Siamese Saturday

[L.Ann]

1-drop off car to get tires changed
2- go to mini cow event
3-meal out

Menus
Saturday-out to eat
Sunday-garlicky chicken and lemon mustard sauce
Monday-spinach ricotta ravioli
Tuesday-not sure when Utah crowd is coming-make chili and then can eat it on Tuesday or Wednesday
Wednesday-chili,salad, garlic knots
Thursday-Thanksgiving
Friday-out to eat after ICE

Events
Saturday-Christmas activity with miniature cows
Sunday-walking with friend @9
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, school 9:15-3 for Little Bit
Tuesday-Utah crowd hopefully coming
Wednesday-family time
Thursday-Thanksgiving family celebration
Friday-Black Friday shopping, Family pictures@4:15, ICE and dinner out

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen and dining room, vacuum
Detail cleaning of dining room-scrub floor
Extra stuff-waiting for paper for lawyer


Events
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for me, dog
-diet site
-meds and temp for DD32
-dress and pick up bedroom
-walk in the rain
-mop bathroom
-start cleaning the fridge
-read
-vacuum
-wash dishes
-walk
-card for DD40’s birthday

[Lauralind]

Wow my motivation is missing. I crocheted for a while and now i have to probably go back a bit again. Still seems every solid row I have to back up. But it's 6 or 8 inches of solid pattern now and it will get there eventually.

I think 10 ish for the craft fair? It is open already for seniors at 9. 930 for everyone. I should at least deal with the kitchen first.

I did go down to the craft room and ended up turning the bed. Contemplating stealing my big chair in there and it will fit that way. Then maybe I can redo my piano corner. Maybe I just need to go and do instead of sitting here.

[trissie]

Sounds like a plan, lauralind!

TaDas
- midday routine
- defrost and inventorize garage freezer
- start dinner

ToDos
- 15 on laundry
- afternoon routine
- finish dinner

Braindump
routines
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- freezer cooking
- feed breadstarter
organization
- house insurance status?
- rework contract with DS14's therapist
- order printer cartridge
- review meds and order
- book order
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- 15 on filing
cleaning
- clean office
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up downstairs bathroom and hallways
- spiff up kitchen
- spiff up living room
laundry
- load of darks
- load of towels
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
garden
- pruning of rose bushes
House&Holidays - I kinda really should do something about it
- week 1 deep cleaning - office
- week 3 deep cleaning - DBD's room
- week 5 deep cleaning - DS14's room
- week 6 deep cleaning - twins' room
- week 7 deep cleaning - master bathroom
- week 9 deep cleaning - living bathroom
- week 10 deep cleaning - kitchen
- week 11 deep cleaning - pantry
- week 2 Christmas tasks
- week 3 Christmas tasks
- week 4 Christmas tasks
- week 5 Christmas tasks
- week 6 Christmas tasks
- week 7 Christmas tasks
- week 8 Christmas tasks
- week 9 Christmas tasks
- week 10 Christmas tasks
- week 11 Christmas tasks
- week 12 Christmas tasks
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[Doggedly]

Hello, all. I am having a productive day today, as I don't have any particular Donwannas to dodge, so I just get on with things, LOL. I have a delighted dog, who is thrilled that I put no seasonings in the slow cooker so treats are coming with a piece of carrot or pork. I just had my breakfast over a potato, so she could have that as well. I can now pronounce: a safe and effective way to shock an elderly dog out of a bout of dementia is pick her up and put a plate of carrot and pork under her nose. Instant change from staggering around confused to laser-focussed on the plate, followed by intelligent strategizing for more treats.

It's just above freezing with no wind that I can see, so she will be able to go outside for a walk and sniff as well.

I'm sure that your pork roast will be delicious, Kittykatt. I can attest that the slow cooker pork is also very good. Thank you for starting us off.

trissie, WTG on surviving teen drama. My df described childhood stages this way: You have a toddler that you would never leave in the shed unsupervised because they're mobile now, but they're idiots. Your child turns ten and you can trust him in the shed because he is developing responsibility and understands about safety. Your child becomes a teenager, and oh! look! Your shed's on fire. Is it possible that the twins are attracted to shapeless clothing because they are not comfortable with how their bodies have changed and the attention that attracts? I remember by the time that I was twelve, trucks stopping for me and wolf whistles.

Yikes, Smile*Lee, on the 3:00 am start and busy day with no room to catch up with a nap.

I'm glad that DD32 feels well, L.Ann. You have intrigued me with your miniature cow activity.
We call those out of home cooking businesses "pirate kitchens" here, L.Ann. That activity shot up during COVID, as people who didn't qualify for the govt payments looked for a way to make money and people who couldn't go out looked for ways to break the monotony. I think the govt kind of turned a blind eye until after, then there was a big crackdown. Which is too bad, in my opinion. I know that they wouldn't have met the standards for professional kitchens, but they were all small businesses with a small clientele that were likely to know one another or a friend of a friend type deal, so not a generalized risk to public safety.
I'm sorry about your washing machine. That's a setback that you didn't need.

I hope that you get your breakfast out, Bama.

Kittykatt, maybe your DH's old phone is hanging with my missing library DVDs?

Lauralind, I have replaced my chrysanthemums with a nice poinsettia last week, so decorate on! I'm in your corner. A couple of the houses in my neighbourhood had their Christmas displays up. I like them. It's cheerful to see when I am driving home.

helia, that is great with the excellent job that your window washers have done. I have retreated to the stance that the streaks I leave are proof that I have washed the windows, LOL.


Saturday
Checked the slow cooker
Made a breakfast plate for Germane, including pork and carrot from the slow cooker
Cleaned up after Germane
Put away dry dishes
Researched fancy soup mixes for hostess gifts/Christmas gifts
Treats for Germane, who woke up
Found temporary homes for remaining dry dishes that can’t be put away until drying rack is taken down
Changed out kitchen cloths
Set up a milk jug
Rearranged fridge door to stop milk from falling out
Scrubbed out sink and basin
Washed some dishes
Loaded the big cutlery holder for dw
Got weirdly invested in cleaning the dw: washed the filters, borrowed the turkey basin from the air conditioner and syphoned the tank, wiped out the inside
Loaded dw to run tonight
Washed more dishes

[Lauralind]

Well I'm back again. Did a quick couple of laps around at the craft fair. Some really nice stuff. Didn't see anything I had to have. That's just as well I don't need anything... quick trip to the grocery store while ds went for a run. Now I'm home. I need to actually do something.

Priority list

Craft fair
Basic routines
Kitchen clean
Laundry away
Tidy entry
Fix some plants and get rid of the tomato plant
Casper walk while it's day sunny
Fix piano corner
Move chair and see
Music prep and practice

Today's tada list

Find something for lunch
Find Music and practice a bit
Straighten Music corner and move chair
Deal with ginormous coleus explosion

Shower
Work on crochet some
Tidy kitchen all the way
Sweep everywhere
Switch laundry
Mop a couple spots in bedrooms

Craft fair
Say hi to ds and ddil and dgs
Grocery store for a few things

[helia]

I'm very curious about the mini cow event, L Ann. How was it? I think we're getting new tires/ rotating tires this year. Dh takes care of the car tires and does this every 2 years.
Craft fair sounds like fun, Lauralind.
Those pesky donwannas can sure slow a girl down, Doggedly.
Glad the 2 different stations wasn't a hardship, trissie.

It is almost 4pm, and I'm now dressed and ready to go to the gym. LOL! I've done plenty of other things today - it's just the way my day has gone. I didn't walk to dd27's, so I'm going to walk (5 minutes) to the gym and back.

I'm close to finishing the baby blanket - 2 hours or less.

Next:
- gym
- organize Memorial thank yous
- Mom's load #5: fold and bag

Later:
- Memorial thank yous progress
- Mom's load #5: w d f bag
- payroll: GGT spreadsheet wip
- dinner: quinoa and black bean, rice, salad
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update health apps
- reading?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - down a little
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website: sunny!! high of 45F so chilly
- kitchen is fine
- some qt
- mom's load #4 folded and bagged
- mom's load #5 washed + drying
- payroll: GGT - put in final exam info before I forgot + submitted my syllabus for this session
- spiffed self; gathered stuff for lunch
- 12:30 - 2:45 lunch at dd27's place (did not drive) + crafting time
- home; phone calls with dh - he went ahead and ordered the chairs and just consulted me. We knew what we wanted.
- back exercises; dressed to exercise
- made the bed

[Kittykatt]

Hello, everyone!

L.Ann, I'm guessing the mini cow event was a show of miniature sized cows? (We have some small cow breeds, I think one's called the Dexter?)

Helia, WTG getting the new dining chairs ordered. Will you post a picture of your baby blanket when it's finished?

Sorry about the washing machine, Trissie. Fingers crossed you can arrange a replacement quickly!

Laura, WTG resisting temptation at the craft fair!

Dogged, you need a Matilda to find those missing DVDs, as she found DH's phone. It wasn't in the boot of the car, and it wasn't in all the "stuff" from the cupboard, so I decided to make a start on the pine chest instead. DH had left the bottom drawer of his chest of drawers open, and Matilda does love an open drawer. So, she started pulling things out, and then I saw the edge of something shiny and it was DH's missing old phone. I've charged it up, and now I'm waiting for him to remember the PIN number so we can do a factory reset.

I've made good progress in the bedroom, and done everything except wax the floor. I'll leave that until Monday when DH should be safely at work! I've had a few minutes in my soggy front garden, prepped lunch for tomorrow and made a chocolate loaf cake. And peeled the potatoes for supper tonight. DH is supposed to be cooking sausages and mash, and it will save him some time, as he came home well "refreshed" tonight and promptly started snoring.

[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
DH launched
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 - not today, it's too wet!
Walk Freddie -Ditto!
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 - DH to cook
Sort out lunch for tomorrow
Bake chocolate loaf cake
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:
Practise my reading for tomorrow
Remember to take biscuits for church
Work in bedroom:
drawer in bedside cabinet,
Declutter/clean pine chest,
Wax floor,
Wash necklaces that hang,
Bag up donations
Place Morrisons order for bits and pieces for parish lunch (4.30pm - 5.30 pm tomorrow)
Write birthday cards for GP, P, T


Garden extras:
Feed pots if dry and thawed!
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[Doggedly]

It's got to be hard to sell crafts to people who are good at handicrafts, Lauralind. Probably an easier sell in the cities. I hope that you enjoyed the outing anyway.

It must feel so good to be almost done with the baby blanket, helia. A real feeling of accomplishment. Was the gym your donwanna today? If so, you have done a good job of funneling them into procratsaccomplishments instead of lost time.

Kittykatt, Matilda didn't happen across any Tintin DVDs did she?
WTG on all that you got done today.


Saturday
Checked the slow cooker
Made a breakfast plate for Germane, including pork and carrot from the slow cooker
Cleaned up after Germane
Put away dry dishes
Researched fancy soup mixes for hostess gifts/Christmas gifts
Treats for Germane, who woke up
Found temporary homes for remaining dry dishes that can’t be put away until drying rack is taken down
Changed out kitchen cloths
Set up a milk jug
Rearranged fridge door to stop milk from falling out
Scrubbed out sink and basin
Washed some dishes
Loaded the big cutlery holder for dw
Got weirdly invested in cleaning the dw: washed the filters, borrowed the turkey basin from the air conditioner and syphoned the tank, wiped out the inside
Loaded dw to run tonight
Washed more dishes
Put my feet up for 20 minutes
Spiffed self
Bagged garbage and sent it down the chute
Walked dog

I'm going to take some time to play the computer game my db shared with me, while I listen to the radio.

[L.Ann]

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Here is the set up for last year’s event. That mini cow was called Mocha. This year’s picture was with a white mini cow named Latte.


Menus
Sunday-garlicky chicken and lemon mustard sauce
Monday-spinach ricotta ravioli
Tuesday-not sure when Utah crowd is coming-make chili and then can eat it on Tuesday or Wednesday
Wednesday-chili,salad, garlic knots
Thursday-Thanksgiving
Friday-out to eat after ICE

Events
Sunday-walking with friend @9, recycling to dump, shopping with DD32
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, school 9:15-3 for Little Bit
Tuesday-Utah crowd hopefully coming
Wednesday-family time
Thursday-Thanksgiving family celebration
Friday-Black Friday shopping, Family pictures@4:15, ICE and dinner out

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen and dining room, vacuum
Detail cleaning of dining room-scrub floor
Extra stuff-waiting for paper for lawyer


Events
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for me, dog
-diet site
-meds and temp for DD32
-dress and pick up bedroom
-walk in the rain
-mop bathroom
-start cleaning the fridge
-read
-vacuum
-wash dishes
-walk
-card for DD40’s birthday
-drop off car to get tires changed
- go to mini cow event
-meal out
-pick up car
-refill meds
-clean up kitchen
-quick house pick up