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Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
My sister cleaned yesterday sp the house looked great when I got home! Love that, so I didn't do much but play, LOL.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL, really Bisc, it was like three months ago! But, it's so easy, it's so much cheaper, and they're so much better homemade.

Niether kid went to school. In fact, I just got out of bed, they started waking me up at 3 or 4 this morning and took turns til about 8 coming back in to wake me up to let me know how they were feeling. I finally got both of them asleep on the couch and went back to bed for a couple hours. Caleb's still asleep and I'm a little worried because he's taken 4 days of zithromax (will take the 5th and last tonight) and he should be feeling fine. Dakota's right where she should be with it...coughing and snotty and sneezing and sore throat.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 1:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Wednesday's Mission

Didn't make it to my aunts, but I did get some cleaning done here today. Not much, but the living room and kitchen look spiffy.

Tomorrow I really want to go to my aunts, but Dakota's feeling so bad tonight I doubt she'll go to school tomorrow. It's not looking like I'll get much done. We also have the player/parent meeting for softball tomorrow...she definitely won't be going to that though I have to. Darren has school and she'll have to stay with bil while sis and I go to the meeting (one parent needs to be there to fill out some paperwork.) They really want the girls there too, but this is a coach Kota has had before and he knows how bad she gets when she's sick.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 12:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I had a condo board meeting last night so the most I could do was clean the kitchen and run the dishwasher.

I have an investment club meeting tonight so I hope to get the dishwasher unloaded when I get home, LOL.

Hope everyone starts feeling better!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 1:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thursday's Mission

You've been pretty busy lately, Dipo!

Dakota stayed home and Caleb came home early today so didn't get to my aunts again. I've already decided Dakota's staying home tomorrow, she's been up and down all night, her breathing is bad, she was running a fever, and unfortunately with the nasty cough her infected and sore throat is even more sore and irritated.

Haven't decided yet if I'm going to take her to aunts. Sis is off work tomorrow so I can take Kota and sis will keep an eye on her when I'm busy with aunt. But, if she's feeling as lousy as she did today, she'll be just miserable if I make her go so not sure if we're going to go or not.

I actually got quite a bit of cleaning done today before my nieces got here Swept and mopped and vacuumed. Threw a load of sheets in and thought that was going to be the only load I did until baby niece threw up all over the place and I had to throw another load in. Took oldest niece to the softball meeting and got the info we needed there and then made a run to Walmart (at 10 tonight!) to buy Darren new socks and some Vicks vapor pads for Kota.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL, so true, I was tired when I got home last night so I didn't even get the dishwasher unloaded! I am so looking forward to a quiet evening with Survivor and doing simple chores.

Wow, Dakota is having a bad time of it, hope she feels better today.

My plan is to unload the dishwasher, hang up my coat rack (I went to the eye doctor yesterday and he happens to be close to Ace hardware so I picked up some more toggle bolts that I think may work), and possibly throw in a load of laundry.

I have a bunch of work to do for investment club and I have been trying to work through my bill folder, five at a time, looking for tax deductions. It makes me clean out the old stuff that should be shredded as well as prepare for taxes.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
This has been a particularly nasty illness, even by Dakota's normal. We seem to have gotten past the worst (knock on wood,) I think the vicks vapor pad really helped kick some of the congestion and cleared her lungs some because she got about six straight hours of sleep this morning and isn't coughing as badly today. First thing out of bed I wasn't handing her the nebulizer so that's a good sign.

We're going to head to my aunts for a while and she's going to hang out with sis while I'm busy. She wants to go to practice but I put my foot down on that, no school...no practice. Besides with her asthma the way it is right now she wouldn't be able to do anything anyways except stand there in the cold.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Got to my aunts and was able to clean/dust/vacuum her living room, hallway and bedroom. Also picked up some in the kitchen, swept, and took care of the oxy machine and got her clothes laid out for her shower. Then Dakota came in and asked if we could go home, she wasn't feeling good.

Told my aunt I'd be back later this afternoon when Darren gets off work to give her a shower. I also plan to clean her carpets and maybe get the back room cleaned up if I have time.

I was actually kind of glad for Kota wanting to leave. I'd called before I went over to give aunt time to eat before I got there and she still waited til I walked in the door and then piddled around for the next hour or so. She wasn't in any hurry to get in the shower and I have a feeling was planning on dragging it out as long as possible. Normally not a huge problem, but Dakota definitely didn't want to sit there til 3 feeling like she does.

Think now I'll go wash dishes and pick up my living room and put clean sheets on the bed before I have to pick Caleb up.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 1:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Friday's Mission

Well knocking on wood for the second time today, but Kota has been asleep for over three hours tonight. She's still having breathing issues and the nasal congestion, nothing compared to what they were yesterday though. She's going to school tomorrow with a note to avoid strenuous physical activity during pe (she can stretch and walk laps, but no running, jumping, etc.) I'll also poke my head into the nurses office and let her know to expect Dakota at some point during the day. This is her 2nd or 3rd time this year having probs with her asthma, the school has plenty of asthma kids, and we've been dealing with it for years, we've got the whole drill down, lol.

Darren came home from work today and told me he has to be to work at 3 am, which means he'll be up in a few minutes. He didn't get home til 4, Caleb was almost 5 before he was ready to be picked up from school, I looked at the clock and thought there is no way I'll be able to go to aunts and get dinner done at home before Darren needed to go to bed. So ran to her house and told her I could come back later tonight (after 7 or 8) and she said no, come back in the morning.

So that's my plans for tomorrow, go talk to the school nurse and then around 10 go to my aunts and get her in the shower and do the carpets.

Then back here to get ready for the girls to come spend the night (Valentine's Day kid swap, lol.) Decided to do a little tea party for the girls...have a couple decorations, some plastic heart shaped plates and some special cups, oh and bought a box of valentine's day cards. I'm going to make a small fruit plate and veggie plate, some quesadilla's, and some lemondae. I also bought some conversation hearts and lollipops for treats. I figure they can make some kind of valentine's day craft for their mom and dad and then we'll watch the opening ceremonies for the olympics. Dakota's getting to the age where that's not all that exciting for her, but the younger girls love it and with them all being sick this week I need something planned for them that is low key and quiet.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
The teaparty sounds great, what a great way to start the Olympics.

I got the dishwasher unloaded, and did two loads of laundry, I was very happy to finally get something done.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 3:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Tee hee, Valentine's Day Tea Party:

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Dakota and oldest niece have practice today, so they won't be here til 6 or so. The little heart shaped plates are for the fruit, veggies, and quesadilla's. The little cards are my Valentine Day cards, they're clear and say things like "You're awesome!"

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 8:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
that looks fabulous! I am so jealous, LOL.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 9:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thanks Dipo! The girls had a blast and really enjoyed it. Part of the fun was that once we got back here after practice, they helped put the fruit/veggie tray together, washing them and the older two girls cutting while the little ones put the stuff on the plate. They they set and munched and chatted while I made them quesadillas. After dinner, I cut that little cake into seven pieces, lol! Me and Darren split one (and since starting to eat healthier, I couldn't finish even half of my half of a piece, way too sweet.) Then I lined them up and drugged them all up, lol. Kota's got antibiotics, inhaler, and nasal spray to take, baby niece some cough medicine and tylenol, and middle niece antibiotics. They're busy playing with Polly Pockets now...don't think they'll be up too late tonight.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 3:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Awe War! What a LOVELY & sweet tea party, so pretty! I bet they had a blast! Too funny that the 'desert' afterwards was all their medications.

Hey, I posted a recipe in the Cooking Corner thread if you go looking for a fun (inexpensive) recipe for a superbowl type party, check out the pics:

Super Bowl Bacon Cheese Turtleburger
http://klg2a.blogspot.com/2010/02/super-bowl-bacon-cheese-turtleburger.html

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 3:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Hehe, well it worked out rather well, the tea party that is. Kept the girls pretty calm for the night and thats what they needed after the week of them all being sick. LOL, you should have seen the three of them lined up and me and Darren trying to figure who go what and how much of it.

Today, not much done really. I dyed moms hair, cuddled the baby and watched the kids play. That was about it til we dropped them off and went out to dinner (where I totally blew my healthy eating, but hey it was just one meal right?) We had a very nice date night and enjoyed ourselves.

And then I noticed Darren wasn't wearing his wedding ring and I asked where it was. He said he wasn't even going to lie, he has no clue. Thought he left it at work (they can't wear any jewelry on the floor) but wasn't in his locker. Thought maybe he left it on the nightstand when he put lotion on his hands, but it wasn't there either. I'll look around the house for it tomorrow or Monday, it's got to be here somewhere.

Tomorrow I probably won't get much done either. Don't have to pick the kids up til sometimes in the afternoon so we're going to have a quiet morning, maybe go do some shopping.

Hope everyone has a nice Valentine's Day.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 4:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Hey, anybody got a metal detector - doesn't even need to dig thru sand, just the house, the lawn, the washer&dryer, all the vehicles?

Glad you had a nice date. You two truly deserve it!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, February 15, 2010 - 12:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Nah, it's definitely in the house, not outside or in the cars. He tends to take it off before work and leaves it here unless he's rushing. He also uses lotion a lot and takes his ring off everytime he does it. Normally he'd leave it on the end table, the nightstand, or the desk, but my nieces have been here a lot the last couple weeks so he may have set it on a shelf or somewhere different so the little one couldn't get it. So it's in the house somewhere.

Thank you, we did have a nice time. We didn't pick the kids up til 4, spent the day watching some olympics, went and bought Darren some new golf cleats, and hit up Walmart for some softballs for Kota to practice. Then picked the kidlets up and came home to set up Kota's net so she could practice some pitching. I spent a whole lot of time chasing down balls, lol. Dakota's a bit miffed with us I think, we didn't let her practice too long since her breathing is still not great.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, February 15, 2010 - 3:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Monday's Mission

Tomorrow everyone is off for the holiday. Our plans are pretty simple. Darren's doing some homework and I have some housework to do. The kids need to do some laundry. Then we're doing some pitching practice with Kota before the girls have team practice later in the afternoon.

Promised Caleb I'd do some practicing with him too tomorrow. The school board meeting is going to be at the kids school this week and one of the issues is the cuts to the different art programs. Drama teacher was asked to have the kids in the play Caleb's in to come in and put on a short performance (think they have 3 minutes) of their play for the school board to show them some of what will be cut. He's a bit nervous about it, it'll be his first time for doing a play in front of an audience.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, February 15, 2010 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Lucky you, off for Presidents Day, I am at work, LOL. Sounds like Valentines Day and the rest of the weekend was nice.

I managed to clean my desk off, run the dishwasher, and tried to hang my coatrack. While I was screwing in the second toggle bolt, the whole thing feel inside the wall. I swear it must be that I am not supposed to have a coat rack, but it looks nice and I like it! Now I have to go back and get another couple of toggle bolts and some of those round silver things to put between the screw and the wall so the head of the screw won't fit thru the whole that has to be big enough for the toggle.

Maybe I will take my coatrack to the hardward store and get them to tell me how best to get it to stay up on the wall, LOL.

I also swept the hallway/kitchen area, oh and I ran my brita water container through the dishwasher. My sister thought it was getting some sort of mold/bacteria on the bottom, I couldn't see it, but ran it through just in case.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 1:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Tuesday's Mission

Dang Dipo, isn't that like the third time you've tried to hang that coat rack?

Heh, well normally Darren doesn't get President's Day off, but the company took a day away from their holiday shut down time between Christmas and New Years and they wanted to give that day back at some other time of the year. So, they got President's Day, lol. No complaints, they've been on 10-12 hour days for the last month or so and worked the last few Saturdays, was nice for them to have a bit of an extended weekend.

I got a couple loads of laundry done and that was about it today. We played outside, we went to the sporting goods store (Darren needed a glove and Kota needed some long socks,) watched the nieces, then went to practice. Tomorrow we are back to a normal schedule.

I've got to go to the DMV right after dropping the kids off at school, hopefully won't take too long that early in the morning. Then get some cleaning done around the house and try to make it to Costco for a little grocery shopping. We have Dakota's practice and then the school board meeting too tomorrow evening.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 3:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
I know I've probably been kind of a slug these days. Watched my Sunday night TAR, (yikes) the Hooters CEO thing for the first time, and Cold Cases. Believe it or not, I don't watch a lot of TV these days, but when I do I can really kick tail! During the week I pile boxes of papers I don't know what to do with on the couch, then during commercials I check them out & shred or tuck into recycle bag. Can you believe it, I found receipts from 10 YEARS ago? All these bags of "goodies" surfacing after all the mold abatement while trying to put stuff away. Dang.

I mentioned in the Prayer Thread, I heard from my brother yesterday. Nephew Simon is off the ventilator after the Swine Flu episode. Still receiving oxygen thru the trac tube, but at least they have gotten him off most of the drugs that were "making him goofier than a bedbug". He will still be in rehab for a while, but progressing faster than 3-6 months like the hospital had predicted!

I finished my taxes yesterday, planned to recheck today in order to mail out Tuesday after Presidents Day when USPS opens, but spent the time calling the relatives w/news of Simon. Well, maybe I will get them mailed on Wed. IRS probably ain't going anywhere soon.

Confess that I use Turbo Tax BASIC, only $30+tax vs. the Deluxe version they sell at Sam's Club which would be overkill. It's nice that the software does the checks but I'm always a Nervous Nelly. Still, I like to check to make sure I didn't make any typos. I don't cheat but sure don't want to shortchange myself during the process.

I will need to fly to Phx to deal with my Dad's Wrongful Death lawsuit, all us kids need to be there. The tax refund will be helpful to pull the trip together & should get here in time.

Biscottiii
Member

05-29-2004

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 3:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
BTW, War this was funny! Talked to my Aunt today. Her granddaughter is doing GREAT in gymnastics & finishing this week. Then both grandkids are getting into Softball. We had a great discussion (seeing as to how YOU have educated me WRT time & costs associated about softball).

The grand kidlet was complaining about not being afford to do something when her Mom reminded her about the $65 needed for the uniform - 'where do you think that $65 came from, you're just lucky we can afford it'.

So, I read your posts War and you educate me about what time & costs it requires these days. It was nice to carry on a conversation with my elderly Aunt - seeming somewhat knowledgeable, gives us something to chat about. Things were much different back in our days when gymnastics or softball weren't even available to girls. But still, it seems like a better investment than plugging a kid in front of a TV (there again, not available in Aunt's & my own days). Thx!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Oh I'm so glad to hear your nephew is doing better!

And you're very welcome! On the whole, softball is cheaper than some of the other sports out there (unless you're involved in a travel league which can get quite pricey.) If the kid plays more than one season, they can reuse a lot of their gear and uniforms from one season to the next, plus the teams usually have bats and helmets for everyone to use and the kids are pretty good at sharing if they have their own stuff. Kind of skeeves me out to see them sharing helmets cuz we had head lice go through the league a couple seasons ago (I now keep a can of lice spray in Kota's bat bag and we spray the helmets out after every game...not that I think anyone has lice, lol, but doesn't hurt to be safe!)

My big thing is over the long run I think we save money. Softballs time consuming and when we're in the middle of that, we're not looking for anything else to do. We're either out in the yard practicing, at the park practicing, or at games so we don't have the time to worry about other forms of entertainment and keeping busy.

And yep, much better than plopping the kids down in front of the tv or computer. I've also noticed that Kota is much calmer and focused during softball season and both her and my niece do better in school. Totally worth it.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 9:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Good memory, yes this is the third time for the coat rack! If I didn't have a table in my foyer I could probably find the studs and hang it on them, but I have to figure out a way for it be secure on the drywall!

I did a few chores, tax prep stuff, olympics and I already did the mission! yeah, or at least one of the various missions, seems like there are a lot of different ones these days. Got the litter locker redone.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 10:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
There are these weird thingamajiggies you can get for drywall, they go in the little hole and then these arm thingies fold out (inside the wall) and then you put your screw or bolt or whatever in that. The guys love them for heavy stuff, but I can tell you from personal experience that if whatever they're holding in the wall comes out or falls down, you've got a much bigger hole in the wall than what you'd have with a screw. I will say I don't know that they really come out of the wall that easily...we used quite a few of them around the house and the one that came out (was holding a shelf in Kota's room) I'm fairly sure the girls did something to make that happen. I got too big of a story out of the girls when that shelf came down. I'll ask Darren tomorrow what they are called, they might help with your coat rack.