TA-DA:
* Walked a mile this morning w/dgd in her stroller.
YESTERDAY TA-DA:
* Called the phone company, got that issue settled and should be cutting phone/internet bill in half. They also promise more dependability and faster speed. They will come next Thursday.
* Called the supplement company (where I had returned a shipment for dh in June) and they promise to have my credit card refunded by next Thursday also.
That's about it. After that, I admit, I napped a bit while she played in the "baby room" and then I lay on the bed while SHE napped. LOL. DH just said, "(DGD) can wreck a room worse than (DGS.)" Yes... especially when she has little supervision... I knew she couldn't get out of the bedroom, and there's not much in there she could possibly hurt herself with, and after approx 4 hours sleep -- I just couldn't hold my eyes open. Plus, we were trying to stay out of granddaddy's way, b/c he just about reached his limit with children underfoot last night. He loves those two more than anything in the world, but a few hours with them both going full speed, and his nerves are just shot.
Of course, we only had dgd today b/c dgs was on the field trip. He enjoyed it, but ddil said he sat with his teacher on the bus. He just can't do the social thing with his peers, I guess. I hope he doesn't have a lifetime of unhappiness because of this.
DH's cousin is bringing our supper from new local restaurant, which will probably lead to dh overdoing sodium/etc... but we've been wanting to try it, and they want to do supper for us b/c of dh's hospital stay. And she doesn't like to cook a lot anymore. She is a couple years older than my dmom, I think, and has a lot of problems herself with dizziness/etc. Inner ear trouble, I think. They told us not to be skimpy with ourselves, to get whatever we wanted, and they brought the menu from the restaurant. We have never tried it so we probably overdid it.
I bet next time, they will give us a $20 gift certificate and be done with it, LOL. DH just totaled it up and oh. my. goodness. We've probably spent over $75. EEEK!!! DH says he's going to offer to pay at least half. This restaurant is known to be awfully pricey, anyway. They are very generous with us, though, and have always remembered dgrands at holidays and birthdays, etc. My inlaws were very special to them, and cousin is dgs's Sunday School teacher. She is also the only girl cousin of 8 grandchildren in dh's mother's family.
AFTER SUPPER I MUST consider some to-DO's for the night:
[ ] call dmom * Can't believe it but I don't think I've talked to her since Monday! *
[ ] iron dh's pants for Saturday
[ ] pay bills
[ ] clean up baby room
I still use the card system... PLUS a weekly master list... PLUS a daily/weekly checklist for the stuff that comes up over and over... PLUS 3 calendars -- purse, kitchen, bathroom.
It does prove invaluable in helping me remember things.
It is also kinda redundant and takes up a lot of counter space, making my bathroom vanity area look cluttered all the time.
A laminator would be nice, but I couldn't really justify the purchase for myself.
Dmom wanted her SS card laminated, so I just took some wide clear packing tape and covered it on both sides. I've done that with other things too, but it's not a solution for anything wider than a business card.