Christmas Eve To Do List!

Buy a turkey

Buy a turkey

That's not a like of your panic, btw, but an expression of empathy! I hope you get one and that the shops aren't too horrible today! Was like this the year before last and got the last beef rib joint in the butchers... Fc for you!

Brine turkey
Make turkey gravy
Make cranberry sauce
Cook red cabbage
clean bathroom
clean kitchen
clean living room
clean dining room
clean bedrooms inc change bedding
find mince pie plate (special personalised one)
clear out the cupboard and put stuff in skip
make mince pies
buy more veg
2x washloads 2nd in now
Make chilli for tea

All done

Well I think we are pretty much done DH is always in charge of cooking Xmas dinner so I just do the prepping of the veg which I will do later!

Wash and Change bed sheets
Give Darcy a fun bath
Have a bath and dye my hair
Prep veg and potatoes
Put clean clothes away

Am too busy watching Santa Claus the movie at the moment though so all that will have to wait until its finished

Pack for 3 days away and load car while entertaining demanding 2 year old and trying not to lift anything heavy down the stairs! (hubby is at work)

washing - darks + lights
Nappy wash in now
tidy round downstairs
hoover
quick tidy of bedrooms
clean bathroom
wrap rest of presents
finish writing cards and deliver
drop off presents
nip to shop and pick up some nuts, dried fruit and nibbles
soak ham joint
prep veggies
find all presents from various hiding places for under the tree

Make and decorate Yule log
Prep veggies: red cabbages, celeriac, carrots, sweet potatoes, potatoes
Fold clean washing
Iron clothes for tomorrow
Make granola (my wheat free brekkie - the boys are having waffles!)
Make reindeer food
Give Ewan his Christmas eve hamper and hang his stocking
Wrap DH's pressies
Put pressies under tree

ETA- not too bad given last year I was still shopping! This morning we had brunch out and are currently at soft play

Make 3 types of shortbread
Make mince pies
Make lunch
Make dinner
Clean bathroom
Hoover
Wash floors
Tidy up
Deliver cards locally
Wrap 4 final gifts
Ice Christmas cake
Collect cake decorations!
Make and decorate gingerbread house

Stopping for lunch and to Mia.

Clean kitchen
Clean bathroom
Pick up turkey and other meats from butcher
Pick up fruit and veg order from greengrocer
Make giblet stock
Brine turkey
Make flavoured butters for the veg
Make bacon wrapped chipolatas
Prep red cabbage
Peel and chop/slice all other veg
Peel potatoes and parboil
Chop pancetta ready for the sprouts
Cut a couple of slices of bread ready and leave out to go stale ready for bread sauce tomorrow
Make up MILs hamper and deliver it
Quick tidy and hoover downstairs
Cook gammon joint for tonights dinner
Prepare ingredients for Christmas morning muffins
Get presents down and put under tree
Make mulled wine
Get out clothes for tomorrow and iron them if needed
Make another batch of mince pies if time (pastry already in fridge, needs using up)
Put up Mia's jumperoo

Mine is about the same @Louise as we seem to be making the same meal tomorrow and I need to clean the house too, as well as sort out all the fun kids stuff for later.

Yep, Nigella's Christmas. I make loads from her book every year. it.