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Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 12:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Wednesday's Mission

Woo hoo, I did today and tomorrows mission earlier.

Took my aunt to therapy this morning. She was complaining about her legs/feet hurting (they do quite a bit with her diabetes) so instead of walking on the treadmill the therapist had her doing some leg and foot stretching to try to loosen her up some. She seemed to be hurting less after that. She also did her stretching video which she really likes.

Got her home and ran home for a couple hours, did some cleaning. Before picking Caleb up from school I had to go pay my water bill. Also had to ask about aunts last month bill. I had written a check for her bill about mid-March and dropped it off when I took mine over last month. They're kinda slow sometimes updating so its not unusual to get a reminder note from them but instead of asking me about it or checking the file where I put all her reciepts, she wrote a second check. I was totally confused when she handed me the letter and told me she'd mailed a check since I'd dropped one off! So asked and the lady said yeah, she's not behind, we got a check on the 2nd and she doesn't have another bill due til May 30th.

Then went back to her house to help with some yard work, getting ready for Easter. Bil's been doing a lot, including rototilling and planting new trees and stuff, so there's still quite a bit to do.

I've been helping mil out again and was supposed to go out tomorrow, but she called to let me know she had an appt out of town tomorrow and wouldn't be home. Cool, day for myself. I've got quite a lot to do around here, plus some errands so it works out good.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thursday's Mission

Did some cleaning today, did some laundry, ran an errand or two, but really didn't do too much. Just enjoyed my day of not having to run all over the place.

Went to the girls game tonight, it was cold and super windy! My bil surprised us all, he showed up late (usually is a little late cuz of work, but really late tonight) because he brought my aunt and her companion to watch the game! They had fun and I'm hoping we'll be able to get her to go to some more games though in nicer weather.

Tomorrow I have to take my aunt to her foot dr, but really don't have much more planned. Friday, Darren and the kids will be off work/school, and we're planning on going over to dye easter eggs. Since we plan to spend a good portion of the day there, I'll be doing cleaning at her house then getting ready for Easter.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Hey War, I got to thinking about a comment you made:

Wargod ~ "Since everyone else was having allergy/sinus problems, I assumed that was it and bought him some visine allergy eye drops. Oops, turns out it's not allergies but the med making his eyes so dry and he recommended getting some regular visine drops."

When I first started seeing my Eye Specialist, highly recommended, I showed her what I had been doing for red, itchy eyes. Think it may have been Visine formula over the counter. She said, there could be problems with becoming too dependent on it and the formula could lead to problems later. She STRONGLY suggested that I use Systane, Dry Eye therapy, when I needed more in between the allergy drops she prescribed. The pharmacist also agreed that was smarter when showing me where to find. The Systane is a little pricey, definitely cheaper at Sam's Club with their double bottle packs.

But, as much as the drops might be needed by Caleb, it might be worth checking into.

ETA: The Systane is over the counter drops.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 1:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Bisc, I'll look for that! I don't want him becoming dependent on the eye drops! We're already spending quite a bit on a moisturizer with sunscreen and a gazillion tubes of chapstick, so I won't mind spending a bit more on the eyedrops if they work.

We're quite pleased with the accutane, heh, even over the moon happy with how well it's worked for him, but the whole dryness issue (face, lips, eyes) is a pain. Not enough to take him off the accutane, but we'll certainly do what we can to make him more comfortable.

Speaking of this, btw, has anyone heard of neosporin chapstick and have any idea where I can get it? The dr said he's had quite a few patients tell him that works best for the chapped lips. I checked/asked at Costco, CVS, Walmart and the grocery store and none of them have it. As red as his eyes get and as dry/flakey as his face has been, his lips have been the worst, dry, cracked, and bleeding. There are times it hurts me to look at how bad they are.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 1:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Funny, I was going to ask YOU where to buy the neosporin chapstick. I'm googling, at the company but they seem to be talking more about a "balm".

http://neosporin.com/liptreatment/liptreatment.asp?page=2

There's a button I think to Drugstore.com and here's what I found:

http://www.drugstore.com/search/search_results.asp?N=0&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Ntk=All&srchtree=5&Ntt=neosporin+lip&Go.x=5&Go.y=11

Maybe someone else has seen it in their store.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Just a thought, I've used regular Vaseline frequently on my lips for years, never was much for chapsticks that taste. Have also used Neosporin from the regular tube on occasion when I've run short and couldn't find any Vaseline in the house (Neopsporin doesn't taste, just a little lighter oil consistency).

While you're trying to figure out how to find Caleb the chapstick stuff, why not give him a tube of regular Neosporin to use? A tiny dab spreads far, feels pretty good, just used some now myself.

However, I would use a new tube that's strictly for his lips. No germs from knee scrapes or other boo-boos.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 8:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thank you Bisc! I've been asking and looking for the chapstick, but I bet the dr was talking about the neosporin lip therapy stuff. No wonder I wasn't finding it, I never thought to check where they keep the neosporin, I was looking at chap sticks!

I don't have any unused neosporin. I'll check Walmart today though and if I can't find the lip therapy stuff, I'll pick one up (around here I can never have enough neosporin, lol.)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Well, I'll definitely be making a run to the pharmacy at least, have to turn in a prescription for my aunt so I'll check on the neosporin lip therapy and the systane.

Took her to the dr, which was a very quick trip actually. We got there right on time and she was called right in and was done. Took her home and left cuz I have Dakota with me (sore ear, no fever) today and needed to get her lunch. Have picked up a bit around the house but haven't done much more yet. When Darren gets home we need to run by the pharmacy and then go shopping for Easter. Think that's about it for today.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Holy hell. We had a dry-waller come in to fix one small wall in the kitchen and the entire downstairs is covered in dust from sanding it down. Everything has to come down from the shelf over the cabinets and on top of the china cabinet - many antique clocks and Colossus' collectibles and jars of olives and whatnot - to be cleaned. Right before cleaning the surfaces themselves, which are kitchen-grimy now with dry-wall dust in the grime.

So it's a beautiful, cool, breezy spring day here. We decided that if we were going to have a french fry, and there really was no choice about that, we were going to make it count. Primer and coats of paint for the walls, Old English oil for the oak cabinets and banister (so dry they need at least two coats), Johnson's paste wax for the furniture, doo-dads and clocks cleaned with q-tip and water. Called Stanley Steemer to clean all carpets and wet-vac and seal the ceramic tile floor after dying the dark grout.

We are going to be cleaning the rest of our lives. We have been working since 8 a.m. and still haven't gotten halfway through the kitchen. (Mind you we have done several coats of anti-mold primer in one of our garages, which took a bit of time). And we still have the living room (with another high shelf of doo-dads), library and downstairs bathroom to go.

I will be soaking hard in the master bathroom tonight (which 4 and 1/2 years later, still isn't complete. Sigh.)

At least the cats are excited, they are having fun with all the activity. Eightball, our coal-black kitty, managed to come out of the garage looking like the phantom of the opera, 1/2 of his face was white with dry-wall powder. Sheena has been stepped on a few times, hopefully she is learning to get out of the way. Max is a concern - he will eat anything, including licking Clorox Cleanup off of the counters. He has spent most of the day locked in our attached garage for his own safety.

Not that the place didn't need hardcore spring cleaning anyway, but I told Colossus the next time we need dry-walling he's coming in with a painter's tent and respirator. This is a mess.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 11:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Holy crud, Gal, that's a lot of work! Dry wall is really really messy (lol, guess I don't need to tell you that huh?!) Even with plastic over everything and taped down it still gets everywhere and takes forever to clean up.

I ended up doing some cleaning around my house (even did floors) and a couple loads of laundry. Then went and did some cleaning at my aunts, though need to go back in the morning and do the floors since the kids were dyeing eggs while I was cleaning. Figured it'd be better to wait til they were done. Also made a run to the grocery store for last minute stuff for tomorrows lunch. Trust me, it sounds like a lot more than it was!

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 2:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I hate drywall work! I haven't done to much, got my patio back together (putting all the cushions and towells back from my living room), I have cleaned up closet, swept/mopped and reorganized. I got rid of a couple of things that were in there so needed to do some work on it. I have swept the bedroom, now I need to mop, and I have a load of laundry going.

Hope everyone is having a Happy Easter!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 2:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Ladies, this is my first experience with drywall work. And I hope it is my last. I never knew such a small chore could create such a huge mess.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 11:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
It's nasty Gal and it gets everywhere. Did I say that already, lol?

When Darren and my bil got working on a project here (they took out a floor to ceiling window, and for some construction reason beyond me cut out half our living room wall to do it before putting in new drywall and a new window) I could have killed them. They started on a Sunday before Caleb's birthday party, promised it'd be done that day, haha. I not only had a big gaping hole in the side of the house covered with plastic on the Saturday of his party but had the white, dusty crap from one end of the house to the other. Everytime they get ready to do another project around here, I have to remind them of that (er, which happened about 10 years ago, lol.) I do have to admit though once they were done I was quite pleased with the results and was very impressed with bils skills and knowledge!

I finished up at my aunts this morning and other than one load of laundry at home, didn't do much else today. We weren't home most the day.

Tomorrow will be one of those busy, but not so much days. Have to take aunt to her therapy and the kids are out of school. Should do some work here, but might say forget about it and spend the day playing and watching movies with the kids instead.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 11:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Monday's Mission

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Monday, April 13, 2009 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
GAL, I feel your pain. No matter how hard you cleaned up, that dust cloth is going to show signs of the drywall reno for a while. After a few days, I didn't care any more. Dusting twice a day was way over the top for me. There is hope, though. Time will eventually take care of it.

The last 2 weeks were kind of a bust flying-wise around here. There is are a few piles of dirties decorating my laundry room floor and the ironing baseket can't take much more either. Ack!!! Good intentions for this week, but today is still a holiday for us.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 1:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Tuesday's Mission

Today was therapy with my aunt, little cleaning at home, some laundry (always some laundry,) a few errands, and did a bit of work at my aunts (stuff we decided not to clean up last night and leave for today.)

I'm really not sure what's on my schedule for tomorrow. Or, I know what I have to do but it's so much I don't know what I'm going to do and what I'm going to put off til Friday. The rest of the week should be completely nutty for me.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Not much done since Sunday, I have been under the weather. Hope to get some stuff done tonight, I am getting a ceiling fan installed in my bedroom and a few other minor things done tomorrow.

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Attacking that mountain of laundry today. Good thing I don't have to wash by hand or I would never get to my beading.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 12:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Wednesday's Mission

Today's mission brings a question from me...just what do you do with empty med bottles? I know you, Lum, mentioned using them for beads. My aunt has 3 large ziplock bags of empty bottles though and we're not sure what to do with them. I know we have to get the labels off or black them out, but sis is wondering if we can recycle them? I've never really given it much thought til I saw the bags of my aunts.

Got quite a bit done today, but wish I'd gotten more done. Ah well, there's time this weekend I guess.

Tomorrow I'll be spending most the day with my mil. Not sure what the plans are, except that I probably won't get home til after 2pm.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 1:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Well, I FINALLY got my income taxes finished yesterday - sent off today. Unbelievable, I usually have them sent the first week in February. But this year, was a nightmare. Remember all that mold abatement last year where they had to totally replace my kitchen clear down replacing the floor, plus guest bedroom torn out to outside siding, had to replace every drain pipe in my house.

Here in WA state we don't have an Income Tax, but we are allowed to declare the Sales Tax. So I had to go through all my fistfuls of house repair receipts and list the 9% sales tax, (the plumber alone was almost $500 in tax).

It was like reliving the whole experience. Anyway, WOOOHOOO my stuff is sent. I so hope that IRS doesn't decide to audit (for the 1st time in my life). I've been totally honest, but I don't want to have to look at those receipts and revisit the nightmare again!

War, about those prescription bottles, if you look at them and they have the little Triangle, perhaps on the bottom, that means they can be recycled. Smart though, to black out the name. Way too much identification for potential identity theft.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 1:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Not only too much id on them, Bisc, but a lot of her prescriptions have refills and it's too easy to call them in. And I know for a fact how easy it is to walk in and get her meds without anyone asking any questions about who you are to be picking her meds up. I'll have to check them for the triangle.

Oh yeah taxes. Pfft. We owed this year, which totally sucks. First time ever. I don't get paid all that much but it bumped us up. If we'd realized that, we would have made some changes to Darren's info. His OT, while great normally, is a pain with taxes too.

I'm glad you got yours done, Bisc and hope you never have to look at that stuff again!

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 3:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
War ~ "a lot of her prescriptions have refills and it's too easy to call them in. And I know for a fact how easy it is to walk in and get her meds without anyone asking any questions about who you are to be picking her meds up. I'll have to check them for the triangle. "

Whether they are recyclable or not, think I would take a sledgehammer to the mix. Mix them up, toss some in next week's garbage. Too bad we have to live like that, but it is today's reality.

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Congrats, Biscottiii! I am dreading when dh will finally do ours; he turns into such a bear until they are filed.

War, dh removes the labels with GooGone (Now there's a job for the girls' tea party. It would keep them occupied for a while.)and uses them for small hardware like screws, nails, crazy glue, itty-bitty pieces for crafts like stitch markers, embroidery needles etc.

What about the kids' school, shop class, for crafts? They may be able to use the larger ones anyway.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 1:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Oh, itty bitty things...wonder if Darren needs some containers for his fishing stuff? I'll have to ask.

I think we might have some googone in the garage. My aunt takes a pain pill and a pretty heavy duty muscle relaxer (that's for her tremors) so definitely not something I just want to toss the labels away for.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 2:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
hmm, I never evven thought about the pill bottles being recycled. I just rip the info off and throw them in the trash. I will have to check next time I get a new presription.

I have a new ceiling fan! It is beautiful, and a new (the old bedroom one) fixture in the closet (it was a bare bulb). Now we are trying to see if we can move the heat register to blow the heat into the bedrooom instead of the closet.