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Vee
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02-23-2004

Friday, November 23, 2007 - 5:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Friday's Mission according to Kelly*

Right. I'll be sure to do that.

Thursday's Mission according to me: C

Awww, Meme, that was so nice and you're welcome! We're all glad that you are here. Your story provides us all with new enthusiasm for the task.

*Day #30...Check your budget* Acckkk, do I have to? LOL!

Hope that those celebrating had a wonderful holiday. Anyone tackling the stores today?


Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 1:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Dresser? Ack! That was one area I skipped today, by bedroom, lol. We did a quick family clean day (minus Dakota cuz she's sick.) Living room, den, and kitchen. Was pretty quick and easy.

Budget...check. We know how much we have to spend and pretty much how we'll break it up.

Darren went at 4:45 am and picked up a Wii. He was gone maybe an hour or so. I went to Michales at 5pm and got the small (4 ft) artificial tree for my aunts house. Also picked up some decorations, stuff to make a wreath, and stockings for her. That was the extent of our shopping today, lol.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 5:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
I might have known that you'd be the one to tackle the stores on black Friday, Wargod! Those were some ungodly hours, too. Glad that it didn't take very long.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 1:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL, I hate black Friday. We went one year and sat outside about midnight at Walmart. 5-6 hours later they opened the door and people stampeded and I learned then I wasn't the type of shopper for that crap. Told Darren then I'd never do it again.

Darren gets up at 3:30 for work so being up that early isn't anything for him. When he was talking about going he told me he wouldn't stay if the lines were too long and wasn't looking at anything else except the Wii. I think that's why he was in and out so quick.

I figured by the time I went to Michaels it wouldn't be that bad. They're gonna be busy til Christmas but they weren't that bad last night. I'm not a dedicated enough shopper to tackle the door buster type sales, plus other than the Wii there just wasn't anything on sale that was on our list to buy.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Monday, November 26, 2007 - 4:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*FlyLady's Detailed Cleaning List - Zone 5: The Living Room, Family Room, or Den*

Very good! Just where I need to be this week.

*Monday's Mission*

Anyone else putting up the tree this week? That's my goal!

*Holiday Mission 31* (When it's available. Did you all know that the goal was to be done by December 1? ROFL! Now if any of you have actually done this, please let me know and knock this silly grin off my face.)

Have a marvelous Monday, Flutterers everywhere!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, November 26, 2007 - 6:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Hi all,

I finally cleaned my oven this weekend. I even took pictures because it hasn't been this clean in years ... I am so bad! lol! :o)

Happy Monday

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Monday, November 26, 2007 - 7:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
haha Vacanick...you sound like me a few months ago..I did the same thing as I hadn't cleaned it in years either. It is still clean now - woohoo

I have to work on office and then upstairs today. I want to decorate, however I have to get this house in order first and then I can do it...just my own way of getting my rear in gear lol.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, November 26, 2007 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I've been doing a pretty decent job keeping clutter out of the living room since cleaning the bookshelves. The only thing in there at the moment is a small box with the scrapboook I've been working on and the supplies for it (so for right now that belongs there.)

We decided to put the tree up later this year because of little nephew. I'm not too into spending the whole month chasing after him and I didn't put too much thought into some way to keep him away from it. I think it'll be a whole lot less stressful for me and him to wait, lol. We'll probably start on outside decs late next week when Darren goes back on vacation, until then all the decorations are staying in the garage.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, November 26, 2007 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL, Vee, I am basically done for Christmas! I bought most of my gifts in July (Christmas in July). I don't do a big tree, have a live tree that looks like the charlie brown tree (I guess I didn't trim it correctly as it grew up) that I try to hang a few bulbs on, no lights. I may have to try and figure out if I can hang some outdoor lights on my front porch and balcony. But the oddest thing -- there is no power outlet on either place. Now I understand no power on the front porch, but the balcony. Anyway, that is all I have left to do.

My big goal to accomplish before the holidays is to get my office bookcases in order. I moved one to my bedroom which is done. I still need to move all the books around and put up the decorative items in my office area.

Oh, and I got the floors all cleaned with the special "hardwood floor cleaner" and it still looks streaked to me. These floors are annoying me a lot!

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Monday, November 26, 2007 - 11:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
Monday, was appointment day for me. The pain management doctor was great. I have never went to a doctor and have him spend an hour and twenty minutes asking me questions and actually allowing me time to form a sentence to answer each and every question. It was a good thing, because I actually forgot to put lots of things on the forms he sent in the mail. I need a master list. Oh, and the other doctor's nurses just told me enough info to get me to the pain doctor's office. I have way more problems than they had told me. Even the PM doctor didn't cover it all, he used the time to gather info from me. At least now I have copies of my MRI reports. Needless to say, the PM doctor wasn't happy, he ask me why my regular doctor hadn't ordered more lab work. So, Tuesday will be another day of tests.

Today and tomorrow, I will count as pampering(FLY)days to take care of health issues. The house will wait.

When all you gals get done with your tree trimming, come on over I may need help! If not, a charlie brown tree is sounding simply beautiful!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 5:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Tuesday's Mission*

Ohhh, a five-minute mission...sounding good!

Holiday Missions are done, but we're never behind so we can jump in anywhere. You'll find them all waiting right where we left them.

Good plan to take care of your health first, Meme. Nothing wrong with a simpler holiday all the way around. We do what we need. Your new doctor sounds great!

Dipo, how frustrating about your wood floors. I started off with that comment because I am so jealous of your being all done with Christmas already! I really need to sit down and make a list with a budget and then stick to it.

Wargod, I'm placing my tree up on my antique trunk this year. I need the extra height, but something like that might work well for keeping the tree away from little hands.

Oh, Vacanick, are you sharing those before and afters? Skootz, it's always easier to keep up than to catch up. I keep telling myself that and I do believe it...I do...with all my heart...yup.

Happy Fluttering or Flubbing today!

ETA: Thanks for the sneak peek, Skootz. It looks like a terrific episode.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 6:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Well, gee whiz, and I thought that you thought we were all a bunch of desperate housewives, Skootz! It seemed like the appropriate place to me! LOL!!!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Woo hoo easy mission today.

Ack on the outlets Dipo. I don't think I've ever lived anywhere that didn't have at least one outdoor outlet somewhere.

Meme, sometimes simpler is sweeter. I love the holidays and decorations but if the kids were grown and out of the house I doubt I'd put up half the stuff we do. Once they're gone the damn singing Santa is gonna be the first thing to go (scares me everytime I walk out of the back of the house, lol!) And definitely a smaller tree.

Vee, nephew is a climber. I'd love to get teh tree put up on something (the antique trunk sounds lovely!) but I'm afraid something like that would just give him an excuse, lol. If I wait another week though Darren will be home to help keep an eye on him, then it won't be long til the kids are out of school and can keep him occupied so the tree isn't a huge temptation. We never put the gifts out until Christmas eve so I'm not worried about those. Heck, right now I'm taking everything (wrapped) to my sisters and my aunts cuz Caleb's being a little too nosey this year, lol.

Can someone please kick me? My plans for today were pretty simple, I planned to bring nephew back here and feed him breakfast then load him up and go over to the outlet mall for some Christmas shopping. Was planning on stocking stuffer shopping (they have a bunch of little stores like Claire's and some local shops that are perfect for stuff like that.)

Darren and I also decided that since neither of us really want or need anything for Christmas that what we would do instead is start to replace our kitchen stuff. Pretty much everything I have is stuff that was given to us when we first moved in together or stuff we've bought through the years and we want to start getting rid of some of the old beat up stuff. Told him if he'd buy me a new set of pots and pans I'd buy him a good knife set. I'd also like a full set of measuring cups and spoons, new baking pans (I've got cheapies,) and a handheld mixer thingie. He wants a blender and toaster. LOL, aren't we exciting. I also hinted around to the family that I'd like a decent table cloth instead of the shower curtain I use now and maybe some placemats.

Anyways, point of all that, there's also a Kitchen Collections store at the outlet mall that I plan to check out. And I really wanted to do this today with just my nephew so I could get that done and put up and wrapped. However, it is 42 degrees outside (all of ya'll in cold areas laugh now) and I'm freezing my butt off so bad I can't get moving! I came home with nephew and got him his breakfast then took off my coat and threw on my robe and made some hot tea. This could be a problem for accomplishing anything today, lol!

Serate
Member

08-21-2001

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 1:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
I'm back and DIDN'T crash so I can't be your bad example Vee, at least not for that. But it was all so worth it! I had the time of my life.

Ended up going with hubby to get the kdis as he called FedEx and even tho the iPods were less than 5 miles from us, they weren't going to be delivered Tuesday, they were waiting until Friday. So they said - when we got home late Wed evening FedEx had tried to deliver them 10 minutes after we left Tue, and on Wed. But they came on Friday so all was well.

Today I've cleaned the bathroom top to bottom, swept and mopped everything upstairs, laundry,laundry, laundry, and some more laundry. [Only laundry I did over the long weekend was the kids - I can do ours anytime and only get to see the grandbaby every 9 months or so.]

The house is soooooooooo quiet today. Jack and Gracie loved each other. I posted a picture here. He was so good with her - never once bit or nipped even when she was lugging him around. Jack keeps looking for her.

The one good thing with Thanksgiving being over and the kids home is for us CHRISTMAS IS OVER!!!! Tree is still up downstairs but I didn't put it up, I ain't taking it down! Except for milk, bread, & juice I don't even have to shop for groceries until 2008! I hate this time of year when it comes to shopping, so when I went shopping Monday before turkey day I not only did turkey day shopping but major grocery shopping!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Darren and I also decided that since neither of us really want or need anything for Christmas that what we would do instead is start to replace our kitchen stuff.

Sounds like me. I got an electric roaster and a blender/food processor. Hubby got a meat slicer and a coffee pot. Kids were like - how romantic. I just said it's what I wanted so I was happy. They said I was too practical.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Vee, sit down and do your budget!!! LOL. I tell you it is a good thing I did my Christmas shopping in July, these real estate taxes are a big shock, even though I planned for it. What idiot made them due right before Christmas and right before income tax!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 1:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
That's a great pic Serate!

I would be asking for a food processor but I needed one this weekend so picked one up for myself, lol. My kidlets will complain kitchen stuff is boring and you never buy an appliance for a christmas gift but why spend money on stuff we don't really want or need? They'd be even more offended if they knew I'll probably end up doing some of the shopping for myself and nothing is really going to be a surprise, lol.

Dipo, that's odd, I was just talking to my sis about real estate taxes and this time of year. I wrote out a check for my aunt for hers, she can pay in two installments (May and November or June and December, I don't remember) but she pays it all at once at the end of the year. We couldn't figure out why she waits til the end of the year to do it instead of the middle. I even got nosey and asked aunt about it, she's got teh money she could send next years taxes in six months then not have to worry about it at the end of next year but she said she didn't want to do that.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Oh forgot I got a griddle too. And War I pick out ALL of my own presents and wrap them. *L* Have since I was 12 and my dad actually cried when I asked for money to get my own gifts. So from then on I picked out my own, wrapped them along with everybody elses, and acted surprised when I opened them.

Since I got it 2 weeks before Thanksgiving I did forget about my big gift - big in more than one way. New dining room table and chairs. The biggest part of the gift is it was hubby's idea and I had to fight him and lost. See his oldest brother's spouse has managed to throw away EVERY piece of his mother's furniture and other items except for what we have. [When somebody was ready for something new she'd say we really could use it, then would promptly throw it away.] We have a bedroom set we use in the extra bedroom and we had her table and chairs. I hate the table - it's oak with a glass drop in. I hate it. But it was his mom's so I have never said a word and have discouraged him over and over from getting a new one. But this year he said he has known for along time I did not like it and we both deserve a new one. It's really nice, and was wonderful with all the company, but now I have to worry about the puppy chewing on it. *L*

Our property taxes are March and September. But just buying a house we don't have to worry about them as they are built into our house payment.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 3:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Oh oh, I got an electric griddle back in January. Sis asked for one for her birthday and while looking for hers I thought they were pretty nifty. I was worried I wouldn't use it often enough, but instead I'm using it quite a bit. Made a bunch of pancakes on it Sunday to freeze for the kids for breakfast during the week.

We were the opposite with a table and chairs, lol. We never had one before Caleb was born and then when he was a year and a half old we moved into the house. Darren's mom said we needed a table and wanted to buy the set for Christmas (was like three weeks after we moved in.) I wasn't too excited about it, lol, we'd done that long without one, but she insisted. The only thing I asked was that she not buy anything too pricey, in fact asked for flat out cheap, because I knew having a toddler and wanting more that if it was anything too nice and expensive I'd spend all my time worrying about what they were doing to it, lol. Sis and bil inherited his mothers (which belonged to her grandmother) dining room set and to tell the truth watching them going nuts with little girls and the nice, old table, I'm pretty happy I asked for a cheap one! Now though that the kids are older and not likely to color on furniture we've been talking about buying a new set and spending a little money on it. We won't buy it til next year sometimes but both of us have been looking through ads at sets we like.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 5:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Wednesday's Mission*

I see that Marla is suggesting that the Christmas cards be mailed today. Sure thing! Not going to happen here today, but maybe someone...Dipo...is prepared. :-)

Fun discussions about kitchen appliances. LOL! You never know what a gal (or her dh) can get excited about!

Happy Wednesday, everyone! (Lum, where are YOU?)

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
Between 1 and 2 this morning(I could not go to sleep)I got up and cleaned the kitchen, I smiled this morning when I saw the sun shining in the window, hitting my shiny sink. It didn't take long, I hadn't emptied the dishwasher and then I couldn't put the dirty dishes in...I haven't been able to keep up on the routines...then, cleaned the counters and shined my sink. This shiny sink thing gives me a point to start at. You guys made it fun and I smile each and every time.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 10:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LMAO, ok, so I guess I am not totally done! I was going to do my Christmas cards this weekend. I do have the stamps though.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Hah! I have the Christmas cards ready to mail, now if I can just get the stamps on them and mail them, I'll only be one year late in mailing them!

My dh and I have just recently purchased some new appliances, too! Love the waffle maker, the coffee grinder, and the new coffee maker seems to be keeping the coffee hot enough for my dh.

We are in the middle of steam cleaning the carpeting. My dh puts off this task as long as he can get away with me not putting my foot down, but that foot hit a very dirty spot and got itchy. I cannot cook in a dirty kitchen, and I cannot decorate in a dirty living area. (I hate having carpeting in my dining room!!!) Oh, have you all noticed that penguins are in this Christmas?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 3:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
And if a carpet is dirty it makes the rest of the room look dirty. I clean my carpets every 2 months, mostly cuz of Dakota's asthma and allergies, but when ya know the room is clean and it doesn't look like it that just drives me up the wall.

I haven't even bought Christmas cards yet! Let alone thought about mailing them, lol.

I woke up this morning sick again. My throat was so sore I worried it might be strep so called little adopted sis and told her to keep her baby today. Laid down on the couch at 9:30.....woke up at 1:30! Haven't done a thing today. My throat is feeling better (so not strep) but my head is congested. So I'm taking a day off. No cleaning, no christmas, no cooking. Just me vegging.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 4:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
War, vegging sounds like the best plan. Rest and water have always been the top priorities with a cold.