Flugelhorn Friday @ TDD - C&C

[trissie]

Just to be clear - I don't want to meet SIL at all, right now ever again, Christmas or not, it's not me, it's her! (but she did an awfully good job ignoring me at FIL's funeral, not speaking a word with me, so I guess I am not her favourite person either, which is kind of funny given how up till FIL's death she was mainly in contact with me and not her brother)

Harriet, could you maybe sticky-up this year's Christmas thread?
helia, it's PLUM TIME in this house, so we are staying home, DH needs to harvest the plums (the tree went crazy again!) and I need to make tons of plum butter and canned plums. Which is a job I very much enjoy
have fun at the cabin, L.Ann!
Dogged, I hope you will have the perfect weather for your trip!

TaDas
- morning routine
- emails
- lessons learned presentation for Tuesday
- work related calls
- clean kitchen
- clean living room
- clean downstairs bathroom and hallways
- load of cottage linens
- load of cottage sheets

ToDos
- midday routine
- 45 on cleaning
- garden store

Braindump
routines
- comments to contract re ITC support?
routines
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- feed breadstarter
- freezer cooking
organization
- pay library fee renewal
- arrange for drop-off of old mattresses at the dump
- order new vacuum cleaner and cooker hood
- make apt - obgyn
- 15 on filing
- plan for September
- print materials for H&H plan
cleaning
- defrost garage freezer
- clean twins' room (oversee it done)
- clean DS15's room (oversee it done)
- clean office
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up DBD's room
- clean out / reorganize attic
- deep cleaning in office - H&H plan
laundry
- load of colors
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
garden and outside
- run pool vacuum cleaner
- watering and feeding flowerpots
- feeding veggie garde
- 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
- reseed in veggie garden
- plant fall flowers in flowerpots
- mow the lawn?
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
- sewing?

[Doggedly]

Thanks, trissie. And WTG on all that you have already gotten done.


Friday
Heart pill for Germane

15:
Cleaned up after Germane:
15:
Washed dishes

[helia]

SO glad you have a task you can enjoy, trissie! And you can enjoy the "fruit" of your labors later as well.
I enjoy planning and calendaring, Harriet. In fact, I can spend more time doing that than some of the todo tasks on my lists and calendar! I don't actually use a planner, now that I think of it. I do use G***le calendar, as does my workplace and my husband. I can sync all those calendars and see them all at once on my calendar, if I want to -- but I usually don't want to see dh's calendar as it's overwhelming. LOL!
I'm glad you are missing this latest set of storms, Doggedly. Dh says we got 2 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Now, I can't find evidence that a tornado was spotted near us. There was a small one in Detroit. A power line and a street light were down on dd30's street. Dd30 saw them sparking and called the electric company. This morning, there was a firetruck on our street, just by our property. Apparently, a power line was down from the continuing storms last night. Our power stayed on, so maybe we're on a different grid than our neighbors?

This day is going slightly differently - but it's OK! MM came here instead of walking because the rain actually became heavier right during the time we were going to walk. Her power has been out since last night, so I'm lending her a large cooler and gave her a couple bags of ice to help keep things cold. She's going to stay with a friend until her power is back.

Next:
- strip bed
- start a load of sheets
- some qt

Later:
- strip bed
- some qt
- laundry: sheets
- gather towels
- laundry: towels
- laundry: clothes - offer to do the girls' laundry
- 1:40 doctor appointment
- payroll: read chapter in AI book
- payroll: course overviews x7
- payroll: S8 vocab study guides x8
- payroll: draft of slides for AI discussion
- 5:20 leave for dinner reservation downtown
- update WW
- update MFP
- duolingo

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - down again I'll take it.
- coffee + tea
- email deletions + weather website
- message MM
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower
- brought cooler upstairs for MM
- make the bed
- reclaim the kitchen
- cut up an apple and make tea for MM
- hosted MM here!
- helped MM get ice for the cooler; her power has been out since last night
- chats with M and K
- got vegetarian recipe from MM --> more texts
- part of lunch
- after lunch clean up

[helia]

Next:
- switch laundry
- payroll: work on course overviews
- payroll: read book chapter on AI and education

Done:
- stripped the bed
- load of laundry washed
- duolingo
- some qt
- Dr. appointment - he diagnosed ischial bursitis as an overuse injury
- communication with dh and AC (payroll - also friend)
- home; finishing lunch

[Doggedly]

That is a wild amount of water, helia! I'm glad that you got a diagnosis about your leg, so now they know how to treat it.

[Kittykatt]

Hello everyone!

L.Ann, I hope you have a lovely long weekend at the cabin.

Helia, I spent today doing mostly inside jobs. The rain did stop, but it was windy, so not a good day for hedge trimming or rose pruning! But I did manage a good walk this afternoon. I'm glad you e got a diagnosis for your pain.

Harriet, I shall be following your adventures with your desk with interest! ATM, DH commandeers the desk in the spare room/ office for when he is WFH. But when he retires, I have plans... (First of all I'll be getting.my lovely handyman MJ to brace it and stabilise it so it no longer wobbles. DH doesn't seem to care,.but it really bothers me!)

Oooh, plums, Trissie! A lot of work, but so rewarding.

I hope the weather behaves for your trip this time, Dogged.

I've done mostly indoor tasks today, but it's meant I've got several niggling little tasks out the way. And I've processed all the cooking apples. They just need to be divided o to portions before freezing.

It's also.been interesting.todau,.as DH and Freddie.jabe had a big falling out. It started when DH decided Fred would not join what the terms the "all.you.cam eat buffet" on the bed this morning, but would instead eat his breakfast in the kitchen. Fred responded by hissing amd refusing to eat anything. He perked up when I took him for his walk,. but wasn't really happy untiI opened a pouch of the GI.food especially for him,.and he had some of that with his breakfast. He is still not speaking to DH, and is just ignoring him,.and is currently asleep in my chair. ( I pick my battles with Fred, and IMHO, the buffet.on the bed isn't one of.them,.as he still.eats his breakfast, allbeit somewhat slower!)

[Kittykatt]

Today's list:

Cuddles on the bed with Matilda, Jude and Freddie
QT
Physio exercises
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:
Reply to DF C
Renew Postal vote
Deadlock over Fred's breakfast reconciled by the addition of some special .food, which Freddie.approved of
Text DF.C.tomorrow
Cut Freddie 's nails?

Garden Extras:
Feed roses
Feed pots
Can I prune any more roses?
Can I.do a.little more to the climbing rose?
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[Doggedly]

I am intrigued on what an all you can eat cat buffet on the bed is, Kittykatt.

[Kittykatt]

Dogged, it's DH's name for when I have all the cats on the bed first thing in the morning for their daily treat of biscuits. Freddie also likes.to inspect Matilda's saucer from the the night before to see if she has left anything!

[Kittykatt]

List for.tomorrow:
Text DF C
Make crumble mix
Portion and bag up stewed apple for freezer

Garden Extras:
Feed roses in front garden
Feed pots
Can I prune any more roses?
Can I.do a.little more to the climbing rose?
Trim bits on hedge
Weed/ deadhead
Strim lawn