Mogul Skiing Monday @ TDD - C&C

[trissie]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

»»—-Cheers! WTG! Ygg!—-««

Don't think about it. Just do it!
~~ I Triple Dog Dare ya! ~~
Good Morning!
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[trissie]

Mogul skiing is a freestyle skiing competition consisting of one timed run of free skiing on a steep, heavily moguled course, stressing technical turns, aerial maneuvers and speed. Internationally, the sport is contested at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, and at the Winter Olympic Games.

Moguls are a series of bumps on a piste formed when skiers push snow into mounds as they do sharp turns. This tends to happen naturally as skiers use the slope but they can also be constructed artificially. Once formed, a naturally occurring mogul tends to grow as skiers follow similar paths around it, further deepening the surrounding grooves known as troughs. Since skiing tends to be a series of linked turns, moguls form together to create a bump field.

The term "mogul" is from the Bavarian/Austrian German word Mugel, meaning "mound, hillock".

[Kittykatt]

Good morning, Trissie, and thank you for a fast moving start!

Dogged, I hope you feel better soon. No.ad sou ds beautiful! When we adopted Matilda, we were advised about the 3-3-3 rule to help understand a cat's adjustment period: 3 days to decompress, 3 weeks to start settling in, and 3 months to feel completely at home. Of course,.its only.a.guideline, and Matilda being Matilda.broke.all the rules and decided the very first evening that on our bed was the place she wanted to sleep! Yesterday's Poirot was "The Big Four" - not my favourite as IMHO the denouement is a little weak, but still enjoyable.

Bama, thank you for explaining tomato gravy!

Today DH is off to the office as usual. The forecast is for rain (it's still dark, so I haven't looked to see if it's raining ATM), so I need to concentrate on indoor jobs. Top of the list for today fill in form to critique Curate S's sermon, scan and send to her.

I also need to unpack the wicker basket with all the Christmas storage tins that DH bought down from the loft for me yesterday, and set it up in the kitchen. I need to put the Christmas cake and gingerbread men away, and also bring down the boxes of biscuits (sweet and savoury) I've bought, and which are currently sitting in the bedroom! Can I also take advantage of DH being out of the house and wrap his stocking presents? ( I know my shoe box for the Y is more urgent, but I can do that while he's around). And there's the start of month banking to do - I'll tackle that when DH has left for work and I can be uninterrupted. And I really.need.to change the sheets on the spare room bed before BIL descends later this month. I do *not* want to be doing that at the last minute!

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Monday: DH to office
At home for me
Tuesday: DH WFH
6pm Womens Advent meditation, possibly followed by a meal?
Choral practice for DH
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH WFH
10.30 am church followed by coffee and chat
PARISH CHRISTMAS LUNCH
REMEMBER TO TAKE MILK
Help with setting up/ clearing up
Hoover car first thing? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda if not yesterday
Friday: DH WFH
9.30 am hair appointment me
Collect order from M&S
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
1/12 order meds
15/12 order HRT
9/12 Freddie - Solensia 8.45 am
11/12 Jude weight check 2 pm

Outstanding deliveries:
Aimed, Healthspan

Extras:
WRITE CRITIQUE OF CURATE S'S SERMON
EMAIL ABOVE TO HER
Update calendar for December
Find someone to fix leaf on table (Job Quote website/Nextdoor)
Unpack wicker basket with Christmas storage tins.
Put Christmas cake and gingerbread men away
Bring down sweet and savoury biscuits from our bedroom and put away
Put pictures back WIP
Order new orthotics - wait until ankle settles
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering in the bedroom each day?
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?) I need for it to stop raining before I ask anyone to come and look!
Verge and ridge tiles on garage roof
Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ?
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
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
Lightbox session
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
DH launched
Physio exercises and back exercises WIP
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk

Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 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

House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Unload DW
Reload 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
Change sheets on spare room bed
Wash throw and cat blankets

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

Wednesday:
Clean kitchen

Garden extras:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly

Financial:
More work on budget

Parish Christmas Lunch:
Remember to take Milk!
Help with set up and clear away.
Ensure DF E has someone to get her food for her
Liaise with MD if I have any more questions or if anything changes

[Doggedly]

Thank you for starting us off, trissie.

Thanks, Kittykatt. I already feel much better after a few hours of sleep. Now that Germane and I have had snacks, I think that I'm ready to head back to bed.
My db is very patient with his pets. He was very surprised at how quickly Nomad is coming out from hiding to check him out. He's not ready to come right up to my db yet, but he had only been there a few hours when I talked to him.
Any Christie is good Christie, but I agree that The Big Four is not in my list of favourites. Right now, I'm relistening to The Secret Of Chimneys. It's fun to read back to back with Seven Dials, as you have so many of the same characters.
Germane is mugging for treats again, and since it's just canned dog food that she's asking for, why not? I was worried that she was losing weight when she got all funny about eating her regular food, so it's a relief to see her enthusiastic again.
Critiquing someone's sermon sounds like a very hard job. I hope it was a good one, as critiquing a bad one sounds twice as hard! Christmas prep would be a welcome respite from that.
Good luck with it all. Germane has just done another pee (treat #4 in the short time that I've been up) so I'll dish out treats, clean up after her, and head back to bed.

[Kittykatt]

Sleep well, Dogged! It sounds as though Nomad is settling just fine, and your DBro is very experienced.

I will confess I'm putting off the sermon critiquing as the WiFi at church yesterday was down, so there's no recording of the service I can refer to, I'll just have to do it from memory. A lot of the form is just " tick whichever box is appropriate" , it's the free text that takes the time, and I always like to begin and end with something positive, and ensure any criticisms are still kind. Fortunately, Curate S is already giving much higher quality sermons that Curate A did at the same stage of training.

[helia]

I think it's really great that your curate is asking for sermon critiques, Kitty! It shows a certain level of confidence plus a desire to improve/ reach others. Doing it from memory sounds more difficult. I bet you'll give extremely helpful critiques though. I always include positives + things to improve for writing students - on the comment section of their rubric.
Aw, Nomad sounds beautiful and we will enjoy hearing updates here, Doggedly. Glad you're feeling better.
I hope you're having a good day at payroll, trissie. Dh + kids enjoy skiing moguls. Me - nope.

It is 16*F (-8.9C) outside right now. The sun is trying to get through the clouds.

It's back to work today. I never got the list in the notebook, so I'll do that first thing this morning. I have payroll today - prep and then teaching this afternoon. Progress on Memorial cards, a walk, perhaps some grocery shopping would all be good today as well. And some laundry? I'm done with my mom's stuff. Dinner will be lentil soup + rice and a salad.

Next:
- double check bank to see if any of the 3 checks I wrote 18 days ago have cleared.
- lists in notebook
- s2s and self care

TaDas!
- up; weighed self-- egads! LOL!
- coffee
- running dw; we forgot to do this last night
- email deletions + weather website
- ordered more rinse aid for dw

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Mon 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D4
Tue 10-12ish KS2J get together/ 5:20 payroll: phone call with director
Wed Critter Control 8-10 window/ 11-1 BD lunch for B/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D5
Thu 1-1:40 payroll: reporting on session conference/ 2-3 work out with trainer/ 6-9ish BFD holiday gala in big city with K, S2, and J (annual event put on by K's dh's job)
Fri 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D6
Sat 6-9ish payroll holiday party
Sun 3:30 - 6ish CG2? At B and L's place? / 6 - 8ish host Sunday dinner

December Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- clean sheets on bed

This Week - Deskwork
- make appointment with optometrist
- Memorial thank yous
- call pavers for driveway?
- reach out to JK
- figure out what is happening re: 3 checks written on Nov. 13

This Week - Errands
- WF
- Kroger
- W buy card and treat for B's bday lunch
- get Mom's bags of stuff to the charity

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually

Mom
- go through bag of Mom's knick knacks

[Smile*Lee]

Good morning, all!
Popping in for a quick in & out. Messed around a little too long this morning. Errands today, but first exercise & s2s.

[L.Ann]

Morning All!

1-FACE
2-walk outside
3-read

Menus
Monday-garlic lime chicken
Tuesday-fiesta chicken(in freezer)
Wednesday-DD32 out/leftovers me
Thursday-chorizo enchiladas
Friday-chipotle honey salmon with veggies
Saturday-sheet pan Mexican shrimp tacos

Events
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-3
Tuesday-breakfast with friends@8:30, Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-3
Wednesday-DD32 3-8, Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-3
Thursday-8:30 appointment with radiologist, Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-3
Friday-2:00 appointment with financial advisor, Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-3


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


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for me
-diet site
-dress and pick up bedroom
-temp and meds for DD32
-walk outside
-pick up Little Bit
-food for Little Bit
-put the last bin of decorations on tree
-take Little Bit to school
-pick up dog at kennel

[trissie]

Now we see you... and now we don't, Smile*Lee!
I think you would enjoy skiing, helia, but I know you enjoy the quiet time when everybody is out much more!
I know you will write the critique in a nice and positive way, kittykatt!
I'm glad your DBro and his new kitty are getting along well, Dogged! Is he a cat person when you are a dog person?
hi L.Ann! Garlic lime chicken seems to be your favourite, right?

4:30 and I am finally home. I remember, back when I started this job, I used to be home at 3:10 every day! Those were the days (also, I now make significantly more, like... almost triple what I started at, so I can't really complain). So many plans and so little time...

TaDas
- morning madness
- strip master bed
- delay start load of linens
- day at work, rather very productive
- stopped at Tesco for stuff LIDL doesn't carry
- pick up DBD from school
- morning routine
- flip linens to dryer
- clean DS14's room (because every now and then it really needs more than a lick and a promise that he gives it

ToDos
- midday routine
- clean DBD's room
- fold overnight load of towels

Braindump
- (have twins) clean twins' room
- 3 tasks from Christmas cleaning list
- load of lights
- load of outgrown jackets
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
- dinner
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- order Christmas PJs
- bake remaining gingerbreads
- bake vanilla rolls
- make dough for spiced cookies (DBD can make them tomorrow afternoon after we get from neurology apt)
- start working on photo selection