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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 2:33 pm
We've had the frost on the grass for a couple weeks now, but it was nice out once the sun came up. This week though, wow, the temps have really dropped. Told my sis this morning I'd pick Brit up and take her to school until sis' car is fixed (middle niece goes to school at 11 so it's not as cold then as at 8am!) If it's nasty when Bai has to go, I'll pick her up too. I've done my morning running around. I'm about to go wash breakfast dishes and pick up the living room before the kids get home. Have to run and pay my water bill today, but I'm gonna do that when I pick Caleb up from school.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 1:24 am
Thursday's Mission I got a few more things done around the hosue this evening...dishes are done (heh, I can even say I "cleaned out" the fridge...kids and I had leftovers, only extra thing in the fridge today.) Trash cans are on the curb, a couple loads of laundry done, and quick vacuum of the floor. I pulled out a bag of Christmas crafts (kid stuff) and didn't realize there was a bottle of opened glitter in it. Even after vacuuming, there's still glitter on the floor. Also finished two more book marks and organized my Christmas list, what we've bought, what I've made and who it is for. More running tomorrow...taking sis to pick up her radiator if it is in, then taking aunt to get her x-ray. Will do some more cleaning at her house too. If my paycheck comes, dang thing should have been here two days ago!, I'll do some Christmas shopping. Hoping to finish the majority of that before the weekend. If I can get it finished, I can spend next week getting it all wrapped while the kids are still in school. That'll be nice.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 12, 2008 - 1:21 am
Friday's Mission I'm so going to try to accomplish this one! I've been doing so much running around the last two days I've gotten very little done around the house. Spent most of today running sis around on errands (she got the radiator for her car but her hubby can't put it in til this weekend.) Also had to run by the pharmacy for aunt, the battery in her blood sugar monitor thingie died, but more important there's a prescription screw up and we were trying to fix that. We spent an hour there while the poor girl tried to track down aunt's insulin, she finally figured out it was apparently delivered to her house on Monday, sis didn't get it, so either aunt or her companion did and put it somewhere and forgot about it. Which of course means it's no good since it hasn't been in the fridge. Which of course is a huge problem, since she's almost out of insulin and the pharmacy says they can't give her anymore til next week. We're going to search the house tomorrow and try to find it and then have to try to get her a replacement, though I think she's going to end up paying for it out of pocket. After that is more errands with sis, then grocery shopping and back here to clean. Got a house full of kids coming tomorrow night, so have to get something done. Darren thinks he'll be home tomorrow night (late.) I can't wait, I'm so tired of running around I just wanna curl up on the couch and watch a movie for a while and go nowhere.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 15, 2008 - 2:47 am
Monday's Mission Fly's Detailed Cleaning List for Zone 3 This weekend was totally about NOT doing any housework. For me anyways, lol. Darren got home Friday afternoon, we ran to Walmart and picked up my nieces and nephew, had several more kidlets come, then ordered pizza and had fun with the kidlets. We were hosting a Kids come while their parents shop Christmas party (instead of spending several days watching various kids while their parents shopped, I offered one night of fun for the kidlets.) Was a lot of fun, they decorated cookies, watched movies, ate junk, colored, and then most went home (two older nieces spent the night.) Saturday we kept the girls all day, they and Kota spent most the time building a fort and then cleaned their mess up. Caleb's buddy came over and we took the kids to the Griffith Park Light Festival, that was fun, then dropped the extra kidlets off at home. Today Darren and I went grocery shopping for the next few weeks. While he works this week and the kids have school, Friday starts their three week vacation (all of them) so I had to stock up on everything. We left the kidlets home with instructions to clean their bedrooms. Christmas tradition...their rooms have to be clean before they get new stuff. To tell the truth, when I walked out of the house, I told Darren I didn't expect either of them to finish. We weren't going to be gone that long and it's not close to enough to Christmas for the kids to be panicking about their rooms not being clean, lol. But, we got home to find two shiny clean bedrooms! They met us at the door to go look...they even vacuumed! I'm a happy mommy! Anyways, Darren's off work tomorrow (had to burn one more vacation day) and we're going to finish up our Christmas shopping. We don't really have much left to do. I'll do some cleaning in the afternoon or evening (probably throw my shower curtain in the washer and scrub the bathroom floor.) Tuesday sis and I are supposed to do aunts Christmas shopping, though I might do that myself since sis has a kidney infection, depends on how she's feeling. My nephews also coming over Tuesday afternoon, his baby sister has a dr appt. Rest of the week will be just as busy and I'll be trying to squeeze cleaning in where I can.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, December 15, 2008 - 2:53 pm
That sounds really fun Wargod, bet all the kids loved it. I did a little this weekend but I was freezing, so tried to figure out all the stuff I could do while in my bed snuggled down with the kitties. Got the bill paid, ordered some more stuff for me, LOL! Just makeup and shoes since I can get free shipping. Cleaned up the patio since we were going to get rain, we did. I did clean my kitchen floor, I spilled a bunch of water using my new coffee maker (I keep pouring the water over the outgoing spout, LOL) so that meant I had to clean that floor! I need to clean the dining room floor now because when the kitties and I go out on the patio it tracks right through there. ETA: Oh, I and I forgot, today I am trying to get my christmas dinner plan wrapped up. My sister said she wants to have homemade enchiladas like we did last year, so I need to figure out my shopping list and give her an assignement. We are getting together on the 26th.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 1:10 am
Oy, we haven't even talked about Christmas dinner (though I'm sure it'll be at our uncles house.) Guess I should find out what I need to bring. I'd wait a few days on doing the dining room floor, Dipo. Down here this nasty weather is supposed to last til sometimes Wednesday. I got the living room clean after we went shopping today, but that was about as far as I got. Sis called just as we were finishing dinner wanting to borrow my carpet cleaner. They had a plumbing leak and several inches of water through two bedrooms. I ran over with it, was going to stay and help but they had a huge mess...had to move all the furniture out of the two rooms and into the living room so they could clean up the carpet. Helped for a bit then told sis I could either stay and help tonight or take the girls home, feed them, get them in the tub and then get them into bed, and take them to school in the morning. Her and bil didn't even hesitate, called a buddy to come over and told me to take the kids. They wouldn't have had a place to sleep and probably would have been kept up half the night by the carpet cleaner.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 2:33 am
Tuesday's Mission Forgot to post it earlier.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 12:05 pm
OMG, what a drag, a sopping house while it rains outside, LOL! Well you know how flylady is always saying to look around with fresh eyes, I always ignored that email but I won this amazing 3 foot tall multi stemmed poinsettia from our Christmas party and it made me see that I didn't need my fan sitting in my living room during the winter. So now when you come into my house you see the beautiful plant, fireplace and a fan free living room, LOL. That lead me to put away the free standing fan in my bedroom as well. I don't really have anyplace I can store them, my storage is outside and down stairs, so I stuck the LR fan behind a chair in a corner of my DR and the BD fan behind a chair next to the entertainment unit. So I got a new look in both rooms. Got the bathroom swept and mopped. Swept and dust mopped the bedroom floors, swept the living room and dining room, but I am holding off on the mopping. We are still having rain off and on here, but I heard on the news this morning that our storm is heading to SoCal, sorry! Still need to do those Christmas Cards and Plan!!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 1:58 pm
You are doing well. I am just doing what I can. I wrapped my presents yesterday and today I put all our address and phone numbers in the computer, printed them off and then put them in plastic protective sheets and in a nice folder for dh for Christmas. This year, I have made the decision not to do Christmas cards. I haven't even bothered getting the plastic box of them down from the upstairs...they can stay there until next year. I think I won't even bother with the computer ones either, unless the feeling strikes me. I have been just busy and sore etc. and sometimes you have to do what you can do only. May be I will do what Dr. Joy Browne does, she sends Spring Cards....and can send them out when ever and never had to worry about getting them out before Christmas.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 2:27 pm
LOL, Skootz, I sometimes do New Years Cards (they just look like Christmas cards) Hope you feel better soon and are resting enough!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 2:25 am
Wednesday's Mission Are the kidlets helping more Skootz? Hope you're feeling better. I mail about half my Christmas cards, but the rest I hand out on Christmas day. Not quite sure when it started, but we do the big Christmas get together with family and friends and everyone just started bringing their cards and exchanging them then. It's nice, there's no way to buy gifts for everyone who shows up at the big get together (we exchange gifts with just the family earlier in the day) and exchanging cards, no one's going home empty handed. In what is becoming a common phrase for me, I didn't get as much done today as I'd planned on. I did get most of the rest of my shopping for Christmas done. Finished another necklace and wrapped all the beaded gifts. And updated my list (keep a list of everything I've bought, who it's for and rather it's from us or Santa) which was a yippee for me. The other day I lost the whole damn thing (on the computer) and had to rewrite it from scratch. Kind of a pain since I already had some gifts wrapped! Tomorrow I have a drs appt with my aunt, unless there is snow on the ground or it's snowing. In which case I'm rescheduling her appt rather she likes it or not. Later in the afternoon, I'll be watching my nephew, his baby sister has an appt (again, if it snows, not sure what we'll happen with that.) If I end up at home all day, I'm cleaning. Otherwise I'll get as much done between my aunts appt and baby nieces.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 3:46 pm
LOL, I didn't get anything done, so you are ahead of me Wargod. I have been meaning to ask, I unpacked my new garbage can. It is stainless steel and mat black, love it, http://www2.jcpenney.com/jcp/x6.aspx?RefPage=SOURCECODE2&CatNum=hw781-0155B&Source=&txtSourceCode=PENNEY&CmCatId=external|x6|eob I got the slim one, anyway, it had a paper stuck on the front with the instructions on how to use it. When I peeled it off it left half the paper and all of the adhesive on the can, how do I get that off? I want it to be shiny and pretty. LOL. TIA
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Oldtex
Member
03-06-2006
| Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 10:20 pm
Dipo, Lowes and Home Depot both carry a liquid product (dang, if I could think of the name?!) that will remove adhesive very easily. It works great on glass and plastic, so would probably work fine on stainless steel. BUT check with the sales people or read lable carefully. CAUTION: It is very flammable, so use away from any flame or heat and in a well ventilated area. Plus is does have a strong smell. Let the liquid soak on that paper and adhesive, then gently rub. It may take a couple of applications, but it works great! Be sure to rinse the are well to remove any film. I use it often on picture frame glass.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 12:05 am
Nail polish remover might work too. Sis has been building a model ship and that's what she's been using to remove the excess glue. Cancelled my aunts appt (it's snowing) and stayed home most the day. Got some cleaning done, was more interested in watching the snow, lol. Kids have a snow day tomorrow, I'm cancelling my aunts appt (different dr,) and we're staying home. I plan on getting quite a bit done...send the kids out front to play and I'll clean up.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 2:15 am
Thursday's Mission Cleaning the tub sounds like a good idea for tomorrow. Will also sweep and mop the den and straighten up the firewood, little nephew should be here (unless his daddy doesn't have to go to work) and he'll be stuck in the house. I'll pull out the cars I keep for him here and he can sit on the floor and play.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 5:40 am
Dipo...shoot wished I was here earlier, use WD-40 ro some form of oil, even vegie oil will help get the sticky stuff off. Had my niece over yesterday (they are in between semesters at University) and she washed my base boards, floor, vacuumed and cleaned my shower area. It looks so much better.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 4:08 pm
Thanks everyone, Skootz, I actually have WD-40 and veggie oil, so will try those first. Last night I managed to clean the kitchen,I don't know how it manages to get messed up when I live alone, LOL, broke down all the boxes from the stuff I ordered, got them and the recylcing out, replace the bulb in my closet, pulled out the laundry so I can get started on that, swept up the bathroom floor, again, and thoroughly cleaned my toliet. I think I did some other things but can't remember, I was just happy I got through most of my list and having those boxes out really helped alot. Tonight I try cleaning the new can, LOL. Skootz, I wish your neice would visit me, that must have made you feel much better as well.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 8:07 pm
Dipo...Mr. Clean magic erasers will work too.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 19, 2008 - 2:01 am
Friday's Mission Too funny. The kids and I picked up the house today, cleaning here and there, just straightening up type stuff. But, tonight I decided to clean up my craft table, cuz uh, well with all the Christmas projects and crafts, the table was full and was overflowing onto the dining room table. Craft table is now clean and the stuff off the dining room table is off that and where it belongs. Still have the craft table set up which it usually isn't, but it'll be out til Christmas while I finish up some last minute gifts. Tomorrow we're gonna finish cleaning up around the house (mop the floors, dust, laundry, straightening up the wood pile in the den) and go over to my aunts for a while. Haven't decided what else we'll be doing, I had planned to keep the kids out of school cuz my nieces had some events at school I was going to go to and wouldn't have made it in time to pick them up (easier to keep them home, especially being last day before winter break) but now schools been cancelled so don't have that to do.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Friday, December 19, 2008 - 5:59 am
Dipo, the product name OT was probably talking about is GooGone, and it works really well.

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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, December 19, 2008 - 11:35 am
Thanks Hukd - I will look for it. Well I am glad I didn't mop the dining room yet, we got rain again last night and maybe today so more little paw prints, LOL. Got all my food ordered for christmas dinner, to that was great. Going to assign my sister salad, sour cream, guacamole and dessert. I am not sure we really need a dessert but will let her decide on that. I am off to the store to day to get some curling ribbon. I need to wrap my gifts for my sister, LOL, I have had them for a while sitting under the tree in their shipping boxes. So this weekend I have to do about 3-4 loads of laundry, wrap the presents, mop the floor since the rain is supposed to stop and do some work for my investment club. I am sure looking forward to have 2 and half days off next week and the week after!!
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Oldtex
Member
03-06-2006
| Friday, December 19, 2008 - 9:59 pm
Huk - that's the stuff! I just could not for the life of me think of it's name. CRS! And I agree, it really works well and fast too. Thanks for looking that up.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 5:46 am
I started about 6 loads of laundry yesterday, was totally exhausted by 9am, so I went to lay down and I woke achy and feeling like a bag of crap. I had dh and kids in between put the rest of the loads in. I started to feel better around 9pm last night. Had to get up this morning by 6:30am cause my back was so sore from laying down all day. Had some cereal this morning, but will likely leave my day today to folding laundry and light picking up/clean up around here and that is it. We are invited to a friends Christmas party tonight in the city, however we are expecting another snow storm starting tonight into tomorrow. Tomorrow we have my family's Christmas at my brothers 1 hour north into the snow belt..so not sure about that one yet either - This is the part of winter I hate, not being able to do what you want when you want.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 4:01 pm
Got two loads of laundry done, made some fresh warm hummingbird food, got rid of some more shipping boxes (my new shoes came yesterday) and had a nice lunch. Lots more on my list but I am doing what appeals. Skootz, hope you are feeling better.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 12:01 am
Skootz, I hope you're feeling better and that you can go to your holiday get togethers! Lets see, I did a couple loads of laundry, scrubbed the kitchen clean, wrapped a couple presents, and finished the jewelry for my nieces Christmas gifts. Also cooked dinner for my aunt and took it to her (sis had plans tonight.) Tomorrow I'm just cleaning around the house. Will be a busy week with Darren and the kids home so I won't be getting much done otherwise.
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