Jean in Newcastle Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 RC says that I don't give enough time to baseball metaphors. So who's going to hit today out of the park with me? Clean kitchen Way too much laundry for a household of only 4 people. School specials: Ds15 - we really need to sit down together and get a handle on what he is doing. Chemistry seminar Dd11 - Son of Charlemagne Handicrafts Chiropractor Pay bill Iron cloth from dining room and put it back where it belongs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pippi Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Fill up car with gas Run to the grocery story Put dinner in the crockpot (Beef Stew) Art & Music Hour Kids (DD6 & DS8) coloring HIstory timelines Classical Music station on Pandora Mid-Morning Adventure Nordic History Museum (Free First Thursday) Lunch at the beach with friends if weather holds Afternoon Kids swim lessons Evening I have a meeting with a client Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 I love our Nordic history museum! Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I have to jump in here. Too much stuff that needs tackling around here. LOL I can't paragraph on here with Windows 8, so here's the list: laundry, iron 3 shirts for dh, clean kitchen counters, dinner in crockpot, clean hall bathroom, plan menus. Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Nordic history museum? Are we all from the same place? Get up (sometimes this is the hardest part of the day for me) Make coffee and hot cereal for breakfast Unload dishwasher Laundry Get DS started on schoolwork Laundry Clean bathrooms Go for a walk Vacuum Mop kitchen Make bed Do some catch-up work on a volunteer commitment Laundry Put laundry away!!! (This is a big struggle for me--all too often, I leave the folded laundry sitting in a basket.) Do a little yard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpyTheFrog Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 soil test go to the bank pack TKD bags cook turkey in the oven call H fill out form and put in TKD bag laundry dishes take vitamins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 I know that you and I are from the same area, Sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Hey - where's the Nordic museum? I grew up in a Norwegian family in Minnesota, which is like living in a Nordic museum full time :D . It was wonderful waking up to a nice, (mostly) clean refrigerator! To Do: Shower and Dress Hydrogen peroxide ears/Cold Eeze Exercise Start a batch of coconut milk kefir Make salad dressing Supervise laundry/putting away laundry Hydrogen peroxide ears/Cold Eeze Check saurkraut batch Order flowers/gift for Mom's birthday Wipe down remaining refrigerator shelves Dishes Start rice in rice cooker Hydrogen peroxide ears/Cold Eeze Orchestra rehearsal (if not laid out sick) Lunch - hot dogs, chips Dinner - sesame chicken, rice, broccoli, salad (P.S. My avitar is me on a bus in Norway. I can tell I just won't be able to let go of anything Nordic today. Better go listen to some Grieg :001_cool: .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Today has been a rough and volatile morning. I knew, because ds hasn't been handing things in, that he was getting way behind in school. Today was the day of reckoning when we sat down with his syllabi to see exactly where he was. I am a bit mad and a bit frustrated and a bit bewildered. How could a 15 year old NOT know that he had only gotten one half of an assignment done in math ALL WEEK? The rest of the subjects were similar. He has a syllabus for every single one of his subjects. He could have been checking off what he had gotten done all along. He no longer has his laptop. He will have to check it out from me. We have outlined all his missing assignments. He has 4 days to do them: today, tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. We have next week off. He was in angry tears and was swearing. I talked to him about problem solving - spiritually and practically. We'll see how the rest of the day goes. Consequently i have not cleaned the kitchen yet. I have showered (which is very good for the air quality in this house!), took my meds and have done spelling and Japanese with dd. I need to go inspect dd's room now and then tackle the kitchen before I make lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Dd's room (one area) clean Kitchen clean. Next up : lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Aw, yes, the dreaded drag out the math assignment strategy. Hope the afternoon goes better. I'm still cleaning out and reorganizing the hall closet. Time for old meds, etc. to go! Done! Call my brother 2 loads laundry Brown meat and get it into the freezer My other goal is to make sure that all dishes are washed up before bedtime. I've done better with this since my dishwasher broke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Jean, I'm so sorry - but I can sympathize. Ds has pulled the same "whatever this is" - usually having to do with science and math. I got so frustrated and depressed over it that I finally told dh that if he didn't get the situation worked out and keep tabs on ds's progress, I would have to fail him. And "F"s on a homeschooler's transcript are very very bad. It has since gotten better. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Had lunch Spilled pure maple syrup all over myself and the floor. Mopped the floor - twice. Ds has handed in one math assignment. Did math with dd11. Next up: Leave in a few minutes for my chiro. appointment. Pray and hope that ds will have handed in his Logic assignment by the time I get back and be working on history/lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 It's 5:39pm and we have a semi-productive day. Done: Bible, math, English, art Breakfast, lunch and clean up Three loads of laundry (some is drying, the rest is dried and put away) Run to Walmart to get some snacks/supplies for the "storm" that is coming Small girl is showered and in PJs Bills paid and mailed Letter to Grandma Winton typed and mailed DH work lunch was made and got him off to work I showered (every day, first thing) Toilet cleaned in girl's bathroom To do: Supper and clean up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 3:37 pm - Chiropractor done. Grocery shopping and dinner preparation done - I am so happy that our grocery store has a salad bar. . . I am livid. It is 3:37 and ds has not finished half of a logic assignment. I don't know what to do. So far he has completed 1/2 of one geometry assignment. I do believe that he is working. He still has one hour of history/Lit. to do and 1 chemistry review. I'm leaving with dd for swimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 We had a good day. Drove 2 hours to sign the adoption papers for our little girls. Got everything signed, sealed and ready to be delivered in 2 weeks which is when our court date is set. Woohoo. No more social workers, no more.... anything. It's taken us 8 years now to get through all this stuff, but when it's all said and done we'll have five kids from 3 adoptions and it's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Wonderful, Krissi! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 5:!6 pm: Back from swimming. Ds has one subject yet to finish. Dinner is ready for whenever dh comes home. Next to do: dinner Zumba Didn't get to: laundry Anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Laundry avalanche here. Where do all these clothes come from? Hoping to lesson plan this evening over some tea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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