Easter Eve Saturday

[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]

Easter Eve, also known as Holy Saturday, is the final day of Holy Week, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and when Christians prepare for the Christian feast of Easter.

Christians of the Catholic, Lutheran, and Anglican denominations begin the celebration of the Easter Vigil service on Holy Saturday, which provides a transition to the season of Eastertide; and they, among others, may also have the celebration of the sunrise service starts before dawn on Easter Sunday.

For a bit of local detail,, our cathedral holds a sunsrise service, followed by a breakfast, and then, later in the morning its usual Eucharist service. Our church will be having its usual Eucharist at 9.30 am. But looking at the forecast, I think anyone will be very lucky to see the sun rise!

[Kittykatt]

Good morning, everyone, and happy Saturday!

That's very good news about the appointment, L Ann. I'm sure the tulips look beautiful!

Hoping Trissie and her family are all ok - I can't remember if she mentioned going to the cottage for Easter?

So, it's raining again. But I got a lot of jobs done indoors yesterday, so I'm hoping for a successful day again today. I need to start preparing our Easter lunch - we're having lamb, and I need to make apple pie for dessert. DH will be out this afternoon, so I'll probably make the pie then - I like to be uninterrupted when I make pastry! I also need to put DF E's Easter card and chocolate bunny together in a bag so it's all ready to take tomorrow. A d bag up the items I decluttered yesterday -just a few so far, but it would be good to have them all in one place.

Have a good day, everyone!

[Kittykatt]

To do:
Cuddles and treats with Matilda, Freddie and Jude
QT
Update latest Waitrose order
Cup of tea
Get up!
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises
Get dressed in casual clothes
Make bed
Scoop cat trays and give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Quick kitchen clean up
Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Wind clock
Quick PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Go for my walk
Walk Freddie - if he wants to go
Lap time with Freddie, Jude
and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Play with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Lunch
Cats' supper
Our supper
Sort out lunch for tomorrow
Bake something?
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
First load of towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
2nd load of towels in machine to wash overnight
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:
Put DF E's card and chocolate bunny ready to take tomorrow
Bag up decluttered items
Another 15 minutes bedroom decluttering?
REMEMBER I AM DOING CHALICE TOMORROW AT CHURCH
Order grip wax (I can't find mine anywhere, and DH says as it's 20 years since I renovated my childhood dolls house, it probably won't be very good to use any more)
Can I do some more work on those photos?
Maybe start work on the curtains?
Read some of my book?
15 minutes working on decluttering wardrobe
More coats of wax for that little chair #3 #4
Write some more for my blog
Iron chair back and arm covers for my chair, and scatter cushion covers for sofa, and put back in place

Garden extras: probably none today, as it's raining again

[trissie]

We're here, kittykatt, just yesterday was a combination of taking it easy, going shopping for paint, moving everything out of DBD's room and getting started on the painting
The sloped ceiling and the short wall under it have been painted green (DH really "loves" painting over sloped drywall, because it tends to peel in places), and today we plan on painting the rest of the room white and install the carpet. Tomorrow we will move furniture back and if I will have time, I may go over DBD's stuff and maybe cull something out? I was suprised at how much stuff actually fits in her tiny bedroom! My storage-creating skill are apparently superb

TaDas
- slow morning (catching up on sleep)
- up and attem
- showered to shoes
- breakfast and coffee
- internet time

ToDos
- morning routine
- paint rest of DBD's room
- start lunch

[Kittykatt]

Good morning, Trissie! DBD's bedroom is going to be beautiful! WTG on your storage creating skills!

I've had a slow start today, and I'm in my second cup of tea! DH will be out from about midday until 7 pm, so I need to plan my day wisely. I think the rain is easing, but it's still going to be too wet to do much outside.

[Kittykatt]

To do:
Cuddles and treats with Matilda, Freddie and Jude
QT
Update latest Waitrose order
Cup of tea
Get up!
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises WIP
Get dressed in casual clothes
Make bed
Scoop cat trays and give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Quick kitchen clean up
Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Wind clock
Quick PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden - probably too wet today
Go for my walk
Walk Freddie - if he wants to go
Lap time with Freddie, Jude
and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Play with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Lunch
Cats' supper
Our supper
Sort out lunch for tomorrow
Bake something? (I can't make a traditional Simnel Easter cake, as DH doesn't like marzipan, but maybe I'll find something a little bit special to make?)
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
First load of towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
2nd load of towels in machine to wash overnight
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:
Put DF E's card and chocolate bunny ready to take tomorrow
Bag up decluttered items
Another 15 minutes bedroom decluttering?
REMEMBER I AM DOING CHALICE TOMORROW AT CHURCH
Order grip wax (I can't find mine anywhere, and DH says as it's 20 years since I renovated my childhood dolls house, it probably won't be very good to use any more)
Can I rearrange one area of the kitchen
worktop so we can access the bread board more easily? ( I keep it behind the bread storage bin which works great, but it meat that the bread bin can have NOTHING next to it on one side, so we can get it out easily!)
Can I do some more work on those photos?
Maybe start work on the curtains?
Read some of my book?
15 minutes working on decluttering wardrobe
More coats of wax for that little chair #3 #4
Write some more for my blog
Iron chair back and arm covers for my chair, and scatter cushion covers for sofa, and put back in place

Garden extras: probably none today, as it's raining again
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[FrenchFlybebe]

* * * Good Morning! * * *

Kittykatt, thanks for the start, I see we are weather twins Many people usually take some paid leaves around Easter, this year they won't be able to enjoy it much. Slow start here too.

trissie glad you could take it easy. WTG starting the painting project. Is DBD sleeping in her bedroom while the painting is going on ? I guess no since you said you removed things from the room. We have walls to paint in both DSs's bedrooms, but not sure how to organize the removing and then the re-moving in of all their things, so I'm interested in your organization.

Three-day weekend, as Easter Monday is a day off in France. The week at payroll was busy. A meeting was organized on Tuesday with my boss, me, and boss's two bosses - she has one boss at our local branch and one at the global company headquarters, 2.5 hours away. This meeting taught me two things : boss can lie without blinking (and I suspect she's saying things about me behind my back to damage my reputation), and : boss's bosses are aware she's a difficult person to deal wtih - probably they suspect she can lie. An agreement was negociated for regular weekly meetings so that she stops annoying me with multiple demands during the day. Not sure how I can "enforce" it with her (she still sends many emails and calls me on the "inner" phone system several times a day), but at least it is some relief that my needs were taken into account.
I still had to deal with her mocking tone and sarcasm twice this week after the meeting, but I will try to find ways to make it stop...
Kids will be back at school on Tuesday, to MrNG's relief. He will be able to search for a job, again. It's been hard on him being stuck home with both kids for two weeks.

TADAs
late start
one hour breakfast with all of us at the table - I love quiet weekend breakfasts
emptied dw

TODO during 3-day weekend :
finish family photobook 2024 (only December left)
Easter : chocolate egg hunt in the garden
letter to DFriend J to continue
relax, enjoy the quiet, try and get fresh air with the kids, even if it rains

[Kittykatt]

Good morning, FFB! ( It's still just morning here ) I'm glad you're able to have a slower start this morning - a leisurely family breakfast sounds delightful!

I'm glad some boundaries are been set for your benefit at work. As you say, enforcing them may be tricky - hopefully someone here who works at payroll will have some ideas. BTW, I thought your idea of making notes at payroll in German was inspired!

I've run the hoover round downstairs and tidied up. Freddie insisted on a walk, and the rain has stopped for now -not sure for how long- but at least neither of us got wet So, if it stays dry, I might venture back outside to do a little tidying no of the bulbs that are dying down, and some deadheading of any flowers that haven't survived.

DH has just left,and won't be back until around 7 pm, so I need to make the most of the uninterrupted time.

[Kittykatt]

To do:
Cuddles and treats with Matilda, Freddie and Jude
QT
Update latest Waitrose order
Cup of tea
Get up!
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises WIP
Get dressed in casual clothes
Make bed
Scoop cat trays and give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Quick kitchen clean up
Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Wind clock
DH launched -he will be doing front of house for the matinée performance of his amateur dramatic society 's show, followed by choir practice
Quick PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden - probably too wet today
Go for my walk
Walk Freddie - if he wants to go
Lap time with Freddie, Jude
and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Play with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Lunch
Cats' supper
Our supper
Sort out lunch for tomorrow
Bake something? (I can't make a traditional Simnel Easter cake, as DH doesn't like marzipan, but maybe I'll find something a little bit special to make?)
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
First load of towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
2nd load of towels in machine to wash overnight
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:
Put DF E's card and chocolate bunny ready to take tomorrow
Bag up decluttered items
Another 15 minutes bedroom decluttering?
REMEMBER I AM DOING CHALICE TOMORROW AT CHURCH
Order grip wax (I can't find mine anywhere, and DH says as it's 20 years since I renovated my childhood dolls house, it probably won't be very good to use any more)
Can I rearrange one area of the kitchen
worktop so we can access the bread board more easily? ( I keep it behind the bread storage bin which works great, but it meat that the bread bin can have NOTHING next to it on one side, so we can get it out easily!)
Can I do some more work on those photos?
Maybe start work on the curtains?
Read some of my book?
15 minutes working on decluttering wardrobe
More coats of wax for that little chair #3 #4
Write some more for my blog
Iron chair back and arm covers for my chair, and scatter cushion covers for sofa, and put back in place
Put woollens I washed yesterday in the airing cupboard, as they're still a little damp

Garden extras: probably none today, as it's raining again
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