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Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 9:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I did todays mission yesterday, LOL. I have been looking at my countertops for a few days thinking I should polish them so I got out the stuff and did it.

I did another quick look at the taxes for my investment club, made some changes and reran the fed and then did the state, so that task is done.

I also moved my plants back out into the sunshine, I had moved them all together against the wall to protect them from cold, but we are supposed to have sun for a few days. Naturally I heard on the news this morning that we may get some freezing nights, you just can't win!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
The weather sucks. I was so happy to hear it was supposed to be in the upper 60's this week and then I left the house this morning and it was cold and windy.

I ended up cancelling my aunts therapy to get Kota to the dr this morning. I did tell her I'd be over later today when Darren gets home to help her with a shower. We spent an hour at the drs office, came home for a bit, now I just finished running to get meds and some groceries. I'm going to grab lunch in a bit, then tackle the kitchen at least.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 8:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Tuesday's Mission, a little early

I actually did this one recently, recently enough I don't need to do it tomorrow.

Well, I got the kitchen done, ran to the store to pick up some ziplock bags for aunts. That was the only thing I went to the store for, yet somehow I managed to walk out with a bag of stuff...and no ziplock bags. Still scratching my head over that one.

Stopped by the school to pick up Dakota's homework and classwork for today and tomorrow, teacher didn't have the packet ready and asked me to come back after school. Told the receptionist (she'd called the teacher) if I didn't make it back by 4, I'd be there in the morning.

Went to my aunts and gave her a shower, cleaned up her bedroom, changed her sheets. Didn't finish in time to go back by the school and only got a few minutes with Darren before he had to go to class.

It hit me a while ago that I'm tired. Couple nights of Kota being up most the night, all the running around today, I'm flat worn out. Plan on going to bed with Darren when he gets home in a bit.

After my aunts therapy tomorrow, I think I'm just gonna take it easy for the day. I need to do some cleaning but that can wait a day.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 8:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
NO wonder you are tired, you are very busy!! We were just talking about this today at work. We are all so tired (I know it is from the stress) and just wanted to relax on the the weekends so no one is getting any cleaning done.

We just got our raises and bonuses - they are small but most of us thought we wouldn't get anything and I am hoping that I will net enough to get a cleaning lady, LOL. I was thinking once or twice a month to do the floors really well. I can keep up the little stuff, but I just can't seem to get the floors right and it bugs me.

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Well, after 4 months away and a few weeks of lazyness, I am trying to jump in with week 2. The worst clutter I found around the house has been cleaned up, but the kitchen cabinets and drawers..........oh my. A one by one tackle is definitely needed.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 11:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
WB Lum! And yep, little by little is the way to go these days.

That would be great, Dipo! Even once or twice a month would be a huge help and less to worry about for you.

I took my aunt to therapy and she was the only one there today. The therapist said yesterday everyone from her group called in sick, except for her calling in cuz I had to take Kota to the dr, and then today they all called in too. He has RT interns come in on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and was a bit disappointed they had only my aunt to work with (though he said he'd rather have sick people stay home since they deal with respitory illnesses and even the smallest colds can be a disaster for those folks.) He called a few of them today to see if they felt like coming tomorrow and asked if I was busy or could I bring her in too, so we're going to make up yesterday by going tomorrow morning.

I was going to stop by the school, but the city was doing road work the way we drove so I couldn't turn. Told Kota I'd go by later on. She didn't really care, she came home and went right to bed. Also need to run by the grocery store in a bit so I'll do both the school and the store at the same time. Right now, just going to veg out for a while.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 11:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Wednesday's Mission

I'm going to try for tomorrow's mission, it might be all I get done! First is aunts therapy, which really isn't a big deal.

Dakota is still feeling like crud, she looks terrible, even her eyes are red and swollen. She'll be staying home from school tomorrow. She's going to stay with my sister again while I take aunt to therapy.

Then sis asked if I'd bring the baby back home with me...they're getting ready to do some remodeling (taking out old drywall, putting in new, painting, etc,) and she needs to clean the room out. I'm going to help her on Thursday, but she wants to get started tomorrow.

Caleb has a minimum day tomorrow. We have parent teacher conferences tomorrow afternoon, he's going with us, but Kota's going back with sis.

Which actually works out because she has practice tomorrow. Not that she's up for it, but they have the jerseys in and she has to go to the park to try it on before they take it to have her name put on it. Sis is going to take the girls while we're at Caleb's school. Once Kota tries on the jersey and picks hers out, her and sis will go sit in the car til niece is done, there's no way Dakota can do practice and she really shouldn't be outside. She wouldn't even be going for the jersey except that they have to get them in tomorrow night to have the lettering done or they won't be finished by Saturday for opening ceremonies.

Squished somewhere in all that, Darren has to meet his study group tomorrow night so I have no clue what we're going to do for dinner.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 9:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Hey, Lumbelle, good to see you.
Busy, busy, busy, you always amaze me Wargod.
Last night I managed to sort my laundry into piles. I was thinking I had 4-5 loads and what I really have is 1 load and 3 small loads. Since my laundry (it is for the complex) only has one size ($1.50) I need to see how to make the small loads more, LOL. But at least it is not as bad as I was thinking.

I love being ahead of Flylady, I wiped down my appliances on Sunday when I polished the counters, LOL.

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Thanks, War and Dipo. Here I thought I was doing quite well today (got half the kitchen cabinets/drawers back in order again), until I read War's posts. Now I am pooped out in sympathy and in need of a nap.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
How bout washing something that is ready to be put away after winter or something you're ready to take out for spring? Ya know, throw in a heavy sweater you won't wear again this year or a light jacket/sweat shirt that the weather is nice enough for?

I'm home for a bit with Kota and my niece. They needed lunch. We'll be leaving in a bit to go get gas in my car, run by the store real quick, and then pick Caleb up from school. Been home about 20 minutes and this is the longest all morning.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL Lum, you are doing good! I'm doing lousy. The last week and a half has been rough and my poor house (and car) are showing it.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 11:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thursday's Mission

I didn't get much done today, but I actually did scrub out the sink and faucet. We did Caleb's parent teacher conferences and I managed to cook dinner for everyone (was worried about that since Darren had a study group tonight.) Sis took Kota and niece to try on their jerseys and then took them right back home, she said Kota sounded so bad that she refused to stay any longer than needed...no complaints here, Kota is having a bad night tonight without hanging out at the park for too long!

I was supposed to go over to sis' and help clean out the room they're remodeling, but I asked her if we could reschedule that for Friday. Besides the fact that I may end up taking Kota back to the dr tomorrow, I need to spend what I can of the day cleaning my house. Sis was fine with that, said she had a few other things she could do. I did tell her I may change my mind and show up anyways and spend Friday at home, which was ok with her, so we'll see tomorrow.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Living room is cleaned, dusted, and vacuumed. It's even nice enough today I already have the windows up to let some fresh air in.

Trying to decide now between the kitchen and the den and can't make up my mind. Think I'll go do the kitchen cuz that's one I'll keep putting off if I give myself the chance, lol.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 9:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen and had to stop and come post. I am just sick. I broke my crockpot. I was picking it up off the counter to put it away and I dropped it. I just loved that crockpot!

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I didn't do a thing! I had investment club, got home at 10:15, feed the kitties and went to bed.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Finished the kitchen a while ago, cleaned out the fridge and even managed to get the trash out before the trash truck came.

I got the referral for Caleb's derm appt so decided to sit and make appts for a while, 2 for him, 3 for my aunt. Between the two of them and school and softball and everything else it's like a juggling act with the calendar...no, can't come then I have another appt that day, no can't come this time either have to go somewhere else. Oy. My aunts appts are fine, not real happy with Caleb's, I'm going to have to take him late to school on a Friday morning so he can have lab work done then the following morning take him out of school early to go to the dermatologist. Hate having him miss school but the choices are rather limited.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Caleb had an early day today so I picked him up and ran a couple errands, including a trip to the bank I haven't been able to make earlier this week.

Started on the den, have it about halfway done and decided if I'm doing the floor better go out and sweep up the back patio.

Sis called to see if I'd take the girls to practice today (no running for Dakota but I think she'll be ok with throwing and a little hitting practice.) Told her sure, but I'm just gonna drop em off and go back to pick them up (they can't go anywhere once they get in the gate so they're fine.) Gonna finish the den, start some laundry, and maybe do the bathroom today. Darren's planning on working on the stove (yippee!!!!) this afternoon. Should figure out what to do about dinner too but kinda hard to plan knowing he'll be in there working.

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Oh wow, I shall send good thoughts out for the stove!! Bummer about all the appointments!

I think I am going to try and run a load of laundry when I get home. The reason I hate doing it is it is heavy to haul down the stairs to the laundry room (the only thing I hate about my condo is no inhome laundry), but I was thinking that one load shouldn't be heavy and would get me a head start on the weekend.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
The stove is fixed!!!! I left with Kota at just after 4, picked up my niece and dropped the girls off at the park after a quick "Dakota really needs to take it easy" talk with the coach and when I got home at 4:45 he was putting everything back together. He said if he'd known it was so easy to fix, he'd have done it long ago, lol.

I loved our apartment (well both of them, we had a 1 bedroom, then moved to a 2 bedroom right before Caleb was born) even if the neighbors could be loud sometimes. It was big, it was cheap, maintenence and upkeep were taken care of. But, I absolutely hated having to lug laundry out to the laundry room, especially when we lived in the upstairs apartment. Then after Caleb was born it was even worse cuz what the heck do I do with the baby when I had to go do laundry? Ugh. Sorry you have to lug it up and down the stairs.

Christy358
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07-10-2007

Friday, March 13, 2009 - 12:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christy358 a private message Print Post    
War, crock pots are cheap ....14.99 at walgreens for a basic one. If you had one with timer, and settings and such..... still on sale often. (Dillards has a nice one on sale for 25% off right now)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 13, 2009 - 12:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Friday's Mission

I did this one today when cleaning the kitchen. Since I was already scrubbing the counters, went ahead and did those too.

Thanks Christy! We went over to Walmart to look tonight and weren't impressed with their few choices, decided to wait and shop around. I'll check Dillards this weekend. I'm not really looking for anything fancy or with all the bells and whistles, but I am looking for a big one. The one I broke was a 7qt and I loved it cuz it was big and deep enough to cook anything. I could cook a whole chicken, or if extra people were planning to come for dinner, I could cook more food. Loved that it was so big and decided that I just can't do with a smaller one, lol.

I finished the den right before Kota got home from school. Started to clean the bathroom after I dropped her off at practice and had to stop cuz I was out of all my bathroom cleaners (that's why I was at Walmart to begin with, lol.)

Tomorrow both kids have half days to kick off spring break. I plan on finishing the house (clean the bathroom, straighten up my bedroom, vacuum the hallway) before they get home. Then we're headed to my aunts to help sis with the room. Caleb has some yard work to do over there and Kota can hang out with my nieces so good time to go.

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Friday, March 13, 2009 - 3:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Yeah, what are you going to cook first?? I got a load of laundry done. One at a time seems to not be so bothersome, but I still hate doing laundry.

I got the recycling out, rearranged my patio, replanted a plant that got blown over and the pot broken, planted my capnip plant and swept the patio. It looks great, I have a few other things to do out there this weekend, but it is a great start.

I have straightened up the kitchen, will be hanging my new coatrack and rehanging the picture that was in the foyer where the coatrack was into the hallway.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 13, 2009 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Cookies! The funny part of that is that I had just bought four boxes of girl scout cookies last week (have 3 and a half boxes left) and I bought six bags of cookies at the grocery store cuz they were on sale for a buck a piece (they're in the freezer now.) So I don't really need cookies, but that's the one thing I've missed most about not having the oven working. My two nieces are coming over to spend the night tomorrow so the girls and I will have some fun. Then I think I'm gonna cook a lasagna and garlic bread for dinner. Yeah, I got plans, lol.

I did a bit of cleaning today, took Kota back to the doctor (she's ok, just needs prednisone...sigh,) did some laundry and a little shopping. Fun shopping...bead store and the music store. It was such a pleasant experience too, I always feel a little out of my element there cuz I don't really know much about instruments, lol, but the girl was really helpful. She asked if I needed help, told her yes, that I needed an electric guitar tuner but really didn't know what I was looking for. So she showed me what they had then asked a few question to figure out what kind of guitar Caleb has, what his skill level is and how old. She had two out and when she got all that she suggested one of them as being easier to use for a beginner and an acoustic guitar (and it was cheaper than the other one!) Then she helped me find the right picks (they should be bigger for a beginner and Caleb had complained about one set I bought him being slippery so she suggested another brand thats "chalky".) When I was leaving she said, "Thank you for choosing to shop with us!" She was so polite and helpful.

Tomorrow we have opening ceremonies for softball. The girls are so excited, especially Dakota cuz dr said she's doing good and no reason she can't go. Then nieces will come over. I'm not planning on doing anything except some beadwork (I'm making necklaces for the girls on the team) and vegging. This has been a rotten week!

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Well, no sick kids or elderly aunts to take care of here and still, haven't really got anything worthwhile done since last entry. Oh yeah, I did boogie the fridge. Whoop-dee!!!

But we did some serious shopping. 2 lazyboys (lucked out, they had them the exact same colour and material as our 2 year-old couch), a Roomba for the newlyweds for Christmas (hope I'll still remember in December), a whack of beads and groceries for 500 bucks.

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Sunday, March 15, 2009 - 1:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Bake away, LOL! I have gotten four loads of laundry completed! I swept the bathroom floor, hallway, kitchen and LR/DR. I have run the dishwasher, I am working on my bills, will be finishing up my taxes and I am seriously thinking about a nap, LOL.