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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 12:39 pm
Wow, Biscottiii, how wonderful that you can have your kitchen back. It sounds like you are making fabulous progress! Congrats! Wargod I didn't think you were goofing off or being lazy, I thought you weren't feeling that great. You are entitled to a little break! Lets see, I got my treasurers report done for three months, this was hard as I had to figure out a set up that worked for me, added up properly and would match to the statements. I now just need to enter all the information into our iclub account. Hopefully the December statement is ready and I can get that done as well. I would like to get all this investment club stuff done this weekend, our next meeting is the 14th. But first. . . I am putting together the table, yesterday I got it out and checked the parts and read the instructions, easy-peazy. Then I will put away all the Christmas decorations, take pictures and set up my foyer (the new table) and swap the living room and office.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 10:34 pm
Thx Dipo, sounds like you're sure making progress too. My friend does similar reports for her Church and when she's done she backs all the info up on a little "Jump Drive" gizmo (about the size of my thumb) that you stick into one of the slots on the computer. I saw they now sell at Sam's Club, 2 for approximately $13 for the pair, 2gigs each. Cheap insurance after all that work and just takes a couple of minutes to copy everything over. I posted pics in the Renovation thread if anyone wants to see. Today, I got the rest of my dishes off the balcony and run through the dishwasher. Decided it's time to downsize and am hauling a bunch to donate to St. Vini's soon. I had inherited all of my friend John's belongings, so really have more dishes than I ever use.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 10:45 pm
Wow Wargod! So much new furniture, pretty exciting. Isn't it funny how passing furniture around the family keeps everyone happy at less expense? We do that a LOT in my family. Years ago, I remember when my Sis divorced and she & her two kids moved to Seattle. They brought a little nightstand that had been repainted and covered with stickers. Something about that nightstand kept tugging at me, it looked so familiar but I couldn't place it. Later discovered that it was MY nightstand from my very first bedroom of my own, probably 30-years before. It's neat that Kota got the fun of having the bunkbeds for a while, now the kids get to use them while she enjoys her 'grownup' bed.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 12:53 am
Bisc, I saw the pics in the other thread, you're kitchen looks wonderful! After so long with the mess you had, you must be so so happy! Dipo, sounds like you've been busy. I hate balancing anything with anything so that sounds like a huge accomplishment to me. I have been sick and feeling lousy. Yesterday I thought I was feeling better and I think that's why I did so much. Woke up this morning and realized I really hadn't been feeling all that great yesterday cuz I felt terrible this morning! Had to get up and hop in the shower though, run to my aunts and balance her checkbooks (hate hate hate that...and no, her statements and books don't match up but we know for sure she has more money in the bank than her checkbook says,) then go to the bank for her, then back to her house to drop off her money. Oy, then it was off to the grocery store. That's when it really caught up to me...since I didn't have anything she needed right then, I brought everything home with me and took a nap! Woke up and took her stuff to her, came home and got in my jammies and set on the couch watching movies with Caleb the rest of the night, lol. I shoulda stayed on the couch yesterday. Bisc, that is so funny about that nightstand! My father brought home two footlockers after his time in the marines that ended up painted and used by us as toy boxes. Caleb now has mine and my nieces have sis', those things must have 14 layers of paint on them from all the times we've painted them to match new bedrooms, lol! Dakota's biggest excitement about the bunk beds was having the extra bed for sleepover guests. After the first time though, the girls always ended up in the same bed anyways, lol. She's pretty happy with the new set, especially the desk/vanity (make up table) cuz that's such a grown up thing I think. It worked out well, the kids now have great furniture and Darren's step dad is happy it's staying in the family.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 1:58 pm
got the table done, but can't quite figure out how to make the door work, the instructions seem to be missing some information. But it only took me about an hour. I got the pictures taken, took me a while to find my digital camera, and I did find my binoculars, I have been wondering what I did with them, LOL. Guess I will start moving stuff around some time today, but I am feeling like I don't want to do anything since it is my last day of vacation.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 05, 2009 - 12:57 am
Monday's Mission Zone 2 Detailed Cleaning List I hope you enjoyed your last day of vacation and took it easy Dipo! Tell ya'll a funny. Darren scored some free firewood, so he and my bil picked up his step dads truck/trailer and went to get it today. It's enough for us to split between us and bil and sis and last a winter for each of us, but the woods wet so it'll have to wait til next winter to use (to dry out.) The plan was for them to pick it up, then bring it back to aunts to cut up and split up. I told Darren I'd meet him over there, I was going to clean aunts while they were cutting the firewood. Hehe, I loaded up all my cleaning stuff and headed over this afternoon. My intention was to go over and clean, then sit and visit with sis while the guys finished up. I got over there, took all the cleaning stuff into the house...then made the mistake of popping over to say hi to sis. 2 hours later I was still sitting there chatting, griping about my head hurting and not feeling well, and still hadn't done a thing to the house. She just laughed at me and told me to skip the cleaning today and that sounded perfectly lovely to me. I loaded my cleaning stuff back up into the car and left when Darren was done, never having done a damn thing. Tomorrow we're going to Costco to shop (still have a week of Darren and the kids home and no lunch foods in the house, plus aunts shopping) and I'll clean her house. Then I'm going to try to get into the dr office tomorrow cuz this crap has been going on too long and I'm pretty sure it's a sinus infection.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, January 05, 2009 - 11:30 am
LOL, too funny! I did enjoy my last day of vacation, did at least get my foyer set up to make sure I actually liked my new table. We shall see when I get home, the wood may be a little to dark, but I will have to get over that. I am not going to take it apart and ship it back! Back at work and man, 152 emails later, I am now schedule for too many meetings! Wish I was still home on vacation.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 05, 2009 - 7:55 pm
Yay for enjoying the last day of vacation! We went to Costco and did a ton of shopping for us and my aunt. That was oh so fun. We were thinking it wouldn't be too busy today, but it was a mad house. That was about all I accomplished. Oldest two nieces are spending the night tonight. Sis had told them (and Kota) if they did some chores for her, she'd take them to Walmart and let them shop. Each of the girls had a gc and she was going to give them a few more bucks. She just came over and got them and left the baby with me...so much quieter, lol. Tomorrow my nephew (the one I used to babysit) and his baby sister are coming to visit. They'll also be back on Friday while their mommy goes out of town.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 1:02 am
Tuesday's Mission I really don't know what my plans are for tomorrow. I have to go to the bead store and want to go to the book store, but I don't know how long the two little ones will be with me. I need to finish the grocery shopping for my aunt, however, if I don't get that done tomorrow, she won't be without anything she needs so that's not a big concern. I'm thinking I'll put off all cleaning and spend the day playing with the kidlets. I can go to the bead store and book store (neither trip will take long) when they leave. Then do aunts shopping and cleaning on Wednesday.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 1:00 am
Wednesday's Mission Darren actually cleaned out the fridge yesterday after we did some grocery shopping. I'd forgotten all about doing it beforehand and was surprised to turn around and see him going through it. My baby niece slept the entire time she was here today and my nephew decided the girls were more fun to play with. Totally ruined my plans of spending the day playing with them, lol. So I cleaned and did laundry, lots and lots of laundry. Also had time before they came to finish off my aunts grocery shopping, though I waited til the two little ones left to drop it off at her house. My kidlets are going to sis' tomorrow for a few hours, giving Darren and I are first real alone time since he's been on vacation. We're going to go to the book store (both of us got gift cards for Christmas) and run by the bead store then probably go out to lunch. I do plan to clean my aunts tomorrow (he has to take my vacuum apart and clean it out though cuz it's not sucking real well) but will do it either before we drop the kids off or after we pick them up. Not sure what I'm doing around my house...maybe washing towels and sheets and light cleaning. Surprisingly, with all the kidlets here, the house has stayed pretty clean.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 10:04 am
Haven't done anything but try to keep the kitchen clean and feed myself, LOL. Work is being overly demanding!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 3:16 am
Thursday's Mission Ick, Dipo, too bad you couldn't ease back in to work. Vacations are nice, but all the work afterwards sucks. Had a not doing much day. Kids went to my sisters for a few hours, we went out and did a little shopping (fun shopping...book store and bead store, though bead store wasn't much fun for Darren, lol.) Spent a couple hours just hanging out and talking after that. Was pretty nice. Tomorrow I've got to get some cleaning done around here, really not all that much, dusting, vacuuming, sweeping and mopping. We're having sis, bil, their kidlets, and a friend over for dinner and games Friday night and I won't have any time after that to do it. Also have to go clean my aunts and help her in the shower cuz she has a dr appt Friday. I'm also taking Kota to my friend to have her hair cut. I was thinking just her bangs, but she wants the back cut short again (happy mommy here, her hair is a pain to take care of when it's long.) She's going for just above her shoulders. I'm not sure if it's gonna be long enough to donate, but she's hoping it will be.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, January 09, 2009 - 4:43 pm
Fridays Mission http://www.flylady.net/pages/FlightPlan_Missions.asp- I just realized that I hadn't seen the mission today, LOL. Last night I actually took out a bunch of trash, the box from my new table and some recycling. REfilled all my water & soda bottles and cleaned up the kitchen. I am really looking forward to a weekend of quiet, a little cleaning and some major laying around.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 2:59 am
Sorry, I crashed early last night and forgot all about it. After Kota's hair appt yesterday, I came home with a headache and laid down for an hour or so. Went back to my aunts to get her in the shower, came home and played around for a while then went to bed with Darren when he got out of class. Still wasn't feeling great today, but took aunt to her appt, then came home and cleaned up around the house for game night. Had a great time but now I'm wired! Tomorrow we're taking Kota to register for softball and then doing some Costco shopping for Darren's mom. Sunday, I plan to get everyones stuff ready for going back to school and work and then do nothing the rest of the day!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 12:00 pm
Not to worry wargod, I had been in here a couple of times before I even realized it. Hope you have a great day today.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 12:53 pm
I have cleaned my bathroom, and FINALLY, the christmas tree is back in the storage unit. I decided to give up on the reorg the storage unit before I put the tree in and just put the tree in. I feel great. Now I can put away the rest of the christmas stuff and get on with life, LOL.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 1:23 pm
LOL, Dipo. The storage unit can be reorganized anytime you have the spare time and energy to do it. We're back on school/work schedule today (since they all go back tomorrow.) Started off the morning with the kids cleaning their bedrooms, getting their laundry ready for the washer, changed sheets and made their beds. I sorted out mine and Darren's laundry and picked up my bedroom (didn't clean it yet and may not today.) Ran by the grocery store and now I'm getting ready to start sorting out my menu for the week. Darren and bil are out getting another load of firewood so I also cleaned the kitchen while they were gone. Rest of the house is pretty much clean since I'd done it Friday (though I may vacuum later.) Just going to spend the rest of my cleaning time doing laundry and will probably cook up a batch of pancakes for the kidlets for breakfast for the week. Sis and I signed Kota and oldest niece up for softball yesterday (now sis and bil are talking about signing middle niece up for t-ball next weekend) so we promised the girls we'd take them to the batting cages and then the park to throw balls and all later. The older two girls have try outs in two weeks so they need to get to practicing, lol.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 1:29 pm
So true, wargod, sounds like you have gotten a lot done. Unfortunately now it is really apparent that I need to clean the sliding glass doors, LOL. I am also going to make scaloped potatoes today for dinner, I think that is my next task.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 11:18 am
Tuesdays Mission http://www.flylady.net/pages/FlightPlan_Missions.asp I was sick yesterday so didn't get Monday's mission in place. Wargod is temporarily offline, hope she gets back soon! It is official all the christmas stuff is put away!! and I got rid of one box, I managed to organize better so it fits in one box instead of two, so now I have a little extra room in my closet!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 10:19 am
Wednesday's Mission http://www.flylady.net/pages/FlightPlan_Missions.asp I already did this one on Sunday, yeah! Didn't really do much last night, cleaned up the kitchen and finally got my pan clean that I burned potatoes and milk in, LOL. I boiled some water and then it occured to me I could use my brillo pad. Thank goodness, I was afraid I was going to have to toss the pan!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 3:02 am
Confession, I've been a BUM the last two days. Did take out the garbage today, so I'm not a total failure. Tip: If you've got a pot that's seriously burned, you can dump in some (maybe a tablespoon or so) Cream of Tarter and water to the burn line. Let it soak a day or two. Then, with the help of a pancake turner, it just kind of swishes right out. Cream of Tarter isn't so cheap, but sure beats tossing a favorite pot.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 12:24 pm
Thursdays Mission http://www.flylady.net/pages/FlightPlan_Missions.asp I did this one as well, anytime I run out of something it goes immediately on my shopping list. And I don't have stash and dash room, my house is to small, LOL. Hey Biscotti everything counts! The only thing I did yesterday was to take some recyclying out on my way to work in the morning, LOL. And Thanks, I knew there was something I could put in it to help, I tried salt. I remembered from waitressing that we used salt to help clean out the coffee pots.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, January 16, 2009 - 2:36 pm
Fridays Mission http://www.flylady.net/pages/FlightPlan_Missions.asp Come back Wargod!! Swept the house last night! finally, but thats about it.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 16, 2009 - 3:40 pm
LOL, temporarily my butt. Verizon didn't show up til 2 today! Really wasn't a terrible week to be offline though. I've been running like mad with the kids and Darren back to school work, a couple dr appts with my aunt and just trying to catch up from everyone being on vacation for 3 weeks. I'm sitting here now scrolling through 4,000 posts and I really should be running to the grocery store! My house though is spotless. Since I had nothing else to do today but wait for the verizon tech to show up I've been cleaning. Even swept the back porch which I rarely do during the winter. I hope everyone had a great week!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 19, 2009 - 12:10 am
Monday's Mission Zone 4 Detailed cleaning List I took it easy this weekend and didn't do too much. Even ordered pizza Saturday night instead of cooking. Kids are out of school tomorrow, I'm going to go clean my aunts. I balanced her checkbook and paid some bills for her today. Then we're picking up Kota's bff and her brother to come play. Since the weather has been great, they're going to be outside while I clean up some around my house. I don't really plan on doing too much though. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
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