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Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
So what are you doing with the round steak, that sounds good!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
To tell the truth I'm just not sure. Kota's practice goes til 6-6:30, Darrens in bed by 7-7:30, so dinner has to be quickly made. I may just cut it down and grill it with some veggies.

Before we found out how late her practices run (poor planning on my part) I stocked up on stuff like whole chickens, thicker cuts of meats, things to make casseroles, typical winter meal stuff. Once it all runs out, I'll buy things that will be easier and quicker to cook.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Wednesday's Mission

My mission....cleaning up after yesterday. Will be posting pictures in my kitchen thread shortly.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 2:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Woo hoo Skootz, you have a floor now! How much of the work are ya'll doing on your own?

Sometimes I'm not the brightest, lol. I've been rearranging my cleaning schedule at home while nephew is here. He likes to help, though he's anything but, and it's just easier to wait til he goes home or do the work in the evening.

I wanted to take advantage of my nieces not coming so decided to change my sheets. Took me half an hour just to do the sheets cuz he kept climbing and jumping on the bed. It would have been much easier to wait!

But the worst is that the kids cleaned the den yesterday and I figured I'd sweep and mop (it is easy to block the baby from this room so I wouldn't have kids running across it while it was wet.) I got done and was sitting on the couch in the living room patting myself on the back cuz the floor in the den looks really good today. The really dumb thing...it's been raining on and off all day and within ten minutes of mopping I had muddy little paw prints all over the den, especially near the door.

Kinda wondering if I should quit while I'm ahead, lol!

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 4:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Thursday's Mission

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 4:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Friday's Mission

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 9:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Zone 5: The Living Room (February 25 - 29)

Your Monday Mission

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 10:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Hey there everyone, hope you have had a great weekend. Since my cushions don't come up I am going to use this mission to polish/clean my sofa, it is leather and I noticed some little kitty paw prints on it the other day (must have been out walking on the wet patio, LOL).

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I don't want to! I didn't get much of my work done this weekend so I'm behind today. The living room though is in good need of cleaning so this weeks missions will be good for me.

The kids did clean up the den (didn't mop/sweep/dust) and they did clean up their rooms so at least on those I'm a bit ahead!

How's the kitchen coming Skootz?

Dipo do you find the leather couch to be easier to keep clean?

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 9:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Wargod, I guess I never really thought about it, but it is really easy, I hardly ever have to do anything to it. I just use the leather cleaner/conditioner on it occassionally. I suppose if there were more people using it, it might need to be done more often, but just me and the kitties, it doesn't ever get to dirty.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Dang, lol, that is much easier! We decided not to go with leather cuz thought it might get too hot here in the summer and figured the cloth would be easier to clean. Hahahaha. Not even close, it's difficult to keep clean and to clean. I've been considering the couch covers cuz at least those you can just take off and throw in the washer I think.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - 5:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Tuesday's Mission

Kitchen is coming along slowly :-( - just getting sick of living in the rest of the house lol

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - 10:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Aw, I'm sorry Skootz! Any idea how much longer it will be before it's done?

I'm starting to miss my kitchen, lol. I'm hardly ever in there anymore. Yesterday was the perfect example. Sis and bil moved this weekend and she spent yesterday trying to unpack while the two younger girls were there, so I called and asked if she wanted me to pick the two older ones up (figuring she could do what she needed to do with the baby in her swing) and take them to the park while Kota was at practice. She said that'd be great so I went and got them and went to the park for a couple hours. When it was over, I took them home and just as I'm pulling up sis was getting in her car...asked if I could keep the girls cuz bils work truck had broke down and she had to go get him, wait while he unloaded all his tools and for the tow truck driver. I said no prob, the girls would be miserable sitting in the car on the side of the road. Pulled away from the house and thought...crap! I don't have enough taking out for dinner to feed all of them! Worse, we're not grocery shopping til tomorrow afternoon so I don't even have anything I can throw together for dinner or even snack foods. This has been going on for weeks now and I'm sick of it (lol, coming up short for dinner, not the girls!) We're committed to a fund raiser at the pizza place for tonight but after that that's it. I'll at least have hot dogs or tuna or something I can make for the unexpected.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - 3:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Cupboards are due here March 10 week...

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 4:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Wednesday's Mission

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 5:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Thursday's Mission

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 9:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I won't be getting much done at home today I don't think. Sis has to turn her keys in for their old house tomorrow night so we're going out today (and maybe tomorrow if we don't finish today) to clean it. Floors, windows, walls, ceilings, etc, etc, etc. I don't know why but anytime I do that type of cleaning, I always enjoy it, lol.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Friday, February 29, 2008 - 5:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Friday's Mission

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 5:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Here we are at Monday....a new week, new month and new zone.

These are the zones for March - mark your calendars:

Zone 1: The Entrance, Front Porch and Dining Room (March 3 - 7)
Zone 2: The Kitchen (March 10 - 14)
Zone 3: The Bathroom and One Extra Room (March 17 - 21)
Zone 4: The Master Bedroom (March 24 - 28)
Zone 5: The Living Room (March 31)


An here is Monday's Mission

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 9:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
This is a good mission for me today, it's already a nice day so spending some time outside will be pleasant.

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 2:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Skootz! I have gotten some stuff done around the house this past week (while I was on vacation) and this weekend. I like it when the missions don't really impact me, LOL. I hardly have anything to do on the front porch. I worked on the foyer last week and I guess I will check around the DR.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 8:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL, I not only didn't get it done today, but I add something TO the porch! I have a chair out there for when my nephew is playing so I can sit and watch him so that's always there. Darren went fishing last weekend and brought back his moms ice cooler with fish in it and left it on the porch...he was supposed to take it back yesterday but the weather was too nasty to go fishing. That doesn't bother me, it's off in the corner and I'd rather the smelly thing be outside than inside, lol. But today, I sat the puppy's crate on the porch intending to wash it out when I swept the porch and driveway and never got around to it so it's still sitting there. Tomorrow I have nothing to do so I'll be cleaning the porch and crate, lol.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 5:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Tuesday Mission

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 11:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I need brick help. We have a wood burning stove that is sitting on bricks (and has brick wall behind it) in the den. Nothing special, just regular red square bricks. For years I've done nothing but swept them and used a cloth or a sponge and soap and water a couple times a year to clean it. I noticed tonight the bricks are kinda looking blah and dirty looking. Does anyone know if I should be using something special to clean them with or doing something different? Eventually we'd like to put in a new woodburning stove and snazzier bricks, but it's not an immediate home improvement project so I'd like to get them cleaned up if I can.

I'm doing my cleaning tonight (not the front porch though.) Put off cleaning til nephew went home then spent the afternoon sleeping off a headache. Really don't have all that much to do but if I get it done tonight tomorrow I can spend time cleaning out the fridge and making grocery lists.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 6:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Wednesday's Mission

Only thing War to try is some amonia and a non bleach cleaning product in a pail of water, a scrub brush.

The end of the major dry wall dust ended yesterday...however, I have a dust filled house and have 3 kids home from school today due to a winter storm that has come through and cancelled buses....should be an interesting day with that.