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Skootz
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07-23-2003

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 5:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Well, it is clear as a bell outside (well from what I can see in the dark lol) and they cancelled all the school buses grrrrr. I wish they would of just delayed them to give the road crews and people a chance to clean out their driveways etc., Kids are suppose to have their Christmas concert tonight at the church. They needed today to have their rehearsals to find out where they stand etc., So we will have to see what happens there.

I was really looking forward to having today off as well as I need to get the rest of the presents wrapped and time to do accounting in the office. :-( So looks like War, I am going to have one of those days today. (sucks cause it is MY DAY OFF)

Well we are on the countdown for Christmas...I can hardly believe it is just about upon us. It tends to sneak up so fast.


Your Monday Mission I have my living room on my list today to de-clutter old magazines etc., so I may start there.

Have a great day all!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 10:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
You have all that snow and they didn't cancel school altogether Skootz???? We sure do things differently around here, lol. If there's even a light dusting on the ground everything shuts down here. Course, seeing California drivers in the rain, it's no surprise to me that they don't want anyone out there when it snows, lol.

I'm waiting for Caleb to get out of the shower so we can go to my aunt's and clean over there. I did end up doing some yesterday (my mil called and even though she wasn't coming over every time I hear her on the phone I start cleaning like she is, lol!) So not a whole lot to do here other than laundry and cleaning my bedroom and that just ticks me off every time I walk in there. I've got bags and bags of Christmas presents sitting in there cuz I haven't gotten around to taking them to my sisters. It's so cluttered...sigh.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 2:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
We got my aunts done much quicker than I expected. The kids have learned that if they just go in and do the work I give them that we finish up faster so they go right to it this morning. Aunt wasn't feeling well so didn't want a shower. No shower for her means no cleaning her room and changing sheets for me. I'll have to go back later this week for that.

I haven't done much around my house or any of the rest of the Christmas shopping I have to do. If my nephew goes home soon, I may take the kids and do some shopping for Darren.

LOL, I should learn never to proclaim anything until after the damn holiday. Last week I said I was done with the kids and I really was. We bought the Santa gifts (legos for him, Polly Pocket Jumbo Jet for her) and all morning Friday they set in the middle of the living room as I tried to decide if I wanted to wrap in special paper or leave them unwrapped. Darren went to pick Caleb up and I ran in and threw them on my bed and shut the door. Caleb's was in a black bag, so couldn't see what it was but hers was still sitting there out in the open.

I totally forgot about them being there. I was picking up around the living room and handed something to kota and asked her to go in and toss it on my bed. She came back and told me she'd seen the door closed and knew that meant presents out so all she did was open the door enough to throw whatever it was she had in and then shut the door, didn't see a thing. Dakota's not the type to be able to keep the "I saw my christmas present" secret so I didn't think too much about it and thought I got away lucky.

Until we were out this weekend and she started talking about the jumbo jet. Something about the way she said whatever she was saying left me thinking that either she saw it or it could just be on her mind. She still believes in Santa and I'm figuring because she's already questioning it that this is probably our last real year of that with her and I don't want the secret ruined Christmas morning just because she saw her present on my bed. So we decided where gonna wrap the jumbo jet and Santa will give her something else. Problem is, because of the Wii, we didn't really buy a whole lot of toys for them. Nothing that Santa would give anyways.

So I told Darren I think I'm going to go get another Polly set for her that she asked for, it "only" cost 15 bucks or so, nothing comparable to his lego set Santa is bringing but she'll still have the jumbo jet from us and it still keeps the kids pretty close to even in terms of money we've spent on them.

And then last night I sent Caleb to put on his jammies and was thinking I can't wait for Christmas for him to get the new set cuz the old are just too small and that's when it hit me...one of the few things Caleb asked for was a robe and I forgot about it! It's not often he asks for something so simple so I really should see if I can find him one.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 11:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Tuesday's Mission

This was on my list for today anyways. I plan to go one room at a time and do a little something at least in each one today.

The kids cleaned their rooms yesterday. Caleb did such a great job, looks almost like I went in and did it for him. Dakota did a decent job, but then I turned around and saw she had a big pile of stuff sitting in the corner covered with a blanket, lol. She said it was stuff she doesn't want, need, or use, that's broken or that she's outgrown and she's waiting for dad to bring her boxes and me to help her go through it. I had to laugh cuz it looked like as she was putting her stuff away she was also pulling stuff out of the toy box, closet and dresser!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Sigh...I'm doing little jobs here and there and was making pretty good progress. Vacuum the living room (mostly all that needed done there,) wash the few breakfast dishes, bathroom sink, etc and decided since there is so little to really do that I'd sweep and mop the other floors. Swept, got the mop and bucket out, opened the cabinet for my floor cleaner...and remembered that I used the last of it at my aunts yesterday. Now all I can focus on is how terrible the floors look and I can't go anywhere cuz I don't have nephews car seat today.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Last night I swept my living room and dining room and I swear dirt fairies came in the night becuase I noticed it seems dirty this morning when I left. I also did some "mopping", this consisted of using a sponge to spot mop some kitty throwup and a plant watering overfill.

I finally screwed the upholstered seats onto two of my newly painted chairs (I noticed that I missed a few spots on one of the chairs, LOL) and set up the new arrangement in my LR. This also included using tape to hold a part of my "new" desk together. I need to buy a clamp so I can then redrill and screw one of the legs on. It was one of those assembly required pieces and one leg had a problem where the screws were stripped out and I figured I could work around it. Sort of worked but now I have to do something permanent about it.

Wrapped and delivered my gifts for the office. Tonight I wrap all the stuff for Saturday. And maybe I will hang some pictures on my LR wall, it would be nice to have that done.

Bummer Wargod, I hate when I run out of stuff!

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 3:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
I knew I forgot to do something this morning..thanks War for posting todays mission

I did the bathroom counter on Saturday and when I got home from work and shopping I shovelled some more snow off the porch and shook the snow off the mat...does this count? lol

Did my big Sams club shop after work today and tomorrow I am doing my final grocery shop before Christmas.

Is it bed time yet?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL that counts Skootz! I decided not to sweep the porch and driveway today since it's kinda windy out there and it'd be more of a struggle than anything else. Not to mention I'd wake up tomorrow to find a bunch of new crap out there, lol.

Sigh, why is it at the holidays things always happen? Darren got home at 4:30 yesterday and I'd been wondering where he was cuz he didn't think he'd be working that late. He had a flat and had to change his tire. So he told me today he was going to take the tire over and get it fixed. He just called to tell me that they told him he needed new tires. He argued he didn't it hadn't been that long since he got new ones. They looked it up in the computer and last time he got new tires was in Aug of 2004 and he has almost 50,000 miles on them. So now he's getting new tires.

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
Did a home blessing today, each room got a little attention.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 10:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Yay Meme! That was my day too.

I had to go to the grocery store and pick up lunch foods so I grabbed floor cleaner. I may do that later after the kids go to sleep.

I lost my mind today. Sis asked if I'd watch the girls while she did some shopping and I told her sure cuz I'd need a sitter tomorrow for the same. When she came to pick them up I quietly asked if the oldest could spend the night. I'd keep the middle one later in the week. She said fine by her as long as middle niece agreed and when I told her she could stay a different night she was all for it. Then they got ready to leave and she started crying, didn't want to go home without her big sister and I caved and said she could stay too, lol. Sis called to thank me a while ago, with the older girls here and her hubby at work she managed to wrap all the presents and do some housework, I just had to laugh cuz since they've been here I've gotten very little done. Which leaves me with the question...how does anyone with more than two kids get anything done at all????

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 5:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Wednesday Mission

Well sounds like the nitty gritty of cleaning today. I do the back of the toilet etc., when I do my cleaning, so I am done with this one until Friday when I do a cleaning again of the bathroom.

The hotspots in my house, what hotspots ? lol - yes I will get to them after my day of work and final trip to the grocery store.

Great work Meme doing a house blessing. You are doing great!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I've got five kids here, had 3 hours of sleep early this morning, and haven't done a thing yet...my whole house is a hotspot!

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Worked this morning, grocery store after, have the groceries put away and the rest of the gifts wrapped and under the tree. I just have a house to clean and keep clean for next week. Wish it would just stay clean after I do it, but with three kids and a dh, it is impossible :-(

There is only so much you can do ahead too.

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
When it rains, it pours! Lots of important decisions, and planning makes me very stressed today, and for the life of me I don't understand why it all has to come in at the same time! The last few days I'm running on empty, and of course this is when the shit hits the fan. I don't want to make any major decisions.....I want to crawl back in bed.....I feel I need a clear head when making big business decision. Either way it works out will be ok, but I always like to have weight all the pro and cons. As my dd says, mom has to research everything before she gives a yes or no! LOL she says it's because I'm a virgo and I can't help it! LOL

My toilets were blessed very well yesterday. YAY!

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 8:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
I was going to make cookies tonight, but didn't. I have 2 nights left to make my family favorites(snickerdoodles). I'm not going to make loads of them before Christmas, because I'm going to make some for my son to take back to base with him after the holidays. I think I'll just double the recipe for starters.

I shared with my dd the results of my MRI's, I had been very vague up until now with her and her husband. They were surprised to say the least. Son-in-law told dd wow looks like your mom won't be able to do much Christmas...lol I did Thanksgiving, nothing has changed. They were much more understanding of my shortcoming of not being able to have a perfect holiday, I feel more at peace knowing that they won't be expecting to much.

The dust bunnies will be under the beds, heck, maybe I con one of them to vacuum under the beds for me(as a holiday treat LOL). Can you guys tell the under bed dirt is driving me crazy?

DD said they got me a gag gift for Christmas...it must be good because she laughs and laughs when she talks about it. I feel like a kid, I can't wait for a good laugh! She is so sweet when she giggles!!!

I cleaned my kitchen floor really good tonight. We had bbq beef ribs for dinner, and gave a bone to our black lab, bless his heart, he laid on his belly with his paws on each side, and licked and chopped,(I took the bone after he got all the meat off)it was the cutest thing to watch. He made a huge mess, it was so funny. It's all clean now, and he's sleeping sound!

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 8:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Meme, if you teach the dust bunnies to do the vacuuming, can you send them over to my house to teach mine...the only thing mine do is make more kids lol

Glad you talked to dd and sil, I am sure that even talking to them gave you some relief.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 10:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
If ya teach the dust bunnies to vacuum, maybe you can teach them to clean more things and then send them to my house too! It'd be nice to see them cleaning toilets and washing windows.

Today I got my kitchen clean. With all the kids here that was a miracle in itself. I'll clean tomorrow.

We went Christmas shopping tonight and came pretty darn close to being finished altogether. Only a few more things to do and most of that is for my aunt not for us. I already told the kids even though this is winter break and usually they can stay up as late as they want, tonight they are going to bed at 10 so I can wrap the stuff we bought tonight.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 1:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Well, got most the wrapping done. I still have a box of small things from my aunt left to do but figured that's stuff I can do tomorrow (none of it is for the kids.) Got tired of sitting on the floor.

I want to bake cookies, but my oven is still broken. I had planned to bake with the kids and give friends/family tins of cookies and I was joking with sis earlier that with the oven broken, maybe I should make the dough and just give that. She told me she'd kick me, lol.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 4:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Thursday Mission

Wow it is Thursday already, and notice the date 20 - wow Christmas is almost here....so much to do so little time..but just have do do what we can.

Yesterday afternoon, I finished up the rest of the wrapping and then I decided to start the upstairs. I put some laundry away and changed all the beds and did laundry. So the linens are all clean. Today I work until around 2-3pm so will continue upstairs and try get a lot of that finished so I will just have to do a swiffer sweep and dust on the 24th. Kids have been doing better keeping their rooms clean, so hopefully that will last up to Christmas..not asking too much is it?

Did the the showers last week when I cleaned, so will do that again either tomorrow or Saturday. As for the kitchen appliances, how did the fly lady know that I needed to clean the coffee pot and toaster? Dh makes the coffee before he goes to bed and he is not the greatest cleaner. lol So I will work on this part of the mission when I get home from work.

I am putting a nice smoked ham in the slow cooker for supper tonight and will make some quiche's for Christmas and boxing day morning breakfasts.

Have a great day all!

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 9:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
War, that is a good idea, and I don't know why your sis would kick you for it. You could freeze the dough, and when they want cookies, all they would have to do is pop them in the oven.

Have to confess that I've been avoiding this thread, since I've few accomplishments in fluttering, flinging, and deep cleaning over the last week. I have done laundry, cleaned the shower, and some light vacuuming and some kitchen cleaning. Almost everything else that has been done around here has been done by DH. That's okay though, because he has given me a lot more work to do with a new puppy in the house. don't want to talk about hotspots

Skootz, I've always wondered how people are supposed to relax on Boxing Day when there is so much to do! Are you going to a sporting event? Going shopping with friends? Do you donate to the poor on that day?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 10:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Oh, because sis gets tons of baked goodies for Christmas the last thing she needs is my dough, lol.

Both of today's missions are good ones for me today. Really there isn't much to do in the kitchen so it's a perfect day for cleaning appliances. I'm also going to concentrate on the den and my bedroom today.

Skootz, the month seems to be creeping quicker to an end doesn't it?!? Last night we were talking about National Treasure 2 and wanting to see it and Darren said it comes out on Friday. I said nope, it comes out on the 21st, lol. I could not wrap my head around it being this late in the month already.

We're actually getting date night this week. Kids are staying with sis and bil so we can finish up everything we have to for Christmas. Also decided we're going to go out to dinner and the movies Saturday morning (we almost never go at night) to see National Treasure.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Ugrace, On boxing day we will be going to celebrate with dh's side of the family. I am looking forward to the day after boxing day..sleeping in and not major meals to attend or cook :-)

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 8:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
Finished the last of the shopping, gifts and groceries! I don't have to go get anything else! Gifts are wrapped and under the tree.

Master bedroom is clean and all decked out with new drapes, bedding and shams! It looks so nice, I don't know why it took me so long to get it done.

Hoping to do cookies tomorrow.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 5:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Fridays Mission

I finished cleaning the upstairs yesterday afternoon so now I just the main floor to contend with. Hoping I get that done this morning.

Purged old newspapers and magazines in the living room last night and actually got a couple things out of the room that shouldn't be there.
So I got a start there already for todays mission.

Before I left for work yesterday morning, I cleaned my toaster (yuck) and the coffee pot...they are so shiny clean now. (for now)

Have a great day all!



Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Got the back of the toliet cleaned and the floor last night. Today, I am just going to do a little dusting, maybe sweep/vac (if needed) and wrap some gifts. I totally forgot last night!

Going to run to the grocery store a couple of items (I want some Pillsbury Grand Cinnamon Rolls for the mornings), we close today at 2:30 so I should be able to leisurely complete my tasks for the holidays!