House Sparrow Sunday

[Kittykatt]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

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Don't think about it. Just do it!
~~ I Triple Dog Dare ya! ~~
Good Morning!
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[Kittykatt]

The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a familiar, streaky brown bird of towns, parks and gardens. Males sport a grey cap and black bib, the size of which indicates their status. They have chestnut wings with white wingbars. Females and juveniles are a drab brown. Tree sparrows look similar to male house sparrows, but have a brown crown and a black spot on each cheek.

The house sparrow is an opportunistic bird of towns and cities, parks, gardens and farmland. House sparrows feed on a variety of foods, including buds, grains, nuts and scraps, and will visit birdtables and feeders. They live in colonies and nest in holes or crevices in buildings, among Ivy or other bushes, and in nestboxes; they use a variety of materials to make their nests. Both parents will incubate the three to five eggs and raise the young. House sparrows are residents in the UK, but may disperse from their breeding grounds to feed on nearby farmland and grassland in winter.

Originally native to Europe and Asia, house sparrows have colonised every continent except Antarctica, and can be found from Buenos Aires to Alaska, New Zealand to Cape Town. They are now the most widespread birds in the world.

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[Kittykatt]

Good morning everyone and happy Sunday!

Just.my usual quick Sunday morning CI, as we need to be OTD early.for church. More rain in the night - the grass is starting to green up again already!

Have a good day, everyone!

[Kittykatt]

SHEM:

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."
Lewis B. Smedes

[Kittykatt]

To do:
Cuddles and snack for Matilda, Jude and Freddie
Bible reading and meditation
Update latest Waitrose order
Cup of tea
Get up!
Scrub out litter trays (DH)
Change sheets on bed
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises
Get dressed in casual clothes
Give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Hang up sheets to dry
Quick kitchen clean up
Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Change into smarter outfit
OTD to church
Coffee with DF E
Back home again, change back into casual clothes
Meat in oven
Coffee with DH
Put potatoes to roast
Put up my vitamins and supplements for the week
Weigh out Jude's and Matilda's dry food for the week
Quick PUPA upstairs
Fold laundry and PA
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Dish up lunch
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Play with Freddie, Jude, Matilda
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Post list with my plans for the week
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:

[FrenchFlybebe]

◕‿◕ * * * Good Morning! * * * ◕‿◕

Kittykatt, thanks for the start. Glad to read Mica's owners are back. Wishing you a good time at church and a peaceful Sunday at home later. I enjoy watching sparrows any seaon.

Gma you've done a lot of working on your DM's house. it seems there is a lot of stuff to sort and declutter in each room, and it seems like the house has a lot of rooms.

We have rain alternating with sunrays. A long list of to-dos today, but I intend to take some rest as well. Yesteerday's family movie night was Checkered Ninja 2, we had seen the 1st movie three weeks ago.
Our "yellow" garbage can (wheelie bin) for recyclable was stolen, it was on the street by Thursday night and is gone. We need to file a complaing to the gendarmerie (national military-style police) and make a replacement request to the intermunicipal authority (communauté de communes aka "comm-comm"). In the meantime we have no place to store all the recyclable garbage, and the "normal" garbage bin is not large enough if we put everything in it and it won't have any chance to be recycled.

TADAs
all fed bfast
some laundry (delicates) and handwashed some items
self-care
harvested the corn cobs that remained, but they are tiny and not well "garnished"
looked at summer pictures DS10 took, some are beautiful (he uses a panasonic DFIL gave us)

TODO
eat lunch (MrNG did lasagna with ravioles and zucchini)
file a complaint online for our missing garbage bin
back-to-school preps : pack DS10's bag for the first day, prepare DS8's school supplies and bag for first day
other to-dos, so many of them
post list for next week
cook dinner (chick pea stew)
some exercise
shower and relax
bedtime routine
bed reasonably early

[L.Ann]

Enjoy church, kittykatt. Looks like you have a busy day planned, FFB. We are going to see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone at the movie theater for its 25th anniversary.

1-read
2-get out chicken to thaw
3-meds and temp for DD33

4-dress and pick up bedroom
5-walk

Menus
Sunday-curry chicken and roasted sweet potatoes
Monday-ginger shrimp and rice bowls
Tuesday-bbq chicken and veggies
Wednesday-DD33 out/ me leftovers
Thursday-three bean chili
Friday-Monday out of town

Events
Sunday-Harry Potter movie@1
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45, DD33 PS 3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Friday-leave for cabin@1, Little Bit 7:40-8:45

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen,dining room
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-
Shutterfly- Christmas card, Becca book, Little Bit’s book, Little Bit last school year book, calendar, art book, magnets, coasters, Hawaii book

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog, DD33, and me
-meds and temp for DD33
-dress and pick up bedroom
-walk

[helia]

I was very glad to read that Mica's owners are back, Kitty. I hope you have a nice morning at church. What is the lunch menu today?
FFB, I'm sorry someone stole your recycling bin. Grr......How long do you think it will take to get a replacement?
Oh, what a fun movie outing, L Ann!

I'm up and sitting in a quiet house for the moment. Dh has gone on an 8 mile run. It's a bit drizzly outside but probably just enough to cool him down when he starts to feel hot.

I just slept for 9 hours again. I think I've been sleeping 9-10 hours/ night for the last 3 or so nights. I guess I need more sleep right now?

Yesterday: I didn't make it back here. It was a pretty productive day. Dh started laundry - and I finished it. We cleared off the cedar chest in our bedroom. I went for a jog/ walk at the park (flat terrain along the river), and the girls came with me and went for a walk. Later that afternoon, I dropped them at the movie theater - they saw the new Spiderman movie. Dh picked them up. I made a quick trip to WF, and made a nice meal of peanut chicken/ tofu, rice, roasted cauliflower, and corn on the cob. We ate outside on the patio. Afterward, dh and I gassed my car and went out for coffee to catch up. Then, once home again, we looked at our calendars to see when would be a good time for trips with the girls. We agreed that next weekend would not be the best weekend to go up north, especially if we're going for only 2 nights - because of dh's deadline on Wednesday and the fact that the nicest accommodations are all taken as it is very last minute. We can do a 2 night trip on any weekend.

Today: We're going to church at 10, but we don't know if the girls are coming with us or not. We invited them. Our niece goes to church regularly in Germany but K does not. Since this is an African American denomination, it's style will be new to them, which could be a great experience - the BEST worship music in town - but they'd need to get over some "fear of the unknown" first. We'll see what happens. I might join dh at a coffee shop this afternoon. I also might need to pick up a chicken from WF. A long walk on the flat would be good. My legs were rather sore last night after a 1 mile jog + walk but are feeling fine this morning. I think we're having Sunday dinner tonight - all 10 of us + 2 puppies.

Next:
- finish reclaiming the kitchen
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- make the bed

Later:
- 9:45 otd to church
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- WF?
- declutter my bedside table
- long walk OR jog/ walk again
- read
- writing time, maybe join dh in a coffee shop
- this might be a good day to figure out a new knitting project
- any brain dump items I can work on?
- 6 - dinner for 10? bread, rot. chicken, cheese, pizzas, watermelon
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update WW
- update MFP

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - down a pound - of course, after I posted my weekly weigh in yesterday
- coffee
- dw 1/2 unloaded
- email deletions + weather website - it's supposed to rain/ drizzle until 4 pm

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Sun 10 - church/ host dinner for up to 10 people?

Mon 7:45 school run for S and K/ 11 school pick up for S and K/ 12 be at payroll for support/ 1-1:40 payroll: lead su teacher mtg
Tue 7:45 school drop off/ window washer guy here at some point/ 9-12ish KS2J get together /3 school pick up?/ 6:30 host dinner crew
Wed 7:45 school drop off/ 10 - haircut / 1-2ish carpet cleaner/ 3 school pick up?/ bring meal to Rs
Thu (can dh do the drop off?) 8 - WW/ 11:30 - 12:30 payroll: academic ci mtg/ 2-3 work out with AS/ 3 school pick up?
Fri NO SCHOOL FOR THE GIRLS/ Date night with dh?
Sat 8 - 5K run? / 5:30 - 9ish CG1?
Sun 10 - church/ Host CG2 @ 3:30 - 6?/ 6-ish host dinner for up to 10 people

8/24 - 8/30 Dinner Menus
M - Dh out; leftover chicken wraps for me
T - shrimp pasta (fr. freezer), salad
W - lentil soup, rice, bread, salad
Th - pasta, tom. sauce, roasted veggies
F - OUT with S and K? Or a date night for dh and me?
Sat - peanut chicken/ tofu, rice, veggie
Sun - dinner for 10? Or 7 if the Cs can't make it: pizza, bread, rot. chicken

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: dniece's 3rd baby + BD gift - baby I
- message SS, JK, MM when home
- call back carpet cleaner - wip

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

[L.Ann]

1-check Shutterfly prices
2-FACE
3-read

Menus
Sunday-curry chicken and roasted sweet potatoes
Monday-ginger shrimp and rice bowls
Tuesday-bbq chicken and veggies
Wednesday-DD33 out/ me leftovers
Thursday-three bean chili
Friday-Monday out of town

Events
Sunday-Harry Potter movie@1
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45, DD33 PS 3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Friday-leave for cabin@1, Little Bit 7:40-8:45

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen,dining room
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-
Shutterfly- Christmas card, Becca book, Little Bit’s book, Little Bit last school year book, calendar, art book, magnets, coasters, Hawaii book

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog, DD33, and me
-meds and temp for DD33
-diet sites
-dress and pick up bedroom
-read
-get out chicken to thaw
-walk
-start laundry

[Kittykatt]

Hello, FFB, L.Ann and Helia!

I'm.sorry about the stolen recycling bin, FFB , and the frustrating procedure to replace it. Would it help to get some stickers with your house number on when you receive the replacement? That's what our road does, as it makes it easier to identify one's own bin, and so far we haven't had any stolen.

Enjoy the Harry Potter, L.Ann!

Did the Girls decide to accompany you to church, Helia? Our lunch menu today was roast shoulder of lamb, roast potatoes , mint jelly, gravy, carrots, tenderstem broccoli and green beans, followed by profiteroles.

Church was eventful, as just before the service, the big pipe organ decided to stop working mid note. . Fortunately we also have a little electric organ, so we still had music. Also fortunately, we have some breathing space to get it fixed, as there aren't any concerts requiring the organ in the immediate future, and the next wedding where the organ has been booked isn't until November.

This afternoon is showery with a chance of thunderstorms. Fred has been for his walk and I've done a little deadheading in my front garden. Matilda is now on my lap, so I don't think I'll be going anywhere for a while!