out? Nope- that's tomorrow's project.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? Slow but steady- still need to buy for my mom, pick up a few gift cards, and finish shopping for my step-daughter.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? Haven't started baking for the holiday yet- I don't have any room in the freezer to store baked goods.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? I'm making breakfast at our house, and that menu is all set. For dinner we're going to the IL's.
1. Is your tree up? Sure is =D
2. Are your cards mailed out? They went out this morning
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? I'm just about done.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? Not all of it, we'll probably be baking on Chrsitmas Eve because we love it. We have made 10 dozen cookies already though -- snickerdoodles and gingerbread biscotti.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? Dh and I are spending Christmas just the two of us. We have a general idea of what we're doing, but we are just going with the flow. We are creating traditions this year
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1. Is your tree up? Yes
2. Are your cards mailed out? No, our families don't really "do" Christmas cards.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? It's all starting to get checked off slowly.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? I'll be starting this week on all that
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? No. We'll be at MIL & FIL's for dinner.
1. Is your tree up? Yes
2. Are your cards mailed out? No, but I'm going to do it this week.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? I'm mostly done, I have the Dad's, my brother and MIL left.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? I've tested a couple of recipes, I'll be doing most of that next week.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? We'll be at the in-laws, I'll do Christmas Eve at our apartment and I have that mostly figured out.
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1. Is your tree up? Yes
2. Are your cards mailed out? No, but most are addressed
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? I have 1 polly-anna gift left to buy
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? I am making a breakfast casserole Christmas eve for the morning but no baking on my list
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? we will be at my mom's and she cooks everything
I started everything very early b/c I do not think doing things last minute will work for me this year. It feels good to be almost done!
2. Are your cards mailed out? Not yet...hopefully this week!
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? It was going better until the in-laws decided to add a few more people to our list.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? This weekened we're baking cookies!
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? We're going to family's homes, so we don't have to worry about this one.
1. Is your tree up? Yes.
2. Are your cards mailed out? No. I'm waiting for the pics to be printed - they should be out by Wednesday.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? All done except for FIL - he's so hard to shop for!
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? No. I'll start late next week.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? Yes. We're hosting Christmas Eve and that is all planned. Christmas Day is at my Dad's house.
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1. Is your tree up? Yes...since the Saturday after Thanksgiving
2. Are your cards mailed out? Just mailed them today
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? One more gift to get...no idea what to get for this person though
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? Not yet.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? Don't host Christmas so no menu planning needed.
1. Is your tree up? yep!
2. Are your cards mailed out? I'm working on them this weekend
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? all done except for some stocking stuffers
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? yep!
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? yep!
1. Is your tree up? Yes! All three of them.
2. Are your cards mailed out? I mailed them out yesterday. Minus a few I need to get addresses for (people on DH list).
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? Almost complete. Got lots of deals shopping on black Friday!
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? Not until closer to time.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? Yes. We are having everyone at our house this year. My mom, my MIL and I all have our assigned dishes!
1. Is your tree up? we have a tiny tree, I literally pulled it out of storage with the decorations still on it from last year, fluffed it a bit and done.
2. Are your cards mailed out? nope. I will be doing no more than 18.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? haven't started.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? I will do some this week for coworkers. Anything else will be done the 24th or so.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? not even sure where we are having Christmas yet.
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2. Are your cards mailed out? We're not doing cards.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? Not good. We're trying to brainstorm ideas for my SO's entire family (his parents and 2 siblings).
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? Nope...after finals.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? We're going to be at his parents in LA for Christmas and will probably be doing te-maki (making our own sushi hand wraps -- he is 1st gen. Japanese). I'm excited to relax after the large turkey day dinner I made.
1. Is your tree up? Yes
2. Are your cards mailed out? Mailed day before Thanksgiving
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? Pretty good, all that is left is the wrapping of dh's last gift
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? My family is coming so they will do all the cooking
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? Refer back to number 4
2. Are your cards mailed out? Not one. I don't know if we'll send a bunch this year. Probably like 10-12.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? DH is done, mom, done, sister, 1/2 done. Dad 0%, in-laws 0%, grandmother 0%.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? There will most likely be no baking done. I stink at cooking.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? We're heading to my parents' house and there's a menu tenatively set featuring corned beef and baked mac and cheese.
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1. Is your tree up? Yes, and it has been since November 7
2. Are your cards mailed out? Don't tell anyone, but we aren't doing them this year.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? Only two more presents to go!!
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? No, but I'm starting tonight with things that can freeze well.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? We're going out of town so I won't be doing any of the cooking...
1. Yes
2. No, I'm mailing them on Wednesday
3. I've got most of it done!
4. I baked a lot of Christmas cookies today. I obviously will bake pies and such for Christmas Day.
5. Yes, can't wait to cook and it eat!
1. Is your tree up? Yes, it's been up for a couple of weeks.
2. Are your cards mailed out? No, and I don't even have them purchased yet.
3. How's your Christmas shopping going? It's started but not even close to done.
4. Have you done all your Christmas baking? I don't really do any baking.
5. Is your Christmas dinner menu planned? Yes.