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Relaxing, spending time with my family, drinking wine, eating lots of delicious food and catching up on my sleep.

Does anyone know if I can make the cheese straws in advance of serving? If so, how far in advance can I make them?

No.

Last 30 minutes...let's see:

For the bathroom:
1. Stash anything sensitive in the medicine cabinet away in a bedroom drawer (meds, hemorrhoid cream, whatever you don't want people to see - guests can be NOSY!)
2. Like bettyjomoore said, put out a brand new roll and keep one readily available.
3. Stash Advil, tampons, band aids and hairspray in an easy to find spot.
4. Wipe out sink, edges of bathtub, the toilet and mirror. Then wet a paper towel and wipe down the floor - the whole thing takes less than 10 minutes.

Keep in mind that the bathroom is the only well-lit place (if you keep the lights dim elsewhere), so it should at least LOOK clean.

For the Kitchen:
1. Put out food - something, ANYTHING while the rest is baking, if necessary.
2. Put the ice out near the bar and uncork the wine
3. Have a drink (but not red wine - it will stain your teeth and lips - save it for later)
4. Set out the glasses

For the Living Space:
1. Put on music and dim the lights, light a few candles (in a safe, out of the reach place of stumbling drunks).
2. If your music is playing off of your computer, you may as well clear your searches and erase your internet history...someone could decide to play DJ...just erase your history.
4. Put on something sparkly and pop some champagne.

I vacuum but skip washing the floors until after the party. I also like to roll up my rugs and store them in the bedroom as people will wear their shoes inside, which I don't mind since laminate flooring is easy to clean. A little dust on a mantle never killed anyone either.

Yeah, I guess it would CCINCA but I couldn't find much information on cooking sausage.

All, this is Kristin, the one with the sausage/bacon/oven issue. Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I'm glad I will not have to splatter myself and everyone around me with bacon grease.

Christine M - when you say poach the sausage, what do you mean? Sorry, I'm a novice. I plan on buying some plain old Bob Evans stuff at the grocery store so maybe I can just stick it in the oven the morning of and let it do its thing.

Thanks again everyone!

Reading lamp, alarm clock, wrinkle cream, hand cream, lip balm, coaster, water glass, glasses. It's crowded...