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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, September 13, 2010 - 11:22 am
Had an easy morning, then in the afternoon I got the wireless router set up, and played a little with my new computer. It is cool but something is off with the colors, I will need to poke around and see if some changes in contrast and stuff like that make it seem more like my other computer. Cleaned out and got rid of my jewerly box, now have a really cute hatbox time container. SEt up my new litter locker and cleaned up the kitchen. Hope Dakota is feeling ok when she gets home from school!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 13, 2010 - 12:11 pm
Lum, we've actually spent one of her birthdays sitting in the ER! Anything less I consider a success, lol. Nurse called a while ago to tell me her science teacher had sent her up for her inhaler. She was keeping her for a few until her breathing was better, but no fever and no complaints outside of her breathing and her nose being all stuffy again so we decided she could stay for now. If she has to go back, I'll pick her up cuz at that point she'll need the nebulizer and not an inhaler. Woo hoo for a strike, Lum! Dipo, what is a hatbox time container???
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, September 13, 2010 - 1:03 pm
oh, LOL I meant hatbox type container.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 13, 2010 - 8:55 pm
Oh, LOL! I was sitting here wondering, I knew what a hatbox was, but had no clue about a hatbox time container.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 13, 2010 - 10:37 pm
Tuesday's Mission Darren and I did a little birthday shopping this afternoon. We're looking for an ipod nano for Dakota. Thought our biggest problem would be finding one in purple. Nope, biggest problem (after checking Costco and seeing they didn't have them and looking at Walmart) seems to be that a new version of the nano is coming out and Walmart (the one closest to us) doesn't have either the new or the old one. Or that's what the guy working told us. Since that's what we'd planned to give her at her party this weekend, I have a few days to look around and see if I can find one somewhere. Did a little housework, filled both cars up with gas, and took Kota to practice. Tomorrow, some more housework and I am watching my littlest niece and nephew for a while. DAKOTA HAS A MINIMUM DAY! I am sooo going to forget that, lol. After seeing it on the calendar last week, posting about it here, I was surprised tonight to get a phone call about it this evening, wait minimum day, why? Yep, I'm so forgetting her. Need to wrap a couple presents and I think we're taking cake over to my aunts. ETA: I am pretty sure the sick is starting to sink in. Dakota has sounded progressively worse as the afternoon and evening went on. Practice was fairly easy with not much running, actually worst part of it for her was that her knees were hurting and they were practicing sliding, kind of hard to get into throwing yourself on the ground for sliding when your knees hurt. We came home and she took a warm bath and when she came out, geez, poor kid, I wanted to attack her with a snot sucker she was so congested (ya know those things you use on babies, I have no idea what they are really called, lol.) She went to bed a little early, came out a while later to tell me she had a headache and I asked where, she said, "here, here, here, and here." Oy, she hit pretty much every sinus cavity in her head. I've been listening to her breathe all evening...from the opposite end of the house. I'll see how she's feeling in the morning and decide on sending her to school or taking her to the dr. She might make it another day or two before it really hits her and she gets sick enough to go to the dr, but I don't think she'll go much longer than that.
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Lumbele
Moderator
07-11-2002
| Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 5:57 am
Happy Birthday, Kota!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you'll feel much better by the weekend.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 8:40 am
I didn't do a lot but I did clean the Kitty Fountain, been meaning to do that for a while.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 9:16 pm
War don't forget trash day!
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Landileigh
Member
07-28-2002
| Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 10:51 pm
LOL Serate! i just came by to do the same thing!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 11:08 pm
Wednesday's Mission LOL Serate, me and Darren did! Caleb, though, ran out to get something out of the car and came back to tell us he'd put the cans on the curb, blank look from us before either of us remembered the changed day! I noticed a while ago that Caleb set them on the curb...right behind Darren's truck where the garbage truck won't be able to get to them. He'll have to move the truck (er, Darren that is) before he leaves in the morning. Lum, Kota said, "Thank you!" I asked how she was feeling when she got out of school, she said she felt just fine *heh heh heh*, that's the sound her wheezy breathing makes. She tried playing it off all day, but the mood more than anything tipped us off. Did her homework and texted her friends. When Darren got off work, she opened her little presents, socks and zhu zhu pets, she loved those. She set on the floor playing with those for awhile before putting them up and telling us how bored she was, it's her birthday, she should be doing something (whiney.) Then comes dinner time, I had planned on calling and ordering take out from our favorite local Italian place. She whined about that for a minute before realizing she could get her fettucini alfredo, so all happy for a few. Then when I got back with it, she pushed it around the plate for a while before putting it in the fridge. Grumpy kicked in after that, but she was still insisting she was feeling fine. Brought out the cake, lit it up, sang to her and she was happy, then she pushed the piece of cake around for a while. Darren asked then, "Are you feeling ok?" She said yep, it's my birthday...no, don't feel good at all. I thought she felt warm, nothing too bad, but warmer than normal, Darren said if she was, it's not much of a fever yet (I don't keep a thermometer.) Then she told us she was ready for bed, it was 7:30! I'll have to see how she's feeling in the morning and if it's finally time to call the dr. Littlest niece and nephew came over for a while today. Loads of fun, they helped me wrap Kota's presents and I spent some time teaching littlest niece how to love on the puppy gently. They have big dogs at home, and they're great with Harvey here (who like their dogs is so used to little kid loving it doesn't phase him) but PJ weighs 9lbs, lol! I need to get her used to it now because it looks like I'll be watching them a couple days a week now (nephews in school in the mornings, so I'll only have him part of those two days.) By the time they left, her and PJ were great friends, but I know I'll have to remind her for a while PJ is just a baby (not really, but 2 year old niece understands you have to be careful with a baby.) I did do some housework this morning, but that was pretty much my day...played with the little ones, kept an eye on Kota, and picked up dinner. Tomorrow, no plans that I know of except for Kota's practice. I'll do some laundry and work up a grocery list for me (need some groceries and food/drinks for the party.)
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 11:35 pm
LOL Landi, you weren't there when I started typing my post! Thank you both of you!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 8:25 am
Sounds like Dakota did everything she could to have a fun and enjoyable birthday and then was forced to give up the ghost, LOL, poor thing. I made some pinto beans, cleaned up the kitchen, watched a tape and then crawled into bed.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 9:19 am
Thursday's Mission Went to bed early last night and forgot to post the mission, sorry! Today is housework and making plans for the rest of the weekend day. Need to finish my grocery list, my party list, decide on snacks for the softball team (we offered to take snacks Saturday since it's her birthday week and I don't have to take cupcakes to her class, lol.) I've got one load of laundry in the washer now, did a quick pick up in the living room, and that's it so far.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 2:42 pm
hahaha, I was up late with Big Brother so didn't even notice it was missing, LOL. All I did was run the dishwasher, LOL, but have some plans for tonight.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 10:35 pm
Friday's Mission LOL, I was in bed before Darren got home from school at 10 (ok, only by a minute or so, but that never happens!) Lets see, earlier today, I cleaned up the kitchen and finished my one load of laundry (never got anymore done.) Went to cash my check and then Caleb and I went out shopping for Kota's birthday gift. Still no ipods, so she's getting a dsi (had actually planned on that for Christmas, oh well, maybe the ipod.) Then went to get her from school and when Darren got home we dropped her off with my sis and went to Caleb's back to school night. Funny thing is, I'd asked sis about a week ago if Kota could stay with her tonight and she said sure. Come to find out, nieces back to school night was tonight too, so Dakota ended up going with them, lol. Came back home for dinner then ran back over to pick Kota up and ended up sitting there an hour and a half chatting with sis and bil. Tomorrow...housework, maybe some shopping for the party. I'm watching littlest niece and nephew again in the afternoon (think I'll be watching them twice a week from now on.) Then practice tomorrow night.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 17, 2010 - 10:13 am
Did some housework, not too much though. Keep thinking about all I have to do this weekend and it's wearing me out, lol. I did check on our HFA medical card (the one we pay co-pays and meds with.) Darren had asked me about it a few weeks ago, really wasn't sure how much was left on it. Last year, we had opted for the $1,200 one and it was gone by June (we had like $8 left over at the end of the year, lol.) This year, knowing Dakota would also be visiting the dermatologist, we upped the amount to $1,500. Was just getting ready to call the kids derm office to set up their appts and remembered I needed to check on that. LOL, glad I did, we've got $44.23 left, I would have been mighty embarrassed standing in the derms office trying to pay the $60 co-pay and coming up short!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, September 17, 2010 - 6:11 pm
Lets see, I managed to get the dishwasher unloaded, got some stuff out of my storage unit that I needed, watered the plants, refilled the water and soda bottles, and I took out some recycling. So today, I am tired, was super busy at work, never even got here til now, LOL. So I am watching tapes, playing games and listening to the football game next door (always very entertaining, I love the band), and will be going to bed early. I have a big list for the weekend.
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Friday, September 17, 2010 - 9:16 pm
Ok, so I am sitting here watching a TIVOed episoed of Hoarders. Sometimes these people just have never taken out the trash, sometimes they really do have "collections" that have gone wild. This episode, this mother of 3 REALLY wants to change. She wants to get her life under control. She is tossing so much and so fast while she has help, that she has health issues. I could not help thinking that she could make great progress with flylady. Baby steps.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 11:20 am
I have thought the same Christy, since often they say that they are overwhelmed, but sometimes it is really the psychological issues that are stopping them. I haven't done much yet today, just made some breakfast and cleaned up the kitchen, watched my tapes and restocked my meds.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 5:16 pm
I have done a bunch of stuff, LOL. I moved some furniture around in my bedroom, my winter set-up. Then I had to change a chair in the living room with one in the bedroom. I cleaned the extra litter box container so that I can move it inside off the balcony, so I cleaned a new litter box from the storage room, cleaned all the parts of the cover and set up the new box. Now I am making Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and green beans for dinner, will have leftovers, for lunch or dinner next week. Oh, all that stuff above meant four trips to the trash with trash and recycling.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 10:56 pm
Monday's Mission Probably won't be around too much the next couple days, Darren's off work. Busy, busy weekend I'll post about later and quite a bit of housework to do around here.
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Lumbele
Moderator
07-11-2002
| Monday, September 20, 2010 - 6:56 am
Trying to stay on top of hot spots and pseudo-tydiness while knitting up a storm. Yesterday, I realised that the pattern had a mistake in it which meant I had to frog 2/3 of my work so far. Guess what I'll be doing this week. Already worked on it for 5 hours yesterday. By the time dil's b'day rolls around, my arms will be falling off. Hope you're all doing well. See ya on the other side of this dang sweater at the latest.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 20, 2010 - 9:49 pm
Tuesday's Mission As I posted last night, it was a busy, busy weekend here! It started about 8am Saturday, getting everyone up, showered, and ready to go. We were planning a full day at the park since Kota had games at 11 (had to be there at 10) and 3 (back by 2.) First game didn't get over til 12:45, and add in 20 minute driving time each way (parks out in the boonies) well there was no point in running home. Left here early to run by the grocery store and stock up the ice chest with sandwich stuff and fruit and lots of water. Made it to the park in time to watch a game our girls weren't playing, then our girls first game. Had lunch and let the kids walk around while we watched a second game our kids weren't playing, and then watched their second one. We got home Saturday (after leaving here at 9:30) at 5:15...with three extra kids. Sis & bils anniversary was yesterday so their girls stayed with us for the night. It was an exhausting day! We got up early again yesterday morning. I had to run by Costco and Walmart to buy party food, ice, and stuff. Somehow I ended up running late, so I only did Costco and then headed to my sisters while Darren ran to Walmart. Old argument between sis and I and we still can't figure out who is right, lol. I say that since we are hosting a party at her house, using her pool and backyard, me, Darren and the kids should show up early to clean up. Not big clean up, but sweeping the patio and walkways, vacuuming the pool, raking the yard, and straightening up toys. I feel like, it's my party so I should get the yard ready and that Kota at least spends half the summer there enjoying their pool and backyard! Sis disagrees, lol. And they were mostly done when I got there. We did the last little bit of cleaning up and then unloaded the car and decorated. Dakota had invited five friends, and four showed up (the fifth girl called us Saturday evening to let us know she was too sick to come...it's a tradition, she's sick every year for Kota's party, though usually on the mend and able to attend.) Plus there were the cousins and sis invited a few friends and their kidlets. 16 kids + 13 adults = one very worn out Wargod! LOL, really it was fun. Weather was nice, not too hot, no wind, not too cool. And Dakota had a nice time, though I noticed as the day progressed her energy fading fast. She admitted last night she wasn't feeling all that good and went to bed early. But, she is still not sick sick! Sounds terrible still, lots of sinus probs still, grumpy still, but not sick. Today I was supposed to watch littlest niece and nephew. Darren's also off work for two vacation days. Since I wasn't home much this weekend, except with three extra kids, I got up early and started the housework. I'd finished the kitchen and was working on the living room when little "adopted" sis called to tell me the kids weren't coming. I admit, I breathed a sigh of relief, lol. I love having them, but I need to get some housework done. So finished the living room, cleaned the bathroom, then threw in a load of towels. Told Darren I was going to take a shower and then we were going out to lunch and thats what we did. Finished the day off with homework with the kids, emailed a couple of Caleb's teachers, took Kota to practice, and watching some tv. Tomorrow I want to get the den clean and a couple loads of laundry done. Also need to do a little grocery shopping and pay some bills. I will be watching littlest niece and nephew from here on out a couple times a week. I'm happy about that, will be nice to have them around more. Nephew will be in preschool part of the day, so I'll just have her for a couple hours, will be nice if I have to run errands or something to just have the one little one.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 9:04 am
Wow you were busy! Last night I had to empty the litter locker and then I sat on my patio and listened to the band practice at the high school, LOL. They are pretty good. Watched some TV and hit the sack.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 11:05 am
Old argument between sis and I and we still can't figure out who is right, lol. I say that since we are hosting a party at her house, using her pool and backyard, me, Darren and the kids should show up early to clean up. Not big clean up, but sweeping the patio and walkways, vacuuming the pool, raking the yard, and straightening up toys. I feel like, it's my party so I should get the yard ready and that Kota at least spends half the summer there enjoying their pool and backyard! Sis disagrees, lol. So you're telling me that if it was YOUR house & pool & your sis was having the party there for her daughter, you wouldn't do the cleanup? Doesn't sound like the Wargod we know. ETA & it sounds like your sis is like you!
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