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Clean kitchen

Laundry -

 

School specials:

Ds15 - chemistry (I will not yell, I will not yell, I will not yell, even though I gave him an extra week to get ready for his chemistry test and I think he frittered it away. . . )

Dd - watch DVD for history

Dd - Handicrafts - Work on dollhouse?

 

Furnace maintenance and troubleshooting. It didn't go to sleep mode last night and then it wouldn't wake up this morning.

Pick up area at bottom of the stairs.

TSP the ceiling and walls in the cat's bathroom.

Take care of the clutter on the coffee table

Water plants

Look for melatonin in extra supplement supplies

Figure out something interesting to make for dinner. I am so bored with the same-old/same-old!

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No school until Monday, but...

- start prepping maths for next week

 

- meals

 

- two loads laundry (clothes, towels)

- vacuum upstairs

- dust downstairs

- tub

 

- continue organizing kitchen: everything below the counters except drawers; cupboard over oven

- regular external cleaning of fridge

- dishwasher cracks and crevices

 

- take down inside window Christmas lights, the last of our decorations

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I'm in:

 

So far accomplished:

Wrote/mailed two cards (thank you and sympathy)

Sat in while ds practiced bass (he needed some encouragement today!)

Started on another week of TOG worksheets

Gave the chickens some fresh water and scratch

 

To Do:

Go for walk with kids in the Sunshine!

Make shopping list

Have lunch with dh

Go to Whole Foods

Library

Finish TOG weeks 24-27

Symphony rehearsal tonight - need to bring snack to share

 

Lunch (kids) - egg sandwiches, orange slices

Dinner - burrito lasagna, green beans, lettuce salad

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Done so far:

grocery shopping

helped both kids with math

started dishwasher

 

later:

homeschool playgroup - three hours out of my day

give rides to friend and kids from playgroup to mom's house

bake bread

cook dinner (perhaps for extra kids)

take DS to TKD

take carless friend grocery shopping

 

Not much will get accomplished today because of playgroup, but I did extra yesterday, put away almost all indoor and all outdoor decorations except for tree

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I have apples in the crockpot for applesauce, dough rising on the counter for bread, the laundry hanging outside, and lunch is on the table. And I've worked with my husband on the ever-present interview.

 

I need to go through my list of meals and add new ones we've tried recently and figure out what we can eat from the freezer for dinner so there will be room for all the applesauce I'm making. And I'll bake the bread and make a second batch of applesauce when the first is done. That's all that's planned for today, I think.

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10:45 check in.

 

The furnace is on. That's good!

The filter has been thoroughly cleaned. (And it needed it desperately).

The electrostatic filters have both been cleaned.

The kitchen is half clean.

Dd has done history and I actually got her to discuss it with me without crying. fiesta.gif

Ds is doing half of his chemistry test. I didn't yell. I might yell after I see the results but for today, no yelling. ;)

Rocky is chasing his breakfast around the dining room. He loves his Kong kibble dispenser. Breakfast and a workout! What a multi-tasker!

 

Next up:

Work with dd on spelling and Japanese

And finish cleaning the kitchen.

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Almost missed this thread today....been busy working!

 

2pm check-in

 

DONE:

get dressed

breakfast (ham, spinach, mushroom & cheese quiche)

take "daycare child" to her preschool (9:30am)

morning chores (unload dishwasher, take out trash, etc)

morning lessons

~K with dd5

~FLL, WWE, Math, & handwriting with dd8

~math, science with ds

~dd15 is working on math, science & history

exercise (C25K - Week 1, Day 1 - did 2.23 miles)

lunch (leftover pork tenderloin from last night, veggies)

history lesson with dd8 and ds

pick up "daycare child" from her preschool (1pm)

afternoon chores (bathrooms, vacuum upstairs)

2 loads of laundry

 

 

STILL HAVE TO DO:

1 more load of laundry

take dd15 to dance class (4:30-5:30)

go to bank

go to post office for stamps

make dinner

write out thank you notes & mail

work on girl scout financials (must finish by next Monday)

get haircut (appt at 7pm)

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Lazy day here.

 

Done:

Watched several episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place.

Found card for friend's birthday.

Finished building ds9's Star Wars lego kit, with him, of course.

Sorted pieces for ds12 who is building his lego Hobbit Hole. I am the designated sticker placer also.

Started the dishwasher and made beds.

 

To Do:

Pop popcorn. Watch a movie.

Make scalloped potatoes and ham for dinner.

Walk friend's card out to the mail box or send a boy child out to do so. Thinking option 2 is better.

 

Ah. Lovely, lovely lazy days. They are so very rare!

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Done:

 

Bible reading

1 hour on treadmill

showered, lotioned (very dry skin) and dressed

finally gave Christmas gifts to piano teacher and gave her a ride home

cleared the top of my dresser

added to my GTD brain dump list

sent email about 4H sewing club on Sat

took daily vitamins

cleaned up lunch

(added a long post on the general board about the circe thread -- that's what happens when I check in here for 'just a few minutes')

 

Still to do:

 

vacuum my bedroom

make calls to 2 elderly friends from church and make plans to visit tomorrow

bake cranberry bread to take with us

more decluttering

school plans

call to check on my mom & my great uncle

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I'm in.

 

Done so far:

- Researched immersion blenders

- Added information to our tax return online

- Lunch

- Gone through kids' wardrobes and made up a few bags of stuff for Goodwill

- Gone through the toy basket and made a bag up of toys for Goodwill

 

To Do:

- Iron on some patches

- Call a credit monitoring company to ask them why they're suddenly charging me for a service that I cancelled 6 months ago

- Finish up thank you notes

- Clear out bookmarks and saved articles in my Google reader

- Go through DVDs to see if there's anything in there we don't watch anymore that could be donated

- Prep work for dinner - shred cheese, chop lettuce (garbanzo bean tacos)

- Still working on resting and trying to finish up the book I wanted done yesterday

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I'm in.

 

Done so far:

- Researched immersion blenders

- Added information to our tax return online

- Lunch

- Gone through kids' wardrobes and made up a few bags of stuff for Goodwill

- Gone through the toy basket and made a bag up of toys for Goodwill

 

To Do:

- Iron on some patches

- Call a credit monitoring company to ask them why they're suddenly charging me for a service that I cancelled 6 months ago

- Finish up thank you notes

- Clear out bookmarks and saved articles in my Google reader

- Go through DVDs to see if there's anything in there we don't watch anymore that could be donated

- Prep work for dinner - shred cheese, chop lettuce (garbanzo bean tacos)

- Still working on resting and trying to finish up the book I wanted done yesterday

 

3 pm check-in. I lost steam after lunch. :( And I got sidetracked. So.

 

- I did get an email out to my landlord and he actually responded! Which is so amazing and unexpected that I'm tempted to call it a day.

- Called my grandfather to see if he had a Costco membership (he doesn't) and if he could cash that blasted Bank of America check for me (he can't; he's going out of town).

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I'm in:

 

So far accomplished:

Wrote/mailed two cards (thank you and sympathy)

Sat in while ds practiced bass (he needed some encouragement today!)

Started on another week of TOG worksheets

Gave the chickens some fresh water and scratch

 

To Do:

Go for walk with kids in the Sunshine! :thumbup1:

Make shopping list :thumbup1:

Have lunch with dh :thumbup:

Go to Whole Foods :thumbup1:

Library :thumbup1:

Finish TOG weeks 24-27

Symphony rehearsal tonight - need to bring snack to share

 

Lunch (kids) - egg sandwiches, orange slices :thumbup1:

Dinner - burrito lasagna, green beans, lettuce salad

 

 

My kitchen is a mess, but I'm going to delegate that to be done tonight while I'm at rehearsal.

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1/2 hour of down time. :hurray:

lunch :hurray:

Coffee table clutter :hurray:

Bring dry clean clothes up from laundry room. Dryer hadn't been closed properly and so it didn't run. Drying the clothes now.

Pick up area at bottom of stairs :hurray: Dd wants you to know that she did it.

Put furnace back together. Ds found a filter I had forgotten. That is drying now.

 

Next up:

 

Math, Music and Handicrafts with dd.

Ds - geometry, Latin, history/lit. and then classical guitar.

Water plants

Find melatonin if I have any more. If not, put it on the list.

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1/2 hour of down time. :hurray:

lunch :hurray:

Coffee table clutter :hurray:

Bring dry clean clothes up from laundry room. Dryer hadn't been closed properly and so it didn't run. Drying the clothes now.

Pick up area at bottom of stairs :hurray: Dd wants you to know that she did it.

Put furnace back together. Ds found a filter I had forgotten. That is drying now.

 

Next up:

 

Math, Music and Handicrafts with dd.

Ds - geometry, Latin, history/lit. and then classical guitar.

Water plants

Find melatonin if I have any more. If not, put it on the list.

 

 

Yay for your dd!

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Done:

 

Bible reading

1 hour on treadmill

showered, lotioned (very dry skin) and dressed

finally gave Christmas gifts to piano teacher and gave her a ride home

cleared the top of my dresser

added to my GTD brain dump list

sent email about 4H sewing club on Sat

took daily vitamins

cleaned up lunch

(added a long post on the general board about the circe thread -- that's what happens when I check in here for 'just a few minutes')

 

Still to do:

 

vacuum my bedroom

make calls to 2 elderly friends from church and make plans to visit tomorrow

bake cranberry bread to take with us

more decluttering

school plans

call to check on my mom & my great uncle

 

I started de-matting our Cocker Spaniel, so decluttering and school plans went out the window. I only got 1/2 of him done. I should still be able to vacuum and make the cranberry bread after dinner.

 

Update: Did the vacuuming and put together the tabletop fountain kids gave me for my birthday in July, yes July.

 

My cat is working up her courage to check out the misbehaving water. She just sits there and looks at it. It was hard to tear myself away from the show of kitty creeping closer, giving it a dirty look and then retreating to the arm of the couch!

 

I thought it was a little bit tacky when I first got it (which is why it took so long for me to set it up) and wondered what Dh was thinking letting them buy it. I'll admit it's kind of neat and pretty with the light on at night. I'm going to try to enjoy it out there away from everyone else and make it part of my quiet little haven.

 

But now I'm off to make Cranberry bread before retiring to the couch.

 

Final update: I'm still contemplating finishing the dog grooming, but I may just call it a day. My shoulders hurt. Isn't it interesting to note which 2 items didn't get done? In my defense, the poor dog needed to be groomed desperately and I'll be able to do my school planing with a clear conscience.

 

(Note: if I had a crown --like Julie--I know I'd get to everything on my list!)

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I'm in:

 

So far accomplished:

Wrote/mailed two cards (thank you and sympathy)

Sat in while ds practiced bass (he needed some encouragement today!)

Started on another week of TOG worksheets

Gave the chickens some fresh water and scratch

 

To Do:

Go for walk with kids in the Sunshine! :thumbup1:

Make shopping list :thumbup1:

Have lunch with dh :thumbup:

Go to Whole Foods :thumbup1:

Library :thumbup1:

Finish TOG weeks 24-27

Symphony rehearsal tonight - need to bring snack to share

 

Lunch (kids) - egg sandwiches, orange slices :thumbup1:

Dinner - burrito lasagna, green beans, lettuce salad :thumbup1:

 

Dinner's in the oven. I finished the basic workbooks and just have to add maps, exams, writing and vocabulary worksheets. I"m going to take 30 minutes and rest/read. When dds' friends go home, they'll have clean-up time, set table. Dinner, then off to rehearsal.

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I totally forgot that a friend was coming over today! Good thing she's a close enough friend that all our of clutter didn't even phase her. After visiting with her for a little over an hour I am now exhausted.

 

Math, Music and Handicrafts with dd. :hurray: Dd did handicrafts on her own.

Ds - geometry, :hurray: Latin, history/lit. and then classical guitar. :hurray:

Water plants

Find melatonin if I have any more. If not, put it on the list.

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Second Harry Potter movie of the day is playing. :)

I did dig up spare frames for some artwork my dear friend sent me for Christmas. They are now hung on my wall so I can see them all the time. I love having generous artist friends!

Dinner is in the oven.

I built a lego hilt for my ds9's lego sword. I'm not that creative, so I'm pretty proud of myself.

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It was another good day! I prayed first thing, I got the kids up on time (relatively) I FOUND the read aloud book I needed and read to them over breakfast. We did writing and math. I kept them off the computers until 1:00 p.m. I power walked for 30 minutes with my 14 yo son. I am really proud of that because that's the third day in a row I've managed to exercise! That might be a record for me, LOL. I read a bit and planned some more. I participated in a conference call about Aquinas Learning. I talked to my sister who is getting an hysterectomy on 1/24 :( I cleaned the kitchen.

 

The only bad thing is I completely forgot about an appt I had this afternoon. Boo hiss.

 

Now the older two are working on math homework for their math tutor who is coming an extra day tomorrow (usually she only comes on M and W but the boys needed an extra session). I also want to clean off the chair in my bedroom that always gets covered in clutter.

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Dinner is starting to smell yummy. I'm cooking a lentil soup that someone posted on the soup thread.

 

Next up: have dd pick up her stuff and feed the dogs.

 

Will there be time to do some TSPing of the cat's bathroom? I'm starting to think not. . . Oh, well, visiting with my friend was a lot more fun than cleaning a ceiling and walls.

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I think I need to find my crown and put it on.

 

Oh no, not the crown again!

 

I'm quite certain I could get a lot more done if I had a crown like Julie's.

 

Hmmm...I think I saw one at the dollar store last week. I wonder what my family would say?

 

ETA: Dh just informed me that according to our dental bills I already have a crown. :glare:

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Oh no, not the crown again!

 

I'm quite certain I could get a lot more done if I had a crown like Julie's.

 

Hmmm...I think I saw one at the dollar store last week. I wonder what my family would say?

 

ETA: Dh just informed me that according to our dental bills I already have a crown. :glare:

 

 

:( How can you make fun of my crown.

 

 

It's such a pretty crown. :)

 

...

 

 

...

 

That crown doesn't count. You need to get to the dollar store and get yourself a crown.

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9:40pm check-in. Been on the go all day and haven't had time to check in as often as I usually do.

 

DONE:

get dressed

breakfast (ham, spinach, mushroom & cheese quiche)

take "daycare child" to her preschool (9:30am)

morning chores (unload dishwasher, take out trash, etc)

morning lessons

~K with dd5

~FLL, WWE, Math, & handwriting with dd8

~math, science with ds

~dd15 is working on math, science & history

exercise (C25K - Week 1, Day 1 - did 2.23 miles)

lunch (leftover pork tenderloin from last night, veggies)

history lesson with dd8 and ds

pick up "daycare child" from her preschool (1pm)

afternoon chores (bathrooms, vacuum upstairs)

2 loads of laundry

1 more load of laundry

take dd15 to dance class (4:30-5:30)

go to bank

Walmart trip

make dinner

get haircut (appt at 7pm)

help dh install light and bookshelves in ds' room

 

STILL ON MY DOCKET (probably carrying over again):

go to post office for stamps

write out thank you notes & mail

work on girl scout financials (must finish by next Monday)

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:( How can you make fun of my crown.

 

 

It's such a pretty crown. :)

 

I really need to see pictures. It is ridiculous that I am envious of a crown I've never seen! :lol:

 

...

 

That crown doesn't count. You need to get to the dollar store and get yourself a crown.

 

Don't tempt me. If I do run out and get one I'll need to take a really nice photo for my avatar or signature. Dd had a small tiara...maybe that will work...............

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Downstairs windows, mop, straighten out hall closet (this terrifies me because I store all my school supplies in there), take dd9 to the park to feed the ducks, laundry

 

 

I didn't get to the windows but I discovered school supplies that were years old that I never remembered buying. Needless to say they were covered in dust and fluff. I spent the evening sorting through the rolling cart and throwing out unwanted items. I need to run away from Staples during back-to-school season! :glare:

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