Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail Friday @ TDD - C&C

[Kittykatt]

Today's list:

Cuddles on the bed with Matilda, Jude and Freddie
QT
Physio exercises WIP
Up, shower, personal care and dress
All cats fed
Take Freddie out
Breakfast and meds /supplements -me
Rubbish down to bins
Go for my walk
Run hoover round downstairs?
Quick dust sitting room?
Garden time - can I feed pots? A little deadheading?
Lunch
Delicate /wool wash
Clean shoes
Polish bag
Fold laundry and PA
Clean sheets and towels out of the airing cupboard
Does DH have choir practice?
Cats' supper
Our supper
Bed at a reasonable time!

Extras:
Make DPC
Text DF P
Text DF C
Message MD
Wash cleaning cloths
Chat with DNeighbour R
Chat with Dnextdoorneighbour C

Garden extras:
Trim bits on hedge
Cut grass
Weed/ deadhead
Feed pots
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[kitkat]

Good morning trissie and thanks for the start:) Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail make me smile:)
Hope the weather cooperates with your party! Forecasts don't mean all that much...

Kittykatt homelessness is a worldwide epidemic... unfortunately. And, drugs seem to be everywhere ... sadly.. So many lives destroyed...
Labs are so smart and so eager to please ... (it helps that they are VERY food motivated )

We have our sunshine back:)
Today:

Dpup is going for her play day:)
I'm checking out a store nearby.
My dgkids are out with their families so my services aren't needed...
unless, for doggie...
need to do doggie laundry
want to gather shoes for give away (I know someone who wants them)
class tonight (spin and weights)

Starting with:

breakfast for pup
D2S
meds

start lol
quick breakfast - supplements
get pup ready to go

[trissie]

kitkat, you're right, with the weather app I have on my phone, I've been getting messages like "it will stop raining shortly in your location" and I am looking at clear skies with not a hint of clouds! so I can keep my hopes up!

TaDas
- fridge clean-out
- put away groceries
- send off documentation to regulator (deadline today, so need to log in to work)
- dozed off on the sofa - it's just that kind of weather!

ToDos
- midday routine
- 30 on laundry
- 30 on general pick up

Braindump
routines
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
organization
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- book airport parking
cleaning
- clean office
- 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
- sweep front yard, patio and pool deck
- weeding in veggie garden
- weeding in front garden
- deadhead climbing roses
- pick up - front garden / porch
- pick up - backyard
- spiff up carpool
- spiff up garage
- water flowerpots
- water veggie garden
party preps
- ready drinks station in living room
- ready paper plates, cups and eating utensils
party food
- marinated pork marinade 1
- marinated pork marinade 2
- chicken thighs marinade 1
- chicken thighs marinade 2
- chicken thighs marinade 3
- chicken thighs marinade 4
- chicken breasts marinade
- chocolate cake
- cherry cake
- herb butter
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading

[helia]

Yay for sunshine, kitkat! I love labs! They're so exuberant and happy and seem to enjoy every day of life.
Enjoy the bacon sandwiches for lunch, Kitty! That's nice that dh is making them for you. I'm sorry about the drug-related problems, especially in your church yard. Oh dear - the young woman who overdosed. Is she OK or was the overdose lethal? So good to hear your church was able to help R. It sounds like he can get back on his feet now.
Wow, that's hot trissie. Nice you have a pool and DBD can share it with her friends.

Yesterday, we got packed and out of the house in good time. I drove the entire way down so dh could work; he was sitting in the passenger seat on his laptop the entire drive. Dh says he will drive the entire way back tomorrow. We arrived early enough that we could go to the bnb first and unload the car. Then, we went to the session where dd30 was on a panel. Everyone on the panel did a good job. Dh and I found a "Swahili Restaurant" for dinner which had very good food! It was a hole in the wall place, and we were the only white people. I was the only woman not wearing traditional Muslim dress, but the server was a young woman who was also dressed Western-style. We were welcomed. We went to the evening session of the conference, left a little early, returned to the bnb, got coffee/ tea, and sat in the backyard and chatted. Dd28 came out and joined us for a while.

I'm currently sitting in our bnb in Columbus, OH. Dd28 + friend have just left to go to the morning session. S and M left earlier to return back home today; J12yo has a swim meet today and S is volunteering at it. Dh and I will meander over to the church as soon as we're ready. We're doing the chill version of the conference. I think we'll stay for lunch and maybe 1 afternoon session. I am giving an exam online at 3:45, so I need to be back at the bnb by 3:30 to set up. I think a coffee shop this afternoon is in our future.

Dd28 doesn't show it, but she is struggling a bit. She told dh and I last night. She is an introvert, and this friend has been staying with her since Friday June 12 (or maybe the 11th?), and she's had no alone time since she then. I'm not sure how much this friend is helping out with things, so it looks like dd28 is doing everything for her all the time. And this friend is married with kids, so older and more experienced with running a household than dd28. She came for dd30's vow ceremony, has joined us at this conference, and is leaving on Monday, June 22.

We just discovered that people ARE available for Sunday dinner. Dh booked tickets for Shakespeare in the park, thinking that the Cs were unavailable for Sunday dinner. . . I even asked him about it.

Next:
- back exercises
- teeth and make up
- gather stuff to head over to the church

Later:
- conference: will we even make it to the morning session?
- lunch at the church
- conference: 1 afternoon session?
- back to the bnb
- 3:45 - 4:45 payroll: exit test
- payroll: test results and email sent out
- payroll: edit Int Writing coursepack
- read fun book
- go for a walk - my body feels like it needs some exercise
- dinner - not sure what the plan is
- conference: evening session?
- duolingo

TaDas!
- up; coffee
- email deletions (some); weather websites
- lots of talking with everyone here; said good bye to S and M
- s2s and self care (minus teeth and make up)

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Fri at conference/ dinner out with dh
Sat at conference/ drive home
Sun 10 - church/ evening - Shakespeare in the park OR host Sunday dinner??

Mon PACK for backpacking trip
Tue DRIVE to N. Michigan with dh and dd28
Wed - Sat drive to park/ backpack and camp in beautiful wilderness along Lake Superior's S. shore
Sat hike out/ DRIVE home
Sun 10 - church/ 3:30 - 6ish CG2 @AA? / 6 - ? host Sunday dinner??

6/1 - 6/7 Menus:
M - leftovers: lentils, roasted zucchini
T - dsilM cooks - stamppot
W - quinoa and rice, green salad
Th - OH - Swahili restaurant
F - TBD
Sat - TBD - from the freezer OR quinoa
Sun - TBD

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

This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- figure out another knitting project?

This Week - Errands
- car wash
- return another pair of shoes
- road trip on Thursday
- road trip home on Saturday

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

[trissie]

Suffering introverts seem to be a recurring theme in your family, helia! Poor DD! I guess her friend just wants to have social interactions with somebody who makes no demands on her and who can talk in complicated sentences. Doesn't make the introvert suffer any less, though!

It's 6pm and I am beginning to freak out a bit. I mean... the house is OK-ish, and the garden is really nice looking, but it probably won't be as nice as I had wanted it. Not that anybody will notice, of course, we don't invite the judgemental people, they are free to stay at home and polish their own floors!

TaDas
- midday routine
- clean office
- spiff up master bathroom
- progress in master bedroom

ToDos
- afternoon routine
- water flowerpots
- 15 in DBD's room

Braindump
routines
- evening routine
food
- dinner
organization
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- book airport parking
cleaning
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up DS15's room
- spiff up master bedroom
laundry
- ironing
- mending
- laundry put away
garden and outside
- sweep front yard, patio and pool deck
- weeding in veggie garden
- weeding in front garden
- deadhead climbing roses
- pick up - front garden / porch
- pick up - backyard
- spiff up carpool
- spiff up garage
- water veggie garden
party preps
- ready drinks station in living room
- ready paper plates, cups and eating utensils
party food
- marinated pork marinade 1
- marinated pork marinade 2
- chicken thighs marinade 1
- chicken thighs marinade 2
- chicken thighs marinade 3
- chicken thighs marinade 4
- chicken breasts marinade
- chocolate cake
- cherry cake
- herb butter
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading

[trissie]

TaDas
- afternoon routine
- water flowerpots
- 15 in DBD's room
- pick up DBD from a local event that she went to with her friends (when did she get old enough for that???)
- drop off recyclings since I had to start the car anyways (plastics, paper, green waste - all have large collection bins a couple hundred yards from our house)

ToDos
- dinner
- 30 outside
- bathtime & storytime with DBD

Braindump
routines
- evening routine
food
organization
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- book airport parking
cleaning
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up DS15's room
- spiff up master bedroom
laundry
- ironing
- mending
- laundry put away
garden and outside
- sweep front yard, patio and pool deck
- weeding in veggie garden
- weeding in front garden
- deadhead climbing roses
- pick up - front garden / porch
- pick up - backyard
- spiff up carpool
- spiff up garage
- water veggie garden
party preps
- ready drinks station in living room
- ready paper plates, cups and eating utensils
party food
- marinated pork marinade 1
- marinated pork marinade 2
- chicken thighs marinade 1
- chicken thighs marinade 2
- chicken thighs marinade 3
- chicken thighs marinade 4
- chicken breasts marinade
- chocolate cake
- cherry cake
- herb butter
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading

[kitkat]

trissie - they are coming for the company (and the good food) - not the house. They can only take in "so much" as they are walking through... Whatever is bothering your eyes won't be obvious to them.

helia - your day sounds pretty hectic... Coffee shop is a great idea.
"Exuberant" is my word for my pup - exactly.

Plans and lists are great but...
The day started with DH dropping 2 raw eggs on the wool rug... Of course, I had to clean. He doesn't bend that way
Dropped my pup off, drove to the sale. Was lucky: found the two nightstands, found help, then, again, found help to load the car:)
Had to go to DD's ddog (I kind of expected it...) took care of her.
Just had breakfast (1:30 pm.) Time to take my supplements (some need to be taken w food)

- lol fpa/start/adv
- clean up in bedroom to welcome new nightstands
- coffee...

[trissie]

kitkat, I really don't think anybody will really worry about the state of my pantry, let alone my underwear drawer, but it would have been nice to get even to that!

It's 9:50 pm, I am exhausted, but I need to somehow find energy to get going in the kitchen - the meats need an overnight soak in some goodie marinade! Maybe I will start by soaking myself in the pool

ETA: did just that and let me tell ya, there's nothing more refreshing than a bit of night-time skinny-dipping after a hot day full of work!

TaDas
- dinner
- 30 outside
- bathtime & storytime with DBD
- evening routine
- spiff up master bedroom
- laundry put away
- sweep front yard
- deadhead climbing roses
- pick up - front garden / porch
- pick up - backyard
- water veggie garden
- chocolate cake
- clean pool vacuum filter
- load of cleaning rags running

ToDos
- 45 on meat preps

Braindump
organization
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- book airport parking
cleaning
- spiff up twins' room - lost cause there
- spiff up DS15's room - I told him to do it!
laundry
- ironing
- mending
garden and outside
- sweep patio and pool deck
- weeding in veggie garden
- weeding in front garden
- spiff up carpool
- spiff up garage
party preps
- ready drinks station in living room
- ready paper plates, cups and eating utensils
party food
- marinated pork marinade 1
- marinated pork marinade 2
- chicken thighs marinade 1
- chicken thighs marinade 2
- chicken thighs marinade 3
- chicken thighs marinade 4
- chicken breasts marinade
- cherry cake
- herb butter
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading

[Doggedly]

Hi, all. Thank you for another fun start, trissie. Oh, the weather is just not cooperating at all, is it? It's so cool here that I actually shut the patio door. I wish that I could send you some of our cold.

I did get the mattress topper in a mattress protector and the bed made up with clean bedding. As it happened, I found a fitted sheet with a deeper pocket, so it covers the mattress and the topper just fine. It's amazing how much more laundry that created. The apartment looks like it's inhabited by someone with issues, so I'll have to concentrate on that.

Thank you, Kittykatt. I am very happy to have that taken care of. Now if my car declines to participate, my money will still go into my account.
That was great that your vicar and church members were able to help the homeless man.
We have all the same problems with drugs and overdoses here, probably for all of the same social and political reasons. It's about to get worse in my province, as our provincial govt the safe injection sites shut down, so we'll have people using unsafe supplies out on the streets.

Oh no, on the dropped eggs, kitkat! Now that is a problem that I would have expected your ddog to be willing to clean up for you.

helia, I struggled with the idea of a Swahili restaurant, until I realized that we do say Creole restaurant and English and French restaurants, and those are languages as well.
I can imagine that the introvert in you is about ready to excuse itself to go to the bathroom and sneak out the back door to sit in a library for a few hours! Do you have some quiet time next week?

That is a very sane way to look at the judgement of houseguests, trissie! Usually, we are fretting if they have noticed the dustbunny and they are fretting if we have noticed the lipstick on their teeth.

[Doggedly]

Friday
Heart pill for Germane
Cleaned up the pee pads after Germane
Changed out kitchen cloths
Washed some dishes
Loaded the handtruck with garbage and paper recycling for the basement
CUOP
Washed some more dishes
Put more in to soak
Cleaned out microwave