The Fairy Rose on Thursday

[Kittykatt]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

»»—-Cheers! WTG! Ygg!—-««

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

The Fairy rose is a polyantha rose, and was introduced in England in 1932 by the famous rose breeder, J.A. Bentall. Parentage is ‘Paul Crampel’ x ‘Lady Gay’.
It has been popular ever since due to its small size, abundant pink blooms and tough nature. It produces a wealth of small, double, light pink blossoms that may turn blush white during intense heat. The Fairy is very useful for small landscapes due to its size with a mature height of 3 feet and a width of 4 feet. It has a low spreading habit that is great for softening harsh angles, or cascading over the edge of a container.

[Kittykatt]

Good morning everyone and happy Thursday!

Gma, I'm glad you're having progress with the diagnosis of your foot.

Trissie, I hope the parent teacher meeting was productive and positive, and that the teachers are starting to see DS's good points and strengths, instead of just complaining about him all the time, which benefits no one.

Smilelee, I'm glad the massage helped.

Dogged, WTG for getting your car emptied.

L.Ann, I agree, 30% off is not to be missed!

Laura, WTG with progress on the paint!

Helian, you sound busy and productive -what are phrasal verbs? I'm sure I must use them without thinking!

Yesterday was good, productive and quiet (no workmen!), until DH came home. His first immediate request was for me to find his old school photos (Why?! What has brought this on? In any case, I have no idea where they are, and I wasn't about to start looking when I was half way through cleaning the kitchen.) Then, he made the announcement that BIL is bringing a pie for supper on Friday evening, but it will only feed two, so I'll need to find something else for me. I haven't said anything, and I am still smiling, but I have mentally added something else to my cardigan order!

Today is church as usual, and I need to leave extra early due to those roadworks!

[Smile*Lee]

Good morning!

kitty ~ hmm... Haven't had much coffee yet, but the whole "bringing a pie for 2" thing struck me as kind of funny, too. Yeah... something really, really, really nice for that cardigan order. I'm assuming that's some sort of grocery thing. Okay... get my mind out of deviousness....

Today is going to be warmer, yay! Just heard the first bird chirp. I'm usually up before the birds are and I found that I quite look forward to their first "good morning." Speaking of birds.... I think I've mentioned our ongoing battle with birds that want to build nests on a little architectural platform that sits above our double front entry doors. G put a bed of nails on top a couple of years ago. This year... the birds have forged ahead to make a nest up there. I thought I could just knock the nail bed off but G nailed it down. Today.. need to get a step stool and clean it out. I'd leave it up, except bird nests mean bird poop - and nope - not above the entry. I feel kind of bad, because that robin looks like it's about ready to pop.

Okies.. off to QT.

[L.Ann]

Morning Everyone!

1-organize clothes to recycle and take to thrift store
2-sweep and mop dining room floor
3-Kohls, bank, gas

4-coffee shop playroom


Menus
Thursday-pasta for DD32/leftovers for me
Friday-Ponzu-Lime Shrimp and scallion Rice
Saturday-Southern spiced chicken Thighs

Events
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, DD32 bocce 5-6, get letter DD38 printed
Friday-Hopkins 11:30, Little Bit 7:40-9:15

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed Cleaning
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book, call carpet guy, fill out form and write letter for it

Accomplishments
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-diet site
-breakfast, temp and meds for DD32
-dress and pick up bedroom
-start load of laundry
-order new water shoes for DD32
-walk a mile
-pick up Little Bit/give her breakfast
-finish mile/exercise video

[Kittykatt]

Good morning/ good afternoon, Smilelee and L Ann!

Smilelee, as I find BIL's visits very, very difficult, this time I have hit on the idea of "rewarding" myself to stay nice, smiling and agreeable and calm and helpful throughout BIL's visit (the kind of thing "normal" people would do as a matter of course ). So, as one of my favourite shops is currently having a very good sale, I picked out a pretty summer cardigan as my "bribe" and put it in my online shopping basket. However, preliminary signs for this weekend (the pie episode especially, but also the photos - I have told DH his school photos *might* be in the loft in one of the boxes labelled "photos" and if he will get the boxes down, I will go through them. I don't go up in the loft, and it would mean a couple of boxes out of there ) are indicating that the stakes are going to need to be higher! So I'll have another look online and possibly add a summer top, or even a skirt - we'll see what (if anything!) catches my eye.

I hope the errands are successful, L.Ann, and you find something nice that's reduced at Kohl's.

I'm finally back from church. On my way, MQ rang me (Fortunately I managed to get speaker phone to work! ) to say she had had a very difficult day yesterday, and hadn't been able to pick up a cake or card for G, who celebrates her 100th birthday this weekend! I was stuck in traffic at the time, but it wasn't too bad, so when I pulled into the churchyard I still had plenty of time to pick up a very nice cake from M&S Foodhall, and a card with 100 on it from the card shop opposite (for obvious reasons, there isn't nearly so much choice for a card saying 100, as there is for a card saying 70 or even 80!)

The service was very good, and we had a lovely celebration from G afterwards, and everyone had signed the card. I had a long chat with DF PM afterwards, and she had had a very nice birthday lunch last Sunday.

This afternoon is sunny, but not so warm.as it has been, and the wind is chilly. Still, I think I'll make the most of it and power wash the car. I haven't been upstairs yet to see if there are any boxes of photos awaiting my attention, bit of there are, they can wait until it's dark.

[Kittykatt]

Today's list:
Up, shower etc, dress
Everyone fed
Quick dust / hoover in sitting room
Give DH instructions - if workmen turn up on today for Dnextdoorneighbour C 's fibre install. They can certainly use our path to work from, but *not* the actual garden, and the roses bite!( No sign of anyone when I got home, so they're evidently not coming today )
OTD early to church
Chat with MQ on phone
Errands -M&S Foodhall for birthday cake, card shop for card
Church, followed by coffee and cake for G's 100th birthday
Long chat with DF PM
Drive home
Hoover car
Lunch
A few minutes in garden
Power wash car?
Do I need to tackle those photos? (My long term aim is to clear out some space in the under bed storage and keep them there, but I also need to do some judicious "pruning")
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
PA groceries
Our supper - chicken soup
Kitties' supper

[helia]

Dh gave me a pot of small roses for Valentines Day, Kitty. I wonder if they are fairy roses? The blooms were a variety of colors. Amazingly, after being quite neglected, they are still alive. In fact, I can see a new blossom developing! - That's smart - up the personal bribe value.
Smile, I love seeing the bird nests around our house -- but none are above the door. Did you get it down? Two of the nests on our property from last spring have been destroyed, both robin nests. One was in a tree, and I watched a blue jay tear it apart and throw it to the ground last fall. Another was on a 90 degree turn in gutter pipe by our garage. It just finally fell down. We still have one in the ivy of an external brick wall under the eaves of our house, and another on a turn in the gutter under the eaves. I think the gutter one is currently occupied by sparrows, and the ivy one is occupied by a pair of small songbirds with a red hue.
Enjoy the coffee shop/ playroom, L Ann with Little Bit!

I'm late getting here, but I've been productive. I've been out to my work out 8-9 and out again for my real ID/ drivers license renewal.

This afternoon: I'm going to continue working on the tasks that I didn't finish yesterday: Paperwork for Mom's move, exams for exam prep. A grocery store run. Laundry, perhaps clean sheets on the bed.

Next:
- start a load of lights
- make the bed
- finish grocery list

Later:
- lunch
- payroll: finish AIR Exam
- payroll: edits for writing curriculum
- don't forget to update timesheet
- start Mom's paperwork
- Kroger
- put groceries away
- dinner early: chicken cacciatore, rice, roasted b. sprouts
- after dinner clean up
- 7:30 Lenten group
- duo
- update health apps
- can I get in a walk to accompany the strength work out this morning?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- coffee
- some qt
- dressed to exercise
- 8-9 workout with trainer - other side of town
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower
- print out and gather documents
- appt. with SOS for real ID drivers license (I didn't need all those documents in the end)
- phone call with AP, new nursing home

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Thu 8 -9 work out with trainer/ 10:30 Real ID appt./ 7:30 pm Lenten group #5
Fri 9-10 payroll: Writing curriculum meeting/ 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D11/ 4 - 5 Proctor Exit Exam/ 6 - Dinner with the Ks at restaurant
Sat SET UP MOM'S ROOM
Sun 8 5K run/ 10:30 - 12 Church in other town?/ 3:30 - 5:30 CG2 @ AA's place? / 6 - ? host dinner for up to 8

Mon 1-1:40 payroll: instructor Meeting/ 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D12/ DH out for dinner
Tue DRIVE to Illinois/ stop by the house?/ Dinner: TBD
Wed Visit Mom/ Pack up Mom's stuff/ Dinner: TBD
Thur MOM MOVES TO MI/ meet her at new nursing home (I hope) and / 7:30 Titanic UM performance - maybe
Fri Visit Mom/ go to payroll early - grade final exams/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D14/ 7 Good Friday Service
Sat 8 - 5K run? / Visit Mom/ 5:30 - ? CG1
Sun out 10 - 1-ish Church/ Visit Mom/ 5-ish? Host Easter Dinner

March Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- clean sheets on the bed
- clean fridge
- get 2 guest beds remade with clean sheets
- polish kitchen appliances
- possibly, polish stone counter tops
- repot my little orchid

This Week - Deskwork
- eventually, email L and L

General Brain Dump
- book bnbs for July vacation - wip
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
- buy queen bed frame + mattress + box springs for dd26's room - wip

Moving Mom - April 17, 2025
- send letters to Mom's friends who do send her cards re: the move
- get everything on the supply list - wip
- set up Mom's room
- check to see if there's a light fixture in the ceiling (no lights in the room)
- thank yous for NH nurses and especially for nurse J who helped me - and Q, the social worker

Brain Dump - Mom and Trust
- get fire safe box for Mom's documents
- email church about the tools in Dad's workshop; Dad would have loved for the church workshop to have them

[trissie]

Waving to kittykatt, L.Ann and Smile*Lee! And helian!

Home from work. Not having a good day for a lot of reasons, but the best solution for me has always been trying to push through, so that's what I will do!

TaDas
- morning madness
- DS and me to school/work
- productive day at work
- grocery run
- call with my currently-not-so-dear-mother
- pick up DBD from school
- playground time with DBD

ToDos
- morning routine
- put away groceries
- start dinner
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- midday routine
- homework with kids
- 15 in living room

[Smile*Lee]

kitty ~ I love your "reward" idea! I might steal that.
helian ~ I might've told this story a long time ago. When the kids were very young, a bird made a next in one of the window sills and laid eggs in it. I had forgotten to put the storm window back down after a very warm spring day. We had my sister's kids living with us and I thought, "Oh how cute! Won't that be educational for the kids!" The eggs hatched and the babies were SO cute and entertaining. And then the poop started building up. omg.. it was a mess!
trissie ~ so sorry it's been a stinky day. Hopefully, it will smooth out as the day goes on.
L.Ann ~ What is a coffee shop playroom?

Made it to the gym and did a few errands. Have showered, had lunch. Now to do some house tasks.
1. Reboot laundry
2. quick spiff
3. fridge boogie