December 22, 2004
Honey-do this, honey-do that.
As you may already know from Steve or from this earlier post, the Noche Buena celebration is at my home this year. I have not stopped since last week with all the preparations.
-Broken jacuzzi has been cut into pieces and taken to dump.
-Pool deck and coping has been pressure cleaned.
-ManCamp™ has been sissified with bamboo and lights and new mulch.
-Christmas lights are up.
-Caja China is out of the shed and prepped for cooking.
-Iron patio furniture has been primed and painted.
-Lawn is 80% mowed and weedwhacked.
-Tables and chairs have been delivered and are ready.
-Sour oranges picked from Tommy's tree.
-Gralic, onions, cilantro - all fresh - have been purchased.
-Pig has been ordered. 100 lbs.
Yet, Im not done.
-Bathroom doors and baseboards need to be painted.
-Pool deck needs to be painted.
-Lawn needs to be finished.
-Lights around pool deck need to be installed.
-Tables and chairs need to be setup.
-Windows need to be cleaned.
-Haircut.
-10 more bags of mulch purchased and spread.
-Temporary ManCamp™ fireplace needs baffle and flue installed.
-Firewood needs to be cut.
-Stereo and speakers need to be setup outside.
-Mojo for pig needs to be made.
-Pig needs to be picked up at slaughterhouse.
-Pig needs to be marinated in mojo and set overnight.
And then the real work begins, cooking the lechon.
I'll need at least a week to recover but it will all be worth it. There's nothing like celebrating Christmas with family and friends.
Posted by Val Prieto at December 22, 2004 09:36 AM
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Good luck my friend! You are right, there is nothing like celebrating with family and friends. Sounds like you may need Tiger Balm soon too! :) Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Laughing Wolf at December 22, 2004 10:04 AM
OOOHHH...CAN'T WAIT!!
Posted by: Amanda at December 22, 2004 10:15 AM
Honey-do
Honey-do aye
Posted by: Murel Bailey at December 22, 2004 03:13 PM
Let me get this straight. If I give my husband a list he'll do it all? Boy, I've got to try this. Thanks Maggie
Posted by: Kathleen at December 22, 2004 05:48 PM
Val - if you didn't spend so much time at ManCamp and planning for ManCamp - the honey-do list could have been accomplished throughout the whole year - and not just the last week. You should start a Cuban reality show about Noche Buena. "Can they get it all done?" "Will the pig have no where to roast?" "Will Val survive?" Hell, I would watch it.
Posted by: Kathleen A at December 22, 2004 09:37 PM
"ManCamp™ has been sissified"
Say it isn't so!!! The horror, the horror.
Posted by: j.scott barnard at December 23, 2004 09:54 AM
How much can it be sissified? It's sort of like our host himself - you can dress him up as Valentina, but the feminine trappings fail to pursuade. Run a finger through the pancake makeup on the cheek and you get beard stubble. The same, I imagine, would apply to Mancamp.
Posted by: Murel Bailey at December 23, 2004 03:00 PM
Kathleen A, part of the rush is the preparation. That's what makes stuff like this so special. It's all done for that one special event. If everything was perefect throughout the year, how would we know that the special day was at hand? When the caterer arrived? :-) It's sort of like going on a trip. Part of the fun is the preparation.
Posted by: Patrick at December 23, 2004 03:18 PM
I can't TELL you how happy I am to know that I am not the only one who puts off a year-long chore list until *days* before a "big event." Although you appear to have accomplished a massive amount already.
The procrastinators of the world thank you!
Posted by: cj at December 26, 2004 10:48 PM
