Holiday Planning

[mousme]

I am getting all sorts of excited about the upcoming holiday. I am planning decorations and parties (going to parties, not hosting them: as much as I'd like to, I think the holiday season is packed enough with parties as it is without my adding to the pile).

I am feeling all bake-y, too. The Shindig is coming up this weekend, and I am of a mind to do some cooking and baking to bring up with me. I don't have much time in which to do it, but I'm sure I can pull something off. Banana bread springs to mind, and maybe soup of some kind. I need to make enough to feed everyone there, which is going to be a Whole Lot Of People. I haven't counted, but I should probably do that. At least two loaves of banana bread, maybe more.

I figure also that if I bring a bunch of food, it will be that much less that poor fearsclave and Carolyn will have to do.

I'm also participating in a cookie exchange. Yummy, yummy cookies. I am looking forward to it. I'm going to be making my family's Christmas sugar cookies, which are a tradition.

*bounce*

I have to find nice outdoor lights for Christmas. Eee!

Comments

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

My big concern here is making sure that my de facto sister in law is happy fed and contented amidst a horde of carnivores :). We need to talk about what we're going to feed BorderCrossing.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I am going to be making a Large Quantity Of Something Vegetarian, for sure. I am waiting to hear if she has requests or suggestions.

How many are we going to be, after all?

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

So far? You two, the five from the US, the four from Montreal, Karen, and a couple of the Toronto Fremily...

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Keen. So far I've counted twelve people, including you and the Wuh-Mun, but not including wultabat and looking4wings. How many from the Toronto contingent? I haven't counted them at all yet.

Is everyone expected to decamp on the Saturday, or are some people extending their stay to include part of Sunday?

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

The game plan is decampment Saturday evening, yeah.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Noted. Breathing space is a Good Thing. :)

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Exactly :).

[mousme.livejournal.com]

How's the WOSM? Think she might be up for a quick visit at some point during the day on Saturday?

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure they'd love to see you :).

[bodhifox.livejournal.com]

Hell, Phnee, if you need space, we could stay in Vermont.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I meant fearsclave and his Wuh-Mun will need breathing space on Sunday in order to recover from hosting the hordes. :)

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Feelin' a mite sensitive today? :)

*hugs*

[ai731.livejournal.com]

I have to find nice outdoor lights for Christmas. Eee!

CanTire is selling solar powered outdoor LED Christmas Lights - basically the same as the ones we had, but with a solar panel. They also turn themselves on automatically at dusk.