Fly River Friday @ TDD - C&C

[trissie]

TaDas
- herb baguettes
- some cake- spiff up living room
- go over DBD's long sleeved shirts - anything obviously too small?

ToDos
- final 30 on food preps
- spiff up master bedroom
- ready myself and everything to go

Braindump
routines
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
party preps
- marinate chicken thighs
organization
- DBD's speech therapy
- pack things we are taking to party (bag of outgrown clothes for M and toys for L)
- homework and backpacks
- make medical apt for me - obgyn
- 15 on filing
- amendment to rental contract
- rental accounting
- pharmacy order
- deal with insurance
- declutter DBD's dresser
cleaning
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up kitchen
laundry
- load of towels
- load of pool towels
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
garden
- plant windowsill boxes
- prune regular roses
- run the pool vacuum cleaner
- sweep front porch
- sweep back porch
- ready carport for car
- ready garage for car
- wash trampoline
- run pool vacuum (today or tomorrow)
- mow lawn (DH)
- weeding in front garden
- tree and bushes pruning
- general pick up in garage
- general pick up around the house

[Kittykatt]

You're making great progress, Trissie, and you've also reminded me I need to post a list!

I think the biggest problem with the old system of money in the very old days was that people would clip bits off the edges of the coins, especially the silver coins, and then make their own coins - an early system of counterfeiting! The first clip probably wasn't too bad, but over time you ended up with much smaller coins of very strange shapes, and even with the pennies, it got to the stage where it was very rare for a pound's worth of pennies to actually weigh a pound. I think this was probably one of the reasons for the formation of the royal Mint - to regularise things !!

I've done some deadheading, but it's getting hot so I've retreated back indoors. But this has meant I've been able to have some very productive discussions with DH about his VR /retirement, and his plans. We've also discussed replacing in the fridge, which is definitely on its last legs. I think it's nearly 30 years old, so I can't really complain. DH wants a larger fridge this time, so it obviously won't fit under the counter. But maybe the bins could go there instead? I have said that ideally I want Matilda's bet bill to have been settled by Petplan ( or at the very least we've had their written agreement that they'll pay) before we make any more large purchases.

I've also added "put the hose on the front garden" to the list of things to do this evening. For now though, I need to hoover the sitting room, and try and at least get Matilda's paperwork into some kind of order.

[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
Talk with DH about his VR / retirement -apparently nothing will be announced until the autumn
DH has plans to walk the SW coastal path with his DF T once they have both retired (in segments, of course, with an overnight stay jer and there!)
Go for my walk
Quick PUPA/ dust upstairs
Run hoover round downstairs?
Quick dust sitting room?
Garden time - can I feed pots? A little deadheading?
Lunch
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? Not this week, he's meeting with friends instead
DH launched
Cats' supper
Our supper
Bed at a reasonable time!

Garden extras:
Trim bits of hedge
Weed/deadhead
Feed pots
Sweep patio
Hose on front garden

[Kittykatt]

DH has left to play with his DFs. Matilda and Jude have taken themselves upstairs, so that just leaves Freddie asleep on the sitting room carpet. I think it's time I got out on of this chair!!

[Kittykatt]

I spoke too soon! Jude has just come running down the stairs in search of a lap. I may now be here for some time, but it's in a good cause!

[helia]

This is encouraging! Historically speaking, perhaps the US is not the only country with crazy measuring systems?! That's some comfort!

Thank you for the encouragement about the podiatrist, Kitty. Dh has seen one too and that was very helpful. He got his Morton's neuroma cleared up - after a recommended surgery.
Yes, I asked about the parties, trissie. Gma's point is a great one! I feel my daughters make a bigger deal of celebrating my birthdays than dh does. Dh is just too darn busy.

I'm up late, just feeling kind of. . . not into my life today. My weight is up a tad -- after several days of tracking, keeping to WW points, and exercising. That's discouraging. We're approaching the weekend and I'm not sure how to navigate time with the Ys, more restaurant food, and prepping for travel. I don't think they'll want to spend every minute with us - but I don't want to offend them. Also, I do want some one-on-one time with KY. Dh is still stressed and super busy; last night, he had dinner with dd27 (nice!) but then had some evening meetings which he finished at 9:30 pm, and then he had work emails to catch up on. . . . AND the weather forecast for the camping trip is now for thunderstorms and rain every day. . . I'm considering getting a hotel room near the state park.

However, today - the sun is shining! And the forecast high is 86*F (30C). We are forecast to reach the 90s here each day Saturday - Tuesday. 97*F (36C) on Monday. That's very hot for us. But we'll be in the Chicago area by then where the forecast highs will be. . . 97*F for several days in a row. I'll be bringing some shorts.

I have a haircut appointment in another town at 11. I need to be otd in about 45 minutes. I'll visit Mom en route home and then stop by WF to return an A order and get eggs, which I forgot to get earlier. I hope to be home around 1:30. Then, lunch, finish the a.m. routine, and finish the last reading exam for payroll. A walk would be good; I won't jog as I'm planning on the 5K tomorrow morning. We're eating at home tonight - teriyaki salmon, rice, and roasted zucchini. If I can start on pre-travel laundry, I will.

Main Goals for Today
1. Haircut appt. (in town 30 minute drive away)
2. Visit Mom
3. WF - drop off return + get odds and ends
4. Payroll - finish IR Exam; send off for review
5. Payroll - touch base with 2 Ss re: exit exam timing
6. Reserve bnb for Seattle trip (I need to some of dh's time in order to do this. . . )
7. WALK

Next:
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower

Later:
- gather everything to visit Mom and then go to WF; otd by 10:30 (10:25 would be better. . . )
- 11 haircut appointment (badly needed)
- visit Mom
- WF
- lunch
- some qt
- run dw; unload later
- make bed
- WALK
- payroll: finish IR Exam and send it off for review
- payroll: check in with 2 Ss re: alternate time for exit exam
- 1 lol w d f pa
- finish desk
- dinner: teriyaki salmon, rice, roasted zucchini, watermelon
- after dinner clean up
- duo
- update health apps -- actually do Noom to track calories
- reserve bnb for 1st 2 nights of Seattle trip
- maybe finally visit Raven, Cs new bernedoodle puppy

TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- coffee
- email deletions; weather website - several locales

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Fri - 11 - haircut in other town/ Visit Mom/ Dinner: teriyaki salmon, rice, zucchini
Sat - 8 - 5K run?/ See Ys! (Friends from TX; KY was my BFF when we lived in Austin) - When?/ 5:45 Dinner reservations with Ys/ 8 - Concert at local venue with Ys
Sun Church with Ys/ PACK for week long trip (dh's writing workshop with a publishing company M-F) + CG1 camping trip F-Sun/ Drive to Chicago

M - grocery store in IL
T-Th
F - pack up the car/ drive to campground on Lake Michigan - CG1 camping trip
Sa - make crepes at campground for 25-ish people (our CG1 - over half are kids and teens) - in the rain?
Sun pack up from camping and drive home

June Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- 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
- bnb reservation for first part of WA trip (religious conference in Seattle) - wip

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
- buy queen bed frame + mattress + box springs for dd27's room - wip

MOM
- shelves for her room?
- keep on sprucing up her wardrobe - pants
- sign Mom up for the patient portal - PA at the NH
- check on dentist: when will they be at the NH next? -- called; didn't get a call back

Payroll
- update exam record
- start Exam Prep: 4 Reading Exams __

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

[kitkat]

We should call this the "Amazing Learning Place". The information posted here is incredible!

Thanks for the start trissie and a good afternoon to everyone.
I had an eventful morning: we found a bat ... in all places, in the kitchen sink... With shaky hands I trapped it, called the right people... It was picked up within two hours and will be tested for rabies... I try not to overthink it...

Now, I need to get moving.
Let me put the main floor in order.

1. find my meds
2.:15 PUPAs main
3. adv lol/start lol

repeat PUPAs until done.
Take pup for walk.
empty car for carwash

BIAB

[Harriet]

KittyKatt, thank you for the excellent litany/recall of pre-decimal British coinage. I hope you don't mind that I copied it and sent it to my ddolder. She is an avid reader of fiction (and viewer of mysteries, etc.) that often includes the words.

[kitkat]

Hi Harriet - nice to "meet" you.

Most of Those done, running around trying to straighten some paperwork...
Also, had a nice chat with DGD and a coffee w DDIL:)

Next:
Payment
Empty car
cont. w PUPAs

[Peaches1000]

Good afternoon!

Next:
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Update Toodledo
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something

Extras:
-Set up DS pymt (6/10 hldg)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 15 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 15 min

Routine:
-Gather dirty laundry/sort
-Laundry #1 to washer
-Laundry #1 to dryer
-Laundry #1 hang/fold
-Put away laundry

-PT/OT/Speech - daily self work
-Close blinds
-Open & sort mail/file

Done:
-This & that