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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 12:49 am
Thursday's Mission Sis, bil, and I spent the day playing house tag I think. I was supposed to watch baby niece (and did) but either sis or I was wrong on the time this morning, lol. After dropping the kids off at school, I ran to the pharmacy to get Darren's meds. Got home and called sis to let her know I was back and she told me she'd already been here. So I went to pick the baby up. Did my cleaning around the house, laundry, watched the baby. At 1, I took the baby and headed to the house. I knew sis wasn't going to be there but bil was supposed to be working on the roof with some buddies (why I was watching the baby.) When I got there though, he wasn't home either! I can't clean aunts and watch the baby, so I headed back home with the baby. Bil had had to run out to the store. Ended up keeping the baby til we went to the girls game and I'll be cleaning aunts tomorrow. The morning should be pretty quiet...need to try to get ahold of the kids medical group again cuz they are dragging their feet on getting Caleb a referral for his derm appt. Afternoon is aunts. Then picking up Kota and her bff, bringing them here to change into clothes for their dance and dropping them off and picking Caleb up. Then back to pick Kota and the bff up, drop Kota at practice, drop the bff at home, then go back and get Kota to take her to open house. Caleb's bday is tomorrow and we need to do something to celebrate, even if its just cake at home. We're taking him and some buddies to the movies this weekend and taking a cake over to aunts for the little family get together (he's not into a party this year.) Busy afternoon/evening tomorrow.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 2:12 pm
Geez, you are having a busy day! Last night was my condo meeting, so all I got done was to refill all my water and soda bottles! I have been drinking tons of water lately since it has been too hot. I think tonight I will have two chores, setting up and charging the roomba and hanging my picture in the hallway. Maybe if those are my only chores I will get them done, LOL.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 29, 2009 - 1:10 am
Friday's Mission We've been going through a lot of water here too Dipo. How'd the two chores go? Weeknights are too hectic to be doing chores, lol! It was busy once the kids got out of school. We picked up Kota and her bff (parents asked us to take her) and brought them back here to change. Dakota was supposed to wear her new, flowery summer dress and bff was borrowing a button up hawaiin shirt of Darren's. Yeah, right, we got home, they changed and immediately decided it wasn't right. And changed and changed again and again, oy. I had to threaten to leave without them, lol, and they were still 40 minutes late! They had a blast though. Because I'd waited til dropping them off to go clean my aunts, I was rushing and didn't finish everything there so have to go back again. I thought since I had to pick the girls up and take Kota to the batting cages it'd be easier to just go to my aunts instead of back home, lol. Ended up picking the girls up later than I planned at 5:15...practice was from 4:30-5:30, so decided not to take her. Had sis call bil to have him let the coach know she wasn't coming. Brought the girls home and we let Caleb open gifts and had cake then ran to open house. Dropped off the friend and came home for dinner. Tomorrow....not sure if it's better or not! Sis and bil are taking a friend in for some surgery (minor) and they'll be here at 6:30 to pick up my car and drop off younger two nieces. Oldest niece is going to her other aunties cuz I can't get her and my kids to school at the same time. Will take middle niece to school at 11, then have the baby. Sis and bil are supposed to be back by 1 to drop off my car and pick the baby up, but because things could take longer with the surgery, we've got plans in place for later in the day. If they're not back, a friend will pick the girls up from school and bring them here, then we'll take them to the softball game. Shouldn't be too bad, though. Darren's still off and is finally feeling better, so he'll be able to help keep an eye on the baby while I get some housework done. The baby adores him and oddly enough, he adores her. LOL, Darren always loved our babies, but he pretty much tolerated everyone elses. They weren't all that interesting til they were old enough to talk and really play. Baby niece is totally different (maybe cuz she's kinda picky herself, lol.) She'll climb up in his lap to sit or play peekaboo and they have fun.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, May 29, 2009 - 10:02 am
LMAO, they still need to be done! It is hard to do chores during the evening after work because when I get home I am tired. I ended up watching my soap tapes, making dinner, running the dishwasher and going to bed. But I did get wakened at 11:30 by the smell of lighter fluid, know know that smell that happens when you light charcoal. I couldn't figure out what was going on. Of course I went to could someone be spraying lighter fluid around the building and planning to start us on fire (because they are some sort of serial arsonist like we see on tv, LMAO). I got up and looked around and one of my other neighbors came out and looked around, so I know it wasnt' just me. Anyway I didn't sleep that well, I was waiting to see if the arsonist was going to light the building up, LOL. We will have a cool weekend, yeah, so I will get some stuff done. I have one load of laundry to finish and the normal other chores around the house. Have a fun day!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 29, 2009 - 1:22 pm
I always hated having to try to do housework after working all day. Especially when I worked all day and between work and bedtime was the only time I got to spend with the kids. Did as little as possible during the week and did most of it on weekends. I haven't done all that much today, just some running around and hanging out. Need to hang Kota's uniform out to dry, but that's really about it.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 12:23 am
Monday's Mission Good one for me this week. Front porch and driveway needs some attention. Yesterday we did Caleb's birthday bbq at my sisters. Kids got to swim and lots of yummy food. We had a lot of fun though there was a lot of running around earlier in the day by me trying to get everything together. Today was kinda veg out day for me. Didn't do a whole lot of nothing, but did some. First off, remember the missing charger for the cell phone? I've been looking for it for a while, along with the dishsoap I still haven't found. Dakota has a field trip tomorrow and her teacher told them they could take ipod's or their gameboys for the busride. She misplaced her ipod a while back (minute to brag...I told her to check the chair and under the cushions right after she lost it cuz that was the last place I'd seen her with it.) Today she was getting pretty frantic about it, wanting to take it with her tomorrow and had already searched her room and the car for it when I told her I'd help her look for it if she helped me look for my cell phone charger. I checked the top and sides of the fridge (where my broom/dustpan/mop handles, etc are,) then checked the bookcase and drawers around there, then the desk looking for both. Dakota had been looking in the den when I called her into the living room and told her to take the cushion off the chair and stick her hand down the sides. She started to ask why then said, I FOUND IT! Score 1, we had the ipod. We kept looking for my cell phone charger and having no luck at all. I was pretty much to the point of saying ok, I'll just go buy a new damn phone the same as mine, give Caleb the phone and share the charger. And then I saw the case for Darren's drill sitting next to the woodburning stove. I know his drill isn't in it, I just stuck that under the cabinet the other day so took the chance and guess what...there it was! Cell phones charging now. I have a feeling a certain little 1 and a half year old cutie had something to do with that since she's always putting stuff in boxes and there is no reason at all I'd have put it there. Ok, so tomorrow I'm going to do the mission and regular housework around my house. Also cooking a pot of beans, a friend had some surgery done last week (to remove skin cancer) and I said I'd cook her dinner for tomorrow. She has no problem with spices or anything like that, but can only eat soft foods, so figured that'd be good. Also good for us, Darren has class and needs to eat early and Dakota has a game tomorrow night. Also doing a little cleaning for my aunt tomorrow. Not much else than that planned though.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 11:00 am
YEah! finally the charger is found, LOL. Now if only you could figure out what happened to the dishsoap, that one is too weird and I am really curious where it went. I didn't do much this weekend, woke up on Saturday not feeling to well, but I had plans with my sister so just toughed it out until she left, then went to bed. I did get the roomba set up ( it had to charge for 24 hours) and ran it on Sunday afternoon, I love it! Now I need to get some batteries for the virtual wall (to keep it in the bedroom) and it will manage the kitty hair well. I only have two weird things on my list to go (tightening down the countertop in the bathroom and hanging the picture in the hallway). By weird I mean not on the normal Flylady list, LOL. Got some new molly bolt things to put in the wall for my coat rack. Oh and I have to hook up the digital converter things that comcast said I would need. I tell you I am really annoyed by this change, I have heard that my VCR's won't work after the change but that could be wrong. I don't understand why we needed to make this change anyway. Guess that is it for now, hope to do a few things tonight while I watch "I'm a Celebrity get me out of here". Oh and it just occured to me to hire my sister to clean my house, she got laid off a while ago, loves to clean and I wouldn't mind paying her, LOL. Will see if she is interested.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 11:24 am
Oh wow, that is a good idea if your sis wants to do it! Helps both of you out. LOL, I'd love to find the dishsoap right about now...just finished the kitchen and I'm completely out (I'd only bought a small bottle thinking I'd find the other by now.) I can't really blame that on my little niece, no way she'd ever be able to reach it to hide it anywhere. Funny thing about the charger, I'd looked at phones Saturday while I was out shopping, saw "mine" and was on the verge of buying it when I looked in the buggy and decided I'd spent enough for that day and the phone could wait. So glad I didn't buy it, cuz neither of the kids really need a new one, they're good with the old ones they have! It's too windy today to sweep up my front porch and the driveway, gonna have to wait til later in the week to do it. So far today, I got up and stripped the bed and threw the sheets in the washer. They just finished in the dryer so should go make the bed in a few minutes. Started a big pot of beans, hope my friend likes them cuz she's gonna get plenty, lol. Cleaned the kitchen spotless and started a load of laundry for my aunt. Also spent several minutes on the phone rescheduling an appt for my aunt. Next week is the kids last week of school. Not a real big deal with Caleb, think he has a field trip but that's about it. Huge, busy week for Kota. She's got a field trip, a goodbye party/dance, graduation ceremony on Thursday, then on Friday her class party and finally the 4th/5th softball game. When I scheduled aunts appt, I didn't even think about what day I was scheduling it for and still hadn't thought about it until sis called to tell me the drs office had called about the appt and wanted me to call them back. Called and receptionist told me dr was going to be out Wed and they needed to reschedule for Thursday...and that's when it hit me, lol, can't schedule nothing for next week cuz I have all this stuff for Kota. After going through my calendar and theirs, she said how about Wed. the week after at 2:30. I got confused, lol. I don't usually schedule appts that late cuz the kids get out of school at 3 and told her I couldn't do that..then oh wait, yes I can, they won't be in school that week! Think we have it all straight now. Anyways, need to do my bed and get the living room done. Planning on dusting the bookshelves (a job in itself) today and if I can get those done I'll consider it a successful day. I'd also like to get the den and bathroom done today, but if I don't, no big deal really. Or I might do it tonight after Kota's game.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 2:03 pm
Beds all made and looking nice. Got the mail and had to run and cash my check and run another quick errand. Also got lunch on the way home (shhhh.) Just finished the living room and don't think I'll get anything else done before tonight. Need to hop in the shower in a few minutes or else I'm going to have to wait til after I pick the kids up and will have to rush it and I don't want to do that, lol. Tonight after Kota's game I may end up cleaning the den and/or bathroom, but might wait til tomorrow for those.
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Lumbele
Moderator
07-12-2002
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 2:05 pm
Yay for finally discovering the charger's hide-out!!!! Dang, I missed Caleb's birthday. Happy Belated, Mr. Teenager!!! Too bad "Eureka" couldn't wait a couple of more days or Caleb would have had a phone, too. Poor kid missed out. I took last week to catch up on some serious housework. This week it will be 'ilda's turn. Had her sweeping the living room this morning while I baked a WW torte (new recipe) and made dh's fave dinner. Dipo, you'll love your Hilda more and more. I intend to run ours (dh's actually) in a different room every day. Just keep rotating her, plug her back in and she is ready tomorrow. Dh picked me up some of those little ziplock bags, so I can clean up my beading area. I'll want to take a lot to Germany with me in July, so weight will be an issue. I think I'll tackle that clean-up in a few. The front door will have to wait 'til tomorrow. My evenings have been spent knitting up a storm. That's about all I have energy for past 6 pm. Let's hope we'll all be good flybabies this week. For me it's a big if again lately, but I'll be making an effort.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 2:16 pm
Hey, the effort counts, lol! For some reason, I keep those little ziplock bags. Haven't reused them, but have a whole bag full of them! Good idea to take use them to store your stuff for travelling. Caleb, both kids actually, already have cell phones but Kota's is older and Caleb's is a cheapie (think we paid $9.99 for it!) They only use them for the come pick me up phone calls or to check in when they're out with friends, but I figured if anyone needed a new one, it'd be him. My big thing was that I really didn't want to replace my phone...both the kids schools have my number and so does all my aunt and the kids drs, too much hassle to change. One day Caleb will need a better phone, but right now he's good with the one he has, lol.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 2:20 pm
Wargod can't you just replace the charger for your phone?
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 2:21 pm
or if you have to replace the phone can't you have your number transfered over? I have a tracphone and have replaced the phone twice and all i had to do was call up with the new ein number for the new phone
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 2:29 pm
I didn't think you could switch over prepaid cell #'s. I'll have to remember that. Figured buying the phone would be cheaper or at least around the same price as buying the charger, then saw the phone and realized I'd paid $40 for it so the charger itself probably would have been cheaper. LOL, it was just so frustrating. I knew I hadn't put the damn thing anywhere odd (actually thought I put it in the drawer but I'm guessing it was on the counter if niece was able to get it) and couldn't figure out what the heck I would have done with it. I use it every few days, it shouldn't be put anywhere strange! And it certainly ended up being in a weird place, lol, Darren's drill case??? I know I didn't do that, lol!
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 2:38 pm
i know walmart has chargers for aroung maybe $18.00 just bring your phone with you and you can see which one fits. then if you buy one you know your old one will show up
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 12:33 am
Tuesday's Mission I hadn't seen the chargers at Walmart. But then I didn't think to look for them either. I didn't get much else done tonight than I had earlier except another load of laundry. Tomorrow I need to go pay a bill or two and then I'll try to sweep the patio/driveway if it's not too windy. Then the den and bathroom and probably some more laundry. Not much else planned though.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 7:39 am
War the phone chargers are in electronics
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 1:01 pm
I looked at my porch and it didn't need sweeping, LOL, I did that last week. Cleaned up the kitchen, emptied the roomba, gathered up all the trash, and watered the plants. then I LMAO watching I'm a Celebrity, get me out of here.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 1:34 pm
My porch doesn't need it all that bad but the driveway does. Unfortunately...wind again. I've done some laundry, taken dinner out, ran to the grocery store...needed cleaners and dishsoap! Need to run to pay my gas bill in the next hour or so, but in all honesty I just haven't done that much. I just can't get with it today. I go from one thing to the next and then wander off without accomplyshing anything. For example...went to the grocery store to buy my cleaners instead of Walmart because the gas co is right down the street from Vons. Took my gas bill. Made a concious choice to go to Vons first because I could leave the parking lot and make a right turn to go to the gas co rather than the opposite way because making a left turn into Vons parking lot is a nightmare. Did my shopping, got back in the car and left and was pulling into my driveway before I realized I flaked on the gas co! I'm just all over the place.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 12:54 am
Wednesday's Mission I did make it to the gas co earlier. Also cleaned up the kitchen (took a couple minutes,) then got the den cleaned. Problem with lagging all day, I had to stop there and pick the kids up from school. Dakota had practice at 4:30 and I didn't want to get too comfy, so I threw a load of laundry in, cleaned the bathroom, then mopped all the floors. Was more than I thought I'd accomplish after the morning and early afternoon I had, lol. Tomorrow is banking day for my aunt, though don't know if she actually needs me to go this month. I do need to go pick up her grocery money and may do a little light shopping for her. First of the month I do her Costco shopping, but I try to wait til after Caleb's derm appt so I can drop his prescription off there. Which is pretty darn good timing, lol...he has his appt tomorrow at 1:30, I'll be picking him up from school at 1. Might stop and do her Costco shopping then and drop off his prescription, but I'm thinking I may wait til Thursday to do her shopping. Dakota has a game tomorrow night, only 2 more regular season games left. Really not sure what else I might be doing around the house for the day though.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 11:29 am
Lets see, I ran the roomba again last night - I do love it! It got all the cat hair from under the bed, too fabulous. Made dinner, cleaned up the kitchen, and got through some tapes. My sister is excited to clean my house, yeah! So I need to start completing some of my "weird" chores. Like get rid of all the goodwill stuff and finish unloading the office supply bin to either my desk or goodwill. I guess I should schedule a pickup, that will force the issue. She is going to start next week sometime so I at least have the weekend, LOL.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 1:19 am
Thursday's Mission Woo hoo about your sister, Dipo! That is great that you are going to get some help! I woke up with some wicked cramps today (sorry, tmi) which just threw me off. Would have preferred to sit home all day doing nothing, but it doesn't work like that, lol. Threw in a load of laundry this morning. Went to my aunts a little later, she didn't actually need me to go to the bank, but did need her checkbook balanced. I also got her grocery money and she gave me her little list of stuff she needs (sis gives me the big list.) Ran home for a bit and then had to go pick Caleb up for his derm appt. I'd planned to run by Costco to drop off his prescription and pick up a couple things for my aunt, but the drs office was so packed that after we waited 45 minutes to see the dr, it was too late to stop by there. I'm really ahead of myself, lol. The kids ped sent me a card reminding me it was almost time for their annual physicals (July) so I called and set up the appts for June 30th. Since I'd gotten the mail before leaving to get Caleb and had seen the card, while I was waiting for him to get to the office, I talked to the school nurse and got the medical forms for Kota's asthma and inhaler she needs to keep at school. So I'm all set for that. Picked up Dakota and got her to the park where we had a wee bit of excitement and won the game. We ended up getting dinner from El Pollo Loco and watching tv. Not much else got done. Tomorrow I need to do my aunts Costco shopping and drop off Caleb's prescription. I don't really have much else planned except some minor housework and Kota has practice in the afternoon.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 2:26 am
WoooHoo Dipo! What a Win-Win situation for your Sis, as well as you. It always seems easier (IMO) to clean somebody else's house (especially a Sister's) than it is my own. Congrats Dakota & Team! Nice win. War, isn't it nice when all the pieces fall into place so you're not having to make special trips and have all the medical paperwork along with?
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 3:22 am
Well Folks, I HAZ A HOME now! Sorry I haven't been updating lately. Too busy and then too sore & tired. First off, that tooth that broke and I was so worried about forking over $500 for a crown (ins only pays 50%). Went in the next day and Dear Dentist said "Well, that was a filling I replaced 3 yrs ago. Don't think it's long enough, so what do you say if I fix it right now FOR FREE?" Whew! Done, Done & Free. Fri got the carpet done (was told firmly that he wasn't "shampooing" he was doing "hot water extraction". Don't care what it's called, he got EVERY darn stain out, better than I ever dreamed!). Even cleaned every closet! So, since then I've been busy running stuff in from the MOUNTAIN in the garage, bags of clothes from upstairs living rm, and putting back into place. A yr & half ago, during the mold abatement, my Sis had come up from Phx to help bleach all the furniture and SHE packed all the stuff into that mountain. Nice job! It came apart in a natural sequence, so that I could put furniture into the rooms w/o getting in the way of incoming pieces. Still have more to do, but all the furniture is back in the two downstairs bedrooms & beds made w/clean sheets, as of today! Gizmo TIP: One thing the carpet guy had done with the double bed in Sis's bedrm. It was heavy with wooden shelf too much to move out of there even with the mattress/springs pulled off. He pulled out two gizmos to tuck under the wood part and just slid it around. After seeing that, I went to Lowes and described his gizmos. They are Sliders, 4pack for around $11. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=257954-255-4704095N&lpage=none I'm not supposed to lift more than 25-lbs, but using the sliders all the furniture moving went slick as a whistle ALL BY MYSELF! - over garage floor as well as over carpet. Lifted each corner 1" and kicked the Slider under. So impressed, I went back yesterday and bought another 4pack and mailed them to Sis in Phx. Best invention since sliced bread! So, tomorrow I need to sort out all the clothes piled in lawn bags on Sis' bed and fill all the bureau drawers. Can't tell you how GREAT it feels! I'm gonna sleep like a baby tonight, this nightmare is finished!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 3:33 am
BTW lol, I called Sis tonight to tell her of this milestone and to thank her for doing such a fantastic packing job. She was mystified. She hadn't packed with planning any sequence, was just fitting as much stuff as possible in the smallest space to leave a pathway to the breaker box. Probably should clarify. I wasn't so much lifting each corner 1", more like tippling sideways. But what the heck, it worked!
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