Thankful for Thursday

[lucylee]

Hello to all again... here I am, seems like always running behind.
I appreciate Twins' affirmation that I am doing a good thing, this filing and etc for dmom... it seems so overwhelming. I still am just tempted to drop a match in the box and say "Whatever." I cannot for the life of me understand all these different bank accounts. One for ddad's business, apparently still open b/c the business has not been legally closed yet... one for her rental property, the one house that she is preparing to set up as a dual-residence... one for credit card... one for checking... one for money market checking... * sheesh * It is just totally unbelievable. SHE says, from an accountant's point of view, it is better to keep records separate. DH says this is just creating unnecessary confusion. I guess I can understand the separate accounts for business and rental, but beyond that, I'd put all my eggs in one basket, I believe. Of course, what looks like a separate bank account for a credit card is probably just the credit card statement, which goes through her local bank. * sigh *

I worked on it some more last night after we got home but I am NOT finished yet, and I may have confused HER re: some of my file names, but you know, how much more confused can it get? I have corralled papers from the kitchen table, the office chair, and TWO chairs plus the ottoman in the den.

I am also here to proclaim the magic of routines. I know y'all are waaay waaay beyond me on this, but this morning, after sleeping under the influence of Nyquil, I just could NOT get going. I have fallen off the (habit) wagon of doing my little morning exercise routine, Bible reading, and s/s of both main bathrooms, and after I ate, I just wanted to fall back in the bed. BUT... I told myself it would not take 15 mintues to complete all my "tiny" habits, so I could do them and THEN fall back into bed if I wanted to...
So... I started doing those things and in the meantime, ds called and wanted to come over and run/walk w/dh & me.
So now I am d2s, habits are done, and I'm ready to walk.
I'm still feeling miserable w/coughing and stomach upset, but I am pressing on.

What on earth is this A-river that everyone is talking about?

Don't feel bad, Elizabeth! It took me a while to figure it out, too!

I really HAVE TO fit in some shopping time for myself, plus some shopping time w/dmom. I don't know, maybe I could combine the two. I have to get her two things though... a Christmas ornament and a picture frame.
Still waiting on one gift to arrive from ebay...
Still waiting on dfriend to complete the sweatshirt order...
* getting a wee bit nervous *

Dmom is still completely convinced that we WILL be having big family Christmas at her second house... I do NOT see how this can happen. I reminded her yesterday that she only has two weeks. Thinking of (((LadyM))) with all the moving activity added to normal Christmas prep... (((BIG HUGS)))

Happy birthday to LisaB's dd!

Need to visit my colorist, too, Harriet...

I am amazed at Kathryn's ds's thriftiness re: heat! Wow. We keep the thermostat on 73 here, and still feel chilly sometimes.

Waving to blessed -- thanks for the great start to the day! -- And waving to MT... love the idea of an orange sherbert sky.

Waving to Nancy... Harmony...

and Lilac... oh believe me, I sympathized sooo much w/you re: worrying that you said the wrong thing the other day. Oh my... I have BTDT sooo, sooo many times. This too SHALL pass... it really will... but (((BIG HUGS))) to you while you're waiting for it to pass.

[Lilac]

I have had to have a talk with myself. I'll get done as much as I get done and no amount of climbing the walls will change that. So back to work............

[FelineFriend]

LucyLee , I SAW STRETCH ARMSTRONG ON TV!!!!!! DH said, "Why of COURSE you knew who he WAS! Our Dson had one, too, and that thing was SO HEAVY!" Now, I remember old Stretch!

I'm "home alone". DH is at a retirees luncheon, will be home between 2 - 3 p.m., the worst part of the storm strikes about 4:30 p.m. and winds will/could be in excess of 55 - 60 M. P. H.! Flooding is everywhere, but not here or where we drive. At the Pacific Ocean, many homes fell into the Ocean! One gal posted on FB, how she needed to evacuate, ASAP, and a stranger to her, showed up, helping her to pack before the home fell into the water! Amazing how people reach out and help others!

We're slowly finalizing Christmas' family celebration. Dson got a job transfer, they moved into a new home, with 5 bedroom, only 1 hour from our home, so we can have the celebration there or here. DD can only get Christmas Day off, works all the other days, but Ddil works Dec. 21, and Dson is off all week that week. We're trying to formulate plans for Christmas Day, either here, or there. They have a beautiful view of Mount Rainier from their back yard, too. They're so happy to own a new home! We are very happy for them, too!

I have missed 55 minutes of my movie, so I'll go play cable TV seasonal music now. I'm writing a thank you letter, to an Alaska friend, who sent me gifts yesterday. Also, I couldn't make her potholders, b/c my shoulder gave out. I sent her 5 variegated blues dishcloths. She's so happy! She cannot crochet and said 1 cloth is so soft, she's going to use it for a facecloth! I told her, once they're washed and dried, they're even softer! Now, since she has a March b-day, I'm thinking about making her origami potholders, for her kitchen, matching the dishcloths AND crocheting facecloths, too! My down's syndrome pen pal, wrote me to say, "Thank you for all the pretties." She signed it with love, too. I'm a pen pal with her Dmom, so started sending the DD stickers/notes, and things. My other dfriend loved her potholders and hot pad, too. It's so much fun to crochet gifts.

I composed a business letter for the County Treasurer, we signed it, and mailed it today. There's a change, so we can no longer get the Senior discount.

Have a wonderful afternoon, Everybody! Waving at you all! TTFN!

[Elizabeth]

Our office is doing Ugly Christmas Sweater Day tomorrow. I have only myself to blame as I was the one who mentioned it. My sweater is not done, therefore tonight I must get a sweater, in addition to all the other things I have to do. <SIGH>

Still banging my head on calculated columns. More <SIGH>

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

Settling down to hopefully be productive this evening.

dh is at choir practice.

I spent the morning placing hats and mitts somewhere handy. That meant dealing with the secretary in the front hall. At the old house it held some dining room stuff in one of three drawers and two drawers and the drop-down desk area were full of office stuff. By our back door there were sets of drawers that held hats, scarves and mitts and stuff we'd need as we went out the door. Those drawers are now in the kitchen so I had to find a home for their contents. I stuffed as much as I could into the secretary drawers.

But it was summer when we moved so the mitts and gloves were in their bin. Recently we've needed more than the one of each I keep out year round and so today I had to deal with the unpacking/organizing that I put off last June. I still have to handle the front hall closet but for today it was the secretary. One drawer for me, one for dh, one for the odds & sods (camera cases, ice grippers, shoe bags) and the drop down desk section contains my sunglasses, extra glasses, bug spray, playing cards, family obits, the kids' locks of hair and baby teeth. Logically, those items all don't belong together but some are "on the way out the door" things and some harken back to when the desk was used as a repository for family history. And some things are just there because there's room!

Dh has 4 pair of boots so he's working on figuring out which will be his permanent boots out in the closet and which will be his backup to be kept in the storage closet. I've done the same. I'm glad I found my ice grippers since I intend to walk a lot and will probably need them. The two grippers weren't in the same spot (one was with one pair of dh's, and the other was with dh's better pair!)

I also had a long chat with dd on the phone. I had forgot to tell her about Kay dying so she called to say that looking on the calendar and seeing the funeral for today wasn't the best way to find out!

The funeral went very well, better than her sister imagined it could be. Our tenor was able to come so dh and I sang an anthem and he did On Eagles' Wings. When dh told the organist that Kay liked What a Friend We had in Jesus played fast, not a dirge, the organist suggested that dh lead it and she'd follow. She was wonderful and singing was great.

The minister had only met Kay three times but did a fabulous job. He opened his reflection by introducing me and dh (we had already done our bits by then) and saying that Kay would come out to my services each week and she got him in trouble with me his first visit! (He had visited her after his service, she was tired and thought she'd take a nap and he said naps were a good thing. She slept through my service and when I went to check on her after my service, I woke her up. I said I missed her at service and she told me the minister had told her to nap and not come to church! So I emailed him after teasing him and saying not to mess with my parishioners!)

The refreshments after were delicious and then dh and I ran errands on the way home - picking up mail from the general store (our business mail still goes there), picking up Chinese for dh from his old place, and veggies for me to make a stir fry from last night's pork for me.

I've watched a tv show so really need to get moving now. I'll be short steps today unless I get on the treadmill immediately.

[Nancy]

Dinner is in the oven. Kids have left. It is nearly time to feed hens 62* out very mild no rain a bit breezy here today. Laundry is going. H. Is home.

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

I finished the front closet. I emptied it out. Went through all the boxes (I had wicker boxes on some shelves with junk in them) and then reorganized. Dh had grabbed a shoe rack off the 'free' shelf a few months ago and had tossed it in the closet. I found a better arrangement so it is easier to use now.

There is room for extra hats or scarves on the shelves now. Not sure if I'll put our things there (after all, they are just around the corner in a drawer) or leave that for guests' hats.

Moved to the secondary closet and cleared that a little bit.

My Dad's old coat it was still in our closet. I thought it was ds's but he says he has his (wore it out a few weeks ago so is absolutely sure). This is an excellent wool dress coat. It is too broad in the shoulders fo rme and too long in the sleeves and a bit baggy in the back, but it is the right length and goes around my hips. I can easily turn up the sleeves so have to decide if I"m up to trying darts in the back or just wear it as is. If you recall, I don't currently have a winter coat that fits me so this saves me shopping for something, or allows me to wait for the perfect coat to come my way. (I know what I want but when I ask people where they got theirs, it was always years and years ago.) I also hate to spend a pile of money on a coat when I suspect I will get smaller in a while.

After finishing the closets, I swept the floors, washed the dishes, took out the garbage and recycle and trimmed the roses and greenery I was given from the funeral. A dozen, long-stem roses with evergreen and baby's breath. Gorgeous on my table.

Now I've decided to get ready for bed.

Tomorrow is dh's concert. He has to be there for 6 so we'll eat at 5. I'll go along and do a bit of shopping and then help the ladies set up the refreshments.

[Lilac]

I am wore out mentally and physically. I have decided that dh's bath and our bedroom can wait another week to be cleaned. The basement will consist of everything being put away and any cleaning that looks obvious will be done.

This evening I went with my dds shopping. We all needed stocking stuffers. I found things to buy dd2 for gifts that I will need to go back for.

While we were shopping we started talking about eyeglasses. I knew dd1s insurance required that they be sent away, but always before they had made mine here. Then the girls mentioned that to have scratch resistance whatever put on them and the anti glare stuff, they have to be sent away now. The young gal did not mention these things to me. So I need to call first thing in the morning and see what is going on. That would be a big GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.....

As soon as I can hang up this load of laundry, I'm going to bed. I used to be able to stay up til all hours and clean before company. Those days are over.

[blessedw2]

sending u all sweet dreams -sending you a restful night too d lilac

errands took me out of the house

[Harriet]

Truly hoping that Elizabeth can find a terribly ugly sweater.

Kathryn, I am again wearing my late dh's plaid inner-quilted jacket often. It is a great garment, although needing some button work. Yesterday, dd asked me if she could wear it to school!!! Evidently quite the fashion now. I allowed it but admit that I couldn't wait for it to get back in this house again.

The lights are up. One package arrived. That one was ebay.

Ebay is 90 percent less helpful to me now. Seeing anything I privately watch, specifically popping up as a suggestion for my husband or daughter to buy is just ridiculous. It's a shame - ebay has been a go-to interest for me for years, but this is too weird.

I did visit my colorist. My hair is getting too long. Need a cut.