In a vain attempt to keep myself organized, here’s my to-do list for the open house prep:
-get the boxes out to the garage
-clean the bathroom
-clean the china (I’m using some of my good china for serving pieces)
-unpack everything else that needs to be unpacked or send it to the proper room
-make “do not enter” signs for the off-limits areas
-remove everything from the medicine cabinet (since there WILL be people who check it)
-thaw out food in freezer
-make cider
-arrange stuff for baking with Ka, Ke, and Ca.
-put up tree for Kl to decorate
-find tablecloths for the two tables
-figure out arrangement of living room and possible alternate seating upstairs
-put hampers in proper places
-wash bedspread so bedroom can be used for coats
-figure out what I want D to do
-make CD of cool Christmas music
-string up lights in living room
IT’S OVER AND DONE!!!!!!!!!! Now to just figure out who to pawn the leftover food off onto at church!
Somewhere in there, I also need to eat, shower, sleep, and breathe.
Might I make a few suggestions?
Since we both know how some people can be, where you put the “do not enter” signs, if possible secure the doors so that they either have to obviously move a big piece of furniture to get around it, or lock the doors.
2nd suggestion – if you have a regular medicine cabinet, not one that has “louvered” type doors, this will work. Empty it out completely, even the shelves. Get a large quantity of marbles, rocks, something that will make a lot of noise. Take a large, flexible piece of cardboard or plastic, and put it in the cabinet so that the bottom opening and side opening are covered. Have cabinet open only 1″ or so, and fill it with the marbles. When it is about 2/3 full, close the cabinet, then slide the cardboard out from the top. Next person to open the medicine cabinet will get an avalanch across the sink. It’s a good way to stop snoops.
I hope you have fun at the open house.
unfortunately, my medicine cabinet has sliding doors. i did think of the marbles though. 🙂
How about a little cup filled with cranberry juice, leaned against the door of the cabinet. I saw this done with a trash can and elevator doors once (they used water though), and you can do it so that if the door is slid over far enough, **SPLASH**.