Re: Monsieur Jules Elie Peony Monday @ TDD - C&C
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 9:20 am
trissie, you've reminded me that we never made it to our local public peony gardens here. I think they're past their prime now. I'm sorry about DMIL's spell. It is good that DSIL is finally understanding her need for full time care. WTG on the report!
I've never cooked duck, Kitty. Dh has. Nice that the rain has stopped.
I liked both SHEMs very much, trissie and Kitty! Trissie's SHEM made me grin.
The next weeks are very scheduled for me.
6/11-6/15 5 houseguests; also feed the Ks for several meals = cooking/ providing lunch for 8 people several days and providing breakfast for 6 people for several days
6/12 Host dinner for 15 people; we cook - dh is making seafood paella (reserve seafood ahead of time)
6/13 dd30's event
6/14 BIG cook out at dd30's place: we help cook for 20+ people
6/18-6/20 conference in Ohio; in a bnb with 4 other people
6/21 Shakespeare in the Park - evening!
6/23 - 6/27 Backpacking in the UP (if the weather looks OK)
7/3-7/5 CG1 camping in Canada
Somehow, this week when houseguests arrive and dd30's ceremony/ reception thing are this weekend, I have a busy week in other areas of my life:
- Dh and/ or I have an event every evening for 8 nights in a row, from last night (dh - evening out with his lab - PhD students and post-docs) through this Sunday. I'm skipping tomorrow night's event because it's all just a bit much for me.
- Payroll will be heavier than usual. Today I am subbing and attending a meeting as the secretary, so I need to be at the school for about 3 hours and then type up notes afterward. This is the only day I've had to go in to payroll for 2 weeks. Of course.
- I also have a haircut, which I scheduled 6 weeks ago. This takes about 2.5 hours of a day with the drive to dfriend's house and back.
- In addition, dd30 last minute has asked me to create a fun Q-A sheet about her to put on the tables at the reception with photos on the answer sheet. I will need some tech help, which is usually dd28, but she's very busy with other things - although, being BO as she is, she has already baked the 100+ cupcakes for the reception and put them in the freezer. (I was a little surprised to hear that but she says they'll be fine and fresh when she thaws them out.) I will share a pic. She did a test batch and they are super cute with the decorations.
OK - I'm off to a late start on a packed week with tons to do. But - I'm off to a start, so that's something! LOL! It is sunny and forecast to reach 85F (29.4C) here. Currently, it is 68F (20C). I'm heading out for a jog first.
Next:
- back exercises
- dress to jog
- jog - short
Later:
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower
- make bed
- some qt
- pay snail mail bills
- lights: w d f pa
- payroll: review sub lesson in more detail
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- 12:30ish go in to payroll to get set up
- 1-1:40 payroll: instructor meeting
- 1:40 - 3:30 sub Int AS
- payroll: type up notes and put in morning announcements
- s/s main bathroom
- tidy living areas
- dh will pick up take out?
- 6:30 - ? host CG2 dinner here
- kitchen clean; run dw
- duolingo
- update health apps
- update lists
- can I update goodreads?
TaDas
- up; weighed self
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Mon
1-1:40 payroll: instructor mtg - take notes/ 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: sub Int All Skills/ 6:30 - ? We host dinner for CG2 - This is dh's idea.
Tue a.m. coffee with KK? (from KS2J group) Or skip?/ 6-7:30 Christian academics cook out? (I'm skipping.)
Wed 2:30 zoom meeting with new trustee/ 7 - meet TJ downtown for dinner
Thu 8-8:30 WW/ 10 - 11 CA ci meeting with AC/ 11:30 - 12:30 haircut in other town/ 3ish MP and LP arrive from Germany!/ 7-ish pick up ds+ family from airport/ dinner for 6 people - in shifts?
Fri 12 - set up at park farm - site of reception/ make 4 large trays of GF corn bread for the reception/ host dinner for 15 people
Sat more set up/ 3 - church ceremony/ 5 - 10ish reception/ post-reception clean up
Sun 10 - church? / cook out at the girls' place
Mon early morning airport run with ds + fam/ say good bye to MP and LP
Tue INTROVERT AND RECOVER
Wed INTROVERT AND RECOVER
Thu 8 - WW/ 11- payroll: CA ci with AC/ 3-4 work out with AS? - may need to reschedule/ drive to Ohio for faith-based conference
Fri at conference/ dinner out with dh
Sat at conference/ drive home
Sun 10 - church/ evening - Shakespeare in the park
6/1 - 6/7 Menus:
M - 6:30 host CG2 - Thai take out
T - dh to Christian academics cook out; me - on my own
W - 7 - dinner date with friend JT @ Cuban street food restaurant
Th - cooking for 6 in shifts (MP and LP from Germany will need to eat earlier; ds + fam arrive here around 8 pm but will be jetlagged the other direction)
something in crockpot: lentil soup OR white chicken chili, rice, roasted veggie?
F - cooking for 15: seafood paella, green salad, GF baguettes
Sa - DD30's ceremony catered
Sun - cook out at dd30's place - many many people, like probably over 20; she is smoking meat. Dh is making chili. I might make a veggie to contribute.
JUNE Brain Dumps
Hosting Prep
- buy pillows
- make 2 guest beds upstairs
- spiff upstairs guest room
- clean play room --> guest room with double bed for ds + fam
- set up play room sofa bed
- car cleaned
- polish kitchen counters
- TJ run: bread items (they have decent GF breads to buy)
- stock the fridge and pantry
- finish tidying back of living room: printer area and dd30's SK joke gift
- (maybe) experiment with bread recipes
- reserve seafood for the paella
- Friday - bake several pans of GF cornbread for the dinner? (optional - my own idea)
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)
- M - pay KJ for yard work
- schedule alternate time to work out with AS this week
This Week - Errands
- buy pillows
- return shoes
- Kroger groceries
- WF groceries
- TJ groceries
- Th evening airport run
General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
I've never cooked duck, Kitty. Dh has. Nice that the rain has stopped.
I liked both SHEMs very much, trissie and Kitty! Trissie's SHEM made me grin.
The next weeks are very scheduled for me.
6/11-6/15 5 houseguests; also feed the Ks for several meals = cooking/ providing lunch for 8 people several days and providing breakfast for 6 people for several days
6/12 Host dinner for 15 people; we cook - dh is making seafood paella (reserve seafood ahead of time)
6/13 dd30's event
6/14 BIG cook out at dd30's place: we help cook for 20+ people
6/18-6/20 conference in Ohio; in a bnb with 4 other people
6/21 Shakespeare in the Park - evening!
6/23 - 6/27 Backpacking in the UP (if the weather looks OK)
7/3-7/5 CG1 camping in Canada
Somehow, this week when houseguests arrive and dd30's ceremony/ reception thing are this weekend, I have a busy week in other areas of my life:
- Dh and/ or I have an event every evening for 8 nights in a row, from last night (dh - evening out with his lab - PhD students and post-docs) through this Sunday. I'm skipping tomorrow night's event because it's all just a bit much for me.
- Payroll will be heavier than usual. Today I am subbing and attending a meeting as the secretary, so I need to be at the school for about 3 hours and then type up notes afterward. This is the only day I've had to go in to payroll for 2 weeks. Of course.
- I also have a haircut, which I scheduled 6 weeks ago. This takes about 2.5 hours of a day with the drive to dfriend's house and back.
- In addition, dd30 last minute has asked me to create a fun Q-A sheet about her to put on the tables at the reception with photos on the answer sheet. I will need some tech help, which is usually dd28, but she's very busy with other things - although, being BO as she is, she has already baked the 100+ cupcakes for the reception and put them in the freezer. (I was a little surprised to hear that but she says they'll be fine and fresh when she thaws them out.) I will share a pic. She did a test batch and they are super cute with the decorations.
OK - I'm off to a late start on a packed week with tons to do. But - I'm off to a start, so that's something! LOL! It is sunny and forecast to reach 85F (29.4C) here. Currently, it is 68F (20C). I'm heading out for a jog first.
Next:
- back exercises
- dress to jog
- jog - short
Later:
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower
- make bed
- some qt
- pay snail mail bills
- lights: w d f pa
- payroll: review sub lesson in more detail
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- 12:30ish go in to payroll to get set up
- 1-1:40 payroll: instructor meeting
- 1:40 - 3:30 sub Int AS
- payroll: type up notes and put in morning announcements
- s/s main bathroom
- tidy living areas
- dh will pick up take out?
- 6:30 - ? host CG2 dinner here
- kitchen clean; run dw
- duolingo
- update health apps
- update lists
- can I update goodreads?
TaDas
- up; weighed self
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Mon
1-1:40 payroll: instructor mtg - take notes/ 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: sub Int All Skills/ 6:30 - ? We host dinner for CG2 - This is dh's idea. Tue a.m. coffee with KK? (from KS2J group) Or skip?/ 6-7:30 Christian academics cook out? (I'm skipping.)
Wed 2:30 zoom meeting with new trustee/ 7 - meet TJ downtown for dinner
Thu 8-8:30 WW/ 10 - 11 CA ci meeting with AC/ 11:30 - 12:30 haircut in other town/ 3ish MP and LP arrive from Germany!/ 7-ish pick up ds+ family from airport/ dinner for 6 people - in shifts?
Fri 12 - set up at park farm - site of reception/ make 4 large trays of GF corn bread for the reception/ host dinner for 15 people
Sat more set up/ 3 - church ceremony/ 5 - 10ish reception/ post-reception clean up
Sun 10 - church? / cook out at the girls' place
Mon early morning airport run with ds + fam/ say good bye to MP and LP
Tue INTROVERT AND RECOVER
Wed INTROVERT AND RECOVER
Thu 8 - WW/ 11- payroll: CA ci with AC/ 3-4 work out with AS? - may need to reschedule/ drive to Ohio for faith-based conference
Fri at conference/ dinner out with dh
Sat at conference/ drive home
Sun 10 - church/ evening - Shakespeare in the park
6/1 - 6/7 Menus:
M - 6:30 host CG2 - Thai take out
T - dh to Christian academics cook out; me - on my own
W - 7 - dinner date with friend JT @ Cuban street food restaurant
Th - cooking for 6 in shifts (MP and LP from Germany will need to eat earlier; ds + fam arrive here around 8 pm but will be jetlagged the other direction)
something in crockpot: lentil soup OR white chicken chili, rice, roasted veggie?F - cooking for 15: seafood paella, green salad, GF baguettes
Sa - DD30's ceremony catered
Sun - cook out at dd30's place - many many people, like probably over 20; she is smoking meat. Dh is making chili. I might make a veggie to contribute.
JUNE Brain Dumps
Hosting Prep
- buy pillows
- make 2 guest beds upstairs
- spiff upstairs guest room
- clean play room --> guest room with double bed for ds + fam
- set up play room sofa bed
- car cleaned
- polish kitchen counters
- TJ run: bread items (they have decent GF breads to buy)
- stock the fridge and pantry
- finish tidying back of living room: printer area and dd30's SK joke gift
- (maybe) experiment with bread recipes
- reserve seafood for the paella
- Friday - bake several pans of GF cornbread for the dinner? (optional - my own idea)
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)
- M - pay KJ for yard work
- schedule alternate time to work out with AS this week
This Week - Errands
- buy pillows
- return shoes
- Kroger groceries
- WF groceries
- TJ groceries
- Th evening airport run
General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
