Toyen Thursday @ TDD - C&C

[Bama]

Good morning, everyone! Hope you have a great day.
Dd2 got home late last night for a weekend visit so everyone is home for now, feels weird but nice.
I’m up, got dh fed and situated, gave cats some wet food so they stop circling me everywhere I go for a few minutes, made toast and coffee.

Today’s poda:

Bible
Paper chores
Exercises
Pet chores
Don’t forget outside pets
Dust and vacuum
Laundry - my bed linens
Bring garbage cans back from the road
Dd eye appt - go with, check out frames for me, take rx!
Publix - cake?
Pu supper

[trissie]

Happy Thursday! Definitely Thanks God It's Thursday evening!

MIL was supposed to have heart surgery (pacemaker) today. SIL (no D, thank you very much) has yet to let us know how it went (6pm here). No, we can't call, because nobody bothered putting DH's name on the contacts list. Also, not a word about whether the hospital social worker was contacted so that MIL would not be released to home care, but instead to long term care. I can't intervene. I'd like to know if DH will be available over summer to do his share of watching kids when they are off school, or if I should look into hiring a sitter. Or just about anything that concerns plans, even as far as tomorrow - is DH going to be home or not? It's a good thing I already know how to stop panic attacks quickly and effectively, because it's been a while since I had so many in a single day.

Can't dwell on what I cannot control, so what can I control? Putting away today's groceries and dealing with housework!

A lunch outside in shade sounds really lovely, kittykatt!
that shows sounds really good, helia, so if we ever get Netflix (we have HBO, Disney and SkyShowTime), I'll check it out!
lauralind, Dana K. White had really good episodes on how to clean a house for guests if you can stretch it over longer period of time (as in, not coming tomorrow) - you can check out the strategies at https://www.aslobcomesclean.com/2024/11 ... or-guests/
one day very soon, Lil Bit will no longer be little, L.Ann!
kitkat, yes, I do know of Toyen, even if I probably would not recognize her works - not really into modern arts. For me, it's ancient civilizations for sculptures and architecture, Rennaisance for paintings, and impressionists!
Did you already assemble the chair, Dogged? Does it to live up to your expectations?
How is DH feeling, Bama? Have they cut him off the heavy pain meds?

TaDas
- morning madness
- snacks etc
- morning routine
- load of darks sorted and delay started
- work
- grocery run

ToDos
- put away groceries
- midday routine
- water flowerpots

[Doggedly]

That is lovely to have your whole dfamily home, Bama.

(((trissie))) Being kept dangling at the end of someone else's string is so frustrating. If you went ahead and booked the babysitter and then found that they're not needed because your DH will be home after all, could that free up time that you both could benefit from? Like more time in the garden or just relaxing, time to go and see a museum after work, etc.?

You greatly overestimate my competence and industry. I have looked at the chair parts. I have yet to put any of them togeher.

Thursday
Gave Germane her heart pill
Cleaned up after Germane
Fed Germane
Put away dry dishes
Scrubbed out sink and basin
Washed some dishes
Put small slow cooker in to soak
Made a fancypants sandwich

[L.Ann]

I have Little Bit for most of the summer. She has two four day camps that are 9:30-2:30 and 2 cooking classes from 9:30-11:30. Then she has two weeks of swim lessons in my neighborhood at the neighborhood pool. We also have the two weeks of summer vacation where my daughters will be present but with 5 kids will be its own type of crazy! So hopefully things will be busy enough. The pool will help but it doesn’t open until 4:30 while school is still in session for the older kids.

I like the Dana K White stuff, Laura. She also has books both on audio and print that lots of libraries have.

1-quick pick up
2-dinner preprep

Menus
Thursday-fajita spiced shrimp and farro bowls
Friday-eat at party
Saturday-spicy bang bang chicken spinach salad
Sunday-firecracker turkey meatloaves w/ zucchini and broccoli

Events
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, museum class for Little Bit@10:15, bocce for DD33 4:30-5:30
Friday- Little Bit 7:40-5, bday party for DD33’s friend@5:30, gather stuff for hazardous waste disposal tomorrow


Weekly House Blessing-mop bathroom
Detailed cleaning of dining room- scrub floor
Detailed cleaning of kitchen-wash cabinets, wash window, scrub floor, clean stove, clean oven, clean freezer
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-diet sites
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-start laundry
-walk
-pick up Little Bit
-figure out DD33’s transport issue
-feed birds
-reboot laundry
-snacks for Little Bit
-marine museum-kids time and craft
-errands
-lunch
-walk, rest time for little Bit

[trissie]

Dogged, I sent you a PM earlier this week - did you receive it? It still reads as "outbox", not "sent"
L.Ann, your daughters are so lucky to have you!

TaDas
- put away groceries
- midday routine
- water flowerpots
- load of lights flipped to dryer

ToDos
- afternoon routine
- dinner
- water veggie garden

[L.Ann]

I enjoy the crazy most of the time, Trissie. DD33 bought a cheap snowcone machine that makes tiny snow cones so we will see if that works.

1-snow cones
2-clean freezer

Menus
Thursday-fajita spiced shrimp and farro bowls
Friday-eat at party
Saturday-spicy bang bang chicken spinach salad
Sunday-firecracker turkey meatloaves w/ zucchini and broccoli

Events
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, museum class for Little Bit@10:15, bocce for DD33 4:30-5:30
Friday- Little Bit 7:40-5, bday party for DD33’s friend@5:30, gather stuff for hazardous waste disposal tomorrow


Weekly House Blessing-mop bathroom
Detailed cleaning of dining room- scrub floor
Detailed cleaning of kitchen-wash cabinets, wash window, scrub floor, clean stove, clean oven, clean freezer
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-diet sites
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-start laundry
-walk
-pick up Little Bit
-figure out DD33’s transport issue
-feed birds
-reboot laundry
-snacks for Little Bit
-marine museum-kids time and craft
-errands
-lunch
-walk, rest time for little Bit
-quick pick up
-dinner preprep
-take recycling to dump

[Doggedly]

We know that the children in your life will never be bored, L.Ann.

Sorry, trissie, I didn't see the mail notification.


Thursday
Gave Germane her heart pill
Cleaned up after Germane
Fed Germane
Put away dry dishes
Scrubbed out sink and basin
Washed some dishes
Put small slow cooker in to soak
Made a fancypants sandwich
Treats for Germane
Started putting chair together.
Got two spokes attached to the base when Germane came out of her den and started trying to lead me to the kitchen.
Followed her to the kitchen, picked up the dog food that she threw on the floor and gave her a saucer of turkey stew. Saw her throw the rutabaga on the floor while she was lapping up the broth.
Put together the rest of the base. Shook it to ensure that the wheels don’t fall off.

[Doggedly]

I'm trying to do the next step, but in English the instructions are: Before installing (e), now screw the screw to the highest position.
In every other language, the instructions are: The product is under tension/stress, and/or the screw doesn't turn.

[Doggedly]

Thursday
Gave Germane her heart pill
Cleaned up after Germane
Fed Germane
Put away dry dishes
Scrubbed out sink and basin
Washed some dishes
Put small slow cooker in to soak
Made a fancypants sandwich
Treats for Germane
Started putting chair together.
Got two spokes attached to the base when Germane came out of her den and started trying to lead me to the kitchen.
Followed her to the kitchen, picked up the dog food that she threw on the floor and gave her a saucer of turkey stew. Saw her throw the rutabaga on the floor while she was lapping up the broth.
Put together the rest of the base. Shook it to ensure that the wheels don’t fall off.
Tried to make sense of the next step.
Gathered the pieces and tried to make sense of them. One part fits, but there is a round part whose screw cannot reach anything to screw into.
Rechecked the instructions.
Found a piece that is not in the direction and realized that they missed a step.
Germane came out and started mugging for attention.
Germane started circling on the pee pads that I was standing on, as I am using my bed as a work surface.
Got out of the way to let her pee in peace
Hauled out the big slow cooker and gave her a saucer of stew, which she ignored
Filled a fridge container with stew. Progress toward emptying out the slow cooker.
Cleaned up after dog: no, Germane is back mugging for treats.
Went to the kitchen, found that she drank the broth and threw the pieces on the floor.
Gave her a saucer full of broth, which she ignored and kept mugging for treats.
Gave her a piece of salmon.

SHEM:
First speaker: If you are feeding your children frozen nuggets, you are a terrible parent. I don't care how busy you are, you have to microwave them.
Second speaker: Speaking as a nutritionist, I can tell you that this is terrible parenting. You can't microwave your children.
Third speaker: Not with that attitude you can't. Speaking as a motivational speaker, I can tell you that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, and don't let anyone on the internet tell you otherwise.

[Bama]

Quick update while dd2 is getting her eyes checked out.

Bible
Paper chores
Exercises
Pet chores
Don’t forget outside pets
Dust and vacuum
Laundry - my bed linens, sheets washing when I left the house
Bring garbage cans back from the road
Dd eye appt - go with, check out frames for me, take rx! Found cute frames but do I really need? no so will look online for funsies later maybe
Publix - cake?
Pu supper