Sandra - Your schedule sounds REALLY overwhelming. I find that I always feel overwhelmed at this time of year and usually end up having at least one hissy fit before Christmas where I accuse my family (fairly accurately) of doing absolutely nothing to help.
This year we have our usual stuff. Hanamas (combo of Hannukah and Christmas with our best friends) was at our house last weekend but that's at least over and the bonus is we got all of our Christmas decorations up, except the tree. Hannukah is at MIL's house next weekend, and I've bought and even wrapped most of the stuff for that, but there's still work to be done - at least I'll just be on the hook for one dish to bring, rather than all the cleaning, too. We also have dance and piano recitals to get through (wouldn't January be a good time for them?) and DH started his own company last year, so we need to work on the year end for that. I officially dumped that in DH's lap earlier this week. Christmas is at our house, but it's just the four of us and my mother, so we keep things pretty relaxed.
The kicker here is that we're heading down to Florida on December 27th for 7 nights at WDW and then a 7 night Western cruise on the Magic. We're also driving for the first time, so at least everything will fit into the van (I hope). I have the WDW packing list down pat, but packing for the cruise is much more complicated - good clothes, snorkelling stuff, a gianormous telescope, stuff for the kids in the car, and the list goes on and on. My list of things that need to be bought is increasing at pretty much the same rate as my packing list. AAARRRRGGGG! We're so excited! AAARRRRRGGGGG! We're never going to get ready in time!
