SHEs Organized

Morning all. I've cuop a few few days here and there . To keep up a little with your comings and goings. Watching as some places become spring and some seem cold still. Must be dreaming of planting with all the garden tool topics. Our snow is almost gone up top yard at least. A little left in the back. But poor dd and dsil and father in law. Extremely snowy up there yet. It still looks like midwinter with a couple feet of snow left.. mid April. Ugh

We were away the last week of March. A lovely time with the whole family. Ds and ddil came and stayed at dd place. We stayed with fil and went back and forth giving the 2 couples a chance to get to know each other. And include fil more. Its hard he's almost an hour from dd. So close yet he isn't up to driving much and getting out. He is 84. We did games. Shopping. Cooking. Family time. Helped dd and dsil pick out a new car for their growing family. And most of all just Watching Lil j get to know his auntie and uncle and great grandfather. Other uncles came too for short stretches. It was so good.

Back home... back to work. Back to life. Dad is renovating. Changing out flooring in his house. We tried to tell him not to bother but to no avail. Get that done and I can go do a little cleaning. He canceled that help. Mom is still ok. Slowly losing strength and little bits of decline. But still ok.

I've been doing extra music. Next week is festival of the arts that I have not been involved in since high school. Band is playing. 3 songs. Then I agreed to accompany the choir with a descant flute part for one song. Oh and we had a baptism again at church. 5 people. And now a coming funeral. This weekend which means tech. Baking something. And a freezer meal for the man and his special needs son.

What did I get myself into... next week could be out almost every night. Today is bible study. I said no to a trip to the city with dad. Too much. I need to do some laundry of couch covers today... . And just general straighten. And music prep. And some downtime.

Anyway I was Mia for a while now I have left you a novel...

Going to go shower and then make a list.

Morning all! DD33 is home not feeling well today. At least we have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow.

1-half of my long walk
2-errands-pick up tulips, pick up lunch for DD33, pick up free covid/flu tests at the library


Menus
Wednesday-DD33 dinner out/me leftovers
Thursday-sweet soy honey chicken
Friday-chicken and Greek salad pita pocket
Saturday-loaded Greek feta fries
Sunday-pick up something on way home from theater

Events
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:50-5 , Little Bit school 9:15-3, tulip pick up 11-1, library with Little Bit
Thursday-Little Bit 7:00, Little Bit school 9:15-3, 7:30 DD33 physical, DD33 Special Olympics Spring Games
Friday-Little Bit 7:50-5 , Little Bit school 9:15-3
Saturday-
Sunday-walk with friend@9, Les Mis@2

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed cleaning of spare room- wash screen #1, wash screen #2, polish furniture, detailed vacuuming, scrub bathroom floor, swish and swipe bathroom, clean light fixture
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls- cancel eye appointment
Extra stuff-pick up DM’s taxes, send lab work to NIH, applications for TSApre check


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog
-diet site
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk a mile
-pick up Little Bit
-breakfast
-multiple emails and texts-3 for the center, 1 to DD33’s doctor, sign form and send to my doctor
-take Little Bit to school

We're weather sisters today, kittykatt! Chilly start and warm and sunny afternoon!
oh my, helia, you house is like a walk-through! does it still feel like a home with so many visitors all the time?
night night, Bama!

Home from work. 4:45pm, not good, but not terrible either, to quote the famous Chernobyl line. I asked AI to give me some motivational quotes for getting up and getting going, but the only answer I got was "oops, something went wrong with that", so now I don't know - am I doomed to inaction, or should i just find my own way as always?

TaDas
- morning madness
- day at work, very busy
- take DS14's watch to repair place
- pick up DBD from school
- see DBD off for her scout session

ToDos
- morning routine
- clean kitchen
- 15 outside

It is beautiful and sunny but chilly today.

1-get the hose out of the shed and hook it up
2-swish and swipe spare room bathroom
3-get all documentation for tax guy ready to take tomorrow


Menus
Wednesday-DD33 dinner out/me leftovers
Thursday-sweet soy honey chicken
Friday-chicken and Greek salad pita pocket
Saturday-loaded Greek feta fries
Sunday-pick up something on way home from theater

Events
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:50-5 , Little Bit school 9:15-3, tulip pick up 11-1, library with Little Bit
Thursday-Little Bit 7:00, Little Bit school 9:15-3, 7:30 DD33 physical, DD33 Special Olympics Spring Games, pick up DM’s tax return
Friday-Little Bit 7:50-5 , Little Bit school 9:15-3
Saturday-
Sunday-walk with friend@9, Les Mis@2

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed cleaning of spare room- wash screen #1, wash screen #2, polish furniture, detailed vacuuming, scrub bathroom floor, swish and swipe bathroom, clean light fixture
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls- cancel eye appointment
Extra stuff-pick up DM’s taxes, send lab work to NIH, applications for TSApre check


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog
-diet site
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk a mile
-pick up Little Bit
-breakfast
-multiple emails and texts-3 for the center, 1 to DD33’s doctor, sign form and send to my doctor
-take Little Bit to school
-half of my long walk
-errands-pick up tulips, pick up lunch for DD33, pick up free covid/flu tests at the library
-lunch
-finish walk

kitkat, not even a tiny decorative wheelbarrow for flower pots? Those are lovely!
welcome home, lauralind! How is DD doing? How far along is she?
L.Ann, hoping DD will feel better soon!

TaDas
- morning routine
- load of darks sorted and running
- clean kitchen
- sow seeds in last section
- water veggie garden

ToDos
- midday routine
- clean kitchen window and install insect screen
- start dinner

Do I look refreshed? I feel like I am anyway.

Trissie, lol at walk through house, I’m picturing those doors that revolve as people go through at a big store. I was always afraid I’d get stuck in one when I was a child. You’re in a chipper mood today. Lol at AI not understanding.

LAnn, hope dd feels better and the weather is enjoyable.

Laura, welcome back! Family time is so important, especially the seniors and the youngest of the group.

Kitkat, did you say what color pansies you got? I’ve always been partial to the blues and purples. Enjoying your new washer?

Helia, hope you’re wide awake now and preparing to enjoy a quiet evening. Yay to no cooking. I’ve been doing very simple meals with no fuss.

Kittykatt, love the Walt Whitman shem. I totally understand the missed spots that suddenly glare and need attention.

On wheelbarrows, one time we were helping daunt with her yard and she rolled out this thing she called a wheelbarrow. My grandfather had made his own, all out of wood, even the wheel, with a metal strip around it. I thought it was so cool I got it later. I grew up in the city only understood store bought goods back then. Makes me appreciate it all the more now. They took very good care of their things so it’s in very good shape.

♥ Wednesday focus - garbage day, tackle this list (yard), monthlies ♥
Monthlies - face mask, clean glass, wash doors
Wear sunscreen
Weigh
Water
Take vitamin, supplements
Bible
Sign up for cruise activities, need passport first
Wfd - baby green limas with leftover ham, cornbread? Or leftovers
Pet chores
Pet extras - salmon treat for cats, dogs got the can leftover cat food
Beau - eye cream? no (leaving this on list to remind me to keep checking his eyes, they’re still a little pink around the edges)
Walk dogs am pm
Spot clean
Dust
Vacuum
Laundry: put away my clothes
Laundry room:
Kitchen:
Dw run
Open box of linens and toss box out (after Daisy is done playing in it)
Cook apple beet carrot
Dining, Kitchen, Laundry : Paint floor w concrete paint
Living:
Dust and redecorate mantle
Foyer: move console to living room
Work on junk room!
Pack planner supplies into two categories (want, don’t want)
Put shelving units together!
Outside:
Glue pins back in shutters
Trim around eucalyptus
Treat antbeds
Weed under picnic tables
Weed around fig, crepe myrtle
Plant bulbs in pot from grandmas house
Power wash house and porch rails
Pull up gardenias
10 minute weed
Work on front flowerbeds
Fertilize blueberries, figs
Moms -
Load ladder, lamps, couch, floor vinyl for Hollywood
Pack contents and bring curios to my house
Clean out an area
Paper/Online:
Mail
Emails
Pw
Planner
Sent message to dh to join sail center and find his birth certificate - follow up on
Self:
Play daily games
Something fun and crafty
Daily habit thread - abs plus rest of list
Beyond:
Make dental appointment
Watch “The Madison” on paramount
Make mushroom coffee in French press or iced coffee
Repot inside plants in larger pots
Passports - make appointment, find birth certificates, print forms
Make wasp nests out of paper bags to scare away carpenter bees (find paper bags)
Schedule atv service
Wash jars/bottles I’m keeping for Hollywood
Find boarding kennel, ask vet for referral and check out
Taxes - print paperwork, get last years taxes
Courthouse - take pw for car
Friday - haircut, courthouse - take pw, passport? print bank tax pw, check out kennels, shop for range, Poarch pu book club books
Saturday - Hollywood? Pace nursery? Shop for tsa approved luggage, Dd1 coming home

Bama, I got totally sidetracked researching various kinds of wheelbarrows anyway, I always considered them standard garden equipment, but then again, I grew around houses where there were still (re)construction works going on, so they's be handy. We have a metal one too - currently full of compost

TaDas
- midday routine
- clean kitchen window and install insect screen
- start dinner
- flip laundry to dryer
- pick up DS from scout session
- drop of recyclings and green waste

ToDos
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
- 15 on laundry

Hello everyone!

Trissie, LOL at AI not understanding. (Why am I not surprised?!)

I hope DD feels better soon,.L.Ann

Enjoy your no cooking evening, Helia!

How lovely to have your grandfather 's handmade wheelbarrow, Bama!

Enjoy the sunshine, Gma!

Today was absolutely beautiful : 24C /75F and sunny. I had a lovely walk through the valley park, and even remembered to take the latest bag of donations with me to the charity bank. I then spent some time in my garden before tackling the kitchen. DH brought pizza home for supper, so that was easy. BTW, he didn't notice the cladding!!!