Mistletoe Monday @ TDD - C&C

[helia]

Next:
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower

More done:
- some qt
- paid chimney sweep guy
- 1/2 lunch
- payroll: messages - I can park at the school for the meeting.

[trissie]

helia, yes, I was working from home today. Since most people are either off already or not in the mood for working, nobody was bothering me with new requests (well other than the colleague who is the cause of me having to work today at all - but that was agreed in advance and she is as desperate as I am and it's not her fault that things are being done last minute, and I have a favor to cash later ) so I was making good progress on that front as well!

Well, that was a close call! I was taking the baking tray with the cheddar cookies to the garage (we don't use it for parking, because the van doesn't fit in there, and since I leave later and come earlier than DH, I end up blocking the entrance to the garage as I have to leave my car in the driveway), and saw DH parking! Told him I was taking stock of the freezer there before shopping tomorrow

TaDas
- 30 minutes upstairs
- clean DBD's room
- afternoon routine
- bake cheddar cookies with DBD (she wants to gift them to her dad)
- dinner started
- freezer cooking - well today it's the leftover chicken broth and leftover beed browned ready to be made into chili con carne later on)

ToDos
- spiff up kitchen
- dough for Zimtsterne (cinnamon stars) to bake later (needs to sit for 2 hours)
- evening routine

Braindump
routines
- evening routine
food
- bake something sweet
organization
- update land contract
- rework contract with DS14's therapist
- have kids check and empty backpacks (no forgotten food found on Jan 4)
- DBD's speech therapy
- 15 on filing
cleaning
- spiff up living room
- spiff up office
- spiff up downstairs bathroom and hallways
laundry
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
Christmas preps
- decorate gingerbread cookies - even after yesterday's decorating session, there's still more to go!
- check gift list, print vouchers, last minute wrapping?
- holiday menu and shopping list
- more Christmas baking if anything seems interesting? all family favourites are done
House&Holidays - I kinda really should do something about it
- week 1 deep cleaning - office
- week 3 deep cleaning - DBD's room
- week 6 deep cleaning - twins' room
- week 9 deep cleaning - living room
- week 10 deep cleaning - kitchen
- week 11 deep cleaning - pantry
- week 13 deep cleaning - storage spaces
- week 14 deep cleaning - public spaces
- week 3 Christmas tasks
- week 4 Christmas tasks
- week 5 Christmas tasks
- week 6 Christmas tasks
- week 7 Christmas tasks
- week 8 Christmas tasks
- week 9 Christmas tasks
- week 10 Christmas tasks
- week 11 Christmas tasks
- week 12 Christmas tasks
- week 13 Christmas tasks
- week 14 Christmas tasks
- week 15 Christmas tasks
- week 16 Christmas tasks
- week 17 Christmas tasks
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[Peaches1000]

Good afternoon!

Next:
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Open & sort mail/file
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min

Extras:
-Tasks - (fup Mom)(grocery order)(unload dishes)(Toodledo tasks)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min

Routine:
-Gather dirty laundry/sort
-Laundry #1 to washer
-Laundry #1 to dryer
-Laundry #1 hang/fold
-Put away laundry

-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something
-6pm Eat
-Close blinds
-Prep for next day (clothes/calendar)

Done:
-Bedroom - pupa
-Dress/ready
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Fresh food for kitty
-Open blinds/get water
-Medicine/vitamins
-This & that

[L.Ann]

Hi again helia! Enjoy your break Trissie. I have Little Bit tomorrow and then DD32 has the center on Wednesday as well.

1-dinner preprep
2-read
3-walk another 1000 steps

Menusu
Monday-Southwest shrimp tacos
Tuesday-Mexican chicken and rice bowls
Wednesday-family dinner @DD39’s
Thursday-leftover brunch food
Friday-one pot kidney bean and pepper soup
Saturday-black bean burgers
Sunday-Cajun tilapia and roasted veggies


Events
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, pick up cookies for DD32 to take to center for her birthday, doctor@3:30 for DD32
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, DD32’s birthday, pick up baked goods for Christmas Eve
Wednesday-DD39’s house for dinner and festivities
Thursday-Christmas brunch
Friday-DD32 off
Saturday-
Sunday-

Weekly House Blessing-
Extra stuff-


Accomplishments
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD32
-start laundry
-walk outside
-Amazon order
-pick up Little Bit
-breakfast for Little Bit
-reboot laundry
-work on ornaments Little Bit is making
-finish ornaments
-gather things for errands
-Target and crumble cookie pick up, marine museum
-bag ornaments Little Bit made
-food for Little Bit and then nap
-walked outside

[Doggedly]

Hi, all! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We have lovely Christmas snow coming down, and I have the half pointsettia that I bought for myself and then broke, the Christmas arrangement that I bought as a housewarming gift and have to replace because the flowers are dropping petals. I'll keep that one and buy some other flower to bring with me. I had intended to be finished shopping by today, but need to pop across the street to replace the flowers. Other goals for today: wash hair and do laundry. We'll see how much of that I get done, LOL.

Thank you for starting us off, trissie. I was trying to think of what Christmas food starts with M and couldn't think of one, but you are playing 3D chess while I am playing checkers, LOL.

I'm glad that the preparations for Christingle are going well, Kittykatt. And I hope that your dneighbour finishes what he started on the fence before he boards the plane. If he doesn't at least get him to give you the paint can so that you know what to buy that will match.

Last working day of the year feels great, trissie! Sorry about the family drama. Especially at this time of year. WTG on all of the things you got done on the home front.

If the gingerbread men don't work out, helia, keep a toy dinosaur on hand to take responsibility for the wreckage. I saw a cute tableau online where the dinosaur had half of the gingerbread house's roof in its mouth. Your dkids are too old to blame it on Elf On The Shelf.
I can picture how frustrating it must be to be responsible for hosting when you are not included in the decisions.

Hi, L.Ann. I hope that things go well at the doctor's appointment for DD32.

Hi, Peaches

Monday
Put on a pot of coffee
Breakfast for Germane
Cleaned up after dog
Set up new Procrastaccomplishments list
Signed up for course

[Bama]

Good afternoon!
Just wanted to peek in and cuops, looks like everyone is busy, busy.
Party was awesome. Dd1 was here a couple of days, she left today. Dd2 got here yesterday and is staying awhile. Today is dh’s bd. I fixed breakfast, we sent dd1 on her way, chilling a minute before we go to the casino to eat and play. It’s what he wanted for his birthday so who am I to say no. I enjoy both.
Sending good vibes to you all as we are in the midst of the holiday season.

[Doggedly]

Have a wonderful time at the casino, Bama. Happy birthday to your DH!

Monday
Put on a pot of coffee
Breakfast for Germane
Cleaned up after dog
Set up new Procrastaccomplishments list
Signed up for course
Refilled TP container
Gave dog pill
Scrubbed out sink and basin
Washed a couple of basinsful of dishes
Put rice cooker liner in to soak

[Kittykatt]

Hello everyone!

Trissie, that's so sweet that DBD wanted to make cookie for her Dad

Helia, I would be upset (in fact I *have* been upset ) when people come to stay without checking with me first.

L.Ann, I can imagine that Little Bit is the perfect age for Christmas!

I'm glad the party went well, Bama,. Happy birthday to your DH!

Dogged, I think it's difficult to keep flower arrangements alive this time of year -indoors is often too hot and outdoors is definitely too cold!

Upstairs is now clean and tidy. I'm not sure whether S has done any more to the fence or not - it's getting to the point where it all looks ok to me! I've chopped and prepped the red cabbage for Christmas Eve - it should be fine in a cool place with all the vinegar and spices. And Ive chopped more veg for Christmas Eve - that should also be fine in the fridge. The ham is out of the freezer and thawing in the (cold) oven. It's in there, as Freddie and Matilda discovered it in less than a minute after it was first sitting on the worktop!

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Monday:
DH out with friends
At home for me - clean upstairs,
get spare room back in order
Take ham out of freezer
Put ham to soak when thawed
Will S finish the fence? Not sure!
Will he finish early enough to enable me to start renovating the end of my garden? (Weather permitting!) Not today

Tuesday: Riverford veg box delivery
DH??
At home for me - clean downstairs
Take beef out of freezer
Ham to soak if not done yesterday
Can I start prep for Christmas Eve meal?
9pm final touches to Waitrose order
Hoover car? (Weather permitting!)
Sort out end of my garden? (weather permitting!)

Wednesday: Christmas Eve
9-10 am Waitrose delivery
PA groceries
Dr appointment for DH - give him a list of anything Waitrose didn't have so he can pick it up for me from somewhere
Clean kitchen
Prep veg etc for Christmas lunch
Make fruit salad
Work out timings for beef
Hoover car? (If not done yesterday!)
Sort out garden? (If not already done!)
Cook supper - start red cabbage early in low oven
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
7pm (earlier if possible) Christmas Eve supper -baked ham, mashed potato, carrots, broad beans, red cabbage, parsley sauce
9 pm Bethlehem Mass

Thursday: Christmas Day
Stockings first thing
Ask DH to lay table
Ensure bathroom is clean and tidy
Run a quick duster and hoover round hall and sitting room
Cook lunch - use timings in my book.
12 noon Dnextdoorneighbour C arrives
1pm lunch - roast beef, roast potatoes, roasted carrots and parsnips, gravy , Brussels sprouts, Yorkshire puddings, fresh fruit salad, cream
Take my apron off and relax!

Friday: Boxing Day
Possibly some time sorting out my garden (weather permitting!)
Leftovers to eat

Saturday:
At home ??
Leftovers to eat
Text DF E?

Sunday:
Church 9.30 am
Visit DFE for coffee?
We'll still be eating left overs so probably cold cut for lunch
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
7/1 order inhalers
6/1 Freddie - Solensia 8.30 am
8/1 Jude weight check 2 pm

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Email J - do this MONDAY
Email NW when I have a reply from RO
Check and send above
Put pictures back WIP
Order new orthotics - wait until ankle settles
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering in the bedroom each day?
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
House tasks: Replace the bit of mortar that's fallen out of the edge of the roof (I think its called the verge? Can this wait until next year when we get the house painted when a roof ladder will be in place?) I need for it to stop raining before I ask anyone to come and look!
Verge and ridge tiles on garage roof
Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ? MJ will.sort it out in the new year
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2025
Think about setting up Guardianship for F,J and M - looked on Cats' Protection, I need their microchip numbers, approximate DOB, colour and markings and useful information about them. Bookmark link with local recommended solicitors (also ask DF CW?)
Change health centres to the one nearest us? We're going to do this in January

To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda, Jude and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT
Lightbox session
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
DH launched
Physio exercises and back exercises
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk

Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden

Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Cats' supper

House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Unload DW
Reload DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
PUPA downstairs
Quick dust sitting room
Quick hoover downstairs
PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
Quick hoover upstairs
Lunch
Supper
Lay out clothes for tomorrow
Journal three things I am thankful for today
Hand cream

Extra house tasks:

Monday:
Clean bathroom
Clean spare room
Clean bedroom

Tuesday:
Clean hall
Clean sitting room
Clean stairs
Empty hoover before starting work
Wheelie bins back when dustmen have been
Filing paperwork for 15 minutes

Wednesday:
Clean kitchen

Garden extras:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly

Financial:
More work on budget WIP
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[Gma]

I received several wonderful Christmas cards today. Thank you to those who sent them
Cooked rice pudding which will be delivered to dfBG. His daughter is coming from out of state tonight. it's their favorite. Went to a thrift store to get a Christmas bowl to put it in. All Christmas was on sale and i paid all of 80 cents (for the Europeans, that is less than a dollar.) I also am in the process of baking dfBG late wife's sugar cookies to bring to them as well. Plus 4 loaves of cardamon braid, which are going to other df's as Christmas gifts.
IO did manage to have milk boil over, so had to take apart the stove and clean it up in the middle of everything.
Braids #3 & 4 are in the oven. When they come out, I will turn up the heat and bake the cookies.
I sure am making a great mess in the kitchen! It feels good to sit down for a few minutes while the bread bakes.