Spinning Top Thursday

[Kittykatt]

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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[Kittykatt]

A spinning top, or simply a top, is a toy with a squat body and a sharp point at the bottom, designed to be spun on its vertical axis, balancing on the tip due to the gyroscopic effect.

Once set in motion, a top will usually wobble for a few seconds, spin upright for a while, then start to wobble again with increasing amplitude as it loses energy, and finally tip over and roll on its side.

Tops exist in many variations and materials, chiefly wood, metal, and plastic, often with a metal tip. They may be set in motion by twirling a handle with the fingers, by pulling a rope coiled around the body, or through a built-in auger (spiral plunger).

Such toys have been used since antiquity in solitary or competitive games, where each player tries to keep one's top spinning for as long as possible or achieve some other goal.

Spinning tops emerged independently in various cultures worldwide and are considered among the oldest known toys discovered by archaeologists. They have been unearthed on every continent except Antarctica. For instance, tops dating back to around 1250 BC were found in China, while a carved wooden top from approximately 2000 BC was discovered in Tutankhamun's tomb. Tops were used as toys in ancient Rome.

Rock band The Cure released The Top album in 1984, named, and at least partially inspired, by the toy of the same name. The album includes the title track in which the sound of a spinning top can be heard at the beginning of the song.

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[Kittykatt]

Good morning everyone and happy Thursday! Happy St George's Day to all who celebrate.

I need to be OTD extra early today, as the main road is closed. Again.. (The Water company are having their 6th attempt this year at fixing the same leak )

I'll CUOP and BBL! Have a good day everyone!

[Kittykatt]

SHEM: (I couldn't resist this one today!):

"The game's afoot; Follow your spirit: and upon this charge, Cry - ‘God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'" — William Shakespeare (Henry V).

[Kittykatt]

Today's short list:
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands to run?
Can I hoover the car?
12 noon parish lunch
Can I get to garden centre to pick up geraniums?
4.30 pm nurse appointment
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Unpack groceries and PA
Kitties' supper
Our supper

[Kittykatt]

And now it's time for proper greetings!

Welcome home, L Ann! I'm glad everything went well.

Helia, you're adapting to your new routine very well -Im glad it makes it easier for you to exercise outside.

(((Trissie))) Constant change is hard. Would it be possible to get carers to come in for DMIL, or has she really got to the stage where some kind of care home would be better, for her own safety?

KitKat, the bite is slowly improving, thank you for asking. I'm waiting to see what the nurse says when I go today.

Laura, very good to see you! Are you ok with sending photos by email? If so, I'll pm you my email address, and if you can email the photos of the blanket to me, then I'll post them here, so Gma (and any other crochet experts!) can figure out the pattern. Oh, I nearly forgot, Freddie bit me back in February. It wasnt particularly bad ( just one fang this time instead of the usual 4!) but, for some reason, it's taking a long time to heal, even though there's no longer any infection. This was the second bite on three months which is unusual for Fred, which prompted me to ask the vet to check his teeth when he went for his exam recently. Result - Fred had 4 teeth extracted - I think that was the cause of his grumpiness, as he's now back to his loving self

Bama, I hope you feel better today.

Gma, You've had a busy day! VG dry wise to make the most of the weather to work on the garden.

Dogged, I'm glad you had a wonderful time at the concert and that yesterday 's title brought back happy memories for you.

Yesterday was full, with a lot of time iny garden and a long walk. I also had to give my kitchen a really good clean, as somehow ants have got indoors. I'm guessing that so long as there's nothing for them to eat, they'll soon toddle off outside again. So everything edible is now either in containers, or in ant proof places like the fridge!

It's another beautiful day, so I think we'll have a nice walk to parish lunch after church. I also want to do a little in my front garden when I get home. Nothing too strenuous - I moved compost bags yesterday, and I can still feel it!

[Kittykatt]

Today's short list:
Thursday:
DH WFH
Breakfast for everyone
Walk Fred
Quick hoover downstairs
10.30 am church
Any errands to run?
Can I hoover the car? Plus polish outside
12 noon parish lunch
Can I get to garden centre to pick up geraniums?
4.30 pm nurse appointment
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Unpack groceries and PA
Kitties' supper
Our supper
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[Kittykatt]

SHEM:

"Saint George he was for England, And before he killed the dragon he drank a pint of English ale out of an English flagon." — G.K. Chesterton

[L.Ann]

Morning kittykatt! The concert sounds wonderful, Dogged.

1-check to see if I have furnace filters
2-update lists
3-take Little Bit to school

4-groceries-bought and unpacked


Menus
Thursday-pasta
Friday-soup from freezer
Saturday-garlic lime chicken
Sunday-Cajun tilapia with roasted veggies
Monday-spicy coconut turkey soup
Tuesday-Southwest shrimp tacos
Wednesday-DD33out/me leftovers
Thursday-Southwest 3 bean chicken
Friday-spicy bang bang chicken spinach salad

Events
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-6:30, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, tulip pick up, tsa precheck appt @10:50
Saturday-9-1 free shred event, 1:00 Into the Woods, organic farm pop up???
Sunday-walk with friend @9
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, 3:45 hair cut DD33, cooking class DD33@6:30
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, DD33w/ps from 3-8(cheerleading)
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, DD33’s tsa appointment @10:10, bocce 4:30 for DD33
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, swim registration for Little Bit

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, bathroom, kitchen
Detailed cleaning of hall-clean doors, clean louvre doors, wash walls, wipe down appliances, wipe down woodwork, polish furniture, change furnace filter
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls- cancel eye appointment
Extra stuff-


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-dress and pick up bedroom
-breakfast for me and dog
-diet site
-meds for DD33
-walk a mile
-pick up Little Bit

[helia]

Welcome home, L Ann! I need to get some groceries today too.
That sounds like a really nice concert, Doggedly. I'm glad you bought a CD and can continue enjoying their music at home. How does Germane like it?
Lauralind, I'm not a crochet expert, but I'd love to see your blanket!

I'm here late. I woke up at a decent time, but lay in bed finishing a puzzle and then I got my phone and did some doom scrolling -- which is not a great way to start one's day as it put me in a bad mood. I've got my coffee and I'm slowly working toward being otd to payroll in 1.5 hours.

The sun is shining! It is 57F now and forecast to get up to 79F.

Last night: We watched Fable, who was pretty chill. She had been to the dog park earlier that day. Dinner ended up being taco meat from the freezer as I didn't have time to cook. Getting home from payroll later is going to be a new routine I need to get used to; I was pretty tired and I still needed to get some things from WF. We had some tortillas already. I made everything else fresh. After dinner clean up, I finished typing up the notes from the PD meeting on Tuesday.

Today: I'm going in to payroll around 10:45 to be on site in case teachers need help - but I don't think they will. During that time, I'm actually having a zoom meeting with AC. If I have any extra time, I'll use it to work on GGT. Later today, I have a session with my personal trainer at 4 pm. It's not clear if I'm needed to help with the Vol. ESL class at 6 tonight -- I think not. She usually contacts me a couple days beforehand. Then, we have a family meeting at 8 pm (here, family = us, the girls, M, and the Cs - just R and J12yo since S is out of town) to help plan dd30's event in June. Other things to do: get more groceries - a Kroger order. Start some laundry? Perhaps get in a walk to go with the weight training - just to enjoy the weather!

There's a goldfinch at our bird feeder.

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

Later:
- some qt
- Kroger order made
- 10:35 otd to payroll
- payroll: set up S4 GGT page
- payroll: check syllabi
- 11-12 CA ci meeting with AC
- lunch
- put away groceries
- make the bed
- 1 lol w d f pa
- go for a walk
- 4-5 work out with AS
- dinner: on own if I have Vol. ESL class OR make chicken cacciatore
- after dinner clean up
- 6-7:30 Vol. ESL class??
- duolingo
- update health apps
- update goodreads
- 8 - 9:30ish planning meeting

TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- dw loaded more + running; we forgot to run it last night
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website
- texted SS - am I needed to help with the Vol. ESL class tonight?
- ordered new top to go with new dress-like pants I bought - and love!
- payroll: sundry communications - w/ AC; checking with MB to see if she can return her textbooks from last session

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Thu 10:45 - 11:45 payroll: Office Hours/ 11-12 CA check in mtg with AC? / 4-5 work out with AS/ 6 - help with Vol. ESL class? / 8 - family meeting
Fri 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AI AS D2/ dinner date with dh
Sat 8 - weekly 5K?
Sun 10 - church/ 3:30 - 6 host CG2/ 6 - ? host Sunday dinner

Mon 12:30 - 1:30 payroll: Office Hours/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AI AS D3/ 6-7:30 church plant BS
Tue 10:45 - 11:45 payroll: Office Hours/ KS2J get together?
Wed 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AI AS D5
Thu 11-12 CA check in mtg with AC? / 11:30 - 1 haircut and highlight? / 4-5 work out with AS
Fri 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AI AS D6/ dinner date with dh
Sat 5 - 9ish CG1 (we host?)
Sun 10 - church/ 6 - host Sunday dinner

Menus:
M - traveling
T - dd30 cooks for Tuesday dinner crew (we host) - 6 people
W - tacos, green salad
Th - on own/ OR chicken cacciatore, rice, warm veggie TBD
F - dinner date with dh
Sa -
Sun - host up to 8 people; pizzas, bread, cheese

APRIL Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- remake guest bed
- can I spend some time decluttering in MBR?

This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- order wedding gift: V + J
- write BD card to DS

This Week - Errands
- buy pillows?

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