Re: Whopper Peony Wednesday @ TDD - C&C
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2026 8:24 am
trissie, I never knew there were so many varieties of peonies! I'm not ready for morning today.
Bama, it does sound nice to have DD1 nearby but not in the house with you. I don't have any insurance advice either. I've always been covered by dh's employee insurance.
I hope you get your outdoor time today, Kitty! It sounds like you have a quiet evening to look forward to.
Thinking of you as you start your trip today, L Ann. It sounds fabulous!! I can't wait to hear of your adventures - if you care to share them with us.
Last night, we had a family meeting, including M and R (S and J12yo are out of town) to review plans for the next few days and figure out what still needs to be done. We got home from that at 9:50 pm - so even though I didn't join dh at the cook out, I still had an event last night. Dh had 2.
We got a lot of rain overnight. Still, temps are in the 70s and will hit 80 by 10:30 a.m. I need to jog before then. I was going to do the hill, but the paths in the arb will be muddy and full of puddles. The high today is forecast to be 91*F (32.8C).
Today, I hope to jog. I'll stick to paved paths to avoid puddles and mud - maybe 2.5 miles. I have a haircut appointment at 11:30 (my friend cancelled my appointment tomorrow - which actually saves me an hour or more since going to her takes 2:15+). Then, I have a zoom meeting with the new trustee at 2:30. I hope to get groceries - at 3 different stores. Thinking. . . I'll do TJ tomorrow bc I need to go early and I'm jogging first thing this morning. And I need to start making guest beds and spiffing guest rooms. Well, the play room needs more than a spiff. Then, I'm meeting JT downtown for dinner at 7 pm.
My car needs a wash but I'm waiting until the rain moves out of the area. I may do this tomorrow.
Next:
- back exercises
- jog
- s2s and self care
Later:
- squeegee and wipe shower
- some qt
- make bed
- lists in notebook
- reclaim kitchen
- 11:10 otd to haircut appt.
- WF run
- WF: reserve seafood for paella - to pick up on Friday?
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- grocery lists made
- Kroger
- put groceries away
- 2:30 - 3:15ish? meeting with new trustee
- fold and p/a lights (shirts were hung up/ folded and p/a yesterday)
- tidy play room
- vacuum play room, downstair hall, and stairs
- dust/ wipe down play room
- set up bed with dh's help
- make up bed
- set up pack and play bed
- dust guest room up
- make 2 guest beds in guestroom up
- 6:40 otd to meet JT for dinner
- 7 - 9ish dinner with JT
- duolingo
- update health apps
- read
- other things?
TaDas!
- up; weighed self - weight is back down after the blip up yesterday (restaurant food?)
- coffee
- email deletions and weather website - high of 91F (32.8C) today -- that's HOT for us
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Wed 11:30 haircut - local/ 2:30 zoom meeting with new trustee/ 7 - meet TJ downtown for dinner
Thu 8-8:30 WW/ 10 - 11 payroll: CA ci meeting with AC/ 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? / finish clean up/ 6ish cook out at the girls' place
Mon early morning airport run with ds + fam/ say good bye to MP and LP/ another event in the evening at the Cs (will we attend??) - a birthday party for one of dd30's friends
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 w. M
Sun 10 - church/ evening - Shakespeare in the park
Mon PACK for backpacking trip
Tue DRIVE to N. Michigan with dh and dd28
Wed - Sat backpack and camp in beautiful wilderness along Lake Superior's S. shore
Sat DRIVE home
Sun 10 - church/ 3:30 - 6ish CG2 @AA? / 6 - ? host Sunday dinner??
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, rice, roasted cauliflower
F - cooking for 15: seafood paella, green salad, GF baguettes followed by bonfire and s'mores at the girls' place
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
- 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)
- make funny questionnaire about dd30 for guests to do - table activity
- make poster answer key with pictures?
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
- Kroger groceries
- WF groceries
- TJ groceries
- Th evening airport run
- F pick up seafood for paella
General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
Bama, it does sound nice to have DD1 nearby but not in the house with you. I don't have any insurance advice either. I've always been covered by dh's employee insurance.
I hope you get your outdoor time today, Kitty! It sounds like you have a quiet evening to look forward to.
Thinking of you as you start your trip today, L Ann. It sounds fabulous!! I can't wait to hear of your adventures - if you care to share them with us.
Last night, we had a family meeting, including M and R (S and J12yo are out of town) to review plans for the next few days and figure out what still needs to be done. We got home from that at 9:50 pm - so even though I didn't join dh at the cook out, I still had an event last night. Dh had 2.
We got a lot of rain overnight. Still, temps are in the 70s and will hit 80 by 10:30 a.m. I need to jog before then. I was going to do the hill, but the paths in the arb will be muddy and full of puddles. The high today is forecast to be 91*F (32.8C).
Today, I hope to jog. I'll stick to paved paths to avoid puddles and mud - maybe 2.5 miles. I have a haircut appointment at 11:30 (my friend cancelled my appointment tomorrow - which actually saves me an hour or more since going to her takes 2:15+). Then, I have a zoom meeting with the new trustee at 2:30. I hope to get groceries - at 3 different stores. Thinking. . . I'll do TJ tomorrow bc I need to go early and I'm jogging first thing this morning. And I need to start making guest beds and spiffing guest rooms. Well, the play room needs more than a spiff. Then, I'm meeting JT downtown for dinner at 7 pm.
My car needs a wash but I'm waiting until the rain moves out of the area. I may do this tomorrow.
Next:
- back exercises
- jog
- s2s and self care
Later:
- squeegee and wipe shower
- some qt
- make bed
- lists in notebook
- reclaim kitchen
- 11:10 otd to haircut appt.
- WF run
- WF: reserve seafood for paella - to pick up on Friday?
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- grocery lists made
- Kroger
- put groceries away
- 2:30 - 3:15ish? meeting with new trustee
- fold and p/a lights (shirts were hung up/ folded and p/a yesterday)
- tidy play room
- vacuum play room, downstair hall, and stairs
- dust/ wipe down play room
- set up bed with dh's help
- make up bed
- set up pack and play bed
- dust guest room up
- make 2 guest beds in guestroom up
- 6:40 otd to meet JT for dinner
- 7 - 9ish dinner with JT
- duolingo
- update health apps
- read
- other things?
TaDas!
- up; weighed self - weight is back down after the blip up yesterday (restaurant food?)
- coffee
- email deletions and weather website - high of 91F (32.8C) today -- that's HOT for us
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Wed 11:30 haircut - local/ 2:30 zoom meeting with new trustee/ 7 - meet TJ downtown for dinner
Thu 8-8:30 WW/ 10 - 11 payroll: CA ci meeting with AC/ 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? / finish clean up/ 6ish cook out at the girls' place
Mon early morning airport run with ds + fam/ say good bye to MP and LP/ another event in the evening at the Cs (will we attend??) - a birthday party for one of dd30's friends
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 w. M
Sun 10 - church/ evening - Shakespeare in the park
Mon PACK for backpacking trip
Tue DRIVE to N. Michigan with dh and dd28
Wed - Sat backpack and camp in beautiful wilderness along Lake Superior's S. shore
Sat DRIVE home
Sun 10 - church/ 3:30 - 6ish CG2 @AA? / 6 - ? host Sunday dinner??
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, rice, roasted cauliflowerF - cooking for 15: seafood paella, green salad, GF baguettes followed by bonfire and s'mores at the girls' place
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
- 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)
- make funny questionnaire about dd30 for guests to do - table activity
- make poster answer key with pictures?
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
- Kroger groceries
- WF groceries
- TJ groceries
- Th evening airport run
- F pick up seafood for paella
General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
