Mississippi River Monday @ TDD - C&C

[Bama]

Sweet dreams, French.
Helia, hope dmom is doing well.
Hi Peaches and beyond.

Got stuck dealing with other stuff and now it’s storming outside which drains mojo but forcing myself to tackle some to do’s.

To Do:
Laundry

Tada:
Up
Got dh up and off to work
Bible
Wipe down kitchen, dining room, living room, foyer, 2nd bathroom
Scoop litter
Feed everyone (except birds and new cat on moms deck)
Weigh
Get dressed to go out
Apply for new dl
Back home - chg into cleaning clothes
Eat breakfast and log
Load and run dw, shine sink
Mail
Planner

[Kittykatt]

Hello, everyone!

Gma, Matilda's dental procedure will hopefully be on Wednesday (assuming the dental machine is fixed /replaced!). She is currently on meloxicam once a day to reduce the inflammation and pain of her gingivitis. Of course, she will have to fast Tuesday night from 10 pm (although she is still permitted water), and as she likes to "graze" overnight, I don't think this is going to go down very well with her. But, it's essential before an anaesthetic.

You sound very well prepared for your trip, CL. Stratford is beautiful, and if you're interested in the Beatles, Liverpool has special tours (my Dnextdoorneighbour C took one last year and had a great time). Matilda would not appreciate being shut out of the bedroom -she would lost likely yell, scratch the carpet and the door, and hurl herself against the door, so no one would get any sleep. She's usually pretty good and knows when it's time to go to sleep (it took two nights when we first adopted her to "train" her to sleep quietly on the bed at night and not rampage round the house -she often sleeps on a pillow) but she doesn't no like feeling hungry at night!

I'm glad your work day was uneventful, FFB.

Sending finding vines for Terri's keys , Trissie.

And for your DGranddaughter's phone, L.Ann!

Helian, as your Sundays are so very busy and scheduled, could you pick another day to unwind and have your Sabbath rest?

WTG getting your chores done, Bama!

Laura, what award did your DS get at school?

Dogged, I hope the rental car pick-up goes smoothly.

Waving to anyone I've missed!

I had a very nice time in my garden, and then tackled the housework upstairs. DH is now snoring, and Jude is on my lap. Matilda is reminding me it's time for bed!

[helia]

Uneventful payroll is maybe not bad, FFB. Nice - two bowls of garden fresh peas!
Did you get the Real-ID DL, Bama? Where do you log your meals?
Good night Kitty. Glad you got to your garden. That's an interesting idea; it would need to be a weekday for me bc Saturdays are sometimes as/ even more scheduled than Sundays. I'm going to think on that.

Next:
- some qt - even though it's almost 4:45 pm
- payroll: finish draft of AR Exam
- lights --> dryer and drying rack when ready

More done:
- lights washing
- kitchen reclaimed
- bed made
- cup of tea made --> ready for some qt

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Monday: Our 35th wedding anniversary
DH has the week off
Pm DH is going to fix a DF's computer
At home for me
Anti inflammatory for Matilda before bed
Tuesday: DH off work
At home for me
Wait for phone call from vet either confirming Matilda's appointment tomorrow (I hope!), or, if the machine still isn't fixed, rescheduling yet again
Put Matilda to bed early with her supper, as she won't be able to graze all night as usual
NO FOOD FOR MATILDA AFTER 10 PM
Anti inflammatory for Matilda before ned
Wednesday: DH off work
8 am Matilda to vet for dental surgery (so long as the dental machine is fixed /replaced)
Sort out Petplan direct claim with vet (remember to backdate the claim for her anti inflammatory medication)
Collect Matilda at ???
Do I need to book a follow up appointment for Matilda?
Ask for more anti inflammatory medication
Laxapet for Jude and (probably not Matilda)
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
7pm DH out to concert rehearsal
Thursday: DH at home
10.30 am church
Any errands?
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
12.45 pm lunch with DH at the College to celebrate our anniversary (I have a completed loyalty card, which I don't want to waste, as my lunch will be free!)
Bring blue crates up from garage (delegate this to DH)
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med
Laxapet -Jude and possibly Matilda ( if we didn't do it yesterday)
Friday: DH off work
At home for me
Matilda's anti inflammatory medication before bed
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Matilda's anti inflammatory medication before bed
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E ?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
Matilda's anti inflammatory medication before bed

Future dates to note:
20/6 order my meds

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Write anniversary card for DH for our wedding anniversary on Monday
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
House tasks: Replace the bit of mortar that's fallen out of the edge of the roof (I think its called the verge? Can this wait until next year when we get the house painted when a roof ladder will be in place?)
Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ?
Fix garage guttering that's loose at one end and bending down. Dneighbour R2 may fix?
Fix dripping kitchen tap (new washer ?)- DF E has given me the phone number of her plumber . I think DF CW also has a plumber she is happy with?
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
Find picture hanging equipment for DH
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2024
Think about setting up Guardianship for F,J and M - looked on Cats' Protection, I need their microchip numbers, approximate DOB, colour and markings and useful information about them. Bookmark link with local recommended solicitors (also ask DF CW?)
Change health centres to the one nearest us? On hold ATM , but I'll leave it on my list so I don't forget.

To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda, Jude, and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
Physio exercises and back exercises
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
DH launched for his walk
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk

Garden:
30 minutes in tiny front garden
90 minutes in back garden

Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Cats' supper
Brush kitties: F
Flea control F, M, J

House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Load DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
PUPA downstairs
Quick dust sitting room
Quick hoover downstairs
PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
Quick hoover upstairs
Lunch
Supper

Lay out clothes for tomorrow
Journal three things I am thankful for today
Hand cream

Extra house tasks:

Monday:
Clean bathroom
Clean spare room
Clean bedroom
Wash throw on spare room bed
Wash cat blankets
Can I clean upstairs windows

Tuesday:
Clean hall
Clean sitting room
Clean stairs
Empty hoover before starting work
Wheelie bins back when dustmen have been
Filing paperwork for 15 minutes
Clean patio doors?

Wednesday:
Clean kitchen
Clean kitchen windows?

Garden extras:
Feed pots weekly
Beginning of June - need to order more fuchsia gall mite predator

Financial:
More work on budget WIP
Healthspan
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[Doggedly]

Hooray for found tax info, Gma.

I'm going to visit my dbrother in Quebec City, trissie. I'm a little late with my spring visit, because he had to go to the hospital in Montreal for an operation and wasn't sure when.

trissie, I take it as a sign that you are a good parent, that your child is comfortable with coming to you and telling you that she lost her keys, rather than hiding it because she's too afraid to admit it.

L.Ann, the wonderful wonderful thing about lost phones is the phrase "Alexa/Siri, where's my phone?"


Hi, Peaches

Thanks, helia. It all went smoothly. I have the rental car, and I took it shopping.

Have a good sleep, FrenchFly. I hope that tomorrow goes smoothly.

I wish that I could offer you some of my weather, Bama. We got hit with normal summer heat today, after such a cool spring. I would prefer the cooler weather for driving the dog. On the other hand, I'm just as happy not to be packing the car in the rain. Maybe I'll keep what I got.

I'm glad that you got to spend some time in the garden, Kittykatt. Have a good night.

I confess, I took the rental car for a little shopping spree. To Pet Valu to get good quality pee pads with the sticky part on the bottom for our trip, to the dollar store for a spree, and to the grocery store to get gefilte fish to bring to my dbrother. I picked up a few groceries while I was there.

Now to bring the first load down (cover for the back seat and tarp for the dirty trunk) and to bring up the dollar store purchases that I couldn't carry.

[Bama]

Dh will be home any minute so will wait and see what’s going on with him before I continue.

Helia, I went for the old style dl (mine expired and earliest star appt was August) but the system kicked me out, apparently same name as someone else, so had to make appt (a lot sooner than if I had just made the appt go figure) and got the Star ID.
The app is Lose It!, dh’s dr recommended it for him so I use it too to keep on track.

Kittykatt, is today your anniversary or next Monday? Happy (early?) anniversary!

Dogged, I would prefer cooler weather too (idk how I ended up in a warm climate) although I’m enjoying the storms as long as nobody gets too much rain (flooding in some states on the news is sad).

Tada:
Up
Got dh up and off to work
Bible
Wipe down kitchen, dining room, living room, foyer, 2nd bathroom
Scoop litter
Feed everyone (except birds and new cat on moms deck)
Weigh
Get dressed to go out
Apply for new dl
Back home - chg into cleaning clothes
Eat breakfast, snack and log
Load and run dw, shine sink
Mail
Planner
Laundry - wash my clothes, dry whites, put away 1st load of my clothes
Vacuum
Unpack thrift buys and put away

[Doggedly]

I hear you, Bama. In Canada, complaining about the weather is our national sport, but we have reached the point of saying "If I'm not on fire, I'll take it."

I enjoyed my little shopping spree, but I'm feeling it. I'm going to take an Ibuprofen and lie down for a bit.

Monday
Cleaned up after dog X 2
Put on a pot of coffee
Put away dry dishes
Spiffed self
Picked up rental car
Went to pet store to get better pee pads for the trip
Went to dollar store because I have been wanting to for a while
Went to grocery store and got gefilte fish for db and some other groceries.
Wrestled with the parking app to pay for visitors parking. It wasn’t as bad to deal with as it has sometimes been, but it seems to me that the cost has tripled.
Brought up as many groceries as I could carry.
Freed ddog, celebrated with globs of dog food and much rejoicing.
Put away the groceries
Ate a falafel
Packed tarp and covers onto the handtruck
Brought all down with Germane to lay out in the rental car
Realized that I had forgotten the back seat cover so I can’t set up the crate. D’oh!
Spread out the tarp in the trunk of rental car
Put the pee pads and dog covers in
Brought up dollar store bag, hand truck and dog

[lucylee]

Oh yes, I also think of Tom and Huck when crossing the Mississippi. I love Mark Twain.
But Bama -- I am not good with bridges either! As a child I would hide my face when we crossed bridges because I was always scared. My mom thinks this may stem from an event when I was too young to even remember. We had a wreck crossing a bridge over a railroad track near my grandparents. This was before car seats, and my mom said she was holding me and just squeezed me tight, which is probably the reason (she thinks) that I have had so much stomach issues (especially nervous stomach) all my life. No one was really injured in that wreck, but it must have been very memorable to my young parents. Bridges over large bodies of water are especially nerve-wracking, but I think I have driven across Lake Pontchartrain going into New Orleans, which I'm sure you know is a very, very long bridge. At least it is not a narrow bridge.

[Peaches1000]

Next:
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 510min
-Find other bank login
-Login & check balance

Extras:
-Declutter/organize/clean - 15 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 15 min
-DS - (outdoor - vinegar/pest)
-Toodledo tasks - Amex activity/DH reim recon/set up DS pymt (6/10 hldg)

Routine:
-PT/OT/Speech - daily self work
-Close blinds

Done:
-Fresh food for kitty
-Bedroom - pupa
-Open blinds/get water
-Medicine/vitamins
-Check email
-This & that
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Open & sort mail/file
-Office - paper stack - 10 min
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Check weather
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something
-Monday 3-4 HH Speech

[L.Ann]

Quick wave. I want to get these 3 done before I figure out what else I need to do.

1-reboot laundry DD32 started
2-outside walk
3-clean up kitchen

Menus
Tuesday-chorizo enchiladas
Wednesday-DD32 out/me left overs
Thursday-honey mustard chicken and farro salad
Friday-Sunday- eating out
Sunday-Pulled chicken and Chickpea curry or left over enchiladas

Events
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, swim lesson 11, breakfast out with friends
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, swim lesson 11, DD32 w/PS until 8, cheerleading
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-6:30, swim lesson 11, dog to kennel@3:30, DD32 home because of Juneteenth
Friday- summer games special Olympics cheerleading 10-1 no Little Bit’s so staying at hotel
Saturday and Sunday-Summer games Special Olympics bocce(staying in a hotel)

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed cleaning hall-wipe down appliances, straighten linen closet and appliance closet, wipe down woodwork, wash walls, vacuum, wipe down doors, wipe down louvre doors
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book
Little Errands-

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds, breakfast and temp for DD32
-outside walk
-pick up Little Bit
-10 minutes garden work with Little Bit
-make Little Bit breakfast
-polish rest of bedroom furniture
-exercise video
-read
-read to Little Bit, help her build a magnatile house
-read a bit more
-quick pick up
-change into swim suits
-swim lesson
-hot chocolate for Little Bit and then lunch
-play outside with chalk and water table
-Little Bit down for a nap
-walk outside
-finish book
-dinner preprep
-clean off table and pick up kitchen
-set up coffee, DD32’s lunch for tomorrow, food for Little Bit and DD32
-polish furniture at the end of the hall
-outside ply with chalk and water table
-pick up house
-take Little Bit home
-dinner prepped and eaten