Saturday Night at the Movies

[Kittykatt]

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[Kittykatt]

Saturday Night at the Movies". Y the Drifters, was taken from their album _The Good Life With the Drifters "(1965).

Saturday night doesn't always have to include loud and crazy fun. Sometimes it's just as good to catch a movie with your best girl: "Who cares what picture you see, when you're huggin' with your baby in the last row of the balcony?" The Drifters' "Saturday Night at the Movies," was written by the famed husband-and-wife songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, and reached No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.amd number 3 in the UK. The Drifters revisited the song's theme in their later hit, "Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies."

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[Kittykatt]

Good morning, everyone, and happy Saturday!

L.Ann, I'm sure DD had a great time with the Dragon boats yesterday. Enjoy the races today!

WTG with the decluttering, Helia, and how nice to have a clean car! I hope your DBro's visit goes as well as can be expected.

How nice you also have a clean car, KitKat! I hope the shopping wasn't too tedious.

Dogged,.I think Mica's owners may have underestimated ( or just didn't think!) that she needs more calories while she's living outside.with just a little house to shelter in. When they were home,.she did come.8n the house with them.

Gma, how lovely that your niece is coming to stay and you'll have someone to help you tackle your mother's house. Yes, Mica is becoming a lot more friendly, rubbing herself round my legs, having strokes and head rubs and she lets me pick her up. And she's discovered where we live, so she often presents herself on the doorstep if she feels her meal is late!

Yesterday was dry, sunny and not too hot, so I spent it mostly in my garden. The recent rain has definitely perked everything up, so that's encouraging. Today, I'm hoping for more of the same, but with some jobs round the house also included.

[Kittykatt]

SHEM:

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
Mother Teresa

[Kittykatt]

To do:
Cuddles and treats with Matilda, Freddie and Jude
QT
Update latest Waitrose order
Phone call from DH
Cup of tea
Get up!
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises
Get dressed in casual clothes
Make bed
Scoop cat trays and give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Quick kitchen clean up
Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Wind clock
Quick PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Go for my walk
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Play with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Lunch
Cats' supper
My supper
Bake something?
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
Towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:
Feed Mica am pm
Feed Izzy am pm
Scrub out litter trays for our gang (I won't have time tomorrow morning!)
Fold laundry and PA
Clean sheets and towels out of airing cupboard
Delicate wash
Wipe towel rail before putting on clean towels
Book flu jab for October
Cut some kitty nails?

Garden extras:

[helia]

Thanks Kitty. So far, things are going as well as can be expected. We've decided to live our lives as usual. We have organized a family dinner tonight, and I might go on an outing to the petting zoo with them this morning. It's supposed to rain all afternoon. Sounds like a good day for you, some time outside and some inside.
I hope the boat races today are fun for all, L Ann.

I'm up, working on coffee, and dressed to brave the weekly 5K. This way, I'll get in my "longer" run for the weekend by 9 a.m. on Saturday. Dbro + dniece are up. Not sure what they're eating. He asked what he could bring to help with food, and I told him to bring whatever they like to eat for breakfast, lunch, and snacks since I don't know. As a result, he brought: nothing.

Today: After the morning jog, I might go with dbro + dniece on an outing to the petting zoo. This afternoon, I need to get sides for dinner, take care of that enormous pile of laundry in the MBR, and work on exam prep for payroll, likely in a coffee shop with dh. Dinner is early tonight; dd30 is smoking a brisket, and she says it will be done by 5 pm. I'll need to do some cooking - potatoes, veggies, maybe brownies - it's a bit of a political decision : dh wouldn't be happy about them, though he's active and thin enough it wouldn't matter for him. Meanwhile, dbro would be thrilled with them and eat most of the pan though he's overweight and diabetic and shouldn't eat them -- but he eats anything he wants and then gives himself a shot afterward. That's how he manages his Type 2 diabetes. He has explicitly explained that to me.

Next:
- back exercises
- gather everything
7:45 otd to 5K

Later:
- run 5K
- s2s and self care
- (squeegee and wipe shower - if dh has showered)
- make bed
- fold enormous pile of laundry moved from our bed to the cedar chest last night (2 lols) + put away
- outing with dbro + dniece
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- run and empty dw?
- WF: sides to go with the brisket
- coffee shop? work on payroll: exam prep
- 4 pm - start the potatoes + veggie we choose (roasted mix - broccoli, mushrooms, onions?); make a pan of brownies?
- 5 dinner here: smoked brisket (from dd30), potatoes, mixed veggies; any dessert?
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update WW
- update MFP
- reading?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - up a lot from yesterday; will use this weight for weekly check in however
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website: rain 1-5ish, high of 74*F. 64*F now and cloudy.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Sat 8 - weekly 5K run?/ outing with dbro + dniece? - apple orchard? Zoo?/ CG1 meeting - we can't attend/ 5 - family dinner for 6 - dd30 is smoking a brisket
Sun dbro + dniece leave/ 10 - church/ 2:30 - 5ish host CG2/ 6 - 9ish M's BD dinner - Cs are hosting/ 8:15 family zoom? I don't think we can make it?

Mon groceries
Tue 9-12ish KS2J get together?/ host dinner crew?
Wed 1-2ish airport run: S and K arrive!
Thu 8 - WW/ 11:30 - 12:30 payroll: academic ci mtg/ 2-3 work out with AS/ Can I take the girls to pick up their textbooks?
Fri Dinner date with dh?
Sat 8 - weekly 5K run
Sun 10 - church/ host dinner for up to 10 people?

8/17 - 8/23 Dinner Menus
M - tamales, rice, mixed veggies
T - tacos, green salad
W - lettuce wraps - chicken
Th - latkes, applesauce, roasted brussel sprouts and mushrooms
F - OUT with dbro + dniece
Sat - family meal for 6: smoked brisket (dd30 is smoking it!), potatoes (baked?), veggie - salad?
Sun - M's bd dinner - R and S are cooking

August Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- spend some time decluttering in MBR - need to do more
- put away pack 'n play crib + bedding

This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- figure out another knitting project - after our trip
- order baby gifts: CM, dniece's 3rd baby + BD gift - baby I
- message SS, JK, MM when home
- call window cleaner - wip
- call carpet cleaner - called and left a message

This Week - Errands

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- transfer info from old to new laptop (will require a trip to a specialist - do after we get back)
- new running shoes - after we get back

[kitkat]

Good morning and thanks for yet another start Kittykatt. It's been a while since I went to the movies...
I knew it was just a matter of time for Mica to bond with you:)
Petting zoo is a nice activity, helia WTG on your regular runs.
Thanks for your kind words, Dogged - yes, she is a 2 yr old lab ... and friendly:)

Shopping took me 5 hours yesterday...
Today's plan:
Doggie walk
Yoga class
Zoom w friend
Laundry!!!
Cook soup

Now:
D2S /meds/ take pup for walk

[Kittykatt]

Good morning / good afternoon,.Helia and KitKat!

The petting zoo sounds fun, Helia.Re the brownies, it's always nice to have a sweet course - would your DDs like them? Dniece? So long as it isn't too much trouble for you. ( My brownie recipe is very straightforward, but I'm aware others are more complicated and time consuming.) You could always serve fruit, or cheese and crackers as well , as an alternative (or maybe that's a UK thing? ). But no one is being forced to eat them, and DBro is an adult, and responsible for his own choices.

Aww, thank you, KitKat. Five hours shopping is a lot!

I'm having my lunch now. I had planned to bake next, but forgot to take the butter out of the fridge to soften, so that will have to wait. I have, however, got the towels washed while I was tidying upstairs and then getting everyone fed, and taking Freddie for a long (for him! ) walk, so my next job will be to hang them up.

[Kittykatt]

To do:
Cuddles and treats with Matilda, Freddie and Jude
QT
Update latest Waitrose order
Phone call from DH
Cup of tea
Get up!
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises WIP
Get dressed in casual clothes
Make bed
Scoop cat trays and give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Quick kitchen clean up
UnLoad DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Wind clock
Quick PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Go for my walk
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Play with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Load DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Lunch
Cats' supper
My supper
Bake something?
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
Towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:
Feed Mica am pm
Feed Izzy am pm
Scrub out litter trays for our gang (I won't have time tomorrow morning!)
Fold laundry and PA
Clean sheets and towels out of airing cupboard
Delicate wash
Wipe towel rail before clean towels go on
Book flu jab for October
Cut some kitty nails?

Garden extras:
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[helia]

That's good advice, Kitty. Dbro is an adult and responsible for his own actions. Yes, having fruit to go with it is a nice idea. I have some strawberries that need to be used up! Thanks for the encouragement! --OH, I just read about how Mica is warming up to you. What a smart cat - showing up at your doorstep if meals are late.
kitkat, 5 hours is a long time to spend shopping. You must have been tired afterward. Our recent travels have motivated me to stay in shape - so I can continue to travel. I'm thinking of the times I had to carry my suitcase (carry on) up a LONG flight of stairs in a train station while wearing my backpack (2X) or being able to walk up many flights of stairs in bnb apartment buildings or being able to lift my bag into the overhead compartment of the airplane. Of course, being able to continue hiking in the mountains is motivation of itself.

I finished the 5K run with a very bad headache, unusual for me. It has subsided a little; I think it is sinus/ congestion related. I'm drinking water.

Dbro and dniece are out running errands. I need to s2s next.

Next:
- s2s and self care
- make bed
- figure out what we're doing today

Later:
- s2s and self care
- (squeegee and wipe shower - if dh has showered)
- make bed
- fold enormous pile of laundry moved from our bed to the cedar chest last night (2 lols) + put away
- outing with dbro + dniece
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- run and empty dw?
- WF: sides to go with the brisket
- coffee shop? work on payroll: exam prep
- 4 pm - start the potatoes + veggie we choose (roasted mix - broccoli, mushrooms, onions?); make a pan of brownies?
- 5 dinner here: smoked brisket (from dd30), potatoes, mixed veggies; any dessert?
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update WW
- update MFP
- reading?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - up a lot from yesterday; will use this weight for weekly check in however
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website: rain 1-5ish, high of 74*F. 64*F now and cloudy.
- back exercises
- gather everything
- 5K run in local park