Tag Archives: The Week Ahead

Uncategorized

The Week Ahead: December 1-7, 2008

3 Comments

I know my weeks are often crazy, but this week is going to be insane. It’s all fun stuff, but I’m wondering how all of this got booked.

Here’s my crazy, crazy week:

Monday, December 1, 2008 – It’s December! Ack! I am not feeling all that great today so I am staying home from work. I will be announcing the winner of my Pretty Monsters giveaway this morning. Later, I have a PTO Potluck which is our holiday party so we’ll see how I feel when the time comes. My son has rehearsal tonight but Hubby will take him.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 – Back at work today. I have to catch-up on quite a bit here at work but it will be a good day for that. No meetings to speak of. I hope to post my review of Forever Lily sometime today. Later tonight, I am going to dinner with a friend. It’s our holiday dinner as friends and we are doing a book exchange. I don’t know yet where we are going but I have the book all picked out. I can’t share the title because she reads this blog but she will enjoy it.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 – Today is my last yoga class for the semester. I get to take a class during work hours and yoga was it for this semester. Next semester I plan to take a digital photography class so no more downward facing dog poses, at least for awhile. I have a work meeting to attend after lunch and then nothing for tonight. Yay! I plan to watch the Victoria Secret Fashion Show. Why? Although there is no hope of EVER looking like those women, one likes to dream. It’s good to dream. Sure it is. I could wake up tomorrow with legs as long as the state of California.

Thursday, December 4, 2008 – I will be leaving work early today to go to the doctor. Tonight is my Holiday Book Group meeting. We normally meet at the library but tonight we meet at the leader’s house. The event includes food…something that we normally cannot have at the library and we will be doing a Yankee Trader Book Exchange. I have to figure out what book to bring. I also have to figure out what food item to bring as I will be coming from work. We will be discussing The Inheritance of Loss but I did not finish it. I had so many other books on my plate that I did not allow myself enough time for this one.

Friday, December 5, 2008 – Another day at work, but later this evening is Holiday Family Night at my kids’ school. Guess who is playing Santa? Yep, Hubby. It’s a PTO event so I will be working it and somehow keeping track of my daughter while catering to my Hubby in full costume. He played Santa once before but it’s difficult to get him dressed in so little time. Especially if he gets stuck in traffic.

The Weekend – Saturday is Merry Member Night at the zoo. We plan to visit with the animals for a bit, go to dinner and then come back for the Reindeer Romp. Sunday is the big Holiday Dinner Show that my kids are in. They have been rehearsing for six weeks and I am happy to say that my daughter is no longer lip syncing. It will be a long day. Their call time is 2:30 and the show is not until 6:30pm. We have a front row table though. It should be fun.

I am completely wiped out from typing that. I know there is stuff that I forgot to list too. What do you have planned this week?

Uncategorized

The Week Ahead: Thanksgiving Edition

5 Comments

Welcome to The Week Ahead: Thanksgiving Edition! Many of you are probably home, prepping for the big dinner and you are probably wondering where I am, right? I know you are wondering. Anyway, I am at work! That’s right! I have to work today and tomorrow and then I am off until Monday. I am happy to say that my grocery shopping is finally done. It only took 4 trips.

Usually the kids are in school on Wednesday so I have the entire day to cook but this year, the school district pulled a fast one and they are off that day! I will be home, cooking and cleaning with them under foot but maybe the little one can help me in the kitchen. You think? I know the other one will be a bump on the couch for sure.

Here’s my week which is entirely too crazy:

Monday, November 24, 2008 – Working today. At lunch I am attending part II of a workplace violence seminar. I’m actually looking forward to this. Part I was fabulous and very informative. This evening, Kidlet #2 is in her Kindie Thanksgiving play at school. Right afterward, Hubby has to run Kidlet #1 to rehearsal and somehow get them both fed in between because I have a PTO Board meeting to attend. Right after the board meeting I have to pick-up Kidlet #1 from rehearsal. Whew! I’m tired just from writing that!

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 – Working today and someone actually scheduled a meeting. The nerve. I have to leave early so I can take Kidlet #1 to his specialist appointment. Yes! This is the one that was cancelled last week without a phone call to me. The patient advocate and I managed to get it re-scheduled so cross your fingers that all goes well. I have a friend coming over for dinner tonight while Hubby goes to the movies. She just came back from a trip to China so I am anxious to hear all about it.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 – Time to get cooking! I plan to make Sweet Potato Casserole, Green Bean Casserole, Ambrosia, a Pumpkin Pie, a Peach Cobbler and the Cranberry Sauce today. I have to get all the china out along with all the serving pieces. I want to pre-chop all the onions and celery today too. I’m sure I will have to clean the house like five times with the kids home but so be it.

Thursday, November 27, 2008 – Happy Thanksgiving! Along with the bird, “Bessie”, yep, I gave her a name I will be making the mashed potatoes today as well as the dressing. To stuff or not to stuff? I normally do not but this year I am going to. I also have to arrange the appetizer tray. Once stuff is cooking away, the family and I hope to take a family portrait in front of the Christmas tree. We have all the decorations up and I want the picture for our Christmas card. After that, everyone will be changing their clothes I’m sure and then we plan to have a mini movie fest! We are going to watch Miracle on 34th Street (a classic and everyone must see it), Wall-E, and Kung Fu Panda. Dinner will be served around 4pm.

Friday, November 28, 2008 – Black Friday! My friends and I plan to have breakfast before hitting the stores BUT, we are not getting up at the crack of dawn to do it. I don’t care to fight with some woman over the last door buster item so we prefer to hit Starbucks, wake up slowly over breakfast and then hit the stores fully awake. After all the shopping, we plan to see Four Christmases, that movie with Reese Witherspoon. It will be a full day for sure. What “hot” item are you looking for this Christmas? My kids do not want toys this year so I am presented with a bit of a challenge.

The Weekend – Hubby and his Dad will be attending a special memorial service at the cemetery on Saturday. His Dad plans to spend the night at our house so we will probably go out to dinner at some point. Sunday, the kids have rehearsal but that’s it. I hope to be able to relax a bit after such a busy week.

As you can see, there is no reading scheduled in this post but you can bet that it will happen. I’m carrying books with me everywhere I go and there’s always that empty hour right around 1am. Hope your week is not as crazy as mine!