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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 2:08 pm
Should I be mad about Vee calling me a BO? And do I have to actually know anything to teach classes to SHE's?
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 2:38 pm
this morning i had the news on and a segment about making use of childrens' toys...or something like that. i only saw one idea. it was cute. the lady had used the mat from an old twister game as a table cloth for a small table for kids (set up for a b-day party). sorry, this doesn't really help you get rid of clutter. lol
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 3:08 pm
LOL, Gracie... I'll probably have rotten fruit thrown at me for saying this, but everything is put away but a box of Tupperware! Vee, love the sunflowers. Unfortunately, when I have treated myself to real flowers, my cats knock them over and eat them and drink the water from the vase!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 3:11 pm
Vee, are those my sunflowers from my dining room?
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 3:39 pm
It would be nice to have a nice big, new, modern kitchen so that all my appliances would be hidden away, but alas, I'm still dealing with a small house that was built with all 70's features. I'm lucky we had enough money when we had four kids at home to be able to redo it somewhat so that the fridge is no longer 12 feet away from the sink! Hermi, I really said that with tongue in cheek, because I know you have been working hard and enjoying your new kitchen. Btw Vee says to get rid of your tupperware. (heheheh) Funny you're talking about flowers today. While I was shopping I got some to put on the table to freshen the space. Uh, Juju, I have no idea if you have BO but SHEs the one to ask!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 10:43 pm
Ack!!! I'm gonna get banned in here too, aren't I?
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, September 14, 2007 - 2:29 am
*The answer to whether Juju has BO or is BO plus lots more* Nah, Juju, no one has ever been banned from H&O.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, September 14, 2007 - 2:31 am
*Friday's Mission* Love a hopping H&O. Have a terrific day!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, September 14, 2007 - 5:31 am
Good morning! Last week I was thinking about removing all the towels and rags from the cabinet and going through them to see if I need to toss and get new ones. Now I know I will! TGIF! Yep, I think if Juju is not BO she learned it somewhere.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Friday, September 14, 2007 - 7:57 am

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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, September 14, 2007 - 9:01 am
I am definitely BO.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 3:00 am
*Zone Three for September 17–21* Don't get overwhelmed by this list and, if you haven't decluttered yet, you're off the hook.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 3:03 am
*Monday's Mission* For whatever reason, I'm ahead on this mission, too. Lum made me do it Saturday. Geeze, Lum! (Hope that you're having fun with your company btw!) Juju, no one has ever been banned, but we do allow folks to hang out to dry for a few days at a time. If you're concerned about BO, I'd like to suggest moisturizing. LOL! Hope all you flutterers will fill us in on what you've been up to over the weekend...Happy Monday, everyone!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 11:48 am
Vegging! LOL, we spent Saturday watching movies with the kids and playing. I did manage to pick up my house yesterday (now it looks like a typical school day mess) and cleaned my aunts. My sister and I got into a discussion this morning and I've been wondering if ya'll would have any thoughts on this, lol. It started simple enough, I was going to pay my water bill which is just down the street from her house so called and told her I was going to stop by and visit. She asked if I'd sit with the girls for her to run an errand and I'm a sucker and rarely use the word no, lol. When she was walking out the door, I noticed she had some bottles sitting next to the stove and offered to sterilize them for her while she was gone. As I was filling up the pan, I noticed the breakfast dishes sitting around so I threw them in the sink, washed them, wiped down the cabinets and tables, swept and mopped and took out trash. All this while waiting for the bottles to boil so maybe 15-20 minutes of work. I've always believed (and no idea where I got this from cuz she looked at me like I was nuts!) that if you go to visit a new mommy, and we're talking a few weeks, not the first year, lol, that you either go bearing gifts...a casserole for dinner or something like that or you offer to help out with a chore or taking an older child for a few hours. And I'm not really talking about a neighbor you rarely see or a work friend that comes by for a quick visit to see the baby, but a close friend or family member. Am I just an oddball???
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 11:59 am
No I do the same thing. Although I've never really thought about it. I just do it. And it doesn't have to be a mommy with a newborn. Sometimes I'll go watch so mom can get away, see stuff that needs done, and do it. Or I go visit an elderly relative or friend, see something that might need done, and do it.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 1:25 pm
Yep, a sparkly clean bathroom or two sure is nice. Of course, today was also paperwork day, so zoning in the all-purpose room worked great. I even vacuumed the rest of the house while I was at it. Over the weekend I had a few hours off and went skiing with my ds and his so.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 2:12 pm
Howdy everyone! This weekend I put together most of my patio furniture, 2 chairs and a loveseat, only have to do the table. I did mop the kitchen and I need your advice. I have tried soap and hot water, and this weekend I tried my swiffer wet. Both methods leave streaks on the hardwood, how in the world am I supposed to clean these floors? It is driving me nuts. Oh, I did wash two of the shelves in the fridge, when I was cleaning out the old food it just happened to work that I could shift all the stuff to one side, clean that shelf and then when it was dry shift again and clean the other one. I thought I would like having glass shelves in the frig but they sure to show the mess more! Let me know on the floor question, my floors are maple.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 3:01 pm
Hi Dipo! *Here's* a pretty good article about caring for wood floors. Water and wood floors are not a good combination so if you must use water, make certain that it's just a damp mop. Swiffer is probably too wet. Do they have one for hardwood floors? The important thing is to sweep or use a dry mop to make sure that no grit gets ground into the floor. Lots of area carpets, etc. Good luck! Oh, I line my glass fridge shelves with paper towel especially for the milk and cream area. That way, I can just toss it and replace it without too much trouble. Wargod, you're a good sister. Keep right on doing what you're doing. Vegging on the weekend is good...very! ETA: Grace, skiing? In Texas? Water skiing? ETA ETA: Hi Serate!! You're a peach, too.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 3:04 pm
Hola Flutterers! I cleaned out my car this weekend. Trust me when I tell you that was a huge, huge, HUGE job. I also finally dropped all my kitchen stuff off at Goodwill. This weekend my goal is going to be to go through my closets and get some more clothes out of there. I keep holding on to my skinny clothes (size 5/7) and I doubt I will ever be that tiny again. Time to move on! And you know what? If I am that tiny again one day, I will have earned brand new clothes for it!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 4:26 pm
Vee, check the Monday, September 17, 2007 - 6:46 am post for a pic I took of my ds while kneeboarding. War, I've never lived anywhere near my family when they had young kids, but I think I would have been like you and helped out whenever I was there. It just seems the right thing to do. My uppity sister lived six miles (and then nine miles) from me as a single parent when I had small kids, and she never visited me except on invited birthdays. She told me I lived to far away. (Whatever) It sure would have been nice to have a loving family member to help out when I was raising my kids. That's why I belong to my church group - they take scheduled meals to the newborn's family to provide relief to mom and full tummies to the daddy and siblings.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 5:00 pm
Ahhhh! And you did that, too? Oh my aching knees!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 5:12 pm
It surprisingly doesn't hurt, they say, but I just drove the boat, watched the skier/kneeboarder, or skied. I'm too scared to try the kneeboard!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 9:36 pm
Ack Hermi, you just have to go and mention the car huh? Maybe I'll do that tomorrow, the weather has been really nice here.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 2:45 am
*Tuesday's Mission* Just noticing that the kids' missions are being included with the regular ones. If any of you are using them, please let us know. Hermi, I've been trying to get to the car cleaning task for a while now. It's technically a *Friday task* for all of you schticklers. So two Fridays ago it was too hot; last Friday it was raining. Maybe this Friday. Or, I could go follow the "do it now" principle and go to the car center right after my hair appointment this afternoon. Clean cars are good. While I don't own Flylady's gadget for car cleaning, I do have one of those generic types and it works beautifully. Grace, driving the boat is good, too. ;> Happy Tuesday fluttering, all!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 7:03 am
Oh, a kid mission! I have to go out to the bowling alley today to pay for Kota's party (which like the water co happens to be around the corner from my sisters) so I told her I was coming to visit today. And I told middle niece I'd help her clean her room today, I'll have to see how that works with her. Will probably have to cut back some, she is only 3, lol. My car is like the black hole of crap. Kids toys and clothes (Caleb often doesn't change out of his pe clothes at school and will leave his school clothes in the car) and diapers and graded homework..sigh.
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