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Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 9:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Friday's Mission

I got my errands done, picked up the living room and kitchen and that was about it. Meant to get the bathroom clean while Darren took Kota to practice, but ended up falling asleep on the couch. Shocked me when they walked in and woke me up, lol.

Tomorrow I need to get to the store for a couple things, do some laundry, do a little cleaning, and not sure what else.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, May 07, 2010 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Another night of "not much", LOL. I put my new rug down by my desk, it looks lovely, watered the plants, had some dinner and set up my taping in the living room. Headed off to the bedroom at 8pm!

Looking forward to the weekend, Safeway is coming tonight, I might do some work on my umbrella (I want some pavers that are only 1.5 inches tall), was thinking of doing somelaundry and I think it is time to turn off the pilot light in the fireplace.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 8:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Monday's Mission

Had a nice, fairly lazy weekend. Just did some laundry and shopping. Middle niece had a game Friday night that Darren and I went to (Caleb was at a buddy's house and Kota was at the park though off playing with oldest niece and some of the girls from their team.) Yesterday the girls had a game so we were back at the park for a few hours. Today we had a bbq for mother's day, aunts bday and bil's bday (aunt's is Monday, bils on Wednesday) at sis and bils. We ended up leaving a little earlier than planned cuz I am feeling like crud, sore ears and throat.

We left Kota there playing with her cousins and decided to let her spend the night. Normally I wouldn't do that on a school night, but I'd already agreed to babysit youngest niece tomorrow and she's being dropped off at 7am and sis said she'd toss Kota in the shower tonight so she can just run in the house in the morning, change clothes, eat, and be ready to go.

I'm going to try to get some cleaning done tomorrow (niece isn't supposed to be here for long, especially since I'm picking sis up from her meeting when she's done) and maybe a little grocery shopping.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 8:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
HOpe you are feeling ok today Wargod.

I had a list of things to do and didn't really do to much, cleaned up the kitchen, changed out the litter locker, watched 4 tapes, read the Sat and Sunday papers, cleaned out some old email and played computer games.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 9:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I'm feeling ok, think I have a cold (runny nose, achy, sore throat/ears) but nothing too terrible.

I've been flylady cleaning today, few minutes cleaning, few minutes resting. Little niece came over for about an hour before sis was done and I took her home, we had fun...she followed me around and picked stuff up. I usually pay her for helping with whatever change is in my pocket but I was wearing jammies and didn't have any, no biggie though I forgot to take her wipies home so will have to run over there in a few. Planning on going by the store as well on my way home since I need a few cleaning products. Overall, I don't think I'll get too much accomplished today but it won't be a total waste, lol.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 10:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Tuesday's Mission

Well, lets see...by the end of the day, I got the living room cleaned and vacuumed, did a quick clean of the kitchen (the few dishes, wiped counters, and swept,) got the kids where they were supposed to be and when they were supposed to be there, ran by the store and got gas in the car and ran it through the quickie car wash.

Tomorrow I plan to be home most the day and hope to get more accomplished. Dakota doesn't have practice, but Caleb has the dress rehearsel for his play and that's supposed to run a few hours, not quite sure when I have to pick him up. It's actually our one non-busy day this week until Friday.

I'll be taking some nyquil in a little bit and hoping a good, drugged up night of sleep will do me some good.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 10:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL, hope that drugged up sleep did work! I had to take my balcony cushions in when I got home, we had pouring hard rain, not light showers as the weatherman had predicted! I refilled all my water and soda bottles, took out some recycling and trash and cleaned up the kitchen.

I really need to sort my laundry so I can figure out if I have any full loads, so maybe I will do that tonight.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 10:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Wednesday's Mission

The drugged up sleep did some good, but not a lot. Woke up feeling like I'd gotten a good nights sleep, but by 10am I was just worn out (and hadn't done a thing!) I spent a good portion of the day on the couch, still not feeling great, freezing my butt off, but unable to sleep at all. Was really glad I didn't have anything to do today and could spend the day like I did, lol.

You had rain, Dipo? Ick! We have had a couple days of hard winds (today was terrible) and it got pretty cold, but no rain. Tomorrow is supposed to be pretty nice and close to 80, the winds died down by about 9pm tonight too.

Funny about laundry...sis and I have been buying laundry soap at Costco and splitting it. We picked up a box last week and she took it home to split it, but I haven't been in a hurry to get my half cuz I didn't need it. I had just looked at the box Monday at her house and thought nah, it can wait. Then came home and threw a load of laundry in and realized that was it for my laundry soap. I need to run by her house tomorrow to grab it or I will be out of clothes and end up having to run around in my jammies!

Tomorrow I'm throwing together chicken soup in the crockpot. Caleb has the first night of his play and Kota has a game so we won't be home til late. I need to get a little cleaning done and pick up the laundry soap, but not much else planned during the day.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
hmmm, chicken soup sounds good, do you have a recipe or just throw some chicken and veggies into the pot?

I cleaned up the kitchen and my desk, got all the cushions back out on the deck to finish drying. Supposedly the rain is past until late next week! I swear I can't remember the last time it rained this late into the season. Watched a 5 hour tape and cleared some more email.

Tonight I will try to get through another tape and deal with some Chicken I have in the fridge, not sure what I will make with it yet.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 9:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
It's a toss whatever is in the kitchen in the pot recipe, lol. Today its celery, onions, broccoli, green beans and some mushrooms and since I made pasta last night I threw in a couple cups of rice. I'm aiming for leftovers for tomorrow (Kota has practice and then we're going to Caleb's play afterwards so another late night.)

I've accomplished minor stuff this morning. Looked through the stack of graded homework Dakota left on the table this morning and filled out the permission form for her end of the year field trip (6th grade is going to the bowling alley this year.) Checked the kids grades online, progress reports came home Friday but apparently many of them were totally screwed up. Sure enough, Caleb's had been wrong (lucky for him, he'd have been in big trouble if he really had an F in Math and a D in LA!) He's got a D+ in Math but I'm not grumbling too much about that, it's the one class he's struggled in all year and he's worked pretty hard for that D+. He is going to get the extra credit work though since he's only a few points away from a C. The 8th graders have to turn their books in tomorrow and Friday so after this week they won't be having much homework or any tests, whatever grades they have now are pretty close to final.

I'm about to hop in the shower and head to the store to pick up cupcakes for bils birthday. Since the girls have a game and he's been helping coach the team this season, they're getting cupcakes tonight.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 9:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thursday's Mission

Tomorrow I'll be at my aunts cleaning and helping her with a shower. She has a follow up drs appt on Friday morning. We're going to Caleb's play tomorrow night and Kota has practice though she won't be staying for all of it (she'll need to come home to change before the play.) I'll do some cleaning and laundry at home throughout the day, probably not all that much though.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 9:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I ran the dishwasher, did a little gardening, read a book, refilled my water and soda bottles, and cleaned up the kitchen. And I cleaned out my hutch cabinet, I had some bloody mary mix from 2007, LOL.

Tonight I will be cooking, I need to use up some veggies and stuff, so will be trying to clean out the fridge.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 10:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Friday's Mission

We kept Kota home from practice today. Last night she'd been running a fever, then felt better this morning. When she got home from school she was just kind of blah acting and said she wasn't feeling all that great. Figured she could use the rest. Went to Caleb's play (posted about it in the facts thread) and it was great. We ended up getting home late and didn't have dinner til 8:30, luckily all it needed was heating up.

Had a change of plans earlier and will be going to my aunts in the morning for her shower and cleaning when I drop the kids off at school. Her dr appt is at 10:30 so plenty of time for that. I don't really have anything else planned (except Kota's practice later in the afternoon) so I'll probably do some cleaning around the house.

LOL on the bloody mary mix, Dipo!

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, May 14, 2010 - 8:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I forgot I had a hair appointment yesterday so I ended up stopping at safeway after and getting their Shang-hai for two meal for 9.99. It will probably feed me for four days, LOL, so I put the chicken in the freezer. Now I just need to do something with all the veggies.

Got all my laundry sorted, I have a bunch of little loads so will figure out how to combine and get fewer big loads. Guess that will be my task for tonight and the weekend. If I do a couple of loads a night it won't be too heavy or unmanageable.

Getting some new pavers for my new umbrella tomorrow, yeah, then I will feel more comfortable. I am afraid it is going to blow over or break so the extra weight will relieve my mind.

that bloody mary mix is funny because I can't even remember when the last time I had any vodka in the house. Hmmm, maybe I should get vodka and bloody mary mix and have a Sunday morning cocktail on my balcony with my newly weighted umbrella while I read the paper, LOL. I already have the celery.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 11:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Monday's Mission

Did ya get the Sunday morning cocktail, Dipo? The out of date bloody mary mix would fit in well here, lol. We've got a couple bottles of something or other on top of the cabinet that have been there who knows how long. Never seem to remember them when I'm cleaning though.

I got a ton done today. Started out with throwing a load of laundry in the washer. Then a trip to Costco. Cleaned (top to bottom type cleaning) the kitchen, bathroom, and living room. Did four more loads of laundry, all folded and put away. Cooked dinner and washed those dishes.

Yesterday we took the kids to the renaisannce faire (had a great time) and neither me nor Darren got anything done so today was catch up day. He had a bunch of homework to do plus a final exam and he's almost singing in joy that his online class is finished and he'll start back to on campus classes again.

Nephews birthday party was today but I knew we were going to miss it between Darren's homework and my housework. Caleb had plans with his buddies so sis and bil picked Kota up and took her to the party. She's still not home and tomorrow is looking to be pretty rough for her with as little sleep as she'll get. Hopefully she's crashed on the couch.

Tomorrow I want to get the sheets washed so I'll probably spend time picking up the bedrooms and vacuuming the hallway.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, May 17, 2010 - 8:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL, Wargod, no cocktails, I think I will do some shopping so that I can do that on memorial day weekend though, it does sound fun.

I changed the sheets, only did one load of laundry (just couldn't make myself haul the rest of the loads down there, LOL), my sister and I got the new pavers, went to Outback and had fabulous steak and crab legs, then home to fix the umbrella. I feel so much better about it not blowing off the deck now. I have about 175 lbs of proper weight, plus I noticed a warning label which I read and now I know how to close it up, LOL, the whole thing collapses down to one pole and I didn't know that. Anyway, I collapsed the umbrella and stacked all the patio cushions on the sofa (my sister cleans today). We are expecting light showers, last time that was predicted it rained like a b@tch! Finished all my tapes, made some veggie soup on Sunday and relaxed most of the day. Cleaned up a little this morning and maybe I will do a load of laundry tonight, then all I will have left is sheets.

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Monday, May 17, 2010 - 3:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Isn't it great what good Monday intentions can accomplish. Wish they'd actually last till Friday.

I was a dynamo today, too. We took the dog for a walk at 7 am (we are having a heat wave, a/c is on). After breakfast I baked 5 sponge bottoms, froze 4 and loaded up the biggest one with strawberries. It will taste oh so good with cream tonight. Made Chicken a la King in pastry shells for dinner. One load of laundry back where it belongs, the second in the dryer.
Just prepped some veggies, made Guacamole to dip them in tonight in front of the tube. Heck, I even had a good snooze, but every joint in my body is protesting. Dang arthritis; it's really so inconvenient when I am feeling ambitious!

Are we just being very neat or are there other households where you can't find 27 things to fling in a room? Heck, I doubt I'd get up to 27 in the entire living area. Basement, otoh....

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 12:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Tuesday's Mission

Hehe, it depends what room it is, Lum. Living room and kitchen, nope couldn't find 27 things, and not the bathroom (though there are a few empty bottles that could go.) In the den or one of the kids bedrooms, definitely. Especially the toy box of toys that's too young for my kids to play with anymore. Sure, younger neices and nephews come over often, but not really often enough to justify a whole toy box, but at the same time I don't want to get rid of them cuz they do get played with sometimes.

I did not get much accomplished today. I woke up with a raging headache. Got it under control for a couple hours but then it was back. It was there and gone all day so I spent a good portion of the day on the couch. I did get the kids derm appts and Kota's lab appt set up so at least I got one thing done I needed to do.

Tomorrow I've got a little cleaning to do but not much. Need to go pay the gas bill (that's one I can't pay online or over the phone) and make a quickie run to Walmart for a few things. Oddly enough, toilet paper (forgot that Sunday at Costco,) toothpaste, soap, and dishsoap make up my list.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 2:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Lumbele, great job! I can't really find 27 things either, maybe if I cleaned out the cat toys, LOL.

I didn't do much last night because my sister had cleaned earlier. I just had to put back the stuff I put away before she comes, like the remote and my list of things to do. I ran the dishwasher so will unload that tonight, redid the litter locker and took that out to the trash, and that was about it.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 10:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Wednesday's Mission

Got my little cleaning done and the run to the store, then had to turn around a run back this evening because Dakota just mentioned they are doing a science project tomorrow and she needed seeds for it. I didn't get to the gas company, will do that in the morning.

I'll be spending most of tomorrow doing some cleaning and laundry, nothing major. Supposed to be nice out so I may sweep the back patio and driveway. Dakota's got a game in Palmdale tomorrow evening. It's a fairly long drive (for being one city over) since we're on the far west side of Lancaster and the park is way way out on the far east side of Palmdale. Darren's working late, so to avoid us taking two cars, I'll drop Kota off with my sis and they'll take her out to the park for warm ups and then when Darren gets home we'll head off to the park together. Gas is $3 a gallon here now, not going to waste it if we can avoid it.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I got the dishwasher unloaded and cleaned a few things out of the fridge, reloading the dishwasher, LOL.

I watched a 5.5 hour tape so that is out of the way, pulled the laundry out (it is now closer getting washed), did some online reviews which cleaned out my email and swept/straightened up the balcony.

Might get some more rain today and our weatherman says it will be cool, windy, light rainy until after memorial day!

Hope the game goes well!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 1:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thursday's Mission

Hmm, not sure the game went well. The girls won again but it was a rough game. One of the other teams pitchers hit five of our girls before they pulled her. Very, very windy and since we were on a dirt field, dirt everywhere (we came home running for showers.) Their three pitchers walked most of our girls, nice for getting on base and scoring (final score 15-7) but makes for a long, boring game. Dakota did have a couple great hits and brought in four girls and another of our girls had a terrific hit and brought in a couple but other than that, not much batting going on tonight. So, they won but it was rough and not the type of game our girls like to play.

Plans for tomorrow are a little cleaning and uh, oh kids have open house at school that I think we're going to. I don't really have anything else planned though, except maybe a nap since it's like 2:30 and I'm still up.

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
You are doing very well getting your things done. I didn't do so badly until yesterday morning either. Our granddoggies came over, one still more puppy than dog and the other on a strict diet.
Guess where they are when I start cooking....I took one step back, the pup yelped, I moved my foot and in the process lost my balance, tripped over 2 dogs, then bounced off the cabinets and hit the floor - hard. Now I am black and blue all over, every time I move something new smarts, and in no mood or shape to do much of anyting. Heck, even typing hurts.LOL

So keep plucking along, girls, I'll rest my intentions on your laurels.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 9:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Oh my, Lumbele, I am sure that was not fun, LOL.

I did a load of laundry last night! yeah, will probably do another one tonight. Hauled out the trash and some recycling.

Mmmmm, a nap sounds so fabulous!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Ack Lum! I think you should spend the day watching movies and resting!