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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 4:11 am
How did the flylady know I folded all my laundry I did yesterday and it is sitting in baskets upstairs to be put away. Taking the kids to my moms for 2 nights.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 6:34 am
Ack ack, Skootz, she's been in my house too cuz the last thing I did last night was sset a basket of laundry in my bedroom, lol.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 6:38 am
I keep poking my head in here, but will probably not be posting for the next little while. I start my teaching internship on Monday for four months. High school English. I am looking forward to it, but my house is becoming a cluttered disaster. I have books and resource boxes in the middle of my living room as I get my lesson planning done. My laundry is clean and folded, but is piled up from not being put away. DH has been working lots of overtime, so I can't ask him to do anything when he gets home because he is so tired. Everyone in this thread gives me inspiration that I can achieve calm in my house again. I love reading all the posts. I think, however, that instead of being on the computer or watching TV I will have to devote more time to house blessing over the next four months. Keep up the good work everyone 
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 3:35 pm
Oh no! I just read Wednesday's mission and have to laugh a little, because that's exactly what I did today. I put a load of laundry on the floor, and it's still there for me to trip over. Does this mean we could all be on the same 'cycle'? ROTFLMBO! I did put a pork roast in the crock pot and not much else besides making my bed this morning before heading out to the big city for the second day of refresher courses. Yesterday's classes were on policies/forms, and today's classes were for first aid and CPR.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 3:08 am
*Thursday's Mission* Serenity, we'll sure miss you! Don't be gone for too long. I actually understand your issue very well. Being a high school English teacher is very exciting, rewarding, and labor intensive! Do let us know how it's going from time to time and, until then, we'll be thinking of you. Urgrace, you're studying too? Good heavens! What's the world coming to? Hiya, Skootz and Wargod. Is it down to one sleep, Skootz? Happy Thursday, fellow flutterers!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 10:44 am
LOL, Ugrace, I sort of did the same thing, I am thinking of moving my laundry basket into the living room so I remember to take it down to the laundry room and do it. I haven't run out of underwear yet so I keep forgetting, LOL.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 10:46 am
I thought there was a law that you couldn't do laundry until you were wearing your last pair of undies!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 12:25 pm
I hate laundry. If their was one chore I could pay someone else to do, it'd be that! It's gotten worse too since I started doing my aunts. Most the time I just bring hers (3 loads a week...clothes, towels, sheets) back here and do them. Felt like I was doing it all the time before, now I'm sure I am doing it all the time! Sis is still hanging in. She's dialated to 2 cm's now and having contractions since yesterday afternoon that are ten minutes apart with no let up at all. She's gone into a slight panic mode. Her hubby, who's been laid off work for several weeks, was called back to work yesterday, and unfortunately will be working between 1 and 3 hours away from home. She's pretty much crossing her legs at this point that the baby has great timing and decides to come on Friday afternoon when her hubby is home and will have the weekend off, lol. My electricity is going to be shut off all day tomorrow and it'll be too hot to stay home. So her and I have made plans to go do her grocery shopping, exchange a duplicate diaper bag and pick up some more baby stuff, then we're going to spend a couple hours walking around the mall. Heh, the ideal scenario would be for us to do shopping and walking, and then her to go into labor about 3pm, lol. Would be nice wouldn't it?
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 12:27 pm
ROTFLOL! I must agree with that thinking. Hmmm, going to go check the undie drawer now. Vee, I'm taking refresher courses for Foster parenting. Tuesday we did policies and forms, Wednesday it was first aid and CPR followed by tests for Red Cross certification. Oh, and the Red Cross video showed a couple of things I had not learned previously, so refreshing does help.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 12:27 pm
Oh oh, and Dipo, don't do that, lol! I folded a basket of the kids clothes last week, left it sitting against the wall in the living room thinking I was going to make them put their clothes away when they got home and instead that damn basket sat there all week. I must have been suffering tunnel vision too, cuz I swear I did not see that basket again til this weekend when I cleaned the living room and vacuumed the floor and was surprised to see it sitting there!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 1:28 pm
Well, thanks to a lengthy dentist visit yesterday, I didn't do anything, but after starting the home blessing this morning, I suddenly decided to wash windows and curtains while I was at it. Must have had a very good morning because it only slowed everything down by an hour or so. For the rinse cycle I use lots of fabric softener and now the living room smells Fleecy-fresh.LOL Ah, Vee would be so proud of me. Laundry is not exactly my fave job either, esp. the ironing part. Ack!!!!!!!!!! Gracie, how long have you been fostering? War, may nature and the baby have mercy on your sister until 3 pm tomorrow. Enjoy your shopping spree.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 1:30 pm
You iron???? Only reason I even own an iron is for craft stuff, when I make albums, the fabric has to be ironed, lol. I try not to buy anything that needs it.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 1:34 pm
I iron, but not enough. Hubby has to wear shirt and tie [but the tie is usually in his pocket waiting to see if boss actually has his on *L*] from Labor Day to Memorial Day. Summer hubby has to wear shirt and tie only if he has a hearing. And then every now and then the dress slacks need pressed just to retrain the crease. *L* His polos usually look ok, and his other button up but not with tie shirts sometimes I iron, sometimes I'm what the heck they are going to be wrinkled by the time he actually gets to work. *L* Oh to be back in Kentucky where it was business casual except for hearing days.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 2:18 pm
Yep, War I iron pillow cases, table linen, some dish towels and as few clothes as possible. I *really* hate ironing clothes. There is a pile downstairs right now waiting for a surge of "willingness". When I am on track, I usually iron right away and get it over with by the small pile, but then there are times like now when it sorta accumulates. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:44 am
*Friday's Mission* It's always so nice to find you all here! Love reading what you've been up to, even if I do shake my head at the ironing bit. Lum, you iron dish towels? Oh dear! You've got it bad and that ain't good. LOL, Wargod! Folks call me the scheduler, but you've got me beat. Looks like "date night" here is going to be switched to Saturday as Nan and sis have decided that a hot date with a lobster would be mahvelous. I'll have a hamburger thank-you-very-much. Ha! Have a happy weekend, everybody!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 4:14 am
Morning all...ironing? what is that? lol Well my mission today...I have the one bathroom, sunroom and laundry room (entrance way) to clean before RG gets here. She is expected around 3-4pm today woooooohooooooo (Did I mention, NO MORE SLEEPS) My date night is tomorrow too with RG and her dh. We are going out to dinner and perhaps a movie. Have a great weekend all! No word on your sis yet Wargod?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 6:59 am
I've got about 15 minutes before I lose my electricity for the day. Ack! Nope, not yet Skootz, other than she is miserable and exhausted. After two days of the contractions being every 10 minutes, she hasn't been able to get any rest. I offered to watch the girls tonight so she could at least rest if she isn't getting any sleep, but my 3 year old niece is a little upset over the idea of staying here for days while her mommy's in the hospital so she doesn't want to leave her beforehand. LOL, we need the schedule and need the baby to follow it (yeah I know!) With youngest niece she went into labor and went to the hospital. They checked her and told her to come back the next morning. They'd barely got home when she stood up and told her hubby they needed to go back and her water broke. When they got to the hospital, she'd changed into the hospital gown, got up on the bed, the nurse checked her and started screaming for the doctor to hurry up, lol. From the time she called me to tell me they were on their way back til niece being born was about 20 minutes. So their is real concern if bil is at work, he won't make it back home in time. Hopefully that won't happen though!
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Y2krazy
Member
09-17-2002
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 3:38 pm
Hello All, I;m home from camping. It was not our best vacation...It was cold and rainy, a lot of the time. We still had a relaxing time, however. Skootz, Hope you are having the best time ever with Resortgirl. Wargod, hope you're sister is doing OK. You are both in my prayers...that everything goes according to your plan... Also, on the ironing bit.....told my DH when we married....almost 25 years ago...if he needed something ironed--where the board and iron were...THAT wasn't in my contract. (LOL) I iron very few things...
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 3:46 pm
So, I did a load of laundry, then I could rehang the shower curtain, and the new shower liner. Put up my new shower caddy (it has to be hung at the back of the shower since the scrubbing bubble thing hangs from the shower head.) John (the handyman) was here on Saturday and moved the medicine cabinet so I put everything away. Changed the bookcase I am using in my foyer, which allowed me to move the coatrack there so now I can use the hall closet for storage, Yeah! Put the portable AC in there along with my mop,etc. This allowed me to change my bedroom a little, which I like better. Now I just have to vacumm, move the sofa to a new location to try it out and I will have accomplished my goals!! Oh, I forgot, after I finish in the LR, I get to change the sheets and put on my new mattress pad. LOL, the little things make me so happy. IRON . . .whoever heard of such a thing, LOL!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 10:38 pm
Y2, I'm so sorry it wasn't a great vacation! But, am very glad it was relaxing for you! Dipo, it sounds like it was a productive day for you, Yay!!! Sis is hanging in there. Still contractions every 7-8 minutes. She's been having problems with her back (she hurt it in a car accident when she was a teenager) and says that at this point after weeks of contractions her stomach muscles are sore and exhausted. I had a pretty productive day today. Got a lot of cleaning done and laundry as well. With the kids back in school, I seem to be falling into my old schedule, pick up and maintain during the week, take a break on Saturday, then big cleaning on Sunday. I'm also back to cleaning my aunts during the week since the kids are in school and I can go over by myself.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 2:57 am
*August 27–31* I think. Somebody thinks it's 29–31, but that makes no sense. *Monday's Mission* Ackkk, no lifting for me today. With so few perfect weeks of summer, it's always a guessing game to choose exactly the right week for a vacation. Camping in the rain is a challenge for certain. Glad that you're back, Y2! Wargod, the suspense is killing me! Dipo, things sound as if all is going beautifully at your new home. The furniture rearranging is going to fit right in with today's mission. Ha! Skootz, I've got to zip over to the travel thread to see how your weekend with RG has gone. I know that I'll find that a great time was had by all! Happy Monday, everybody, and happy fluttering!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 5:03 am
Having a great time with ~RG~ I will be very sad when she leaves My mission today....sit back, enjoy, get some sun and relax by the pool 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 6:52 am
Psst Skootz...just duct tape her to the wall!
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Y2krazy
Member
09-17-2002
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 7:25 am
Thanks, I'm glad it was relaxing too. 'Cause here at work it's anything but relaxing. (I hate the end of the month!!)
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 3:02 am
*Tuesday's Mission* The first thing that I did this morning was to gather up all the stuff that has landed in the living room during my absence. It's now sitting atop the dining room table, but I'll sort it from there. Magazines, letters, advertisements, newspapers...ackkkkk. I also see that the cat's dishes have landed in here since there was work going on where she used to be fed. Guess what? No more cat dishes in the living room. Double ackkkk. {{{Skootz}}}, just because. Wargod, ???? Y2, hang in there, September's on its way. Hope that everyone is off to a great Tuesday!
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