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Helia, I've always thought (when reading your posts) just how independent your DGirls sound. The way they go off on things on their own, cook, sew, do projects, etc. They just sound so much more independent than mine did. My take on GG is that she's in someone else's home and not wanting to do things herself as technically she's a guest... and probably just needs things explained to her beforehand.

Kathryn, if the original people buy your house, will you have an issue with the real estate people? Have you signed a contract with them? That would be an issue here. We would have to pay them a fee, even if it was our own contact from before a contract was signed. I sure hope that is not the case.

Oh, about your blankets, etc., we have donation boxes here for clothes / bedding. Also, Goodwill here takes donations that are not sellable to a bulk place where it all goes overseas and gets sold cheaply by the pound to people in other countries who don't care if it's perfect or not. So maybe you could still donate. I would call and ask if they do that.

Yesterday was a huge challenge. Doctor watched Dh coming down the hall and when asked about release, said he wanted to see him walking better and he could come home Monday Afternoon. Hummmph! What is 2 days going to do? Nothing except pad his pockets with an extra visit. Therapy people told him last week he could come home and they work with his walking, so they know how he walks.

Therapy people told him he is 2 weeks ahead of most people with his progress. I think this is dishonest and it's not good, because DH is now pushing himself to get up and walk every couple hours. He's been walking a bunch, but I think this extra push is too much. His ankle is stiff from ski break in his 20's and his gait is never going to be normal. I'm not sure the dr. is aware of all that.

Plus DH went down in a blue funk again. I could just tell by his expression and the way he was laying there. He said he was discouraged. When it came close to the time for me to come home he picked a couple things he wanted to do with me and managed to get me to stay till 9:30. I was beyond exhausted. I think he just didn't want to be alone again.

Leaving here in a few minutes to go in. Need to bring laundry in and pack up a couple more outfits. Must pick up a card for someone on my way too.

Spent most of the morning at my desk, got everything but one thing caught up. Sent a couple emails out re: church business and paid bills, etc., and desk is looking better.

We got cold again. It was 59° when I came out of the building last night. It better not get freezing here, I've washed all the old plant coverings for the year. Sorry, lots of evil faces today!

Helia, yes we are leaving on the 20th. Cruise leaves Ft. L on the 21 and gets to Rome (with numerous stops) on April 15. 29 days with the in laws.

This is another big day of doing nothing for me -- which makes me feel bad about myself -- but which I sorta feel I deserve after having dgs for at least part of every day this week AND tomorrow. Plus DST starting tomorrow. Also had tv malfunction which d?h blamed on dgs and me --probably justifiably -- and which kept me on phone with satellite company for a long while. ALSO -- I have walked every day this week faithfully ---- and gained 2 lbs!!! Good grief. Obviously, I am just in a horrible mood all around and do not need to take part in polite society.

Harmony: The real estate agent was aware of the private sale possibility from the get-go and, here, you can write that sale into the contract with the agent so that if those people buy, the contract is considered null and void and I don't owe her a cent (despite her time, advice, paying a photographer and setting up a website as well as paying to list the house on MLS.) She was willing to do that.

On the other hand, since this waiting game will run until April 23 (originally we thought it would be March 23) we've decided not to take the agent up on her offer. In the meantime, we'll do as much work as we can re: packing and hopefully can spruce the house up quickly should it have to go on the market. She is aware of all this and if the house is going on the market she will be our agent. Her response to my note to her saying I was putting my trust in God to make this work out for the best was "Very nice good things happen to good people!"

I finished the service, had lunch, and then got dressed for the day. I've cleaned our bathroom and started a load of laundry. The upstairs need vacuuming and dusting. The main floor at least needs a sweep and a tidy although the kitchen could probably use a damp mop as well. That will wait until after my service tomorrow.

Next up: inventory freezer while waiting for the washer to finish up. Then I'll go to the church and get the toddler area set up.

Lucylee I don't know about polite society, but you are always welcome around here!

Thank you, Kathryn! I needed that. I try to rationalize that I can't do Everything. It is impossible to be on the go with dh and care for dgs and exercise AND keep up with all household routines... And people ARE more important than routines...
I know I will never ever regret one minute spent w dgs -- or dh, for that matter...
But oh my... Right now I am just as tired and lazy as if I had been at school all week!

Freezer Inventory is done both the deep freeze the fridge-freezer. I'll make up the meal plan in a bit. Didn't find much I didn't already know I had.

Sheets are in the dryer. Dh washed the car but it didn't get clean for some reason so he's discouraged he wasted his time. I suspect not using soap made a difference.

We are eating 3 raisin buns as a snack since that nicely emptied a bag and made some space.

Back from setting up the church sanctuary play area. What I envisioned worked. I had just enough foam to block off the underside of the pew and the burgundy flannel sheet covering the foam looks great. There were a few small extra pieces of foam so I brought them home and will make duct-tape covered blocks for the kids to stack. The teddies look cute in their little 'cribs' (shoe box tucked into a pillow case and the extra material folded up and over to form sheets to tuck in the bears.)

Up and down the stairs gave me all the staircases I need for my fitbit but I'm woefully under for steps. Maybe working on my own home this evening will help remedy that.

Time to start dinner.

Back from gun & horn showcat the fair grounds with hubs for his bday gift. I got an arrow head for dgson later.

We went to the thrift shop I was tickled to get some end I of season winter clothes for next yr. A new coat and nice zippered sweater with nortic icelandic patern on shoulder area it is mostly grey with red and white accents. Nothing was at the habitat store except a pulpet old and I was seeing chicken nest boxes out of it lol! Not sure it would have fit in the car.