Flowering tea Friday @ TDD - C&C

[kitkat]

Good morning!
trissie thanks for yet another start. Those flowering teas are very pretty:) Beautiful to watch.
Hope you find time for rest. I remember getting so tired that when we went to a (loud) live performance, I fell asleep in the front row... Enjoy the movie!
Kittykatt -- you are so thoughtful. I'd love to have you as a neighbour.
LAnn who will fill the birdfeeder while you are away. Are you counting the days?

Time to get serious around here.
I need to get laundry done, cooking done.
Of course, first thing before things warm up: Doggie walk.
BIAB

[Gma]

My godmother gave me a gift of those flowering teas, along with a clear pot. I did one, the tea was very mild. I want to share the experience with a friend or 2, but have so much to do to have my house ready for company. Don't know when that might happen.

DfBS rejected hospice ideas for her care. Prefers hospital care. Only place she feels safe. I took pictures of her cats with her phone,, brought phone back to her. She almost started to cry. She loves her kitties so much, says that they are her connection to God.

It's 8 am here. I'm in bed and just want to stay here for a while, not do anything. Have to be at the college by 11, as our denomination has a regional meeting of congregations today and tomorrow. I'm a delegate. This is the last time I'll do it: all the materials are digital and I don't like having to sit alone in my office to prepare. Last night I printed the schedule on my own printer so I'd have something tangible to refer to.

My baby grasses need water, so I'll have to get up sometime, but not yet. What a luxury to be lazy for some extra minutes today!

[helia]

I can't believe Little Bit is turning 5 already, L Ann.
Glad you can be lazy for a few minutes, Gma. I took that luxury this morning for myself.
Enjoy walking with the pup, kitkat. I'm going to join dd28 at the dog park here in a few minutes.
I hope you got in a good session in your garden, Kitty! That was a very clever and diplomatic strategy to faciliate your neighbour's agreement.
I hope everyone is healthy in your home, trissie. Enjoy the movie tonight! Dh and I are going to a movie too - but a more childish one. We're going to go see Sheep Detectives.

I'm up very late; slept in and finished a puzzle in bed. There is nothing on my calendar today - or tomorrow. I might try to go to the weekly 5K run tomorrow morning at 8. I need to jog around then anyway because temps will already be over 70F at 8 a.m. I need to not fritter this time away. I hope to do some payroll and make progress on prepping the house for houseguests.

Next:
- back exercises
- spiff self
- meet dd28 and Fable (and many other friendly canines ) at dog park

Later:
- reclaim kitchen
- make the bed
- update lists
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower
- errands: buy pillows, return shoes; perhaps find walking shoes?
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- payroll: GGT emails
- payroll: set up S5 exam checklist
- gym: stair stepper (avoiding this one - but it would be helpful in prep for spending 3 days hiking UP in the Alps)
- refill bird feeder
- finish clearing off back table
- contact Ks re: plans and time to see them next weekend
- pay snail mail bills
- 5 - dinner date with dh
- 6:30 movies!
- possibly coffee afterward, knowing dh
- duolingo
- update health apps
- read?
- other things?

TaDas!
- up very late; weighed self - bounced back up again *sigh*
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website; it's already 75*F here.
- charitable org: still not fixed.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Fri Dinner date with dh/ Movie night with dh!
Sat 8 - 5K run? (How much rain will there be?)
Sun 10 - 12ish Church/ 12:30 - 3:30 church - new member orientation

Mon 1-1:40 payroll: instructor mtg - take notes/ 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: sub Int All Skills/ dinner out with CG2?
Tue a.m. coffee with KK? (from KS2J group) Or skip?/ 6-7:30 Christian academics cook out?
Wed 2:30 zoom meeting with new trustee
Thu 8-8:30 WW/ 10 - 10:30 CA ci meeting with AC/ 11:30 - 12:30 haircut in other town/ 2:30ish pick up MP and LP from airport (dsil + dniece)/ 4-5 work out with AS --MOVE appointment time / 7-ish pick up ds+ family from airport/ dinner for 6 people - in shifts? MP and LP will be jetlagged and ds + fam will arrive late-ish for dinner BUT will be jetlagged the other way so won't be late for them.
Fri 12 - set up at park farm - site of reception/ host dinner for 11 people?
Sat more set up/ 3 - church ceremony/ 5 - 10ish reception/ post-reception clean up
Sun 10 - church? / dinner - cook out at the girls' place

6/1 - 6/7 Menus:
M - kima, rice, roasted b. spouts and cauliflower
T - pasta, tomato sauce, green salad
W - chicken lettuce wraps, rice, mango
Th - on my own: leftover chicken lettuce wraps
F - dinner date with dh
Sa - leftovers/ tamales
Sun - on my own

JUNE Brain Dumps
Hosting Prep
- order more coffee pods
- buy pillows
- make 2 guest beds upstairs
- spiff upstairs guest room
- clean play room --> guest room with double bed for ds + fam
- car cleaned
- polish kitchen counters
- back table: tidy - wip
- (maybe) experiment with bread recipes
- reach out to Ks
- get high chair

This Week - House
- can I spend some time decluttering in MBR?

This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- figure out another knitting project?
- 2 snail mail bills (lawn guys + tombstone co. - they finally finished engraving dmom's tombstone)
- schedule alternate time to work out with AS next week

This Week - Errands
- buy pillows
- return shoes

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

[trissie]

Well you gotta get in the mood before you start going to those movies with Baby I, helia!
gma, enjoy the slow morning, you deserve it!
kitkat, a year or two ago, I went to see a play called "The House of Bernarda Alba" by Federico García Lorca, which features 8 female characters (Bernarda, her five daughters, her mother and the housekeeper). Combine my poor facial recognition and occasionally succumbing to sleep, I had to have my friend explain the plot to me afterwards!
kittykatt, enjoy the dry weather while it lasts!
L.Ann, a birthday party, how fun!

We need to leave in about 20 minutes, so I will finish my coffee and check if DBD and DS are ready.

TaDas
- morning routine
- comments to GT&C - deadline is today
- mailbox work
- work on CC the report
- lunch
- clean kitchen
- clean living room
- clean downstairs bathroom and hallways
- midday routine
- pack DS and DBD for the trip
- load of lights
- load of winter blankets
- load of pool towels

ToDos
- pack dinner for DS and DBD
- last minute checks
- change to something suitable to go to the movies

Braindump
work
- long term reminders
routines
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
organization
- drive them to train station
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- update land contract
- 15 on filing
- plan for June
cleaning
- clean office
- clean out / reorganize attic
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up DS15's room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
laundry
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
garden and outside - weekend
- repot seedlings I bought
- weeding in veggie garden
- weeding in front garden
- work in raspberry patch - pruning, fertilizing, replanting
- prune fruit trees - blooming pit fruits
- prune bushes
- prune/tie/shape climbing roses
- pick up - front garden / porch
- pick up - backyard
- work on cleaning out the carpool
- work on cleaning out the garage
- fertilize fruit trees and bushes
- fertilize conifers
- oiling garden furniture
- fertilize vegetables
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading

[L.Ann]

As a watcher of way more kid movies than I would like Sheep Detectives is not exactly a kids movie. I really liked it. I will be curios as to what you think, helian. It does work for the most part as a family movie but younger kids will miss a lot of what is going on. I may mention the bird feeder to the person watching the dog but they may have to fend for themselves for a bit, KitKat. My neighbor does have several feeders.

1-read
2-pick up Little Bit
3-pick up prescription, lunch out for Little Bit, library for book exchange and they have a garden s avenger hunt

Menus:
Friday-sweet Thai chili salmon with carrots and zucchini
Saturday-birthday
Sunday-birthday
Monday-turkey and Greek salad lettuce wraps
Tuesday-leftovers

Events
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit cooking class 9:30-11:30, library, pick up prescription
Saturday-Little Bit’s party, pick up birthday cake
Sunday-dinner out for Little Bit’s birthday, walk with friend @9

Weekly House Blessing-
Detailed cleaning of dining room- scrub floor
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-Oct doc appointment date
Extra stuff


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-diet sites
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk
-pick up Little bit
-more breakfast if she wants
-refill bird feeder
-cooking class drop off
-half of longer walk

[Gma]

trissie, I think you needed the dozing more than you needed to watch the play!

I'm finally up. While I was in bed, I did some texting with other friends of dfBS, to communicate some thoughts on her care needs. She's clutching to try to control, and the disease process is beyond control other than more and more oxygen, which has its own consequences. Being legally named - at her request - her medical advocate has also had consequences for my life: taken lots of my time of which I don't have much extra, and use of my nursing knowledge, which I am glad to share!

I suppose I better get dressed, drive by my mother's house. Former tenant said she had ordered a package that didn't come before she left. My accomplishments so far today have been to use my Keurig to brew 1 cup of coffee, make 1 piece of peanut butter toast, and empty my bladder. Yep, just taking it easy this morning. I'll water the baby grasses this evening. It's a cool day, so they won't bake before then.

[helia]

I suspect I'll really like the movie, L Ann! I'll let you know.
Safe travels to DS and DBD, trissie. Yes, I can't wait until we can take Baby I to a movie!
Hi Gma. You are such a generous wonderful friend. I hope the package is at your mom's house.

Back from the dog park. I've prepped to pay bills but QT first and then payroll - GGT emails.

A bunch of little things are piling up. . . .

Next:
- some qt
- lunch
- after lunch clean up; run dw

More done:
- threw on clothes; brushed teeth
- dog park with dd28 + Fable
- home; prepped to pay bills
- payroll: updated calendly - EPT availability next week
- wrote review for hotel in Detroit
- texts with M re: ongoing charity org website issues - she has the same issue

[Doggedly]

Hello, all. It's another beautiful day. I have to keep an eye on the hourly forecast as it might rain later and I have laundry outside.
I had a phone visit with my db yesterday, so I never made it back. We had a good time as always. I'm glad that I held off from trying to repair the chair until I talked to him. He steered me away from making the mistake I was going to make, and advised me on a shortcut that will save me a lot of time and effort.

Today I thought that I would start from Page 2 for a change.

Hi, kitkat. I have drying laundry all around the apartment, so the machines are free for you.

Gma, I hope that you get to enjoy those teas with a df soon.

I haven't heard of Sheep Detectives, helia, but you have me curious.

trissie, I can totally relate. I don't have great facial recognition either. I went through about a decade where too many of the male characters in movies looked like one another, so I kept confusing them. I leaned to British shows at that time, because they seemed to have more variety in noses and hair.

I expect that the birds will be fine and just feed from your neighbours' feeders, L.Ann. Happy birthday to Little Bit!

Friday
Heart pill for Germane
Put away laundry bags
Updated goals
Fold up laundry from line.
Searched for an away to put it.

[trissie]

So I watched the trailer for Sheep detectives and it's not for small kids, so baby I will have to wait

Dogged, I'm so glad you have your brother to talk to, even if only over the phone most of the time!
what will be your quality time, helia?
what is dfBS' prognosis, gma?
L.Ann, I think the birds will be fine! but they may fall out of the habit of visiting your feeder, though.

They do still run the Mandalorian, but not on times that would work for us with the drop-off time. We'll do it tomorrow!

TaDas
- pack dinner for DS and DBD
- last minute checks
- change to something suitable to go to the movies
- drive DS and DBD to train station
- flip pool towels to dryer

ToDos
- afternoon routine
- water seedlings
- start dinner

Braindump
routines
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
organization
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- update land contract
- 15 on filing
- plan for June
cleaning
- clean office
- clean out / reorganize attic
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up DS15's room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
laundry
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
garden and outside - weekend
- repot seedlings I bought
- weeding in veggie garden
- weeding in front garden
- work in raspberry patch - pruning, fertilizing, replanting
- prune fruit trees - blooming pit fruits
- prune bushes
- prune/tie/shape climbing roses
- pick up - front garden / porch
- pick up - backyard
- work on cleaning out the carpool
- work on cleaning out the garage
- fertilize fruit trees and bushes
- fertilize conifers
- oiling garden furniture
- fertilize vegetables
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading

[Doggedly]

Starting on Page 1: Thank you for starting us off, trissie. I was surprised to see chrysanthemum included in the drink. The insecticide my apartment building uses between tenants is derived from chrysanthemum. While wet, it is poisonous to dogs, worse for cats and lethal to rabbits. I wonder if we are just not sensitive to it, or if it is a case of one dose is medicine and more is poison.

That is a busy week, trissie. No wonder you feel tired. I hope that the movie is a nice break for you and your dh.

Kittykatt, I'm glad that you have your neighbours onside with the roof repairs.

Hi, L.Ann.



Friday
Heart pill for Germane
Put away laundry bags
Updated goals
Folded up laundry from line.
Searched for an away to put it.
Signed up for concert in December
Found my summer shorts
Checked air conditioner: it’s working
Cleaned up after dog
Checked the weather for the laundry