Stromboli Saturday

[Lauralind]

Well my morning got sidetracked in a good way. I had my soak and put some cleaner in the shower. Sat down with my journal for a bit and dd called. Nice visit with her for an hour almost. Then ds and ddil and dgs drove in the yard. They had seen one house and a short break between the rest. 2 more in a row. He decided to call his sister and ask her something so got to visit all my kids for a bit.

Except they came in on my still disaster house. Oh well. I got sweet baby snuggles. Grandma needed that.

Ds 15 is hungry now. Making us oatmeal and then I got to get something done.

Finish the rest of that and then kitchen.
Priority list

Fruit tray for tomorrow
Music prep and organized and practice
Basic routines
Kitchen clean with ds Help
Sheets for dad from store
Sort his Sheets he thinks the ones my sister had are all king( they're not)
Declutter his jars

Garden produce dealings

Freeze some dill
Blanch and freeze kale
Pull onions and carrots
Check rhubarb in the back can I still use
Make apple pie and maybe rhubarb berry pie and ds wanted to try sausage rolls
Cukes ?
Figure out what to do with herb pots
Put away potatoes into closet

Today's tada list


Empty and reload dw
Finish tidying kitchen all the way
Wipe counters and table etc
Sweep everywhere

Send garbage out with dh
Soak when dh leaves
Clean that shower
S&s both baths and reboot laundry
Tidy laundry room and master bedroom some
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[L.Ann]

1-walk
2-windex
3-mop bathroom floor

4-read
5-20 minutes on Shutterfly stuff


Menus
Saturday-cranberry thyme chicken
Sunday-chicken/black bean and rice bowls
Monday-ground turkey tacos
Tuesday-red lentil soup
Wednesday-DD32 out/leftovers for me
Thursday-DD32 out/leftovers for me
Friday-out after Hopkins

Events
Saturday-
Sunday-walk w/friend@9, Downton Abbey @1, DD32 to Toy Story with DD 38
Monday--Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, urn pick up
Tuesday--Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, 10 dentist me crown
Wednesday--Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, DD32 PS 3-8, lunch w/friends at 12:15
Thursday--Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, DD32 32 PS 3-8, fall book preview@8
Friday- Hopkins

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen, dining room and bathroom, vacuum
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book, fix dress for DD32’s dance, make wrapping paper with Little Bit, organize DD38’s cards, wrap and get ready to mail twins bday gifts
Little Errands-drop off DM’s driver’s license, send email and documentation to delete DM’s Facebook accounts
Phone calls-pick up urn

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog me and DD32
-reboot laundry
-start bread
-temp and meds for DD32
-shower, dress and pick up bedroom
-walk outside
-errands-bank, Halloween store, DD32s favorite store, coffee
-start new loaf of bread
-trash
-swish and swipe
-read
-lunch

[Gma]

still overwhelmed with all there is to do.
just had time to check for helian's post about her mom.
Sending as much supportive prayers as I can for you during this difficult time. Your Mom is strong. Is she taking in any liquids, or unable to swallow? Not to force, hunger and thirst dwindle suring this time, hospice has probably told you, and forcing just causes disconfort.

[Peaches1000]

Next:
-Refill pill box
-Pull bill file/sort
-Enter auto pymts in PT/update excel
-Enter bank activity in PT/recon
-Pay bill via online bank
-Enter bill pymt in PT/update excel

Extras:
-HH Speech - text about Monday 3pm appt
-HH OT - text about Friday
-Monday 3pm Dr B Appt - Telehealth
-Tasks - (bill pay)/(hldg file)/(Amex)/(DH reim)/(make food options list)/(move desk area chargers)/(addtl)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min

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

-1pm Eat
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something
-6pm Eat
-Close blinds
-Open & sort mail/file
-Prep for next day (clothes/calendar)

Done:
-Bedroom - pupa
-Dress/ready
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Fresh food for kitty
-Open blinds/get water
-Medicine/vitamins
-Medical - Dr B - info/msg
-This & that
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-SSA info - 70 min

[L.Ann]

Hi GMA!

1-freeze bread
2-take recycling to dump
3-get twins gifts wrapped and ready to mail


Menus
Saturday-cranberry thyme chicken
Sunday-chicken/black bean and rice bowls
Monday-ground turkey tacos
Tuesday-red lentil soup
Wednesday-DD32 out/leftovers for me
Thursday-DD32 out/leftovers for me
Friday-out after Hopkins

Events
Saturday-
Sunday-walk w/friend@9, Downton Abbey @1, DD32 to Toy Story with DD 38
Monday--Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, urn pick up
Tuesday--Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, 10 dentist me crown
Wednesday--Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, DD32 PS 3-8, lunch w/friends at 12:15
Thursday--Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, DD32 32 PS 3-8, fall book preview@8
Friday- Hopkins

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen, dining room, vacuum
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book, fix dress for DD32’s dance, make wrapping paper with Little Bit, organize DD38’s cards, wrap and get ready to mail twins bday gifts
Little Errands-drop off DM’s driver’s license, send email and documentation to delete DM’s Facebook accounts
Phone calls-pick up urn

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog me and DD32
-reboot laundry
-start bread
-temp and meds for DD32
-shower, dress and pick up bedroom
-walk outside
-errands-bank, Halloween store, DD32s favorite store, coffee
-start new loaf of bread
-trash
-swish and swipe
-read
-lunch
-walk
-windex
-mop bathroom floor
-read
-20 minutes on Shutterfly stuff

[helia]

((Gma)) You always have a lot going on with your mom and your friends and other groups you're a part of. You're very thoughtful to think of me and my mom. She cannot swallow at all. Last time I tried to give her water was on Monday; I wasn't sure she got any down and the tiny bit of yogurt (like 1/2 tsp) I gave her almost caused her to choke. They started her on end of life comfort meds on Wednesday -- only, it sounds like she hasn't actually gotten any meds. Huh. I thought she was on meds. Now, I'm confused The Hospice nurse today was very helpful. She said the meds were on an "as needed" basis, and she ordered a little morphine for Mom. Her vitals are still good today, but yesterday, they weren't as good, and she guessed she might have been in pain. The regular hospice nurse interpreted those signs differently.
Are you making fresh bread L Ann?
What a lovely sidetrack, Lauralind. Is ds looking to move closer to you?
I agree trissie; sports attire runs super small. A size L is a size M in any other line of clothing. Did you find a good plum crumble recipe? Sounds so good!
Hi Peaches!
I hope your day is going well and your floor is lava-free, Doggedly.

I will try to go for a walk next. I'm stuck here for a while until my lol is finished and I can put it in the dryer.

Next:
- walk?
- darks --> dryer
- gather stuff and go sit with Mom again; will the morphine make a difference

Later:
- payroll: planning out next week
- read book
- will dd27 stop by?
- jog
- darks: w d f pa
- will I see AC?
- dinner: tamales (or something else from freezer), rice, green salad
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update health apps -- try to do this today

TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- coffee
- email reply to CE
- email deletions + weather website - high of 76*F today
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- made bed
- kitchen reclaimed; dh helped too
- gather stuff and otd
- 11-2-ish sit with Mom
- some qt
- payroll: posted pic to help explain a concept
- progress knitting
- chatted with hospice nurse
- home; lunch
- looked up P/T bill for Mom - another one came; the payment must have crossed it in the mail
- paid my own co-pay for urgent care visit (Lyme disease)
- laundry sorted; darks washing

[Kittykatt]

Hello, everyone!

Trissie, those pictures of work attire were fascinating. Particularly do the men. When we were first married, DH would wear his attire to the office. Over the years it's become more and more casual -the tie was the first thing to go- and now it's t shirt and jeans in winter and t-shirt and shorts in summer. ( I had to insist he wore at a button down shirt when he was on a zoom interview panel a few months ago , painting out that a blue t shirt with the slogan "I've just survived another meeting that should have been an email" across the front was not appropriate!)

FFB, over here in places like John Lewis you can book a (free) appointment for a personal shopper to guide you to what suits you best. (My nephew-in-law does this, as he has a high flying job and will admit to no dress sense and no interest either, but has to look smart and put together for work. And it seems to work for him.)

Helian, I'm glad you're able to do some soothing things to occupy your hands and mind while sitting with your DMum.

Laura, how lovely to spend time with your family and especially little J.

How old will the twins be, L.Ann?

Dogged, how wise to have easy clean flooring!

Waving to Gma and Peaches!

DH made bacon sandwiches for lunch, using bacon from the butcher we hope to use once ours has retired. This afternoon I did some weeding and deadheading, had a chat with Dneighbour S, and then finished topdressing the pots of bulbs and planted some more pansies and the violas. I still have 3 boxes of pansies and my free bag of dwarf daffodil bulbs to plant, but that's for another day, and I'm happy with what I got done.

I e prepped lunch for tomorrow and baked my coffee tray bake. Jude is on my lap now, so I had better give her my full attention!

[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
30 minutes in tiny front garden
3.5 hours in back garden
Go for my walk
Walk Freddie
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 coffee tray bake
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:
Rehang curtain over front door
Coffee with DH
A little more sorting cleaning / decluttering somewhere?
Kitty nails
Brush kitties
Flea control kitties
Laxapet Jude and Matilda

Garden extras (if dry!):
Plant more pansies?
Plant free bulbs?
Top dress 5 remaining pots of bulbs?
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[Lauralind]

Helian ds is here. They have been in a rental in town till June and then moved out of it to save the rent cost and living in his fifth wheel trailer that he permanently set on dad's campsite area. But they need a house before winter. Anywhere in the area. They wanted out of town but today they looked at a couple in town cause they were a bit cheaper. It's got to be one they can live in a few years and then get what they really want. He makes really good money but first time. Plus they already have a loan. Can only get low level mortgage.

Well we have apple pie filling. Waiting for it to coolant bit and then we can make a couple pies. I checked the rhubarb. I think I'm going to tell dh to mow that one off. It's only 6 fine stalks. Buried in the grass. Maybe it would come back better? I put a new root in my garden by the house this year that looks like it's working.

Resting a bit and coffee. Then decide what else to do.

Except they came in on my still disaster house. Oh well. I got sweet baby snuggles. Grandma needed that.

Ds 15 is hungry now. Making us oatmeal and then I got to get something done.

Finish the rest of that and then kitchen.
Priority list

Fruit tray for tomorrow
Music prep and organized and practice
Basic routines
Kitchen clean with ds Help
Sheets for dad from store
Sort his Sheets he thinks the ones my sister had are all king( they're not)
Declutter his jars

Garden produce dealings

Freeze some dill
Blanch and freeze kale
Pull onions and carrots
Check rhubarb in the back can I still use
Make apple pie and maybe rhubarb berry pie and ds wanted to try sausage rolls
Cukes ?
Figure out what to do with herb pots
Put away potatoes into closet

Today's tada list


Coffee and break for a bit
Switch laundry
Roll pies and bake
Sweep everywhere

Empty and reload dw
Finish tidying kitchen all the way
Wipe counters and table etc


Send garbage out with dh
Soak when dh leaves
Clean that shower
S&s both baths and reboot laundry
Tidy laundry room and master bedroom some
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[Peaches1000]

Next:
-Close blinds
-Gather dirty laundry/sort
-Laundry #1 to washer
-Check den lights
-Hldg file/emails

Extras:
-HH Speech - text about Monday 3pm appt
-HH OT - text about Friday
-Monday 3pm Dr B Appt - Telehealth
-Tasks - (bill pay)/(hldg file)/(Amex)/(DH reim)/(make food options list)/(move desk area chargers)/(addtl)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min

Routine:
-Laundry #1 to dryer
-Laundry #1 hang/fold
-Put away laundry

-1pm Eat
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something
-6pm Eat
-Prep for next day (clothes/calendar)

Done:
-Bedroom - pupa
-Dress/ready
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Fresh food for kitty
-Open blinds/get water
-Medicine/vitamins
-Medical - Dr B - info/msg
-This & that
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-SSA info - 70 min
-Refill pill box
-Pull bill file/sort
-Enter auto pymts in PT/update excel
-Enter bank activity in PT/recon
-Pay bill via online bank
-Enter bill pymt in PT/update excel
-Phone DH
-Fix den lights