Good Friday 2025

[Kittykatt]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

»»—-Cheers! WTG! Ygg!—-««

Don't think about it. Just do it!
~~ I Triple Dog Dare ya! ~~
Good Morning!
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[Kittykatt]

Good Friday is when we specifically remember the suffering and death of Jesus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday

Traditionally many UK Anglican churches would have a three hour service to remember Jesus suffering and death on the cross, but that isn't so common nowadays. My church will be having three hours of prayer, mediation, readings and a hymn every hour, but the idea is you come and go as you are able.

[Kittykatt]

Good morning, everyone! I hope that those of your who keep Good Friday are able to mark it in a meaningful way. Our church is having an Easter egg hunt in the church this morning (designed to attract children and their families) and a Good Friday meditation this afternoon , where people can come and go as they please - you're not expected to stay for the whole three hours, although, of course, one is welcome to do so!

Helian, so glad your DMum has arrived safely. It's going to be sooo much easier.for you know to visit her and check on her care.

Kitkat -LOL! I expect though that your DPup doesn't hiss and growl when he finds scents that offend him!

Gma, I'm glad you're able to see the specialist vet with DDog so quickly. It's also very fortunate that you have such good medical knowledge.

Laura , how wonderful that DD and DDIL will soon be with you.

I didn't get much done yesterday evening, just my supper, the kitties' supper, kitchen clear up afterwards, and then time waxing the little chair for my dolls house. Oh, and I brought up a box of Freddie's wet food from the garage, so that's the most important thing taken care of. Matilda was very naughtly last night and refused to come up to bed, preferring to run round the house. So I just left her tonite and went to bed. Sure enough, a couple of hours later, there were pitiful meows and scratching at the bedroom door. When I let her in she headed straight for her food bowl!

Today, I need to do those admin tasks I didn't do yesterday. (Almost certainly nothing will be viewed until Tuesday, but that's ok, it would still be good to have them out the way.) It is currently raining, and is supposed to rain all day so it would be a good opportunity to work on indoor tasks today. DH is still snoring, and I've given Jude (who also spend the night in the bed!) and Matilda some biscuit, so they are now quiescent. Not sure if DH"S plans for today, he's off work as it's Good Friday, so maybe I can send him out for some hot cross buns. :For those who haven't come across them before, A hot cross bun is a spiced bun, usually containing small pieces of raisins and marked with a cross on the top, which has been traditionally eaten on Good Friday . It is usually heated either under the grill in the toaster, and then spread with butter - delicious!

[Kittykatt]

Today's list:

Cuddles on the bed with Matilda, Jude and Freddie
QT
Physio exercises
Up, shower, personal care and dress
All cats fed
Take Freddie out? ( If he wants to go!)
Breakfast and meds /supplements -me
Rubbish down to bins
Go for my walk
Run hoover round downstairs?
Quick dust sitting room?
Garden time - probably not today, as it's raining
Lunch
2pm Good Friday meditation -can I pop in for some of it?
Delicate /wool wash
Clean shoes
Polish bag
Fold laundry and PA
Clean sheets and towels out of the airing cupboard
Does DH have choir practice?
Cats' supper
Our supper
Bed at a reasonable time!

Extras:
Health info update for dentist
Email Hobbies
Request postage label from VCC
Look for my grip wax (it's being very illusive, I may end up just buying some more)
Can I do some.more work on those photos?
Maybe start the curtains?
15 minutes working on decluttering wardrobe
More coats of wax for that little chair
Write some more for my blog

To be continued...

[Kittykatt]

So far, today has been a slow but productive start. I haven't got up yet, but I'm on my second cup of tea, and I've successfully dealt with three pieces of admin. Jude is snuggled up beside me, so is very happy!

Still not sure what DH has planned for today, but I need to get up and at 'em!

[Kittykatt]

Today's list:

Cuddles on the bed with Matilda, Jude and Freddie
QT
Physio exercises WIP
Up, shower, personal care and dress
All cats fed
Take Freddie out? ( If he wants to go!)
Breakfast and meds /supplements -me
Rubbish down to bins
Go for my walk - probably not today, as it's raining heavily
Run hoover round downstairs?
Quick dust sitting room?
Garden time - probably not today, as it's raining
Lunch
2pm Good Friday meditation -can I pop in for some of it?
Delicate /wool wash #1 #2
Clean shoes
Polish bag
Fold laundry and PA
Clean sheets and towels out of the airing cupboard
Does DH have choir practice?
Cats' supper
Our supper
Bed at a reasonable time!

Extras:
Health info update for dentist
Email Hobbies re my dolls house -is it one of theirs?
Request postage label from VCC
Look for my grip wax (it's being very illusive, I may end up just buying some more)
Can I do some.more work on those photos?
Maybe start the curtains?
15 minutes working on decluttering wardrobe
More coats of wax for that little chair #1 #2 #3 #4
Write some more for my blog
Wash chair back and arm covers for my chair, and scatter cushion covers for sofa
Iron above , and put back in place
Ensure I have all the election manifestos for the candidates for the upcoming county council elections gathered together and easily accessible. Our ward is going to be *very* hotly contested this time, due to the retirement of our very popular councillor, so I need to have my facts in place and any questions ready for when the doorbell rings.
Write Easter card for DF E, and put with chocolate bunny ready for Sunday

To be continued...
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[L.Ann]

Morning kittykatt!

1-dress and pick up bedroom
2-meds and temp for DD32
3-walk a mile

4-exercise video
5-walk until 4000 steps

Menus
Friday-eat out
Saturday-seared chicken with orzo, zucchini and parmesan
Sunday-
Monday-
Tuesday-
Wednesday-DD32 out/leftovers
Thursday-
Friday-

Events
Friday-Hopkins 11:00, tulip pickup
Saturday-Annie@1
Sunday-walk with friend@9
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, carpet guy@11
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5???, 7:30 physical for DD32, breakfast out, storytime@10:30, shot for DD32@3:15
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, PS3-8 and cheerleading for DD32
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5???, 7:00 mammogram for me, 8:00 @ spring Special Olympics to do registration, no bocce
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, tulip pick up
Saturday-shred and med drop off, Earth Day Celebration

Weekly House Blessing-
Detailed Cleaning of bathroom-scrub tub, scrub shower walls, wash shower curtain, wash trash can, wash walls, windex, scrub floor, declutter vanity
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book

Accomplishments
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-diet site

[Kittykatt]

Good morning, L.Ann! I hope the appointment goes well, and you enjoy your tulips. Are they cut flowers, or in pots?

DH left a couple of hours ago to "quickly" help out with getting the bar sorted out for tonight's performance. Still no sign of him. But I've made progress in his absence, three LOL done , and downstairs PUPA, quickly dusted and quickly hoovered.

Freddie also decided he *must* have his walk, so I put my raincoat and outdoor shoes on, out Freddie's harness on and we went out into the rain. We made it to the end of the path before Freddie decided he had had enough, did an abrupt about turn and headed for home.

It's lunchtime but no sign of DH. Ideally I would like the car to go to our chat this afternoon, but if he's not back, I can walk down the hill to the parish church (check time of their service!) But before that, I need to come something upstairs, even if it's just cold the laundry that washed overnight.

[Kittykatt]

Today's list:

Cuddles on the bed with Matilda, Jude and Freddie
QT
Physio exercises WIP
Up, shower, personal care and dress
All cats fed
Take Freddie out? ( If he wants to go!)
Breakfast and meds /supplements -me
Rubbish down to bins
Go for my walk - probably not today, as it's raining heavily
Run hoover round downstairs?
Quick dust sitting room?
Garden time - probably not today, as it's raining
Lunch
2pm Good Friday meditation -can I pop in for some of it?
Delicate /wool wash #1 #2
Clean shoes
Polish bag
Fold laundry and PA
Clean sheets and towels out of the airing cupboard
Does DH have choir practice?
Cats' supper
Our supper
Bed at a reasonable time!

Extras:
Health info update for dentist
Email Hobbies re my dolls house -is it one of theirs?
Request postage label from VCC
Look for my grip wax (it's being very illusive, I may end up just buying some more)
Can I do some.more work on those photos?
Maybe start the curtains?
15 minutes working on decluttering wardrobe
More coats of wax for that little chair #1 #2 #3 #4
Write some more for my blog
Wash chair back and arm covers for my chair, and scatter cushion covers for sofa
Iron above , and put back in place
Ensure I have all the election manifestos for the candidates for the upcoming county council elections gathered together and easily accessible. Our ward is going to be *very* hotly contested this time, due to the retirement of our very popular councillor, so I need to have my facts in place and any questions ready for when the doorbell rings.
Write Easter card for DF E, and put with chocolate bunny ready for Sunday

To be continued...
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[helia]

You certainly have made progress Kitty. And Fred is a smart cat.

I've had some qt and coffee and I'm now working on a cup of tea. I'm planning to do a bit of deskwork stuff this a.m. and then leave around 10 a.m. to visit Mom and bring her some Ensures. If she won't eat, maybe she would at least drink Ensure. She got 1/ day at the other nursing home. (Protein/ nutritional drink) Then, I'll go to payroll to grade the final exams and prep for class. Not much prep to do; it's the last day of the session and some students don't bother to attend, especially young Arab men, which is the majority of my current class. The teachers traditionally play language games with the students, often pooling their tiny classes together.

Dd29 is inviting 2 more friends to Easter dinner, so we're up to 13. I have done nothing to prep and won't have time to even think about it until tomorrow. BUT we've decided to be super chill this year. I think dh will do lamb. The girls are planning to pick up GF Asian food, and we will throw some frozen pizzas into the mix. I had told everyone that I didn't have the bandwidth to coordinate a big holiday meal this year, and this is the alternate plan everyone came up with.

Our forecast high today is 77*F (25*C).

Next:
- wire $$ to transportation company
- s2s and self care
- back exercises

Later:
- reclaim kitchen
- make a lunch to bring to work
- make bed
- gather everything and otd @ 10
- visit Mom; drop off Ensures
- payroll: grade exams
- payroll: finish grading HW
- payroll: update gradelink
- payroll: slides for D14
- eat lunch at some point
- 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D14
- payroll: end of session tasks
- can I go for a walk? (Probably no time to jog)
- early dinner with dh @ 5/ 5:30?
- 6:30 leave for church - M is joining us
- 7 - ? church service
- duo
- update health apps
- finish Mom's paperwork - her personal life
- anything else?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- coffee and tea
- email deletions + weather website -
- some qt
- messages with AC, my supervisor

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Fri Visit Mom/ go to payroll early - grade final exams/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D14/ 7 Good Friday Service (out 6:30 - 9-ish)
Sat 8 - 5K run? / Visit Mom/ 5:30 - ? CG1
Sun out 10 - 1-ish Church/ Visit Mom/ 6-ish Host Easter Dinner for 11 people

Mon REST
Tue 10-12-ish KSJ get together/ 1-3 payroll: PD meetings/ 6:30 - ? host Tuesday dinner
Wed payroll @ _______
Thu 8 work out with trainer/ 2-3 Counseling
Fri payroll @ ______/ Dinner out with dh
Sat 8 - 5K/ 5-8 SC Retirement Party
Sun Church/ 3:30 - 5:30ish host CG2/6-8-ish R's BD dinner @ Cs (I hope - it will be very hard for us to host it since we're also hosting CG2 which usually ends around 6, though it's supposed to end at 5:30)

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
- order bowls

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
- email Mom's address to cousin
- get everything on the supply list - main things have been bought
- set up Mom's room - wip

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