Hi everyone&#33;<br /><br />I have the presents all wrapped and ready to go...all 33 of them...well I don&#39;t wrap anymore, I put them in pretty Christmas bags with colored paper...it&#39;s so much faster...less time standing on the feet.  lol  I did some light baking and am planning the rest of the food for Monday and Tuesday.  Marc was a sweetie and made some Hungarian Goulash for our pot luck night.  He flash froze the sauce and beef in our &quot;take the air&quot; out thingy  lol...can&#39;t remember what you call it, but it works great...the food is just fresh as can be when you simmer the bags in water.  I used it once for my Calico Beans and Wild Rice Soup, and it worked out great.  <br /><br />This will save some time for the rest of the cooking.  He hasn&#39;t cooked for awhile (he is a good cook with what he knows)  He didn&#39;t remember how he made the goulash last time, and it didn&#39;t turn out the same.  I think it has too much caraway, but it&#39;s still good.  Anyway...have tomorrow and Sunday to clean house...oh, oh... shouldn&#39;t work on Sunday...but it&#39;s for Christmas...then we go to early Mass on Monday for Christmas Eve and have my family here for our Christmas reunion, and then the kids and their spouses and the grandkids will be here on Christmas Day, and my aunt and her friend and maybe some other friends.  Laurie is able to come on Christmas Eve with the Avery and Isabelle, so I&#39;m glad she will get to see family.<br /><br />Well...it looks like everyone is sooo busy, but it&#39;s all coming together.  I&#39;m not sure if I&#39;ll have time to check back before Christmas...so to everyone...have a wonderful and very blessed Christmas&#33;  God Bless&#33;<br /><br />Steve...hope your Boxer gets well...I know it&#39;s hard to keep him off his feet.<br /><br />MaryLou...Isabelle will be starting day care in January, so Granny and Grampy day care is over as of today..well...one more day next Thursday....  lol  We were just helping out till Laurie could get her in a good day care.  We will still be watching the girls, and our little 6-year-old grandson, when the parents want a night out.<br />