Christmas To-Do List Update

Merry Christmas, ya'll.  There are officially NO MORE WEEKENDS before Christmas.  And my head is going to spin off.  Let me show you what I accomplished off my list this past weekend:

• Decorate Christmas Tree (yea, this hasn't been done yet. We are expecting a huge snow storm here, and, because it's the South, chances are this entire city will shut down. Perfect timing for this small project.) 
• Purchase and arrange candles for the fire place (in lieu of having a fire) (UPDATE: I purchased the candles, have no idea how to arrange them yet.  Ugh.)
• Christmas Shopping (this list includes 10 people - my immediate family, in-laws, and the Hubs. Also, I have to purchase at least 2 gifts for my family's annual Chinese Christmas tradition. I have to probably purchase 3 more gifts in case my in-laws forget theirs, or misunderstand the whole gift exchange thing. Again.) (UPDATE:  I managed to get gift for my in-laws, and for one of my brothers.  Everyone else is still up in the air, and there are three whole shopping days before the big day!)
• Create Christmas Eve Menu (and obviously cook all these things)
• Cooking for the dish I have to bring to Christmas Day dinner
• SHOPPING for all this food at the Grocery Store (Lord, help me)
• Bake Christmas goodies like a crazy person. I have to have something to give to neighbors and the like.
• Christmas Cards for immediate family members and grandparents (not my awesome DogLady card like so many of you are getting) Also, mail said cards. DONE!
• Come up with some kind of table decoration/centerpiece. Since re-doing our dining room, I have not purchased table linens, placemats, centerpieces, ANYTHING to match the new dining room. Everything used to be a red/black theme - it's now blue/silver. So, this should be interesting.  (UPDATE:  I bought some pinecones - yes, I know I could have found them in the yard for free, but I wasn't about to go digging under a foot of snow for stupid pinecones - and some silver spray paint.  I plan on putting the silver pinecones in a hurricane or something.  I also had the brilliant idea to spray paint my old black and gold chargers siver.  I did that last night, so I will see this afternoon how they turned out.)

So I am slowly getting there.  Hopefully, I will have everything done, and I also hope to have pictures posted for you all! 

Hope everyone is having a great week, and having fun getting everything ready for Christmas!