Jean in Newcastle Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Clean the kitchen Do more laundry Zumba a.m? Elliptical trainer? Didn't do. Vacuum stairs and landing Tidy the stupid living room. Pay bills Grading Plan out history/lit. for next week and beyond Take kids out for a treat like I promised that I would do. Get estimates on fixing guitar and bandurria Get replacement plug for digital piano? Replace some plates? Type out Scripture reading Sunday school prep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I'm in....my list is short today....just grading this weeks work and taking inventory of the pantry/freezer and making a list for shopping on Tuesday. Have a great day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I feel like I might be getting sick, but I'm going to attempt to tackle something today... To do: print Ds's math test straighten each room put away Christmas stuff and clean out books in upstairs hall (this will take most of the day) finish decluttering kitchen counters plan lessons on Skedtrack clear out books near my bedside brush my Border Collie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 We have just de-Christmasized our living room. I find it sad. Next we are cleaning the kitchen. I really, really need to clean the living room. Washing about 8 loads of clothing today. Three of the loads are give aways......they were in a box outside and got rained on so now they need washing so I can take them to Goodwill. An SUV trunkload is going to Goodwill this afternoon. Listing a few items on ebay and my local mom's group. Working on ID badges for my homeschool group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Already started the 2 loads of laundry that need to be done. I plan to take it easy the rest of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 No exercise this morning. I just could not make my body do it. Grading - have graded all geometry and all of 5th grade work. Need to grade Latin, Logic and History/Lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 go for a 45 minute walk with DH shopping do dishes cook lunch bake bread sweep living room weekly school record keeping for DS nag DD to do some school. yes, it is Saturday, but just a tiny bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I feel like I might be getting sick, but I'm going to attempt to tackle something today... To do: print Ds's math test - done straighten each room- still working and it's going to take longer than I thought. Front room is done. I had to go through library books and some history and literature I set aside to evaluate. Dd and I cleaned out all the old piano books no one is using anymore. I'm thinking the kitchen will have to wait. Now finished the computer room, desk cleaned, papers filed put away Christmas stuff and clean out books in upstairs hall (this will take most of the day) - Christmas stuff is officially put away :hurray: but the upstairs hall :ohmy: that's going to be an ongoing project! finish decluttering kitchen counters - done plan lessons on Skedtrack - working on this some tonight clear out books near my bedside- waiting until tomorrow brush my Border Collie - poor guy, he's going to have to wait until tomorrow Clearly, some of this is going to have to wait. What was I thinking! :confused1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Various chores. I want to get the house relatively tidy because tomorrow I want dh to fix my computer. (It needs a new something because it sometimes starts to make loud noises) Then I want us to change computer desks. He has the smallest desk and keeps having his stuff spread out and has added a folding table beside his desk. We don't really have the space for that. So he can have my bigger desk, and I'll take the smaller one. The problem is no one in the house is looking forward to the change except me? Dh says he likes his set up. He doesn't mind that to make all his stuff fit he needs a folding table beside his desk and his desk pulled a foot from all ways to fit various wires and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Kitchen is clean and laundry is going. Heading out for errands now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Errands were a waste of time. Take kids out for a treat like I promised that I would do. Get estimates on fixing guitar and bandurria OK - I made the luthier very very happy with my Spanish guitar and Filipino Bandurria. I hope they are really worth all the money this is going to cost us. Get replacement plug for digital piano. Boo Hiss. The place we bought the piano from was absolutely no help at all. I'll look online. Replace some plates? How could they have stopped selling our plates? Looked a couple of different places before we ran out of steam. Have to try a couple of other places another day. Drug store - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I didn't ever get a chance to post earlier, but I tackled Saturday today. I exercised, went to Walmart, did the grocery shopping, exchanged the digital piano for one where the pedals work, and loaded the car with enough wood for the rest of the winter. I made it home for a few minutes to eat and unload the car, then went to the hospital to visit a friend, tried to visit another friend, and stopped at one more grocery store for an amazing deal on pork. Then I came home and made dinner for company, ate with them, and lit fire kites. Now the dishes are done and I'm getting the littlest one in bed. We still need to go out and get a car seat for a friend and stop at the library and post office because I forgot to earlier today. And I'll probably need to do some emailing tonight because I haven't done any today. And then I will go to bed and stay there for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Amira, what are fire kites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Amira, what are fire kites? They're really easy to make, although you need lots of space to light them. Take a full sheet of newspaper, nearly square, and bring the corners together and staple them. There's a photo of one on this website http://www.instructables.com/id/Fire-kite/ (stuck on the iPad again so I can't link very easily). Take it outside in a large open area and light all four corners as the same time. It's easiest if you have several people doing it. If it works right, the kite will fill with hot air and rise as it burns. Obviously you shouldn't do it on windy night or near others' homes, but in a big empty space, it's lots of fun. It can be hard to get the hang of making them, and even when you do, they don't always work right, but even if you can get them to rise 10 feet, it's cool. And since you just need newspaper, you can always try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Cool! I'd never heard of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 8:30 pm check in. Went out to more stores - found my lunch plates at one store and the dinner ones at another. On sale! Next up: Sunday preparations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I never get to say this. I just CLEANED the bathroom. Not tidied, cleaned. You all may faint in shock now. .... I'm waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 So Julie, did you wear your crown while cleaning the throne? :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 So Julie, did you wear your crown while cleaning the throne? :leaving: You wouldn't call all toilet a throne if you saw it. It's the kind of toilet you find in creepy stinky restrooms at gas stations in the middle of no where. No, But I did wear it THREE times when playing a board game called Eclipse with dh. I whopped him so badly that he surrendered before the end of the game each time. (For the forth game Youngest hid my crown since it was giving me an unfair advantage. He didn't want me cheating. ... I won anyway, by a landslide.) But I still have my crown. Best Christmas ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 So Julie, did you wear your crown while cleaning the throne? :leaving: I was wondering too! I still don't have a crown. After nagging Dc about piano practice again and having them and Dh look at me like I've lost my mind AND enduring the "I'm irritated that you expect me to do what I already said I would do (5 hours ago) but still have not done" attitude, I think I may be going for a medal instead of a crown. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 I was wondering too! I still don't have a crown. After nagging Dc about piano practice again and having them and Dh look at me like I've lost my mind AND enduring the "I'm irritated that you expect me to do what I already said I would do (5 hours ago) but still have not done" attitude, I think I may be going for a medal instead of a crown. :glare: Personally I'd rather have a trophy instead or perhaps a scepter. Both can be used to brain people on the head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I was wondering too! I still don't have a crown. After nagging Dc about piano practice again and having them and Dh look at me like I've lost my mind AND enduring the "I'm irritated that you expect me to do what I already said I would do (5 hours ago) but still have not done" attitude, I think I may be going for a medal instead of a crown. :glare: But at least make it one you can easily put on. I love my crown since it has an elastic band for easy wearing, and it doesn't even fall off if I wear it when cleaning the throne. (:p) Yesterday I did read my boys, "Who Was Mozart" and Eldest said he thought about writing a opera about how great I am. (He said he would only think about it, since writing an opera is more work then he is even willing to plan to do. But it's the thought that count in my books) He did say he might write me a song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Personally I'd rather have a trophy instead or perhaps a scepter. Both can be used to brain people on the head! Good point. Will have to look into a trophy I can put in a prominent place in the house with appropriate wording for all we homeschooling moms have to endure. It might end up being pretty big with all that wording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Sunday prep done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 10:30 pm for me. Cleaned kitchen for last time and started dishwasher. I should still pay bills but I just can't. I'm toast. I'm going to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Paid bills. Started but did not finish laundry. Looked for my glasses, because I cannot read my books for the book challenge without them. Made peanut butter brownies. Cleaned out the freezer, refrigerator. Did find the glasses, thank goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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