Vanillekipferl Wednesday @ TDD - C&C

[trissie]

Waving to all!
Sorry, can't be social, today is... not an easy day. One thing at a time, right?


TaDas
- morning madness
- day at work
- tried to stop by a bank only to discover it's not there anymore
- Tesco, as they have sale on chicken
- pick up DBD from school
- take DBD to bus stop
- talk to all kids

ToDos
- pick up DBD from scout session
- morning routine
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
- start dinner
- sort and start a load of darks
- clean DBD's room
- clean DS14's room
- clean kitchen
- have kids started on homework
- fold laundry from dryer
- pay school bill & reply to school email
- order presents for DBD
- order presents for DS?
- 15 on laundry
- bake gingerbread cookies
- bake maroccan cookies
- call mom when kids are not around?

[Bama]

Good morning! Hugs for trying times.
Another late night for me so I’m not going to be good with conversation today. My tail is dragging.
My Czech aunt made a crescent cookie that sounds similar.
My brother adopted but I was too young to understand the process at the time. I’m not sure if it’s easier or harder now.
Had an emotional day yesterday after talking with the attorney, he’s very nice, family drama was a bear for the past few years and it brought it all back up. Dumped on dh when he got home and worked through it. All estates should be finished up by end of the year and we can move on.

To Do Today
Garbage day
Weigh
Emails, notifications
Water
Cook eat log breakfast
Snack - fruit
Wfd - leftovers
Walk dogs
Brush Beau, baths
Pet chores - fed, water, scoop and refill litter
Check little man’s nails
Dremel dog nails
Dust
Spot clean floors
Vacuum
Mop
Monthlies
Dance, workout
Dining -
Storage racks - put together, put boxes in
Laundry -
Work on office
Kitchen -
Wipe counters
Dw - unload, load
Clean out refrigerator
Go through cereals and toss old ones
Living - plants, set up fp log
Make jello, boil eggs, banana pudding, pecan cobbler, fake cupcakes w spray foam
Paper -
:30 on paper pile
Address Christmas cards
Self - sharpie white spot on glasses
7pm zoom call Ken Burns and The American Revolution
Outside -
Cut magnolia, eucalyptus stems
Clean up around grill
Soak and wash glass bottles

[trissie]

kittykatt, what do you put in the shoebox? I am skipping this year (the convenient locations were all gone by the time I got around the sign up and so I'll just make a cash donation instead), but am always looking for ideas!
helia, yes, the vanillekipferl would be similar to shortbread, but with nuts replacing some of the buter and flour. But definitely the melt-in-you-mouth quality!
That was quite some change for your family life, Smile*Lee! I am really hoping I will not have to add to my family. I know my limits!

TaDas
- pick up DBD from scout session
- morning routine
- midday routine
- clean DS14's room
- sort and start a load of darks

ToDos
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
- start dinner
- clean DBD's room
- clean kitchen
- have kids started on homework
- fold laundry from dryer
- pay school bill & reply to school email
- order presents for DBD
- order presents for DS?
- 15 on laundry
- bake gingerbread cookies
- bake maroccan cookies

[Doggedly]

Hi, all. It's finally warm enough to take Germane out for a short walk behind the windbreak (windchill of -10 C) but with the warmer weather comes a heavy snowfall warning. We don't have a choice about going out as Germane has her appointment with the groomer today.

Thank you for starting us off, trissie. Those cookies sound very challenging, and if I made them I think that I would display them in a glass case or coat them in resin to celebrate my accomplishment forever. But it's a good sign that your dfamily appreciated them if they ate so many of them.

Kittykatt, it was interesting to hear about your df's different experiences with adoption. I don't see how any parent could cope with FAS and RAD without support. A sad situation for all involved.

helia, I'm sorry for the issues that your dbrothers have, and am glad that you came through without them.
Take care driving on those icey roads. I am happier to deal with snow than freezing rain.

Smile*Lee, I can remember going through a phase where I would walk around with my ski jacket open because I thought it made me look cool. I'm pretty sure that it made me look cold.
That was amazing what you did for your dneices/nephews. Your family was actually outnumbered by the new members and that had to have been a hard adjustment.

Actually, that's true for you too, L.Ann. I'm glad that it worked out in the end.

It sounds like Christmas is coming at you like a freight train, Lauralind. And harder to stay on top of when your sleep schedule is out of whack. Do you know what is waking you up so early? Like, is it a sound that you could shut out, or a temperature change?

I'm sorry about the family drama, Bama. So good that the end is in sight!

[helia]

That's a lot of events and baking, Lauralind.
Good luck to Germane at the groomers, Doggedly.
((Bama)) Hoping today can be more emotionally serene. Yeah, estates and lawyer conversations can bring up some family stuff for sure.
Wow, Smile. I didn't realize you had added to your family. --And there are kids here who wear shorts all year long - if their parents let them. (I had a friend with a son like that.) I don't know how they manage, but maybe kids run hotter than adults??
Enjoy lunch out with friends, L Ann!

I'm finishing lunch. In 20 minutes, I'll do the last bits of packing and then I'll load the car.

Next:
- finish lunch
- finish packing odds and ends
- spiff self

Later:
- pack for overnight trip - wip
- payroll: AR Exam draft ready for review
- 1:15 gather everything and otd to payroll
- 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D8
- drive ~ 2 hours to GR with AC
- short visit at CM's house?
- 6:30 dinner with AC and CM
- check in to hotel
- duolingo
- update health apps
- read
- Mem. thank yous?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - a tad lower but still very high
- reclaimed kitchen
- coffee
- weather website and email deletions
- some qt
- put away groceries
- payroll: prep AAS D8
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- squeegeed and wiped down shower
- made the bed
-tidied the cedar chest
- packed clothes, most toiletries, snacks
- packed some books
- lunch - wip
- last laundry folded and put away

[kitkat]

I do know those crescents, trissie ! They are so delicate. I have never made them.
Thanks for the start:) Hope you are having a better day.
Had no time to CUOP - just back for a little bit b4 we head out with dpup.
Waving hello to all busy she -friends.

We have a bit of snow, a lot of slush outside. Everything is grey... I have some accomplishments:
Got pup outside this morning
Got DGD to school
I did get approx. 30 min. on the treadmill, we got a car washed, groceries (which I forgot to bring in... ) and dropped off DD to meet a friend.
Took my med. Made a coffee. Dpup looks so peaceful in front of the fireplace that I don't want to move

But:
I have to grab some cards, wrap/bags etc.
Pup needs her outing
Laundry must be done.
And,
I'm hungry.

I'll be back:)

[Lauralind]

Freight train is about right doggedly. It won't slow down.

Basic routines are done and any dishes not done will fit the dw next load. I'm taking a break till h comes. I did go to the grocery store.. but then I forgot a couple things. I don't know if I'm super smart but I found a recipe for Danish butter cookies. Looks kinda like shortbread but just thinned enough to pipe it. Eeks I'm not so sure I can make it pretty they are swirled with the piping bag. Then dip it in melting chocolate and sprinkles.

I went to the grocery store after school run. I forgot to pick up the piping bag... I'll go back after. Almost early for the rest of the stores anyway.

Priority list

Basic routines
Kitchen clean
H at 1030 ( she's doing counseling sessions for me)
Decide cookies and how many and shopping list
Browse the stores and see what is here
Bake one kind?
Practice some music see i I have something I can do with flute
Message dog kennel lady
Ask someone familiar with food I told dd I would bring turkey(s)??? 1 or 2 for 15 to 20 people depending who comes
Pick up mom
Plan Christmas with dad

Today's tada list

Break for a bit and make new coffee for us
Visit with h
Make my truffles,???

Shower
S&s both baths and reboot laundry
Tidy laundry room and master bedroom some

Go through baking stuff
Straighten fridge check supplies
Empty and reload dw
Finish tidying kitchen all the way
School run
Grocery store and put it away

[helia]

Next:
- gather work stuff
- kitchen garbage out to the bin; bin brought back from the curb
- drive to work

More done:
- finished lunch and cleaned up
- printed out hotel reservation info - probably unnecessary but I feel better
- finished packing odds and ends
- loaded car
- spiffed self
- garbage bag in car emptied
- kitchen garbage out to the bin; bin brought back from the curb

[Gma]

Sending prayers for peace, love, calm, especially for trissie, bama, smiles, helia, kittykatt, l.ann, laurlind, peaches, KitKat, doggedly and all the rest of us.

Just met with appraiser agent. She's a HS classmate of my brother. We had a nice visit.

Now I need to finish last 3 acknowledgement cards, get a few things down from mother's attic, then go to bank, and work at my house on wrapping and getting gifts in the mail. I don't think I'm going to make it to exercise class. I'll shovel driveway instead

[Doggedly]

Safe trip, helia!

Is someone else bringing the stuffing, Lauralind? That will help, and nowadays they tell us not to cook it inside the turkey.
You are off to a great start.

Gma, I think that you will get all of the exercise you need just trying to get to exercise class, LOL.

I have nibbled at the edges of dishes and laundry. Time to spiff myself.

Wednesday
Cleaned up after dog X 2
Breakfast for Germane
Put on a pot of coffee
Checked flyers
Put away dry laundry
Wiped/put away breadmaker