This and That - Holiday Edition

Things I've been doing:

• Judging a debate tournament
• Thanksgiving food shopping
• Changing sheets and airing out rooms
• Sampling wine
• Enjoying meals with Precious Youngest – home for Thanksgiving break
• Taking the Terrorist for a Day of Beauty
• Big ass Costco run – God I love that place!
• Counting chairs, plates, napkins, wine glasses, etc.
• Coordinating the out-of-town arrivals of/accommodations for three nephews, two brothers, one sister, one niece, one brother-in-law, one sister-in-law and my step-nephew and his new bride

Things I will be doing:

• Picking up the cases of wine we ordered
• Cooking, cooking, and more cooking
• Baking - only one cake but still…
• Getting a manicure
• Last minute grocery shopping
• Runs to the airport
• Enjoying meals with Precious Oldest – home for Thanksgiving break
• Oh yeah, more cooking
• Laundry, laundry and more laundry

How are your holiday preparations coming along?

And now with updates...

• Blood work? Normal
• Pap Smear? Normal
• Liver Function? Normal (I KNOW I can hardly believe it myself!)
• Mammogram? Normal
• Dress? Arrived (Thank GOD, we leave for the wedding TOMORROW)
• Gardens? Too wet and cold to go out there!

OK, now to my real dilemma. Baby proofing. My nephews will be 18 months old when they come for Thanksgiving. Keep in mind that I'm OLDER THAN DIRT and Precious YOUNGEST is eighteen. It's been a while since I did this sort of stuff. But I want everyone to be comfortable you know?

I have a baby gate for the stairs and I plan on packing up every breakable object now perched on a low table or shelf. Also my prescriptions will find a home OTHER than my bedside table.

What about my under sink cabinets? I have cleaning supplies in both kitchen and baths. I hate to install latches for five days, are there any other quick solutions? What about the outlets? Do I need to invest in those plug dealios?

What am I forgetting? Help!