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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 09, 2009 - 10:45 pm
Tuesday's Mission Got the den, living room, and the floors done. Also did a couple more loads of laundry. Caleb mowed, Kota helped shave the puppy, and then both got sick. I've got my comfortor in the dryer and sheets in the washer now. My plans for tomorrow are to go pay a couple bills, do a little shopping at Costco (just a few things,) and go to Michaels to buy Kota a Christmas gift (I have a rare 50% off coupon, yippee!) Of course, this all depends on rather my kidlets can go to school tomorrow or not. If they can't, I'll hold off on the bill paying and Michaels til later this week and do Costco when Darren gets home tomorrow. And doing more laundry.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 12:38 pm
The fireplace man is coming today between 1 an 3 so by tonight I will have a warm house, it was pretty chilly when I got up this morning, LOL. I ran the dishwasher last night, and hauled out some recycling this morning. Will unload dishwasher when I get home and then work from home the rest of the day.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 3:22 pm
OMG, he came and he went, we talked about everything we could think of with regard to the fireplace and still didn't take a half hour!! It was a stupid thing, just like I suspected. there are these little tension rods that hold the glass door in place. I had noticed them hanging down but didn't see anything in the manual to tell me about them (they are in a diagram but not the written instructions!). Anyway they were grounding out the wires so nothing would happen. but yeah, I have heat.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 10:38 pm
I'm glad you got it fixed Dipo. Will you be able to do it next year without calling him out again? Today was a quiet, slow day really. Caleb stayed home from school so I didn't get much done. I was able to make a quick run to pay a bill and ran by Michaels to use my 50% off coupon on a couple Christmas presents for Kota. When Darren got home I made a quickie trip to Costco and did a bit of grocery shopping. That was about it today.
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 2:00 am
Dipo, I know it seems that you paid a lot of money for a little work, but when you are dealing with a heating system, safe is way better. Glad you are warm. I had the cooler on a bit when I got home.... there is no winter in AZ.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 2:26 am
Wednesday's Mission Heh, Christy, my inlaws have been looking around AZ for houses for a while now for that reason alone. Despite being anti-procrastination day, the kids are out of school tomorrow for veterans day and I'm planning on not doing too much work. Just the basics and what has to be done (whatever dishes there are, picking up.) I'm hoping for some game time with them, maybe some baking with Kota, that kind of thing.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 6:41 am
back to the dentist today... chuck has 3 teeth to be prepped for crowns. fingers crossed he doesn't need root canals on them.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 11:14 am
Thanks Wargod & Christy - I complain but actually I didn't mind, it does give me piece of mind. I learned from him last year and got one step further, this year he taught me some new stuff and I am hoping that next year I won't need to call! So I got the dishwasher unloaded, neatened up the kitchen, watched my GH tape, and went to bed at 8pm - kind of watched TV as I drifted in an out. IT has been a busy week with some guideline changes which involves coordinating a bunch of people, so I was pooped out. Tonight is investment club so I won't get anything done. Oh, Landi, good luck with that dentist thing.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 1:59 pm
Ick on the dentist, hopefully no root canals needed! I hear you on the complaining but not minding, Dipo. It's a pain every year to wait on the gas company (especially when it's already cold) but it's much better than having something wrong and not knowing it until something horrible happens. My days gone pretty much as expected. We're just hanging out having a relaxing day and enjoying each other. Or were, lol. Oldest niece called and asked if Kota could come over to play. Sis was all for it, her and bil are doing a home improvement project and figure the girls can keep each other occupied plus keep an eye on the baby. Caleb asked if he could go down the street and invite his buddy over for a few hours since Kota was leaving. Said sure, why not. I'm about to go wash breakfast/lunch dishes and decided to start working on dinner. I have some boneless pork ribs marinating that I'll cook later. But, going to do potato salad to go with it and I can fix that early and leave it in the fridge. Darren has class tonight so we need to eat early. Since Kota won't be home til later, I may go ahead and wrap the Christmas presents we have for her already and get the big plastic box out of the garage to store them in.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 1:36 am
Thursday's Mission Didn't get much done this evening. I did have dinner done by 4:30, early even for us on Darren's class night. Also made a run to Walmart for paper and pencils for the kidlets. My aunt has the stomach bug now so first on my list tomorrow is to take her some pedialyte and check to see how she's doing. The rest of my day depends on how she is doing. If she's doing poorly, I'll take her to the dr. If she's doing the normal stomach bug thing, I'll leave her to rest, come home to clean and then go back to check on her a couple times. With her diabetes, I worry when she can't eat and keep stuff down.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 11:17 am
Wargod, you guys need to stop sharing those bugs, LOL!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:52 pm
LOL Dipo, that's one thing you can say about us, we like to share! Aunts feeling somewhat better, don't think she's up for a job around the block, but she seems to be over the worst part of it. I'll go back later today to check on her and see how she's feeling. I just finished with lunch, now need to figure out how I'm spending the rest of my afternoon. There's really not all that much around the house that needs to be done. I may spend some time later beading.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, November 13, 2009 - 2:29 am
Friday's Mission Oh today was so a bust in terms of getting any cleaning done, lol. I have higher hopes for tomorrow. I did go back to my aunts to see how she was doing. She's not up jumping around the house, but she looked much better than this morning and was eating a little soup. She'd also finished the bottle of pedialyte. Like my sister, and a little like Caleb, she is still achy and wasn't exactly peppy. She had spent most the day sleeping which was probably good for her. Tomorrow, a little cleaning around my house. This is shopping weekend for my house. Not sure what I'm doing first though. I need to go to Costco for the majority of the groceries. Also need to get Dakota a sweater and me a blouse/top/something for the quinceniera next weekend. And planning on a little Christmas shopping. I may put off the grocery shopping til Saturday or Sunday when Darren can go with me to lift the heavy stuff. Dakota also has practice tomorrow. That's really all I have planned.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, November 13, 2009 - 11:47 am
Let's see, I mostly put little stuff away since my sister comes to clean today! Refilled my water and soda bottles, took out some recycling, that was about it. Looking forward to the weekend just relaxing - it has been a tense week at work (rumor has it that layoffs are coming on Monday), everything starts up next weekend for the holidays. We pick our "Adopt an Angel" kids on the 20th so that gets the shopping started.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 12:48 am
Ack, Dipo, I'm sorry to hear about the layoffs. I hope you can have a good relaxing weekend, sounds like you'll need it. I spent the morning and early afternoon just fitzing around the house, picking up here and there. Did put time into vacuuming the living room....and found the missing toothpaste! Think it fell off the table then ended up behind the curtain (tables next to the floor to ceiling window.) I lifted the curtain to vacuum and there it was. We did a quickie Walmart shopping trip after picking the kids up from school. Had planned on doing a bit more shopping, but Kota mentioned that practice was early today, at 4pm, and it was already 3:40. So ran out of there, raced to get my niece and get the girls to the park on time. And we waited and waited and waited. I'm guessing the coaches decided to cancel practice cuz it was cold and windy, but they didn't call. Not sure what's up with that. Tomorrow Dakota has early-ish games. Then we're supposed to go to Darren's moms for an early Thanksgiving. His sis is also coming into town. We're not really sure yet whats up with all that though. Sunday will probably be my shopping day. Will give me time to get a list together.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 1:44 am
Dipo, I hope you can have a relaxing weekend! Those sorts of head trips can wear you out worrying & rumors really add to the stress. War, I can't believe you actually found the infamous "missing toothpaste". Doesn't that feel so GOOD, you just saved some bucks and don't have to keep wondering where it went. I lucked out night before last. Watching TV and during the commercials started pulling at more boxes in the living room. Found the proper lightbulbs for my ceiling light. Now, my staircase going to the upstairs has a 3-bulb hanging ceiling fixture, about 1-1/2 stories high. Pretty, but not safe to put a ladder, on a staircase. So, I've discovered that if I straddle the upper open area/banister (like in my younger days river rafting, legs clutching the side of the raft) I can reach the fool thing. Had bought bulbs 2 wks ago but it turned out to be the wrong size, have to return those to Home Depot. In all that crazy making time last year I had already bought the proper size bulbs, 4 of them, which were buried in the box along with the old cardboard sheet! No wonder I couldn't find that old cardboard sheet, so I knew which to buy. Today I had to go to my mechanic. LOVE that man! One of my brake lights was out and he just stopped what he was doing & replaced. Monday I have dental appt near the neighborhood police station, really don't need a ticket or to get pulled over. I don't drive much at night but the other night coming home from Sam's I decided to flash all the back turn/brake lights which glowed (or didn't) against the building. Ack, who knows how long I've been running around bad?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 16, 2009 - 1:43 am
Monday's Mission I hope everyone had a great weekend. Bisc, that's funny about straddling the banister to change light bulbs. Just hold on tight! My inlaws have really, really high ceilings in their house with the lights set into them. Everytime I'm out there I wonder how the heck they change them. Our weekend was weird, part crazy busy, part doing much of nothing. Yesterday we had two games in the morning (they won one, lost one) then a couple hours for showers and to change before heading out to the inlaws for early Thanksgiving dinner with them. Kota was exhausted, she'd gotten up at 6am to get ready so after dinner she laid down on grandmas floor until we left, then went straight to bed when we got home right before 8pm. This morning I had to go through and finish my shopping list and then Kota and I went to Costco. They were packed! It was a mess trying to get through the store, though when we went to check out, we walked right up to a cashier. Got home and was getting ready to seperate meat and stuff when I realized I was out of ziplock bags. So off to Walmart to pick up those plus a few other things. All weekend, hectic and busy while it was busy, calm and relaxing when it wasn't busy. Bathroom and guest (or other) room this week. I can do that. Tomorrow I'm spending the day at home to clean and do some laundry. I have to take Kota for a haircut tomorrow too. I also have a couple bills to pay, though I may do those Wednesday or Thursday since there is no rush for them.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, November 16, 2009 - 10:05 am
i always think that costco and Smart & Final should sell the ziploc bags at the counter. They'd probably sell a ton more!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 16, 2009 - 10:23 am
No kidding Landi. That is always the one thing I forget to put on my list for Costco. Sometimes I'm lucky and walk by someone with them sitting on top of their cart and it reminds me I need them, most the time it's when I get home and start seperating that it dawns on me.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 16, 2009 - 1:57 pm
I'm so dragging today, lol. I've gotten some done but it's been a fight every step of the way! Couple loads of laundry are in. Kitchen is clean except the floor needs mopped. Living room done except needs vaccumed. Actually haven't made it in to the bathroom yet. Aunt called and wants her shower today. Plan was to go over tomorrow and do some cleaning and help her with the shower as well as go over Thanksgiving stuff with sis, but told her I'd go over later this afternoon after Kota's hair appt to do it. It'll free up most of tomorrow for me to be home and finish up around here.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, November 16, 2009 - 2:34 pm
Lets see, over the weekend I watched a ton of taped stuff, swept the balcony a few times, LOL, planted a "bag of violets",cleaned up the kitchen a couple of times, read the paper, did my safeway order and took out some recycling. I only have one thing to in the bathroom and maybe I will consider my master closet the guest room.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 12:33 am
Tuesday's Mission isn't posted yet (it's questions to Flylady where the missions are usually posted.) I'll post the link tomorrow. I took Kota to get her hair done. Darren took Caleb to get new tires (actually went in for getting a nail removed and the hole fixed and ended up with new tires) and buy a new pump for the turtle tank. When Kota and I got home, Darren still wasn't back so I called to let sis know I'd be there as soon as I could and asked her to let aunt know. Ok, first let me explain the way things happened, lol. I'm big on having things planned, knowing what I'll be doing the next few days. Sunday I called sis and told her my plans...Monday staying home to clean my house, Tuesday over to aunts for cleaning and shower, Wednesday Drs appt with both kids and either after that or Thursday picking up sis to go shopping for Thanksgiving. Since it's sometimes difficult to get aunt in the shower (cuz she's arguing she doesn't want one) when she called earlier I was happy to change plans because she was asking! About 15 minutes after my first call to sis, Darren got home and I called her back to tell her I was heading over. She said don't bother...aunt said it's too cold for a shower so she isn't taking one tonight. I'm ready to pull my hair out! Told sis fine, I'd be over tomorrow at 11, bil can start up a fire and have the house warm and aunts getting in the shower if I have to pick her up and put her in it! Finished up my evening instead with baking cookies, cooking dinner and trying to break a 20 to get money for Caleb to buy his pe sweats (ran to Cheveron, they didn't have change, dangit, and I wasn't going anywhere else tonight.) So plans for tomorrow...work around my house until about 11 and then heading to my aunts. Then back home for whatever. Dipo, I really don't have all that much to do in my bathroom either. Figure I'll take the thingies off the lights and clean them, wipe the doorknob, walls, and light/electric switch plates, and wash the shower curtain (sounds like a lot, it's really not.) My extra room is going to be the den...lights, ceiling fans, maybe the windows.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 11:55 am
LOL, busy week Wargod. I didn't really do much last night, I had the dentist, then got to the office and the lay-offs were done. That is very disrupting to the work atmosphere. Went out a lunch to BB&B and ended up spending $50-got some new towels (I have been needing to replace one set), some granite cleaner and sealer. Guess I will seal the slate, travertine and granite this weekend or over the thanksgiving holiday (that stuff was $30, I was shocked, LOL). Oh, that is a good idea, I need to clean my bedroom window, I need to see if I can get it or the screen out, it wasn't cleaned when I bought the house and hasn't been since, that was over 2 years ago, LOL.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 1:54 pm
I'm sorry about the lay offs, Dipo, that always sucks (understatement, I know.) Not only are lay-offs diruptive, but they're plain hard to boot for those left. Less help, more work all around. I picked up a little around the house this morning, then went to aunts and cleaned there and got her in the shower. I told sis to call me later to remind me to gripe at Darren, lol. I always keep a little bit of money in the car, a couple dollars of change in the ashtray, a few singles in the compartment under the dash for...whatever. If the kids want lunch money or I just need a couple bucks to buy something. I noticed last night my one's were gone, but didn't think too much about it til today. Baby niece will "help" me clean, she seperates cans/bottles for recycling, sometimes runs around with a dustrag and wipes stuff down. And when we're done, I pay her, usually 50 cents or so. She's so cute too, she'll put her money in her pocket then run in and drop it in her piggy bank. (Heh, in fact her piggy is almost full now so I'm getting her a new one for Christmas.) Anyways we finished up cleaning and we went out to the car to get her money and thats when it dawned on me Darren had raided my stash. Not only were the ones gone, but he'd taken most of my change, leaving me with a dime and 3 pennies! I dug around my car and wallet and managed to come up with a total of 47 cents for her, lol. Finished up over there and came home to pay my water bill (I'm loving the online option since it saves me a trip across town.) Now I'm considering what I'll be doing next, probably throwing in a load of laundry, washing a few dishes and getting started on the light thingies.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 4:43 pm
LOL, you have cheap labor.
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