SHEs Organized

Sadness for Harmony's friend and hopes for her future as a page turns.

harriet a good morning to you (planning ahead for company this week is an advanced concept for me... great job)

I hadn't thought of it that way. But, yes, an advanced concept. thank you, blessed. Really, when I ponder it, it could be on a test for advanced homemaking skills. "Host a family of 5, one a toddler, in a house other than your own, but for which you are responsible. They need cleanliness, freshened linens for two beds and a bath, and a refrigerator stocked with the items they can't bring from home. They will want to visit your house often as well, for meals, diaper changing/naps in your bedroom, and family time. Before they arrive, make sure you and your child will be clean, well-dressed and prepared for accompanying them to other destinations or family, and that your child's room is ready in case someone begs for a sleepover. Stock your own refrigerator, remembering everyone doesn't eat the same foods, and don't slack off on your regular caregiving, child care/homework attention, or your own health/fitness goals."

Now I think I'm going to take a nap. No! Continuing general pick-up here. Trash and recyclables to the cans. Second load of laundry right now is dd14's hoodie sweatshirt to match weather this weekend as we do our running around together. My ddad just went to take a nap so I can run the vacuum an continue the work on floors started yesterday. HRH will be present here after dd is home from school, so she and I can come home to the other house and work.

(((my heart goes to your dear friend harmony))) We see that a lot in our area. many young women looking for established men hence older - my d dad used to say those women and those men also pay the piper - the new wives want families besides the wealth - the women end up with old men in 10 to 20 years. the men here that are in their 60's end up with women who no longer believe that the wife does it all especially with the kids. A girl my oldest dd knew had an 86 year old dad when she was 13. her mom was very very young. The pain and hurt right now is so hard. My prayers are truly with your friend.

laundry room has had a going over (missed it yesterday)
washed a door in the kitchen
some dailies done

Keeping you, who are in terrible weather areas today, in my thoughts! Keep safe, warm, and hang in there, too.

Ta Da:
- Hung clothes up
- Put dirty laundry in utility room laundry basket
- s2s, dressed, got pain patches on.
- Filled & ran DW
- Novena, Our Father, Prayers, and journal writing
- Trimmed toenails.
- Put the desk files, patterns, etc. in a big box to sort at my leisure. The desk is pretty again, but the box is not.
- I put b-day cards away. Got 35 or so, want to cut up some for scrap booking.
- Dumped trash

To Do:
- Make 2 preemie caps
- Sort the box of files
- Help DH put groceries away when he returns
- Sort mail, when it arrives later.
- MT DW
- Put button gallon jar away.
- Put spools of thread and pin cushion away.
- Walk 30 minutes.
- Try to finish the rest of my started yesterday, house blessing, today.

Have a GR8 afternoon, Everybody!

do you deliver the preemie caps to the local hospital? d ivy.

apple free tart is in the oven, chicken and veggies in fridge with gravy for dd tonight and to bring to dmil later
counters are clean, dw running, counters cleaned... when I come back after picking up dd younger I will clean the stove

Well I've done car pool duty got netting for the deck to keep chickens in the back yard I hope if not time to do some re thinking about range time and consider culling the prob. ones are the good layers I think! Got most of the rounded up after an hour or so of range time. The other three can be out till dgson gets here after school to help me round the one in the pen that was out. If not they can go in when the lights come on at dusk. For now they have settled down for nap time.

We made the bed at dd's got a couple things I'd left there and shirt for dgson, fed cats so that's good progress. I got the dust bunnies swept up under the table.

Dd called from Atlanta and is anxious to be home. Said she would call again at the next lay over when both the kids would be here so she could talk to them.

Dgson has a bball game but it's very late for a school night will have to see how he did at school before we know if he is going or not.

Both gkids seemed to have thrived on the one on one time with grand parents and we were able to focus on some things like math and be on time so that helps.

I am not going to make it to this meeting. I left work at 5:30 and had to get a new battery for my car key (since dh lost the other one) and pick up ddog food. Got home, fed dogs, then walked them and just walked back in, and meeting is starting right now 15 - 20 min from here. I'm a little put out with dh that he just blew off needing to come home and walk ddogs because he was "so busy" like I'm not busy also. He wants me to work but doesn't want to make an accommodation to assist me.

And I'm just worn out and frustrated. Still have very, very large payroll tax return to review, the bookkeeper for other work that is wanted tomorrow apparently took off today so couldn't answer any questions for us. Phone call that dsis is apparently nearly approved for SSI, but she will receive very little. At least she will qualify for Medicaid. While dh and I might could help her financially, we are very hesitant to do so as there "should be" safety net programs in place that will assist her. We have two kids in college, and are paying bills for her house (taxes, insurance electricity and water) and have paid an attorney a chunk for the legal filings. I'm supposed to call SSA tomorrow (like I have time to hold forever for them) and I'm just feelin' there's not enough of me to go around right now.

I don't know if I mentioned, but also having difficulties with document that dsis signed two weeks ago and inadvertently dated 1/9/12. The social worker who witnessed signed it as 1/9/13 but GA bureaucracy wants me to have it signed all over again.

I didn't mean to turn this into a vent, it just all fell out when I got started.

We are to have strong storms beginning overnight, I think.

I have been sleeping poorly with aching hips and back the last two nights. Tomorrow afternoon I have the appt with the doc for the follow up to the sleep study.