Some things never change

Last year about this time I posted this list of things I had to accomplish. By the numbers this year I have far, far less to do...I don't preach again until Christmas Day, I don't have any funerals between now and Christmas (at least none that are planned, although I suppose there's still time for one to come up), I'm done with Advent programs, the multiple bulletins are closer to being done. Nonetheless, I feel just as swamped as I did last year, and maybe more exhausted.

So with just a week til Christmas Eve, here's what I'm working on:

~Liturgy for Blue Christmas service this coming Sunday afternoon (almost finished)!

~Narrators' parts for the Christmas pageant (almost almost finished)

~Skit for this week's children's service

~Mail package to VT if I expect it to get there before me (this is the kind of task I generally fail at--why I don't really know)

~Get tree, decorate tree

~Take clothes to the cleaners, pick up clothes from the cleaners (must.not.delay--but they are closed tomorrow)

~Pick up clothes from mender

~Finish shopping (not too much to do there, but little things always come up at the end), wrap presents

~Organize things for choir party on Christmas Eve between services

~Get the oil changed in the car

I'm sure I've forgotten something(s)...guess I'd better get back to work