You are extremely kind to your workmen, Kitty! When we had contract workers in our home all day for months working on a renovation, I offered coffee a couple times - but it was never taken. LOL! They got their own coffee and lunches, etc. from other establishments. I think it's a cultural thing.
Your house must smell good, L Ann.
You're inspiring me; I have a mix for GF bread I'd like to try. Maybe for dinner tomorrow night. Baking is kinda therapeutic and relaxing. I'd love to see your window boxes of flowers sometime, trissie. That sounds like a really fun evening for everyone!!
That's so helpful that your dad can drive again, Lauralind.
I think people don't plant here until late May. Since we don't plant, I don't really know, but I think the very last frost date is late in May.
The sun is shining and we're forecast to reach 56*F today! I'm running an official 5K race tomorrow at 8 a.m. but I might go for a short easy jog today, just because I haven't jogged at all this week. It's been a doozy of a week. Thank goodness I have nothing on the calendar today -- but that does not make today low key. There are several things I need to do as this is my most available day before I travel to Illinois to help move my mom. (Tomorrow, I'm scheduled all day from the race at 8 a.m. until the end of hosting Sunday dinner (around 9 pm) with a 2 hour break btwn. church and CG2. Monday, I will be at payroll 1-5 because I have an extra meeting + need to get sub plans in order after class. I will also have payroll prep in the morning unless that somehow happens today or tomorrow - not seeing it happen tomorrow.)
Main Goals for Today:
1. Shopping for small items for Mom.
2. Good progress setting up Mom's room
3. Payroll - finish 2 exams for exam prep
Other Goals for Today:
- Exercise - jog in the sunshine!
- clean sheets on the bed (maybe?)
- tidy the bedroom; my clothes are all over the place - I just got a Stitch Fix + an order
- gas the car
- arrange a time to meet with CV and dbro while in IL
Next:
- back exercises
- dress to jog
- short easy jog (don't want to tire myself out before the run tomorrow)
Later:
- s2s and self care
- kitchen clean
- make bed
- Tarjay for small items
- lunch
- gas car
- help transport items to NH
- help dh set up dresser (He will put some parts together here instead of bringing all his tools to NH.)
- label all Mom's items
- deposit them in her room
- payroll: AR Exam draft ready for review
- payroll: LBBR Exam draft ready for review
- dinner: tuna pasta (fr. freezer), green salad
- after dinner clean up
- update health apps WW + MFP
- duo
- read?
- other things?
TaDas
- up; weighed self - up from yesterday (restaurant food last night?)
- coffee and tea
- some qt
- email deletions + weather website
- ordered a clothes hamper for Mom
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Sat SET UP MOM'S ROOM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
Sun 8 5K run/ 10 - 1 out to Church in other town + driving / 3:30 - 5:30 CG2 @ AA's place? / 6 - ? host dinner for up to 8
Mon 1-1:40 payroll: instructor Meeting/ 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D12/ Payroll: Sub plans ready/ DH is out for dinner
Tue DRIVE to Illinois/ stop by the house?/ Dinner: TBD
Wed Visit Mom/ Pack up Mom's stuff/ Dinner: TBD
Thur MOM MOVES TO MI/ meet her at new nursing home (I hope) and unpack her clothes/ 7:30 Titanic UM performance - maybe
Fri Visit Mom/ go to payroll early - grade final exams/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D14/ 7 Good Friday Service
Sat 8 - 5K run? / Visit Mom/ 5:30 - ? CG1
Sun out 10 - 1-ish Church/ Visit Mom/ 5-ish? Host Easter Dinner
March Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- clean sheets on the bed
- clean fridge
- get 2 guest beds remade with clean sheets
- polish kitchen appliances
- possibly, polish stone counter tops
- repot my little orchid
This Week - Deskwork
- eventually, email L and L
General Brain Dump
- book bnbs for July vacation - wip
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
- buy queen bed frame + mattress + box springs for dd26's room - wip
Moving Mom - April 17, 2025
- send letters to Mom's friends who do send her cards re: the move
- get everything on the supply list - wip
- set up Mom's room
- thank yous for NH nurses and Q, the social worker
Brain Dump - Mom and Trust
- get fire safe box for Mom's documents
- email church about the tools in Dad's workshop; Dad would have loved for the church workshop to have them
. He was pretty tired after but I think it was good. 
But our earliest palnting time is somewhere between Mother's day and end of the month, to avoid frost. One year we had a blizzard the last weekend of May. That is unusual, but not impossible.
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