Gold Finch Friday

[Kittykatt]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

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Don't think about it. Just do it!
~~ I Triple Dog Dare ya! ~~
Good Morning!
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[Kittykatt]

The Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is a striking species, with a red face and bright yellow wingbars, Newly-fledged juveniles lack the red facial plumage. Males and females look alike. This colourful and vocal finch is found throughout Britain & Ireland on all but the highest ground.

UK Goldfinch numbers have risen steadily in recent decades, as birds have taken advantage of bird food provided in gardens.

Goldfinches can be found throughout the year across Britain & Ireland. When not visiting garden feeders, they can form flocks with other finches, and can be seen moving through trees and on stubble fields in search of food.

https://www.bto.org/sites/default/files ... llowes.jpg

[Kittykatt]

Good morning everyone and happy Friday!

Helia, the girls seem to be settling in well. LOL at their discovering all the junk food!

I see.you will still have daily Grandma duties even though Little Bit is now at school, L.Ann!

I'm glad the vet was pleased with Germane, Dogged. And I'm very impressed with your diagnostic abilities with the car!

Gma, that sounds quite an occasion with your College. And how nice that local residents are invited. Hopefully it will help the students to feel part of the community and lessen the distinction between "town and gown".

Yesterday was busy and enjoyable. A lovely meaningful service followed by a very good lunch, and afterwards,a long chat with DF PM. I picked up the cat food and meds from the vet, and that also turned into quite a social occasion.( Everyone is so much more relaxed when I turn up without Freddie! I was also able to update them on the situation with Mica. Everyone is aware of the need.for confidentiality and discretion, so I'm public I just refer to "the item on our record" and they know exactly what I mean and can write a quick update.

By the time I came home the sun was shining , so I had some time in my front garden doing g a little deadheading. Oh, and Freddie claimed my lap for a while.

Today DH is up bright and early, as he's off to a beer festival with some friends. I'm planning some time in my garden as it's a lovely sunny start and I want to make the most of it.

[Kittykatt]

SHEM:

"For people who don’t like what they do, Friday is the best day. For those who love what they do, Monday is the best day. For people who have found their passion, each day is the best." —Hrishikesh Kamat

[Kittykatt]

Today's list:

Cuddles on the bed with Matilda, Jude and Freddie
QT
Physio exercises
DH launched to beer festival
Up, shower, personal care and dress
All cats fed
Take Freddie out? ( If he wants to go!)
Breakfast and meds /supplements - me
Rubbish down to bins
Go for my walk
Run hoover round downstairs?
Quick dust sitting room?
Garden time - can I feed pots? A little deadheading?
Lunch
Delicate /wool wash
Clean shoes
Polish bag
Fold laundry and PA
Clean sheets and towels out of the airing cupboard
Does DH have choir practice?
Cats' supper
Our supper
Bed at a reasonable time!

Extras:
Feed Mica am pm
Feed Izzy am (DF CW should be home.at lunchtime. If she's delayed I'll give Izzy her supper too)
Cut Kitty nails?
Order biscuits for church
Order trainers?

Garden extras:
Feed roses in front garden
Spray roses front garden and back garden
Feed pots
Trim bits on hedge
Trim bits on lawn?
Weed / deadhead
Sweep anywhere?
I need to go to garden centre sometime soon to buy pansies for winter pots

[trissie]

Happy Friday!
kittykatt, enjoy your day in the garden!

I wish I was able to enjoy my day in the garden, but the house is a disaster, there's mountains of laundry, I need to get groceries, and we want to leave for the cottage as soon as DH comes home from work, so I have my work cut out for me today! At least I don't have to work, but the Fridays off are bit of a poor trade compared to the 9 hour office days when I leave home before 7am and don't get back till 6:30 Oh well, school starts Tuesday and then we'll be back to the usual schedule!

TaDas
- sleep-in
- breakfast and coffee
- dressed to shoes
- internet time

ToDos
- morning routine
- 45 upstairs
- 45 downstairs

Braindump
routines
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- lunch
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- feed breadstarter
- freezer cooking
organization
- shopping list
- grocery run
- put away groceries
- clean out car
- get access to school app - didn't get transferred from old phone to new
- buy kids' transportation passes
- pay library fee renewal
- arrange for drop-off of old mattresses at the dump
- order new vacuum cleaner and cooker hood
- check all backpacks
- make apt - obgyn
- update land contract
- 15 on filing
- plan for September
cleaning
- defrost garage freezer
- clean master bedroom
- clean twins' room (oversee it done)
- clean DS15's room (oversee it done)
- clean kitchen
- clean living room
- clean downstairs bathroom and hallways
- clean office
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up DBD's room
- clean out / reorganize attic
laundry
- load of colors
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
garden and outside
- run pool vacuum cleaner
- watering and feeding flowerpots
- watering and feeding veggie garde
- weeding in veggie garden
- weeding in front garden
- deadhead climbing roses
- pick up - front garden / porch
- pick up - backyard
- spiff up carpool
- spiff up garage
- reseed in veggie garden
- plant salads
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
- sewing?

[trissie]

Progress was made - perfection was not achieved

TaDas
- morning routine
- clean master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up DBD's room
- clean living room
- clean downstairs bathroom and hallways
- load of colors running

ToDos
- lunch
- midday routine
- 45 downstairs

Braindump
routines
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- feed breadstarter
- freezer cooking
organization
- shopping list
- grocery run
- put away groceries
- clean out car
- get access to school app - didn't get transferred from old phone to new
- buy kids' transportation passes
- pay library fee renewal
- arrange for drop-off of old mattresses at the dump
- order new vacuum cleaner and cooker hood
- check all backpacks
- make apt - obgyn
- update land contract
- 15 on filing
- plan for September
cleaning
- defrost garage freezer
- clean twins' room (oversee it done)
- clean DS15's room (oversee it done)
- clean kitchen
- clean office
- clean out / reorganize attic
laundry
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
garden and outside
- run pool vacuum cleaner
- watering and feeding flowerpots
- watering and feeding veggie garden
- weeding in veggie garden
- weeding in front garden
- deadhead climbing roses
- pick up - front garden / porch
- pick up - backyard
- spiff up carpool
- spiff up garage
- reseed in veggie garden
- plant salads
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
- sewing?

[L.Ann]

Morning All! I will go to her house, Gma. She is going to the elementary school near her house. It is tge same routine we do now since I go pick her up. We will just stay there instead of coming right to my house.

1-dress and pick up bedroom
2-walk
3-read nonfiction

Menus
Friday-ginger shrimp and rice bowls
Saturday-left overs
Sunday-curry chicken and roasted sweet potatoes
Monday-
Tuesday-
Wednesday-DD33 out/ me leftovers
Thursday-
Friday-Monday out of town

Events
Friday-no Little Bit
Saturday-8:45 Little Bit’s soccer game, Harry Potter Movie
Sunday-
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45, DD33 PS 3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Friday-leave for cabin@1, Little Bit 7:40-8:45

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen, bathroom, dining room, vacuum, dust, windex, swish and swipe
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-
Shutterfly- Christmas card, Becca book, Little Bit’s book, Little Bit last school year book, calendar, art work book, magnets, coasters, Hawaii book

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-meds and temp for DD33

[L.Ann]

1-windex, swish and swipe
2-diet site
3-read

Menus
Friday-ginger shrimp and rice bowls
Saturday-left overs
Sunday-curry chicken and roasted sweet potatoes
Monday-
Tuesday-
Wednesday-DD33 out/ me leftovers
Thursday-
Friday-Monday out of town

Events
Friday-no Little Bit
Saturday-8:45 Little Bit’s soccer game, Harry Potter Movie@7
Sunday-
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45, DD33 PS 3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45
Friday-leave for cabin@1, Little Bit 7:40-8:45

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen, bathroom, dining room, vacuum, dust, windex, swish and swipe
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-
Shutterfly- Christmas card, Becca book, Little Bit’s book, Little Bit last school year book, calendar, art book, magnets, coasters, Hawaii book

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-meds and temp for DD33
-dress and pick up bedroom
-walk
-read nonfiction

[helia]

That's a long work day, trissie. Thinking of you as you get ready for a weekend at the cottage!
We have goldfinches here too, Kitty, but they don't have red faces. Yours are so pretty! Someday, I'd like to observe the birds in your part of the world. In the winter, the males here become more drab and look like the females.
Will you have Little Bit after school, L Ann? It looks like you won't. . .

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ame ... h/overview

I'm off to a late start but working on my coffee now. I'm dressed to jog - but I might do that later. The high today is only 80*F, so I don't have to jog early since I'll just be going short - to test out my legs. Also, I want to take the girls to the school to see if we can pick up their books. I might go to my school's good bye party as a past teacher will be there. She just spent 2? years in Laos teaching ESL, working for the US State Dept., I think. She is a phenomenal teacher, so creative and energetic! Better yet - she is 72 years old!! I want to be like her when I'm 72.

The girls just appeared and are trying their cereal samples - one is eating cheerios and one is eating honey nut cheerios.

Next:
- finish reclaiming the kitchen
- call the school
- spiff myself

Later:
- take girls to the school?
- some qt
- jog
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower
- make the bed
- payroll: edits to B/I AS Exam
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- 12:45 - 2ish go to school good bye party
- text back MM
- text SS
- call back to carpet cleaners
- other things?
- dinner out: with dh or also with the girls?
- duolingo
- update WW
- update MFP

TaDas!
- up; weighed self -- back up to weight before the trip *sigh*
- coffee
- checked bank accounts
- weather website + email deletions

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Fri take the girls to school - can they pickup books?/ 1-1:40ish good bye part at school?/ out for dinner
Sat 8 - weekly 5K run? - I don't think so; I'm letting my legs recover from strained muscle or tendon or whatever it is
Sun 10 - church/ host dinner for up to 10 people?

Mon 7:45 school run for S and K/ 11:30 school pick up for S and K/ 1-1:40 payroll: su mtg?
Tue 7:45 school drop off/ window washer guy here at some point/ 9-12ish KS2J get together /3 school pick up?
Wed 7:45 school drop off/ 10 - haircut / 1-2ish carpet cleaner/ 3 school pick up?
Thu (can dh do the drop off?) 8 - WW/ 11:30 - 12:30 payroll: academic ci mtg/ 2-3 work out with AS/ 3 school pick up?
Fri NO SCHOOL FOR THE GIRLS/ Date night with dh?
Sat 8 - 5K run? 5:30 - 9ish CG1?
Sun 10 - church/ Host CG2 @ 3:30 - 6?/ 6-ish host dinner for up to 10 people

8/24 - 8/30 Dinner Menus
M - Dh out; leftover chicken wraps for me
T - shrimp pasta (fr. freezer), salad
W - lentil soup, rice, bread, salad
Th - pasta, tom. sauce, roasted veggies
F - OUT with S and K? Or a date night for dh and me?
Sat - peanut chicken/ tofu, rice, veggie
Sun - dinner for 10? Or 7 if the Cs can't make it: pizza, bread, rot. chicken

August Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- spend some time decluttering in MBR - need to do more
- put away pack 'n play crib + bedding

This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- figure out another knitting project - after our trip
- order baby gifts: dniece's 3rd baby + BD gift - baby I
- message SS, JK, MM when home
- call back carpet cleaner - wip

This Week - Errands
- groceries: Kroger

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- transfer info from old to new laptop (will require a trip to a specialist - do after we get back)
- new running shoes - after we get back