Martha 's Holiday Calendar

December1 Blanch carcass from Thanksgiving turkey, spray paint gold, turn upside down and use as a sleigh to hold Christmas cards. December 2 Have Mormon Tabernacle Choir record outgoing Christmas message for answering machine. December 3 Re-paint entire house snow white with forest green shutters. Hand stencil white stars on shutters and, using snow blower, spray glitter over house to give it that festive look. December 4 Repaint Sistine Chapel ceiling in ecru, with mocha trim, on dining room ceiling. December 5 Get new eyeglasses. Grind lenses myself. December 6 Fax family Christmas newsletter to Pulitzer committee for consideration. December 7 Hand fashion Christmas wreaths from pine branches collected myself from the Martha Stewart National Forest. December8 Decorate homegrown Christmas tree with scented candles, handmade from beeswax from my backyard bee colony. December 9 Record own Christmas album complete with 4 part harmony and all instrument accompaniment performed by myself. Mail to all my friends and loved ones. December 10 Align carpets to adjust for curvature of the Earth. December 11 Lay Faberge egg. December 12 Erect ice skating rink in front yard, using spring water I bottled myself. Open for neighborhood children's use. Create festive mood by hand making snow and playing my Christmas album. December 13 Collect Dentures. They make excellent pastry cutters, particulary for decorative pie crusts. December 14 Install plumbing in gingerbread house. December 15 Replace air in mini-van tires with Glade "holiday scents" in case tires are shot out at the mall. December 16 Take the day off. Decide to go into therapy after the holidays. December 17 Child proof the Christmas tree with garland of razor wire. December 18 Make appointment with therapist. December19 Adjust legs of chairs so each Christmas dinner guest will be the same height when sitting at his or her assigned seat. December 20 Dip sheep and cows in egg white wash and roll in confectioner's sugar to add a festive sparkle to the pasture. December 21 Drain city reservoir, refill with mulled cider, orange slices and cinnamon sticks. December 22 Float votive candles in toilet tank. December 23 Seed clouds for White Christmas. December 24 Do my annual good deed. Go to several stores. Be seen engaged in last minute Christmas shopping, thus making many people feel less inadequate than they really are. December 25 Alphabitize all the Christmas gifts for family and friends and cross-reference by color and size. December 26 Organize spice racks by genus and phylum. December 27 Build snowman in exact likeness of myself. December 28 Take tree apart, disinfect, and reassemble for New Year's Eve Party. December 29 Hand sew 365 quilts, using 365 material squares woven by myself. Donate to local charity. December 30 Release flock of white doves, each individually decorated with olive branches, to signify world peace. December 31 New Year's Eve!! Give staff their resolutions. Call a friend in each time zone of the world as the clock strikes midnight in that country. January 1, 2001 Appointment with therapist. Re-decorate her office during session