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Good morning! Back to Monday.
- coffee/paper
- check bank/bills/ emails
- make sure everyone is working, has a place to work, and can get things done
- when it warms up- work outside
- laundry- sheets today
- figure out food/workout times
- leftover for dinner- I think
Have a great day!
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Good morning! dd1 made it home yesterday- she is in pretty good spirits- she made her first choice journal. And her internship was moved to remote work for the first two weeks- and then they will see. It was unpaid anyway- so at least she will get experience. Many of her classmates have had their internships (paid and unpaid) cancelled- so she feels pretty lucky. We are just going to have to arrange how everyone will work from this very small house.
- coffee/paper
- probably some clean-up and storing of people's things
- more snow should melt today- but it will not be gone until tomorrow, I think
- laundry- started
- read a little
- not sure what else
Have a great day!
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Generally, I think they are non-essential. But the hairstylists I know are single mothers who live on a financial edge and I do think that mainly salon services can be done safely with masks.
Also, I used to think that nail salons were super frivolous, but elderly people getting foot care on a regular basis is actually pretty important. Not to mention, I think those services can be done safely as well.
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Praying for your trip, Dawn. And bless you and your family for stepping up to help.
Finally, we are headed for warmer, sunny weather. Probably need at least two days to melt all this snow.
- coffee/paper
- get milk jug seedlings watered and back outside
- clean bathrooms
- clean house
- dd1 will be home today- lots of reasons- but mostly in case, her internship falls through
- dd2 is taking social distancing prom pictures today- just sad, not really fun...
- make list for architect and email
- not sure what else
Have a great day!
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Good morning! It is still super cold, and we ended up getting around 13 inches yesterday. Crazy for April. The garden is completely buried- insulated, I hope!
- coffee/paper
- wash sheets
- clean bathrooms
- kids to do school work
- finish my audible book
- meeting with architect
- not sure what else
Have a great day!
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Good morning! It snowed about 10 inches last night and is still snowing. I think we are on track for the snowiest year in our country ever.
- coffee/paper
- bills- internet chores- mostly done
- school with ds3
- some college stuff for dd2
- check in with ds2- he is doing his work- but excitement has flagged
- not sure what else today- maybe some baking if dh doesn't have a ton of calls
Have a great day!
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Happy Birthday, Dawn!
The snow shoul melt today-just in time for more tomorrow. I have some gardening things to do-
- coffee/paper
- school- or at least make sure the kids are working
- garden things when it gets warmer
- grocery store today
- not sure what else
Have a great day!
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Good morning! It was 12 degrees when I woke up- guess we are practicing Darwinian gardening again. The sun is out and it should get to 42 today.
- coffee/paper
- school with ds3
- check in with dd2
- random school discussion with ds2
- general cleaning
- we are are working to stay out of each other's way...at least the introverts in the house are
- Not sure what is for dinner tonight
Have a great day!
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Good morning! It snowed about 4 more inches overnight- so there is quite a bit out there. And it is cold! 18 degrees. Everyone is back to working today-
- coffee/paper
- stay out of the way of phone calls
- check bank/bills
- make sure school gets done for students here
- keep things clean
- laundry
- probably something with ham for dinner
Have a great day!
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Good morning! We are going to listen to Messiah today as well- it is nice to see so many people with the same idea! I set out the Easter candy- we don't do baskets anymore and we are having a brunch later.
It snowed about 3-4 inches- so a white Easter, I guess.
Nothing else, except talking to the kids and grandmothers later.
Have a great day!
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Good morning! Today is the last nice day- for a little while. I have to figure out where to put my milk jug seedlings and what to cover or let struggle in the garden. Sometimes Colorado weather is screamingly frustrating.
- coffee/paper/breakfast
- finish picking up house
- find a place for 30 milkjugs
- cut out pattern- must do today or it won't get done for a while
- text with friend
- check recipes for tomorrow/make rolls
- other cleaning, etc
Have a great day!
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Good morning! Today is dmil's birthay- 84 years old! She is going to drive over- "I won't get out of the car- I am not a prisoner here!" I made her some pretty dishtowels and she asked for a couple of masks- so I did that last night. Not sure when she will come- but we will drop everything to talk with her six feet away. Although her hearing isn't so great- we will have to yell a little.
- coffee/paper
- clean kitchen- seriously clean
- general pick-up
- hvac appointment
- cut out pattern- need to do it upstairs- only floor large enough
- chat with dmil
- not sure what else
Have a great day!
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Good morning! It is another nice morning here- though we are expecting snow Sunday and Monday.
- coffee/paper
- laundry-started
- wander garden- check what is coming up and pull a few weeds
- school with kids
- general clean-up and bathrooms
- figure out what to do with all ds2's stuff- not really liveable for the next four months
- think more on architect's plan- make list of questions
- cut out pattern for spring coat
- handwork and chat with dd2
- Not sure about dinner- something easy
Have a great day!
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Other than savings on gas and the meets/trips, we are still near the same amount of spending. Groceries are up- as college son came home. We elected to keep paying for teams- I don't want our coaches to lose everything. Plus- the coaches are doing zoom drylands and check-ins- I think that is work.
dd2 is spending less as her social life went virtual.
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Good morning! It is a lovely sunny morning here. Dh left for his "commute." He is biking to work and back every morning- seems to get his mood sorted and provide a start to the day. I have roses to plant and a few weeds to pull- so I will be out in the sun all morning.
- coffee/paper
- check bills/paperwork
- send some emails
- out to plant 5 roses
- shower
- go over school and stuff with dd2
- school with ds3
- general clean-up/laundry
- dh is making dinner
Have a great day!
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Good morning! Another lovely day here. My bareroot roses should come this afternoon.
- coffee/paper
- kids working on school
- sewing room
- zoom meeting with architect this afternoon
- read a little
- general pick up- get kids to clean up rooms
Have a great day!
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Hard to do athletics on-line. Colleges will still be on the hook for scholarships.
On-line classes are not as good as in-person instruction for many, many disciplines. I personally would never, ever, pay OOS tutition for online classes.
If kids can go back to school, colleges can re=open. Maybe not in dorms- but certainly have classes.
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1 hour ago, alisoncooks said:
That's hard. 😞
Dh works with college students and many of them are dealing with big disappointments and disruption. It's a challenging time for that age group.
This. 100x.
Jobs, internships, quality classes, friends, and no financial relief for most of them.
Those of us living with them are struggling along with them.
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Good morning! Somehow I feel better prepared for the week- last week was miserable- but I think I have a better handle on how to deal with the workday. ds2 is on break this week, the other kids have work to do.
- coffee/paper
- internet chores/bills
- clean kitchen
- get kids up and working
- cut out a pattern/iron some fabric
- make a few masks (I am out of elastic as well, using hair ties- works for us, as we are only using them to go to stores)
- read in the sun
- water some plants
- probably water the front yard
- dh is making dinner
Have a great day!
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The internship for my dd1 is still on- unpaid and generally, crime doesn't take recessions off. She might have to come home- and find unpaid work here. She sees lots of other classmates in worse situations, so she is pretty calm and two years out from graduating- so that makes it easier.
ds1 filed for unemployment with the first wave of filers. Every job he had or could have had in the last two years he would have lost.
ds2- is in limbo- not sure what is going to happen. At least he is only a sophomore.
dd2 is the one- sigh. High school senior with everything canceled. Not sure when she will either get back in the pool or go to college. Every single thing that structured her days and gave her joy is gone. Lots of worry here...
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Good morning! Today will be a beautiful day- so lots of time outside.
- coffee/paper
- read
- water some plants
- get things ready for the week- cut out a pattern, check school things
- maybe go through some things in the garage- but may do that tomorrow
Have a great day!
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I made 3 shirts. Hadley Top from Grainline Studio. It is a great pattern and very easy to sew.
I also made a skirt- Tie-Dye Diva's Cupcake skirt- from some black linen I had.
I have a few more patterns to make with some stash fabric and then I will probably piece a quilt.
I am also handsewing a hexagon quilt- that has been an ongoing project for a very long time.
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Good morning!
We slept in a little- today is pretty relaxed. No school, probably some work. And the sun is shining- which is much welcome. We should have great weather all next week- makes the small house easier.
- coffee/paper
- clean main rooms
- clean bathrooms
- some laundry (boys need to do their own)
- later this afternoon- sit outside and read
- mark the holes for roses
- inventory freezer/ figure out meals for next week
Have a great day!
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This is such a long week- dh working from home is so disruptive to the whole house.
The bright spot is some of my roses are coming next week.
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Who's going to tackle Tuesday with me?
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Good morning! More of the same today- school, find places for everyone to work, clean up the house
Have a great day!