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Vee
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02-23-2004

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 4:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Hahahahah, very cute, Huk!! Thanks for the chuckle.

Holiday Cruising Mission #13 Anti-Procrastination Day October 31

Today is Anti-Procrastination day and your mission is to complete your mail order, catalog order, phone order or Internet order shopping!


Either that or just start thinking about it. That would be a step forward for me. It's true about those back-orders...just saying.

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 5:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
LOL, Happy Halloween, Huk, and fellow flingers!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 7:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Ok today I've done 2 loads of laundry, a load is int he dryer, a load is in the washer, and 2 more on the floor. [No I don't put it off. I don't like to do partial loads. towels, jeans, dark clothes, light clothes, dark dress clothes, light dress clothes. Full loads just all happened at the same time this week.] Got some bread mixed up. Forgot how good it feels to get my frustrations out kneading bread. My major goal today is the 2nd kitchen counter. It's a catch all. It's embarrassing. AAAAAARrrrrrgggggghhhhhh! *L* Also need to work on the dining room as our new table should be here Saturday. Need to find a home for a small bookshelf that has become a catch all. As with the table. Table shouldn't be a catchall once we get the new one as we're moving the baby gate from the kitchen/living room door to the kitchen/dining room door way so it will take effort to go in there to lay something on the table. Giving Jack a little more freedom, but not giving him total freedom to the new table. He's been good at not chewing things but his chew toys - and my hands - but not taking any chances on the new table. [oh if you haven't figured it out we don't eat at the table. Unless the kids are here or we have company. So why did we buy a new table???? *L*] IF I have time I have some letters to write and need to get started filing. Only have the actual filing to do. Took the huge stack of statements and separated them and put them in date order. Just need to be put in the file cabinet or file box. Haven't filed since January. Now that I have things in order should be able to do it every payday. We also paid off 4 credit cards -wooo hooo! - and consolidated 3 loans so that cuts paperwork alot!

Off to laundry and kneading bread. Then I'm going to start the mountain we call a counter.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Happy Halloween ya'll!

Nick, if you are planning on donating his old stuff or passing it down to a young friend or relative talk to him about that too. Most kids seem to enjoy that.

I am getting so far behind this week and it's not my fault, lol. Our water company is begging for people to conserve this week (they're doing something to the water treatment plant, switched it off, and put everyone on well water and reserves, which we don't have much of!) I haven't done any laundry since we can make it through the week without though it's gonna be heck next week to catch up. Have cut back washing dishes to once a day instead of after every meal and me doing it instead of the kids, that sucks to I enjoy being able to kick back with Darren after dinner while the kids do dishes, lol. Haven't mopped the floors. We're only half way through the week and I already notice how using limited water is effecting my house. Laundry piling up, the den floor especially is getting dirty. Everytime it starts to drive me nuts, I just remember the warning that we are really low on reserves.

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 7:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
I am getting so far behind this week and it's not my fault, lol. Yeah, what War said!!!!!! I'm so there with ya!

Now dh told he will also be out of town two days next week too!!!!!!!! He thought I could handle the news better in little doses!!!! He made the commitment back in the summer, and he can't get out of it. I understand, but it suck!!!!!

So, today, I made an emergency pedicure, while I was at it I got a manicure, and a haircut. I had to teach the lady how to do my big toes. She was so afraid she would hurt me, but after I showed her, she understands the pain of that is nothing to me, and she won't be afraid now. lol she said "If you tell anyone you're in pain, they should believe you and if they don't send them to me and I will smack them." While I was not in extreme pain with my back, now was the time to show her how to do it. She said anyone else would have to have their toes numb to do that. I've done it since I had toenail surgery years ago. To go back to that doctor would cost hundred and hundred of dollars, I could do it myself before, now she will do it for me. She's married to dh's cousin.

She and I had the best time, we laughed and laughed some more. She laughed until she cried...one of her worker at the salon heard her laughing & crying,(I was laughing so hard no sound was able to come out)of course they all wanted to know what was so funny...we didn't tell them and then for some reason that made it funnier!!! At this point my wet nails made contact with my once nice shirt. Now, we are rolling in laughter! This was during the manicure. They had all missed the pedicure laughing. She said she had time to cut my hair, so when I sat down I said, "Now be careful with my nice shirt". No one else saw that as funny(they didn't know about the shirt incident, rolling on the floor now, everyone is looking at us as if we're crazy! By the time I was to pay the bill, I told her how much I had enjoyed our visit...she said she should be the one paying me. That part of my day was one I'll remember for a long time. I do have some GREAT friends. Tonight, I'm paying for all the sitting and the toe touching...it was worth every moment.

As flylady says we're not behind. We'll pick up where they are currently.:-)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 11:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Meme, I am so glad you had fun today, sounds like you really needed it.

I read in the paper today that water usage is down 30% this week. Apparently they think that's terrific but while I was reading it I was thinking, "that's it???" I know they're really getting tough on anyone found watering their lawns and washing cars, I'd think that alone would cut down a whole lot on water usage!

Tomorrow I don't really have any plans and what was supposed to be a really really long day (orignial plan was for my nephew to be here from 5am - 4 pm) has turned into a not real long one so I think I'm going to focus on things that don't require any water. Might even put the Halloween decs away.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 3:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Thursday's Mission plus we're now in Zone 1*

About all this will entail for me is hauling the pumpkins back out that I hauled in so the neighborhood kids wouldn't have any missiles. :-)

Just have to say "Wow" again! You gals are doing beautifully. Serate, woo hoo! Kneading bread always makes me feel better as well. Hmmmmm, maybe some freshly baked bread in my future.

Meme, way to go! Taking care of yourself is fantastic and FlyLady would be sooooo proud of you. I know that we are!

Wargod, it can't be much fun to have to watch water usage. I can't even imagine. Does that include laundry and bathroom flushing, too?

Oh, this will be the last time that I post holiday missions here, but just to give you an idea...

Holiday Cruising Mission #14 Go and Do! November 1

Today is errand day and that means we pull out those Holiday Planners and review our list and see what things we can get accomplished!!

Review your shopping lists for gifts and see if anything that is on the list can be taken care of while you are on your errand run. Look
over your grocery lists for the menus that you have chosen and you can add a few of those items on to your weekly grocery list to stock up ahead of time. Remember to consider other errands for the holidays as well, are there linens that need to be dry cleaned, clothing, coats, etc? Don't forget about the standards to get you through the Holidays as well: toilet paper, toothpaste, napkins, paper towels and plenty of window cleaner LOL! Have to keep those sinks shiny!


Happy November and Happy Flying!

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 5:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
I'm still laughing today

Vee, I guess your right, I forgot she does want us to pamper ourselves.

Today will be a more difficult because of yesterday, but I'll smile as I think back.

War, your doing great on the water issues. After your recent lack of water, probably made this week of conserving water easier for you.

Wishing luck to Serate.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Hmmm...today may be a good day to work on the holiday lists and menus and such. I'm having an easier/harder day that I thought. Little nephew isn't coming over at all, his daddy took a personal day and stayed home with him, but Dakota woke up last night sick as a dog and is still asleep now. I'm pretty sure she has a cold but she was complaining about her head hurting so I don't want to do anything that's going to bother her.

The suggestions from the water company were pretty simple actually. Just for the week stop watering lawns, don't wash cars or driveways down (you would not believe how many people wash driveways down around here on a regular basis!) Shorter showers, only wash full loads of laundry. Don't leave the water running while brushing teeth or cleaning. And if you're just peeing, you don't really have to flush the toilet. They also suggested if you have to water plants or something that isn't for drinking or cooking to take a bucket into the shower with you and try to catch the excess water.

It really hasn't been that hard on us, we do try to conserve the rest of the time. We all take pretty quick showers (Dakota takes the very occassional bath.) This week Darren and I are taking even faster showers and the kids are doing it every other day instead of every day. We never, and the kids have been taught to, leave the water running while brushing teeth or cleaning so that ones easy. We already water the lawn 3-4 nights a week instead of 7, so shutting off the sprinklers for the week was no biggie. And I only wash off the driveway maybe 1-2 times a year when spring/fall cleaning. I wash full loads of laundry, but this week I made sure we had everything we would need for the week ahead of time and have skipped washing sheets this week so I haven't done any laundry at all. The only thing I'm bad about is flushing the toilet. I just can't leave the bathroom without doing that. It's been pretty easy for us to cut back.

LOL, plus after the recent lack of water, that's a huge encouragement. I'd rather take more of an effort to cut back and use a litle than have none at all!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Friday, November 02, 2007 - 3:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*Friday's Mission*

A quick and easy mission giving us all time to think about "date night." If you can't be with the one you love, think about who else you'd like to spend an evening with. A friend? A child? A sister? A parent? Just do something fun. :-)

Have a wonderful weekend and a fantastic Friday!

Meme9
Member

07-30-2001

Friday, November 02, 2007 - 5:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
I'm hoping to do a little 'home blessing' today.

I'd love to make a visit to my sister's later today, but I'm not sure if it's possible.

Poor Dakota, I hope she feels better today!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, November 02, 2007 - 8:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Neither one of the kids is feeling real great today but they are both going to school. They have both missed too many days this trimester already (lol, I'm blaming my nephew, ya know how babies are sick all the time and everytime he's sick they get sick.)

I got more done yesterday than I thought I would. Unfortunately I did have to do one load of laundry since Dakota has to turn in her track t-shirt today and it needed washed so I did a whole load. I was so close to making it the whole week dangit!

We're getting date night tomorrow for our anniversary (which was yesterday.) Darren worked til 4:30, was home for about an hour doing homework and eating dinner at his desk then had to go to study group and when he got home went straight to bed (they had planned on Wed night for study group but then realized all four of them had to take kids trick or treating, I suggested last night since our anniversary plans are for this weekend.)

So tomorrow he's going golfing with his buddies, I was happy with that! Gives me time to drop the kids off, do a little shopping for our anniversary, and get ready to cook dinner. Not sure what we're doing after dinner, that's up to him to plan.

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Friday, November 02, 2007 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
Wargod enjoy your date

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Friday, November 02, 2007 - 8:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
Happy anniversary Wargod!

Great news! Our navy son will be graduating basic in a few weeks, his "A" school doesn't start until after Thanksgiving...that means he gets to stop at home on his way to there. Thanksgiving with my son home...YAY! He also said his "A" school will be giving liberties for Christmas...YAY AGAIN!!!! This is absolutely wonderful news to a military mom!!!!!
I'm sooo happy!!! I'm sure you all knew that without me typing it..LOL

I've got to get my butt in gear, family to invite, food to plan, home to clean...deep breaths, deep breaths! LOL It's all good!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, November 02, 2007 - 9:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Yay Meme, that is great news!

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Friday, November 02, 2007 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
In deed great news Meme...and Wargod...Happy Anniversary!!!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, November 02, 2007 - 11:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thanks!

Darren sorta freaked me out earlier telling me that they were iffy about going golfing. I'd been planning on dropping the kids off with sis and having a few hours to plan for dinner for the two of us at home. LOL I was trying to find a way to get him out of the house for a few hours. Luckily his buddy called a while ago to leave a message that golf was on so I'll have about four hours to shop for dinner, get ready, set the table, etc etc etc.

I ended up out at my sisters today. They rent their house and found out earlier this week they were having code enforcement come by to inspect the house and yard. Homeowners round here know all about code enforcement, they're the ones who come by and tell you your grass is not green enough or you have too many cars. Now they are focusing on rentals though with rentals they actually go in the house and check for things like smoke detectors, check water and flushing toilets, etc.

Sis kinda went into panic thinking someone was coming to inspect her home and because the letter she recieved told her they'd be out on the 11th, she started to go through closets to clean them out. Then the lady showed up yesterday. Sis convinced her to come back today and spent half the night putting the house back together then called this morning to see if I had time to come help. We finished in about an hour.

No probs with their house when she got there except one. Bil does most the repairs and takes out of the rent and the landlord is great about getting things done bil can't or doesn't have time for. Only problem they had, when they thought they had two weeks to prepare, they decided to paint the living room and kitchen. Bil removed everything from the walls so sis could clean them...including the smoke detectors. When he took those down he told sis he was going to throw them away and buy new ones which he did, but when they found out the woman was coming today he forgot to put the new ones up. Sis told the inspector and showed her the brand new smoke detectors but they don't do any good. So she'll have code enforcement back sometimes later this month to make sure they're installed (no problem, they'd already planned on painting this weekend and replacing them.)

Hehe, we did have a funny though. I threw my middle niece in the tub real quick while I was there, got her out and took her to her room to get dressed. Went back to pull the plug in the tub, back to her room with little nephew following me. A few minutes later I here sis hollar out his name and asked what he was up to. She brought him in dripping wet. The little stinker climbed in the tub, stomped around, then sat down, fully dressed right down to sneakers. And since little adopted sis doesn't send him an extra set of clothes in his diaper bag, he had to spend the rest of the day with me in a pair of nieces little jeans. We tried our best to find him a pair that didn't look too girly, but I've never seen a 17 month old kid look so embarrassed over the clothes he was wearing, lol. It was like he knew those little flared legged jeans didn't really look right on him. I kept telling him he was lucky sis caught me cuz I pulled out a little pair of red sweats for him. She pointed out they were pink and had flowers up and down the legs, lol.

Meme9
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07-30-2001

Saturday, November 03, 2007 - 4:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
lol Kids are so cute at that age!

War and Skootz, Thanks!

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Saturday, November 03, 2007 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Meme! What awesome news! (((((Meme))))) just because.

Hope all you people who do date night had a great time. My dh doesn't like to go out, but we did have a visit from our oldest ds and his pups. BTW having a new puppy and having visits from the grandpups sure keeps me busy making sure the floor is cleaned up of any foreign matter big enough to chew on!

They also enjoyed the back yard that I have been working on, because they get to run full force when the grass isn't too high. Notice that even after having rain most of this year, we have gotten very dry during the usual rainy season.

backyardswing
Before

backyard
After


Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, November 05, 2007 - 4:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
*FlyLady's Detailed Cleaning List - Zone 2: The Kitchen*

I love the kitchen zone. It's my favorite. Do you have a favorite zone?

*Monday's Mission*

Must be getting too seasoned at this...I do this all the time...every day or so to be honest. I really, really like my FlyLady duster I guess. Lum tells me that there's no need to be this obsessed by dusting, but it's soooo easy. And, even though I do it every day or two, I always find those nasty little spider webs in the corners.

Urgrace, your yard looks very nice to me. Are you saying that it looks brown due to lack of water? It looks just about like my front lawn looked with plenty of water. LOL! Only, your grass is much nicer.

Meme, yay for such good news! Plan carefully and you'll be in good shape for your son's visits home.

Wargod, I'd be freaking if someone were coming to inspect my home, too. It gives me the shudders just thinking about it. :-)

Happy flying this fine Monday!

Meme9
Member

07-30-2001

Monday, November 05, 2007 - 6:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
My favorite is the kitchen. This time I'm going to do another zone, only because the kitchen is clean. I will also be working a lot this week and next week. We have made the decision I won't be traveling to the graduation...to long of a drive...I can't sit long without pain so, I'll stay here and take care of the business and prepare for Thanksgiving. The ones going are going to tape the ceremony so I will get to see it.

I'm trying to plan...the turkey goes into the frig Tuesday and will be cooked Friday. I have the food saver bags. They work wonderfully....when you warm up the food it taste as if it was just prepared. I'm doing this ahead because I never know how my back will be and I'm not wrestling with a 22lb. bird on Thanksgiving Day. The size of the bird is something we ALWAYS disagree about. DH thinks he has to have the biggest bird...LOL

Each year, I say I want a smaller turkey next year, each year before I get a turkey he buys one and sticks it into the freezer before I think about it. Same thing EVERY YEAR!!! LOL

Still smiling.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, November 05, 2007 - 6:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
We are in a motel this morning. I read Bigdog the amusing story about buying the big turket and plopping it into the freezer well knowing the dear wife can't easily lift a turkey that size. Bigdog is a bit outraged. He wants you to make one rule, that every time the bird gets moved, the husband has to come move it.

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Monday, November 05, 2007 - 8:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Sounds like a good rule to me.

Lately I've been way off course and all over the house with my missions. Also, I always have dh do the stuff up above my head. Might as well make him useful, as long as he's under my feet more and more these days! This morning he is doing a chore that I never thought he would volunteer to do. He went to Walmart to buy a new coffee maker! He hates shopping and Walmart, but loves coffee, which won out over the other two I guess. My kitchen counters have a bit more clutter this week, due to extra flour, sugars, and baking ingredients. They'll all be cleared up as I bake.

Say, does anyone else have clean windows in the inside and dirty ones on the outside like mine?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, November 05, 2007 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
The kitchens not my favorite but I like it being sparkly clean and organized more than any other zone. It is my most frustrating because of Darren and the kids habit of setting something on the counter and then walking off.

Meme, it's a great idea to cook ahead of the holiday! Not just cuz of the pain either, the more you do ahead of time is less you have to do on Thanksgiving which gives you more time to enjoy your family.

Gracie I'm with your husband! Walmart used to be my favorite place to shop. It was right around the corner (still is,) was never too busy, good prices, and I could just walk in and get what I wanted and get out. In July, Walmart moved to a new building and opened as Super Walmart. I hate it. Despise it. Can't freaking stand that place. It's too big and crowded. They did away with a lot of the stuff they used to carry to make way for groceries and I can never find anything I want or need. I've been in a hand full of times since then. I now buy all my cleaners and toiletries (things I used to buy almost exclusively at Walmart) at Vons. I take the kids to the toy store and do most of their clothes shopping at pretty much anywhere else in town. It's costing me more money which I don't really like, lol, but I just can't stand going to Super Walmart.

I may or may not have more time around my house today. My aunts social worker rescheduled her appt last week for this morning between 10 and 12. I'm not watching nephew today, but I could be spending a good part of the day at my aunts. She's got a cold so I'm hoping the woman gets there closer to 12 so aunt can get back to bed to rest. And then I can get home and do some stuff around here without little nephew helping, lol.

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Monday, November 05, 2007 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
OT rant -
War, I've been to Walmart twice this year, both times under protest and in necessity. Both times I left furious that I didn't get what I wanted, because they either don't carry it any more or because they were out. Have you heard? They ran all of our fabric stores out of business for a hundred mile radius (except Hobby Lobby who moved in after they did), and now they are going to close that portion of their store!


Hope the social worker is not late (ours usually are) and keeps to her task, getting her out within the hour she has to be there, so your aunt can get her rest. She will have to be a bigger schtickler than some of our members here to find anything wrong with a house you've been taking care of!

One thing is for sure around our town. If you want something for the holidays between now and the new year, you'd better get it this week, because in the next two weeks it'll be gone.