Ordered two large children’s rugs for the babies room hoping to make it not so cold on those floors and give them something soft to sit on while playing. I have done a little gift buying online this year instead of going out to the stores and the gifts I chose are things that are needed for staying warmer this Winter, so I guess that could be called preparing.
I stocked my baking shelf at the farmhouse before Thanksgiving for everything needed for making cakes, pies, cookies and candy for Christmas so I shouldn’t have to buy anything more for baking. I have one turkey left in the freezer and the ingredients for dressing and homemade cranberry sauce for a simple family Christmas meal that will not cost extra.
Hope to get down to the farmhouse this week and wrap and hide the gifts that came in before the kids find them and get the trees up so they can get decorated this weekend. I have so many clear outdoor lights that I purchased each year on clearence and we are going to string them on the front and back porch and along the front of the farmhouse and leave them up all year to light these areas.
I took the left over ham and put it in a large pot with some beans and will make steamed rice to go with the beans and we got an evening meal, I am surprised at how frugal I am becoming.
Thanks