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Skootz
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07-23-2003

Monday, May 21, 2007 - 5:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Well the camping was interesting lol. It was very cold and windy yesterday, it was in the 40's yesterday and we had frost last night. We watched a movie around 8pm in the trailer and then started out night of sleep er. not sleep lol

Oldest dd ended up in the house in our bed, middle dd ended up in on the floor in her sleeping bag beside the dog and youngest dd was on the other side. Up a lot with kids and dog last night lol, but hey, it was fun right? haha

Going to do laundry, cleaning out trailer, plant some bedding plants in patio pots and then yes I will tackle my bed. The only thing under there is the cord for my electric blanket and dust bunnies, so it shouldn't take too long as we have hardwood on the floors.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, May 21, 2007 - 7:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I love my microfiber clothes. I'm using them on the car right now but plan on bringing them in for inside cleaning as well.

Thankfully there is absolutely nothing under my bed. But there is a couple of boxes in my closet that I need to go through. I think that's where I'll spend my 15 minutes. :o))

Vee
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02-23-2004

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 2:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Tuesday's Mission*

Even though Kelly's first words are that we're back in the bathroom, I am certain from what follows that she miskeyed so don't be tricked and think that you can skip this one. :-)

Oh good, Nicole, strange what we wonder about and here I was really wondering if you had found those cloths as helpful as we told you they'd be. My favorite use for them is windows and mirrors. I am so happy to be rid of Windex and oodles of paper towels. And all with no streaks!

Skootz, your night of camping sounds pretty rough. Hope that the weather gets itself straightened round soon so you can enjoy a comfortable night camping. Actually, that weather sounds like something you sent east since we had killing frosts last night. Brrrrrr

Happy fluttering all!

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 2:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Well didn't get to the bedroom floor yesterday, but did get the trailer cleaned, kitchen cleaned up, laundry done and I planted my patio pots etc., (will post a picture in my folder)

Whew, did the socks last week so that is done.

I work all week, so hopefully the warmer weather will keep the kids outside after school that the house stays neat. Yes Vee, we have warmer weather now and for the rest of the week, so hopefully you will have that there soon too. I get my weather forecasts from ~RG~ in Mn a day or two ahead and I can see the weather coming my way.

The camping was good that we did it, so we are better prepared when we do go out on a real camping night. We have changed the kids sleeping arrangements now, so make it a bit better.

Have a great day all!

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 1:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Pictures are now posted in my folder.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 3:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Wednesday's Mission*

It's a short mission today...perfect.

Have a good day!

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Haven't posted in here but have been keeping up, however today is a play day. My dust will have to wait until later today. Have a good one everybody.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 3:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Thursday's Mission*

Play days are far more important, Urgrace. I have not been keeping up, but I did manage to get the vacuum cleaner to the second story. Hopefully, I can make short work of at least three of this week's missions this morning.

My mom sent me home last night with a bag of hand-me-downs. Wonder how many items can go straight to the Goodwill box. :-)

Happy Thursday and happy flying!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 4:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I am doing some fluttering tonight. We are taking an old couch to the dump on Saturday, so tonight I am getting "stuff" out of the rafters in my garage to go to the dump as well. It's a dirty job but it's so nice when it's done.

I love my microfiber cloths. One swipe and the dashboard is clean. I can't wait to try them in the house ... I hear they're great on windows.

Have a great day Vee!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Friday, May 25, 2007 - 3:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Friday's Mission*

Vacanick, are you teasing me? I mean, it took a lot of telling you how great those cloths were for windows before you actually got some.

I found this idea while reading blogs the other day and thought that I would share. As you may have figured out by now, I enjoy all things old. This organizing idea is right up my alley and now I know what to do with that antique lace I bought years ago at the flea market.

C

Enjoy your Friday!

(I don't know for certain yet, but I may be going to the family cottage for a few days. Hope that one of you will take over if you don't see the usual mission posting. Thanks in advance!)

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, May 25, 2007 - 8:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Vee, that is really cool! I may have to use that in my new house.

Sorry I haven't been in much, haven't been doing much cleaning, just trying to handle extra stuff at work, and get my loan approved and plan for the move. I am looking forward to the weekend since I plan to start packing, and sorting to the goodwill.

Vee, have a great time at the cottage and everyone else have a great holiday weekend.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, May 28, 2007 - 4:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*May 28–31*

*Monday's Mission*

I'm surprised that there is a mission today. I think we citizens of the USA should honor Memorial Day and let you Canadians stick with the program.

Thanks for the good wishes, Dipo. Fortunately, I was rescued at the 11th hour from having a long weekend at the cottage. That is a marathon event with no babysteps allowed. Exhausting!

Happy Memorial Day!

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Monday, May 28, 2007 - 9:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Well that job in my living room got done on Saturday. I was getting so many flyers, newspapers etc., that had to be gone through. I was glad it was done now.

I worked already this morning, so I only have to work Thursday for the rest of the week. I plan on doing bills, office and basic decluttering and putting things back to where they belong

Vee
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02-23-2004

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 4:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Tuesday's Mission*

Skootz, junk mail...blick! It's the bane of everyone's existence. In my town, we have to recycle the stuff making it even more of a pain.

This little site called *Travels With Gertie* has a lot of helpful organizing tips for those with campers. Even though it's mostly for campers, many things would work well in the home, too.

Hope everyone had a good Monday! Where is everybody and what have you been up to?

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 4:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the link to travels with Gertie. What great tips. Gotta love the kleenex box on the wall. You could get sticky velcro from the dollar store and use that too for the box. Scary part is I am using a bunch of those ideas already, but will be putting others in more use as the summer progresses and I will see if more space is required. It is so amazing how much storage is actually in the trailer.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 6:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I've been running my tail off, lol. I went over Thursday and helped my aunt into the shower and cleaned up her bedroom, vacuumed, dusted, and changed sheets (not in that order, lol.) While I was talking to her I realized I wasn't going to have time over the weekend to do any cleaning, so I went back Thursday afternoon with the kids and we did the whole house in about an hour flat.

My sis and bil had offered to let us use their house for Caleb's birthday party this weekend, so Friday I went out and did some cleaning there. I did the stuff she's not able to with this pregnancy. Saturday we had my nephews birthday party so I got almost nothing done anywhere. Sunday I went back out to sis' and finished cleaning up and decorating, then when the party was over, cleaned up after that. They were both telling me to stop it, lol, but I figured since it was a party for MY kid, it was up to me to make sure everything was cleaned up.

Yesterday we stayed home, then took Caleb to spend his money and visit Darren's mom. Didn't get much done. Figure today I'll be home most the day with my nephew, can clean up around my house (I'm pretty close to being done since I've already been up an hour and a half) and then tomorrow I'll be back on schedule at my aunts. Sis and bil are leaving town tomorrow for a week, so I'll be doing everything for her alone. No biggie really other than I need to remember to go to the pharmacy and bank for her.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 3:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Wednesday's Mission*

Thanks, Skootz. I figured that you'd be doing a bunch of those already. We use a contraption to sling up a tissue box on the back of the driver's car seat and another on the passenger's. The box never gets crushed that way and is always accessible.

Wargod, wasn't it wonderful to be working in your own home? LOL! Not only do you keep your own place in order, you keep everyone's place perking along. I saw some pics of your ds's birthday party so it looked as if it was all worth it. Caleb is a cutie and he looked pretty darned happy.

Yesterday, I sorted all our receipts into their respective slots while watching The View. I think that I'll do today's task while watching it again. Very relaxing.

Let us know how you're all doing now! Happy Fluttering!

Serate
Member

08-21-2001

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
I'm doing great today. It's 1:28 pm and I started a load of laundry. That's all. Of course I didn't make the bed cuz it's sheets I put in so that helps. Just kinda veggin out since last week was so crazy.

Learned Monday morning that hubby had to go to Pittsburgh that evening for a week. Work was so appreciative that he would do it and on such short notice that they paid for my ticket too - THEY offered. He has been doing alot extra since he transferred to Iowa. No offense to Pittsburgh but I was bored. Forgot the lap top. We stayed right down town so not much to do that I wanted to do on my own when hubby was at work. One morning I went to the office with him and helped secretary file as they are down from 3 to 1. Was supposed to go the next morning but I got it all done the first. I hate filing and used to have to do alot of it so have it down to the quickest way to do it.

Got back home Friday night, loved up the kitties and some quick cleaning and laundry. Hubby offered to vacuum downstairs and hollered and wanted to know what was wrong with the vacuum, making alot of noise. I started laughing. Honey I haven't vacuumed down here since Monday I usually vacuum down here everyday, you need to empty the cup it's full. Now he sees why I do it every day. Saturday up early left at 7 to see his family, 3 1/2 hour drive. Sunday was my family that is 2 hours away from his family so we were just going to stop at a motel somewhere but were so tired and I wanted my kitties, hubby wanted his own bed so we decided to bypass my family. Sunday morning - I slept from 9pm until 8:30am! - we went out for breakfast and hubby asked if I wanted to go see my family as my aunt and cousin were coming in from out of town. So 1 1/2 hour drive to visit my family, and got back around 10. [We decided we probably saved money even with gas prices being so high.]

Monday we moved bed upstairs as kids are coming to visit and youngest won't sleep downstairs, not enough room for her to sleep on the floor in our room like she usually does. I'll personally feel better if they are upstairs anyway. Quick trip to town for some groceries, then came home and hubby took off all the kitchen cupboard doors that needed to, moved out fridge & stove, taped it off, he went outside to mow and I started priming. He came in and helped with some of the high stuff, then let me finish the trim while he went out and cooked supper on the grill. After supper I finished priming and then he wanted ice cream. DQ in town was backed out onto the main road so we went into Des Moines to Sonic. He got his ice cream and I got a Cherry Limeade [and thought of Landi]. Come back home, he goes to bed at 9:30 I started painting. Got done with the first coat at 3am. Hopped in the shower, in bed by 3:30 then up at 7 to do the last coat. IT LOOKS NICE [if you ignore the trim]. Hubby took me to Chilli's for supper then we went to order new fridge and stove. DEAD END if we want black. So it's on hold now. Gonna move the little fridge out of the living room, into the dining room [we hadn't painted there when we got it so put it in the living room], keep an eye on the big fridge temp and all frozen stuff in the deep freeze.

So that's what I've been up to the week + I've been mia.

I've got so much to do before Friday - company coming Saturday and we'll pretty much have company and/or kids for 2 freaking MONTHS. [Kids only 3 weeks in July due to their birth vessel]. Oh well such is life. Company can live with my house the way it is or I'll give them numbers to a couple motels in the area.

P.S. we don't normally go out to eat as much as we have but I was dwindling down on fridge stuff as we hoped to get a fridge in this week end. All I wanted to do after eating out so much in PA was cook. I bet after company leaves all I'll want to do is eat out. *L*

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 1:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Wow Serate considering all you did this week, I think you deserve a day off to kick your feet up and do nothing.

I've got a load of laundry done and picked up the living room and den. Need to do the floors but I'll wait til my nephew goes home, don't want him crawling over a wet floor or dropping crumbs after I vacuum, lol.

I do have to go to my aunts later for some minor housework, but I'm not going to cook for her tonight. She's got a couple days of left overs left and I want her to eat that so that I can clean her fridge before I have to go shopping for her this weekend.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 3:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Thursday's Mission*

Serate, you've caught whatever Wargod has for certain. But, don't do as she suggests by taking a complete day off. Even a mere 15 minutes makes a difference.

Wargod, my head spins. It really does. I don't know how you're doing it all, but if it's working for you, there's no sense in messing with a winning plan.

Has anyone seen the missions in Flylady's mail for kids? I think that Kelly is doing those as well. They sound like such a good idea. I wasn't able to find them on the site other than *Members' Tips for Kids,* which leads me to my next offer. If anyone does not receive the daily email from FlyLady and would like to know what it's about, I would be very happy to forward my digest to you. Just notify me via the CH with an addy that you would like me to use and I'll be sure to send it along. (Flylady allows forwards.)

Happy Thursday and happy fluttering, flubbing, flying or flizin as the case may be.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 3:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
It's called *The Riley Challenge.* Just scroll down that page a bit to read more about it. (Hadn't realized that I was receiving "surprise challenges" either. Geesh, I must pay better attention.)

Serate
Member

08-21-2001

Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 7:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Vee I didn't take the day off but was very lazy, esp with all I need to get done! I did 3 loads of laundry, mopped the kitchen, dining room, and bathroom floors, helped hubby put the kitchen cupboard doors back on. Today's list is long but it's my fault for playing so much yesterday, and the fact that I was gone unexpectedly all last week. I actually made a list of what has to be done, then what I'd like done, before company gets here Saturday morning. Going to work on it today and cross off what I get done and do the rest tomorrow. I am going to push myself - I know bad idea - but we will have kids or company all of the months of June and July except for a few days so alot of it cannot wait.

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 7:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Probably ought to put this in another thread, but the frustration is over cleanliness, so I'm putting it here. It's occurred to me many times, so here's the question. Why is it whenever you clean or change the kitty litter the cat HAS to use it immediately?

Jujukitty is a stinker too. So I wait for her to use it and immediately remove the offending new deposit. She won't have any of that. Next thing I know she's right back in there. Yep, she's made it "hers". Grrrrrrrr I really don't have time to monitor that darn corner of the bathroom. I put a fresh new box in there for Buddy because he refuses to go into "her box" any more. So what does she do? Christens the new box, too. I've never had such a rotten cat before.

This morning on my way to the kitchen to get my first cup of coffee, after I've done a thorough cleaning of the bathroom litter boxes and floor including the rugs, I stepped on kittylitter on the hall carpet. How she gets it all the way out there is a mystery since I'm constantly sweeping up the floor and rugs in the bathroom where she scatters it regularly. So I'm thinking I'd better get out my new vacuum and do a quick run since it's been a few days. Then I get in here and find out it's the day to get it out! Ha!

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 9:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LMAO, Ugrace, everytime I sweep up all the kitty litter off the bathroom floor (including cleaning the kitty boxes), Blackie goes in there and ends up throwing kitty litter all around. It never fails! I have just decided that it is okay for there to be a little kittie litter around and I when I am blow drying my hair I blow up against the wall. Then once again, in the evening I sweep it up and Blackie starts the "dance" again!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 9:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
This discussion is why Fioré's kitty litter is in the basement. I don't know what I'd do if I had to have it on the main floor. (She's a stinker, too!)