Sharpsichord Sunday @ TDD - C&C

[FrenchFlybebe]

* * * Good Morning! * * *

trissie, thanks for the start, sorry you had to be up so early. I can see how the "middle" kids can be a bit left out sometimes, I was a middle kid - in my case four kids mean there are two middle kids, NotDearBrother and I, but he was the only boy, with 3 sisters so it was different for him. I was the middle girl. Anyway shopping with them can be a great time. I think you enjoy shopping for clothes ? Sometimes I wonder, since I hate shopping for clothes myself, if I will "pass it on" to my kids when going with them to buy clothes...

kittykatt have a good time at church. Glad to read you had a good time last night.

I Hope Bama and Gma are asleep now.

Hugs (( )) and WTGs to all SHEs here who take care of elderdly parents, be they at nursing homes or in their homes.

Beautifully sunny day here, all windows are open, and some flies are buzzing in the LR. The sound to me is a reminiscence of childhood summers in my grandparents home, they napped in early afternoon and we were supposed to be silent and got bored a bit, and there were flies buzzing - but those were rather happy times so I like that sound.
MrNG took both DSs to a home improvement store that is open on Sundays, in the morning - in France not many stores open on Sundays. We're almost finished with DS9's homework, so glad the school year will end soon (first week of July) and he can forget his nasty teacher, madame C---. She's writing mean comments on his notebooks, every time it's not perfect. Who has time to write mean things on every notebook at the end of a teaching day, I wonder...

TADAs
all up and fed
breakfast cleaned up
lol in, now on drying rackin the sun
homework with both DSs
some gardening

TODOs before the day is over (among other things)
a bit of homework left
vacuum in DS9's bedroom
have talk with DS6 who did something really mean and dirty to his brother yesterday - not sure if we will "punish" or severely lecture or what
review weekly to-do list
make next week's to-do list
relax, meditate

[L.Ann]

Morning Everyone! Heading out for the bocce tournament and my friend is meeting me there so we can walk.

1-bocce tournament and walk with friend


Menus
Sunday-depends on what we eat at festival
Monday-garlic lime chicken with roasted veggies
Tuesday-street cart chicken and rice
Wednesday-DD32 out/leftovers for me
Thursday-pasta for DD32 and Little Bit/something for me
Friday-spicy Peruvian chicken
Saturday-Mexicali black bean soup

Events
Sunday-bocce tournament at 9, walk with friend@9, Fairy and Gnome Festival@art garden@1
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, call about medication
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, dentist DD32@11:10
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, PS for DD32 3-8, cheerleading
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, bocce, register Little Bit for swimming
Friday-Hopkins@11

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room and kitchen, dust, vacuum
Detailed Cleaning of living room-wash window, wash screen, clean woodwork
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book, track down medication

Accomplishments
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for dog, me and DD32
-diet site
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD32

[helia]

That's a very early start to your day, trissie. I hope the shopping trip is fun and bonding! I always enjoyed shopping for clothes for my girls more than for ds.
Enjoy your beautiful sunny day, FFB!
I hope church was good and coffee with E was fun Kitty! You're probably eating your Sunday lunch now.
Mmm.... Sounds like you're eating some great food today, Bama. That is cute about your turkey and his new friend!!
Gma, you are a wonderful source of medical information here! Thank you so much!! Dh has grants from the NIH and so far, (I think) they're intact. Some of his research is more biomedical engineering-y. There are all sorts of applications for his mm sized sensors. He has A LOT of different projects.
Enjoy the tournament and walking with your friend, L Ann!

In our family, the middle child, now dd29, actually got most of the attention because she was that kind of person - always craved attention. Also, she had some mental health issues in high school that required more involvement from us; dd26 as an adult told us that we were a bit focused on dd29 in our family, and she wished she could have had more of our attention. Dd26 is naturally very independent. Or maybe that's a trait of the youngest? Weekly one-on-one dates with each of our kids helped. (Alternating parents.) We all do our best, can't do anything better than that.

Sunshine today! 45* now but warming up to 68*F.

Today, I'll hopefully go visit Mom soon and then go to local church 10-11. I'll go for a jog this afternoon. I think we're hosting Sunday dinner + R's bday dessert tonight. He didn't want a full bday dinner, just a dessert. I think dd26 is making the dessert.

Since I didn't do much yesterday afternoon, other than clothes laundry, I've got lots I need to do today. But I slept well last night and I'm feeling better about Mom.

Main Goals for Today:
- visit Mom (can be pushed to tomorrow)
- church
- jog
- clean sheets on bed
- payroll: end of session tasks
- payroll: start GGT
- payroll: start prep for AAS D3 (I'll be out for about 2 hours tomorrow a.m. when I usually prep)
- do I need to get some things from WF?
- write card for R
- 6 - ? host dinner + bday dessert for R

Next:
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- otd - visit Mom

Later:
- 10 church
- lunch
- reclaim kitchen
- clean sheets on bed
- laundry: sheets, towels?
- dress to jog
- jog in the sunshine!
- WF run?
- payroll: finish end of session tasks
- payroll: start prep for AAS D3
- payroll: grade HW turned in
- write card for R
- other things??
- 6 host dinner for 8
- mini celebration for R's bday
- after dinner clean up
- duo
- update health apps

TaDas!
- up; weighed self -- WAY up.
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Sun 10 church - visit girls' church for leaving pastor's last sermon/ 6-8-ish R's BD dinner @ Cs?

Mon 11 - haircut/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D3
Tue 10-12-ish KSJ get together
Wed 8:10 dentist/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D4
Thu 8 work out with trainer/
Fri 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D5/ 6:30 Dinner with Rs and Gs
Sat 8 - 5K? / 5:30 - ? CG1
Sun 10:30 - 12-ish church/ 12:30 meet MZ for lunch near church in other city/ 6 Host dinner with Cs + girls + M

April 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

General Brain Dump
- book bnbs for July vacation - wip
- book tix for Maine trip
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
- buy queen bed frame + mattress + box springs for dd26's room - wip

MOM
- send change of address cards
- put up pics in her room
- shelves for her room?
- keep on sprucing up her wardrobe - wip
- application: dentist
- find a neurologist

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

[trissie]

Well the girls are making me regret it before we even leave, because they are fighting again (I think over a sweatshirt?), but I have my plans for the errand as well, so off we go!

helia, it's always the "problematic" child that gets the attention, and as a parent, it's hard to find that trend. Some do better, some don't even try. My mother didn't
enjoy the tournament, L.Ann!
Frenchie, I didn't know you came from such a large family! But you aren't really close as adults, are you?



TaDas
- iron and hang back sheers
- 30 in the garden
- start lunch
- midday routine
- curtains from living room washed and on airer
- pulled pork loaded in CPot
- a well deserverd power nap

ToDos
- shopping with the girls
- other errands on the way
- afternoon routine

Braindump
routines
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet?
organization
- pharmacy order
- order clothes stand for bedroom
- 2x15 on tax returns
- 15 on filing
- amendment to rental contract
- rental accounting
- deal with insurance
cleaning
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up kitchen
- spiff up living room
- spiff up downstairs bathroom and hallways
- spiff up office
laundry
- load of cleaning rags
- ironing 8) 8) 8)
- folding 8
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
garden
- plant apricot tree
- plant treatment - pest
- plant treatment - mold & funghi disease (maybe not yet? check)
- watering
- tree and bushes pruning 8) 8) 8) 8)
- general pick up in garage
- general pick up around the house
- fertilizing
- April seeds in ground

[Lauralind]

Wow busy place especially since trissie started so early. 5 ish is my usual start time. Except not productive till 6 or 7. I hope you have a good shopping trip. I'd love to have a shopping day with just me and dd. Oh now I could take ddil along. Maybe one day I will have to try that. Dd is too far away and once they get here it's not happening going somewhere else to shop.

The family dynamic with my kids is different. I think I did ok with divide between the older 2. Although a bit more prone to dd. She was homeschooling for the last of high school. Ds 26 you know I think he was quite independent. Spent some weekend days with grandpa in the shop. But ds 15? That is where I feel like I don't know how. He is almost an only child now. But he barely communicates at times. Sometimes he can talk my ear off. But independent. Socially challenged. Very easy he likes to be home by himself. I feel guilty cause I don't know how to make it feel like we're connecting. At least he's kitchen oriented and willing most times to go grocery shopping. This is my reason for asd testing process coming up. As per school he's doing amazing now.

I made myself stay in bed till 6. Last night was a bit of a wash. Usually is. Just sad cause spending time with mom she just is not herself anymore.

Sunday. I'm contemplating a quick mix up some brownies. Church is a bit of a celebration as a dear friend is going to start working on staff at church. Prayer of dedication and then lunch after. I could make something yet. Dh seems inclined after that maybe together we could do some clean up outside. We'll see what happens.

I'm going to add to my morning routine.

Priority list

Basic routines
Kitchen clean
Bake brownies
Church
Today is a home day after
See what we can do outside

Today's tada list

Take b12
Shower and clean my shower
S&s both baths and reboot laundry

Tidy laundry room and master bedroom some
Mix up brownies and bake
Tidy kitchen all the way
Finish getting ready for church

[kitkat]

Good morning! Thanks for the start.
Forgive me for not greeting everyone individually, but I woke up late and must get started.

- laundry must go on
- upstairs PUPAs
- breakfast

- main floor PUPAs
- laundry cont.
- Puppy walk

[Gma]

Good morning all. I had a good sleep. It's time to get ready for church and tend to the dog.

[FrenchFlybebe]

Hi L.Ann, I envy your walks with a friend. I wish my (few) friends lived nearby. Enjoy !

helian any suggestions on what to do during a one-on-one date with a kid ? If you have time to share. it was one of my goals for the year, and I think last year already, but I never have any idea, or just "hey let's play lego" and then the other kid eventually joins in so it's not one-on one.

trissie I see my siblings once a year at Christmas in Paris - when we do the trip - we didn't last Christmas. I exchange a few emails a year with DSisYounger, we used to be close, but life is busy... And she lives in Nice so it's a long way from Brittany. DSisOlder and I can exchange email twice a year or so, for the kids' birthdays. I don't talk with brother, even in the same room, even to say pass the salt. Long story. I hope the shopping went well. Do they fight often ?

Laura it's nice to read your DS is now doing well at school. I seem to remember you posting about him having difficulty at school in first grade - a long time ago, on the other boards - and your picture was a picture of him I think. I was working as a teacher then and it made me think about ADD. I hope he's happy with his life as it is. (())

Hi kitkat ! Hi Gma !
Hi everyone else and lurkers !

We got rid of many snails. We collected them from the walls (under the roof mostly) and the hedge, with a ladder and put them in a cardboard box then went to the nearby soccer field (DS9 biked) and freed them in the hedges there. Last year slugs and snails and the wet weather caused our garden to suffer many losses - including squash and cucumbers and strawberries - and we don't want that again. I want to catch more, maybe early morning, and do the same thing again.

TADAs
a bit of homework left
vacuum in DS9's bedroom
MrNG made lunch, I cleaned up
review weekly to-do list
did 15 minutes piano
did 3 mns meditation

TODOs before the day is over (among other things)
have talk with DS6 who did something really mean and dirty to his brother yesterday - not sure if we will "punish" or severely lecture or what
make next week's to-do list
relax, meditate

[Lauralind]

Frenchie ds struggled a lot in elementary school. Though he had a lot of support. He was thought adjust back then and tried all sorts of meds to no avail. Grade 6 was the worst. 7 was better and high school he took off. He looks like a different kid in academics now and sports. Social is still hard. I second guessed the choice for testing now as I requested it in grade 6. Finally it came through and I hardly need it. But I do ....

Brownies in the oven. Leaving in an hour.

[helia]

FFB, they actually were dinner dates. We let the kid choose the restaurant they wanted to eat at. When they were small, it wasn't always a very nice restaurant - but it was always their choice. The first date dd26 went on with dh, she was maybe 2.5 or a young 3 year old. She chose a McDonalds with a playground. Dh said he sat at a table outside, next to the playground, while she stood on her chair and talked to him nonstop the entire time. LOL! When he told me, I think I asked why he didn't make her sit down -- I don't remember what he said. When they were older, dh would let each kid choose a performance (play, musical)/ concert they wanted to see, and he would take them each on a special date like that each semester. This was in addition to dinner dates, which we continued through high school. Snails - we don't have them here.
Lauralind, it's so good to hear that ds is thriving in school! Enjoy the celebration at church.
Always nice to see you kitkat. I need to do some PUPA too.
Did the girls stop fighting during the shopping trip, trissie?
We'll see you soon, Gma. Hope the dog is faring OK today.

Main Goals for Today:
- visit Mom (can be pushed to tomorrow)
- church
- jog
- clean sheets on bed
- payroll: end of session tasks
- payroll: start GGT
- payroll: start prep for AAS D3 (I'll be out for about 2 hours tomorrow a.m. when I usually prep)
- do I need to get some things from WF?
- write card for R
- 6 - ? host dinner + bday dessert for R

Next:
- back exercises
- strip MBR bed
- load of sheets going

Later:
- clean sheets on bed
- laundry: sheets, towels?
- dress to jog
- jog in the sunshine!
- WF run?
- payroll: finish end of session tasks
- payroll: start prep for AAS D3
- payroll: grade HW turned in
- write card for R
- other things??
- 6 host dinner for 8
- mini celebration for R's bday
- after dinner clean up
- duo
- update health apps

TaDas!
- up; weighed self -- WAY up.
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website
- s2s and self care
- visited Mom
- church service
- reclaimed kitchen
- lunch