Thanksgiving is just five days away now. I’ve been taking my time cleaning the house. Almost all of the interior windows have been washed, all the exterior windows, the chandelier and one other high light have been cleaned. The grounds have been raked and cleaned, and are ready for me to mulch and lay down straw.
I’ve cleaned out all but two closets, and there is still hope that one of them might get done. My sewing room has been reorganized, and I plan to box up all the tools so that we can use the sewing table to seat eight of our guests.
I spent several hours replacing the shelf liners in the lower kitchen cabinets, and the foil liners in the ovens. I’ve washed all the dish towels, and plan to box up the things on the mud room counter, to make room for two roasters.
I’ve ironed napkins and quilting fabric and one shirt. I may iron two more table cloths, and four napkins, but I’m close to being able to put the ironing board away.
I still need to go through boxes of things from Mother that I want to share with my family on Thursday. That will allow me to wash and iron the table cloth in the dining room.
I’m ready to fine tune my shopping list for Tuesday, when I pick up the turkey. At that point, we will do some early meal preparation, and I will begin focusing on the tables, and the table decorations.
We have it under control, and I expect to have a wonderful holiday. I wish you could all be here, so that we could share the holiday!