May Day Bank Holiday Monday

[Harriet]

Hello, dear friends, SO good to see you and to be able to give a report on a Checkup our site has had.
We're in good health , and have a further plan to stay that way, with some site changes that will be mostly invisible to us.

There's a new topic, "An Info Topic - Update on Our Site's Recent Checkup", in the Members section of our site just below Fun and Games.

[Kittykatt]

Hello everyone!

L.Ann, a boat bride sounds lovely!

KitKat, the bite is healing, slowly, but from the bottom up, which is what we all want to happen. Freddie is now quite a celebrity to people who have never met him (although they have seen his picture on my phone, where he has a "Dont mess with me!" face! Skin issues are slowly improving as well, thank you for asking, but there's a mixture of factors involved there, including (bizarrely!) the tablets I take for my asthma. My personal feelings are that it was the immune reaction from the MMR vaccine that pushed everything over the edge, and it's just going to take time to settle back down again. And, of course, patience is not one of my strengths!

Gma, feet are important, and it's vital to have the right footwear for the job.

Harriet, thank you so much for all the time and trouble you've taken to get our lovely online home back on order again, and for the detailed explanations.

Well, I didn't get any extras done today, but I do now have a clean and tidy upstairs, so I'm calling it a win. DH used the leftover chicken from Sunday to cook a very tasty supper. The throw from the spare room bed and the cat blankets are in the washing machine, and Matilda is on my lap.

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Monday:
Bank Holiday
Tuesday:
DH WFH
At home for me
Wednesday:
DH to office
At home for me
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands to run?
Can I hoover the car?
2 pm podiatrist me
5.10 pm nurse appointment
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Friday:
DH WFH
At home for me
Saturday:
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am
Visit DF E for coffee
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
4/6 weight check -Jude
26/5 K9 Solensia -Fred
28/5 gas engineer to service boiler, cooker and fire

21/5 (this may get pushed back if the rain doesn't stop, but J will contact me the week before) - painter J to paint outside of house and clean fascias./downpipes etc

9/5 Replacement.of glass on patio door by MJ

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Wrap those latest items for sale on eBay, so there isn't a huge rush when they sell: #1,#2,#3, #4, #5
Think about ordering window vac for us
Email reply to SR WIP
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering each day?
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
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 finished with 2025 for the cats, and.stsrt3d.on the garden
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?)

To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda,
Jude and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
DH launched for his walk
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:
30 minutes in tiny front garden
90 minutes in back garden

Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water for cats
Scoop cat trays
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie & Matilda
Cats' supper

House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Unload DW
Load 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 wip
Clean spare room WIP
Clean bedroom
Clean upstairs windows WIP

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 WIP- look at discretionary payments this week 30 minute sessions #1
[/quote]

[kitkat]

Kittykatt - happy to hear about improvements
Gma I remember reading about that shoe collection...
Harriet - pleased to hear things are working...

no calls have been made... but,

I picked up DGD from school.
We went for a trail walk - both of us enjoyed it.
Made her a snack:)
she did some crafts then her ddad got her.

I'm going to pa some laundry pile
wash my hair
maybe take pup out one more time, although she is sleeping right now...

[helia]

SO nice to get here again! I can't stay - I'm getting dinner on the table. Got home from work 1:20 ago and took an hour to decompress; it was nonstop all day - I didn't even get a shower this morning. I split my lunch between before going in to payroll and after arriving home. I did payroll at home for about 2.5 hours this morning - prepped, made exams, updated gradelink, made slides, graded, etc. Then, I met with AC 12:30 - 1, went to teacher meeting 1 - 1:40, and taught 1:40 - 3:30. Worked on an answer key after class. Got home around 4.

Now, we're eating and then going to the church plant BS 6-7:30. Then, we have a zoom call with ds + F at 8:30 - 9:30ish pm. Hopefully baby I will make an appearance. After that, I need to type up highlights from a payroll meeting today for morning announcements tomorrow. And then, it will be 10:30 ish, and I'll need to do duolingo and update health apps. Not much to update on them after a day like today.

I'll try to pop in later tonight. . .

[L.Ann]

Evening posting….. It’s exciting to be able to post all day!

1-clean up kitchen
2-evening meds
3-diet sites

Menus
Tuesday-garlic ginger salmon and rice bowls
Wednesday-DD33out, leftovers me
Thursday-spinach ricotta ravioli
Friday-spicy Peruvian chicken
Saturday-chicken enchilada filling with rice and salad
Sunday-stir fry chicken


Events
Tuesday-Little Bit school 9:15-3, Little Bit 7:40-5, breakfast 8:15, 9:30 DD33’s Team Meeting
Wednesday-Little Bit school 9:15-3, Little Bit 7:40-5, PS for DD33 3-8, cheerleading 6-7
Thursday-Little Bit school 9:15-3, Little Bit 7:40-5, 8:50 DD33 doctor follow up
Friday-No Little Bit, 9 lawyer appointment
Saturday-
Sunday-


Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed cleaning of bathroom-scrub floor
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-dress and pick up bedroom
-breakfast for me and dog
-diet site
-start laundry
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk a mile
-pick up Little Bit
-scrub tub and mold remover in the grout
-reboot laundry
-take Little Bit to school
-errands-groceries, Target pick up
-put away groceries
-phone calls, DD33’s person, doctors office about prescription, reservation for boat ride
-long walk
-lunch
-read
-update lists
-wash bathroom walls
-dinner preprep
-drop off food pantry stuff
-read
-pick up Little Bit
-snacks for Little Bit and DD33
-pack DD33’s lunch and coffee set up
-water plants with Little Bit
-take Little Bit home
-dinner prepped and eaten

[Gma]

returned library book
mailed sympathy card
bought Mother's Day card and a few others
got $25 off my purchase of the shoes (not the sale I expected, but grateful, it's about the same). Hiking shoes and "running" shoes in a style that has always been comfortable for my foot for walking.
had a dish of soup and a piece of toast for supper

Heading to mother's to do yardwork.

[helia]

Popping in between Bible study and the zoom call.

Thank you Harriet and Twins and others who got us up and running again!
I have not thought about Mother's Day cards, Gma. I guess I could give one to my ddil. I still owe ds his birthday card, now over a month late.
What do you use to clean your grout, L Ann? The grout in our shower could use some TLC. I tried barkeepers - maybe I didn't let it sit long enough.
Sounds like a really nice time with DGD, kitkat.
WTG on the clean and tidy upstairs, Kitty.

TODO before I go to bed
- 8:30 - 9:30ish zoom call with ds+F
- Duolingo
- payroll: start typing up meeting highlights
- update health apps
- touch base with K, S2, and J re: tomorrow

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - back to Friday's weight but my clothes feel tighter
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website
- payroll: updated gradelink
- payroll: made slides for AI AS D6
- payroll: made draft of midterm test
- payroll: made practice test
- payroll: prepped irregular verb quiz 2
- printed out: practice test, verb quiz, vocab exercise
- spiffed self
- ate part of lunch
- reclaimed kitchen
- 12:30 payroll: catch up meeting with AC
- 1-1:40 payroll: instructor meeting
- 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: teach AI AS D6
- payroll: started working on AK for practice test
- home; snack
- make dinner: chicken chili from freezer, rice, mixed veggies
- eat dinner with dh
- after dinner clean up
- otd late at 6:10 for Bible study
- home again around 7:45

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Mon 12-1 payroll: CA ci mtg/ 1-1:40 payroll: teacher mtg/ 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: teach AI AS D6/ 6-7:30 church plant BS/ 8:30 - 9:30 zoom call with ds+F
Tue a.m. KS2J get together
Wed 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: teach AI AS D7 (midterm test)
Thu 8 - WW mtg/ 11-12 payroll: CA ci mtg. with AC/ 4-5 work out with AS/ 6-7:30 Vol. ESL class
Fri 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: teach AI AS D8
Sat 8 - 5K run?
Sun 10 - church/ 6- host Sunday dinner

Menus:
M - chicken chili (fr. freezer), rice, mixed veggies
T -
W -
Th -
F - dinner date with dh OR dinner date with AC
Sa -
Sun - we host up to 5 people? bread, rotisserie chicken, pizza

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?
- Kroger
- WF

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

[Lauralind]

Hi all. Wow. I have had a weird day. Well normal work day for us. I think some places closed and others had to only take cash. Internet and data service on the main telus were down today. No card machines in most stores tho we were probably the only place that had it. No email and phone. No matter this site down I had no connection anyway.

Busy day again. Its crazy right now with garden yard care time. Work trying to keep stuff on the shelves.

Oh and the other excitement? Spring time means animals again. Bears are around. So I decided in the beautiful weather to go for a walk like 8 at night. Got back around 830. Then when I took Casper back out it was almost dark and he instantly yanked the leash off me and took off. After the bears in the back end of the lawn. Scared me out of my mind but he must have chased them off and came right back. Took him back in for a bit and then he went back out. He was surprisingly calm and just on lookout a bit. But goodness what to do if he just keeps going. Or they hurt him.

Now what's for supper. It's a beautiful 24c out. Ds had rugby after school and he can't handle heat. He thinks it's really hot out and he wants salad for supper.

Kittykat I took the opportunity to email gma directly with my crochet project. She's pretty close i think. I'm so close to finished my sweater and then I'll try. Thank you gma. I'm going to take it with me to bible study and get some of the older ladies to look at it. Not even sure if that will help so I really think gma you got it.

[Doggedly]

Hi, all! I am happy to be able to pop in and say hi. I had a bit of a white knuckle trip, but now that I am here I am enjoying hanging out with my db. His cat is not fond of Germane because she lurches around, but he stays up high and leaves the first two dimensions to her and peace reigns.

Laurlind, your machines were down because vandals cut the wires. They were trying to steal copper from the wires.

Have a good week, all.