Fig Friday

[kitkat]

Good morning and thanks for another start:)
I was out all day yesterday, and, it seems, as I'm arriving everyone is leaving.
My single accomplishment after coming back was dinner and wrapping our (kitchen) garb. can with a bungee cord so the racoon would not open it again. (Twice this week he managed and made a huge mess) (I heard him knock it over last night, but thankfully, he did not succeed this time)

Good luck with DD at Hopkins, LAnn
Kittykatt - I assume no word from Mica's owners. Good to have a plan.
My Dkids liked Odyssey as well, trissie. I don't like long movies...

So:
today, I will have my 3 DLittles.. at least, for a while.

Maybe I can do laundry and some PUPAs while they are here... (although they tend to pull out all the art supplies when here so there will be plenty of PUPAs left for after...)
I'm hoping to bake some little buns, but it might not happen.
Need to return a shirt just up the street.
Must water all indoor plants/check outdoor
get rid of dried up plants and pots
prep all garb/rec for collection tmo
e-mail dfriend
I know there is more on my list but it's upstairs...

Starting with MR

[trissie]

I don't know if it's cute or sad that DD has her favourite hospital doctor, L.Ann!
kittykatt, there is a healthy balance - if it's unorganized, it will also be hard to locate, extricate and put back an item!
kids have a way of messing everything up, don't they, kitkat!

I need to wait for the washer to finish so I can flip laundry to dryer, but then I will go get groceries!

TaDas
- lunch
- clean kitchen
- spiff up master bedroom
- load of colors
- load of darks
- ironing and folding
- midday routine
- lots of this and that

ToDos
- 15 on laundry
- 45 on cleaning
- menus and grocery list

Braindump
routines
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- feed breadstarter
- bake something for the scouts
organization
- oversee DtDT's packing for the camp
- grocery list
- grocery run
- groceries put away
- buy gift for DFs' A+A party
- pick up DBD's bike
- arrange for drop-off of old mattresses at the dump
- book train tickets for Berlin
- research hotels
- order new vacuum cleaner and cooker hood
- check all backpacks
- make apt - obgyn
- update land contract
- 15 on filing
- plan for August
cleaning
- clean DBD's room
- clean office
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up twins' room (oversee it done)
- spiff up DS15's room (oversee it done)
- clean out / reorganize attic
laundry
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
garden and outside
- watering!
- 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
- fertilize in raspberry patch
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
- sewing

[trissie]

Very quiet here today, must be all the summer fun everybody is having!

TaDas
- 15 on laundry
- menus and grocery list
- grocery run
- buy gift for DFs' A+A party
- laundry flipped to dryer
- 15 in living room

ToDos
- groceries put away
- afternoon routine
- 15 on laundry

Braindump
routines
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- feed breadstarter
- bake something for the scouts
organization
- oversee DtDT's packing for the camp
- pick up DBD's bike
- arrange for drop-off of old mattresses at the dump
- book train tickets for Berlin
- research hotels
- order new vacuum cleaner and cooker hood
- check all backpacks
- make apt - obgyn
- update land contract
- 15 on filing
- plan for August
cleaning
- clean DBD's room
- clean office
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up twins' room (oversee it done)
- spiff up DS15's room (oversee it done)
- clean out / reorganize attic
laundry
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
garden and outside
- watering!
- 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
- fertilize in raspberry patch
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
- sewing

[Doggedly]

Hello, all. It's a lovely bright white day outside. Germane is doing much better. I thought that the topper might be what upset her innards, so I tried giving her just dog food with rice and probiotic, and she still ate it. I, on the other hand, have been eating chili momos and an ice cream sandwich, so I'm braced for the worst, LOL.

Thank you for a delicious start, Kittykatt. I have never tried a fresh fig, but enjoy the dried ones.
I'm glad that things are sorted out for Mica, and that you and your dh are on the same page.

trissie, I think that I must be on the same wavelength as your dkids, as I haven't made much progress in emptying out the apartment.

L.Ann, I hope that the nurses are able to mollify your DD33.

That brings me to the end of Page 1. Time to leap to my feet. Or arise at a stately pace.

Friday

Heart pill for Germane
Cooked salmon for Germane
Cleaned up after Germane

[Gma]

I wrote a post last night after all my "kids" had left. I got up this morning to find it unsent onmy computer. I did'nt copy and paste.
a related SHEM:
You can have anything you want; you just can't have everything you want ~ The Rev. Dennis Johnson, interim college president, speaking to the faculty about the budget. But reflecting on life as well.
kittykatt, I am happy that you have a practical, sensible, and compassionate plan for Mica.

I had a good night sleep; it's noon and I'm not dressed yet. The young people left last night so they could be back at their camp for final activities, and goodbyes to the people they worked with all summer.
Have I reported that I gave the key to dfBS house to an attorney hired by her brother? So I don't have any more responsibilities, unless the family wants help with her funeral (after they plan the date).
I spent 2 1/2 hours on 1 drawer at mother's house while the young people were gone.
There was a mixup on supper last night - church had told me originally that they would provide supper on Thursday night. No one had told me differently, so that is what I was planning on - but they had made a change. So I made a light supper for them while they had their last session. I made a salad bar for taco salad, using separately both ground beef and black beans, and using up some fo the grated cheese and sour cream. It was a big hit, my tenant from the basement, who has been here all summer and is the same age as these, joined us for conversation, and took the leftovers for his lunch today.

TODOs today
strip the beds
wash sheets and towels
unload the dw
vacuum
wash bathroom adn K floors (especially by the stove - they used ALOT! of oil)
find a singe-edge razor blade to get some scorch off the glass top stove surface (don't get me started on that topic!)
talk to ds about some of the leftovers he might use for his family
after the rain stops,
go to Hallmark and buy some birthday cards. Especially a funny one for my cousing whose 80th party is Sunday.
Wrap his package (which is a funny joke gift)

[Doggedly]

I'm here, kitkat and trissie, and happy to pass the time with you.

Good luck with the raccoon, kitkat. They are smart and determined. But so are we.

trissie, WTG on getting laundry and errands done. Your list is so long that I don't know what to wish you good luck with, LOL.

That was a good save on dinner, Gma. Tacos for the win!

[L.Ann]

Visit went well. It is just a super long day. We don’t go back until late October. I should walk but it is still over 90 at 5:00.I am hoping it will cool down by 7 or 7:30.

1-read
2-polish furniture

Menus
Saturday-Greek Chicken bowls
Sunday-left overs with roasted vegetables
Monday-garlic lime chicken
Tuesday- red lentil soup
Wednesday-left overs me/DD33 PS
Thursday-shrimp stir fry
Friday-meatloaf with broccoli and smashed potatoes
Saturday-chipotle glazed crispy chicken bites

Events
Saturday-cvs
Sunday-Art Bloom exhibit @art garden
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, 3:30;rheumatologist appointment for DD33
Tuesday -Little Bit 7:40-5, breakfast with friends@8:30
Wednesday -Little Bit 7:40-5, DD33
Thursday -Little Bit 7:40-5, 9-12 play date for DD33
Friday -no Little Bit
Saturday- 4:15 check in for boat ride 4:30-6

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen and bathroom, vacuum, dust
Detailed cleaning list for dining room-scrub floor, polish furniture
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-dress and pick up bedroom
-diet site
-start laundry
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk
-reboot laundry
-deal with email
-work on lists
-trash, windex, swish and swipe
-Hopkins
-dinner out

[Doggedly]

We don't know what to do for the best, L.Ann. It's only 81F here now, but the Humidex is 97F. But now our city is warning us to avoid the outdoors at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active as we've had a couple of cases of West Nile Virus. I did take Germane out for her walk and stuck to the shade, and it was fine. She's happy to be back in the air conditioning, thought, I'm sure.


Friday

Heart pill for Germane
Cooked salmon for Germane
Cleaned up after Germane
Spiffed self
Managed to trim a tiny bit off of Germane’s moustache
Gave her a piece of salmon
Put away dry laundry
Emptied out granny cart
Emptied out a bag
Cleaned glasses
5 minutes of exercise: bicycle and chair tai chi
Cut down box for recycling
Bagged batteries for testing
Spot cleaned Germane’s pen
Gathered garbage and recycling
Took kitchen garbage to chute
Emptied desk wastepaper basket
Walked Germane
Picked up mail
Checked laundry room
Brought out neck fan and charged it

[L.Ann]

The mosquitoes are bad at Little Bit’s house. It is usually okay here IF I stay out of the grass, Dogged. I think I’ll try a short one since supposedly we are getting some rain in a little while.

1-walk
2-diet site
3-evening meds

Menus
Saturday-Greek Chicken bowls
Sunday-left overs with roasted vegetables
Monday-garlic lime chicken
Tuesday- red lentil soup
Wednesday-left overs me/DD33 PS
Thursday-shrimp stir fry
Friday-meatloaf with broccoli and smashed potatoes
Saturday-chipotle glazed crispy chicken bites

Events
Saturday-cvs
Sunday-Art Bloom exhibit @art garden
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, 3:30;rheumatologist appointment for DD33
Tuesday -Little Bit 7:40-5, breakfast with friends@8:30
Wednesday -Little Bit 7:40-5, DD33
Thursday -Little Bit 7:40-5, 9-12 play date for DD33
Friday -no Little Bit
Saturday- 4:15 check in for boat ride 4:30-6

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen and bathroom, vacuum, dust
Detailed cleaning list for dining room-scrub floor, polish furniture-1/2 done
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-dress and pick up bedroom
-diet site
-start laundry
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk
-reboot laundry
-deal with email
-work on lists
-trash, windex, swish and swipe
-Hopkins
-dinner out
-read
-polish furniture
-refill bird feeder

[Doggedly]

Enjoy your walk, L.Ann.

I have been hammering out my vacation plans for my next trip to see my db, and now have it all booked.