Jean in Newcastle Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 The tree and all it's trimmings will come down. I won't be doing it - the kids will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Yep, tree is on my list too. I thought I'd do it today but decided it looked too pretty and have left it to be done tomorrow. We have a couple of gatherings to go to, informal but they'll take up some of our day nonetheless. Other than that I'll do some laundry, change sheets and vacuum and put away any holiday decorations that need storing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 How are you feeling??? We will do that tomorrow. The tree untrimming. Very quiet here.....I had dental surgery late yesterday, and I have been in bed with an ice pack on my mouth and a steady stream of minions coming in with mashed potatoes, ice cream, chocolate pudding, and iced tea. I am extremely thankful.......I had an extraction and bone graft and the implant will wait till April. I planned it for this week so I would be able to take it easy. Wishing everyone a blessed and happy new year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 I hope you feel better and out of pain soon, Mariann. I'm doing ok. I'm pretty much the same as yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Jean, don't you try doing too much now! You need to rest! I will be restarting my diet. Taking down the Christmas tree and other decorations. I think that's all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I don't feel like chores. This is our first full day not being an overnight guest or having one since the 19th. Dh and I are enjoying it by being anti social with one another. We do occasionally check up to make sure we are both happy with that since its also the anniversary off heady we meet - which is the only anniversy that we are both able to remember. 16 years. So other then sitting with the boys and reading, or watching, "call the midwife" I have done little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thought my water broke last night.... Nope horrible night sweats... This pregnancy is so vastly different than my first (good thing I didn't wake dh or call out the troops :) - dishes- I got some done (pressure is getting bad) - detrim the tree- nope not gonna happen - nap- done - tidy up- did some - go get a few groceries- done - dinner- venison stew is cooking - bedtime routine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Jean, you have awesome kids. Hope you're able to rest and feel better. Mariann, hope you heal quickly. Rest bunches. I'll be tackling the Christmas tree and all the decorations. Give the first floor a good dust and vacuuming. Rearrange the furniture. Enjoy the day :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Today is a relaxing day :) We won't de-Christmas the house until the 12th, I think. We usually do it on the Saturday after Epiphany which this year is an all-day FLL competition. I'll just want to eat dinner and crash after being surrounded by kids and noise all day :lol: --some laundry --exercise: Just Dance with dh for an hour ;) --reading for fun Dinner needs to go into the crockpot soon. The girls are still sleeping (almost 10am). Ds was designated driver last night for his friends---they drove down to Baltimore where a friend was DJing at a party that went until 6am :eek: He texted us at 7:30 to say he was well-rested and would start driving back after they hit some place for a good breakfast. Happy New Year, everyone! May your 2014 be full of laughter, good health, and love :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Building a set of shelves for my son, eating family meal with extended family at lunch, maybe taking down the tree, trying to clean out and organize the education/dining room...and attempting to clean off more business papers from my eternally overflowing desk. Hoping all of you, and especially those with health issues (or impending baby issues) have a healthy, pleasant, happy day....:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Jean and Mariann, I hope you feel better and your kids are awesome. I want to take down the tree, but I was vetoed. So I will clean out my closet I think and try that 333 project. My dh is at Mass this morning (kids and I went last night) and everyone is still asleep, so I am enjoying the quiet. All I have on my list today is picking up dd1 from her friend's house and afternoon practice. I will crochet and get materials sorted for my projects this winter. And maybe drop off presents for our godchildren. Still smarting from mean girl tactics, so I have been reluctant to do that. Work on my list of habits for the year, but I have a new motto. From "The Inner Light" (STNG) "Make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Jean, you'd better not tackle anything today other than the sofa! I can't believe how many of you are taking down the tree today! No! GIve it the whole day! Today, I have no real plans. I did already sweep the LR and kitchen because Bella got under the tree last night and played with a bottom branch, so there were needles strewn around. We're not doing much else. My mom is cooking some southern food for the guys today (pork chops, collard greens, mashed potatoes), and I don't know what I'll eat. Maybe mashed potatoes. I'll probably try to smell-proof my room to keep that disgusting collard green smell out. Just thinking about my house smelling like them makes me want to gag. Beyond that? I got nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Jean and Mariann, I hope you are both feeling better today, and don't tackle anything! Rest & heal! I had 8 college students over here last night (including 4 of mine), 7 of whom ate me out of house and home ( a gallon of bean soup, 2 quarts of chili, 2.5 lbs. meatballs, a rotisserie chicken, 36 cans of pop). At 1 a.m., I decided eating time was over. That is when I discovered that I had forgotten to run the crammed-full dishwasher. That is also when the dog decided to grab the container with the meatballs in it and take to the dining room rug. He spilled a cup of sauce (grape jelly/chili sauce mixture). I cleaned it up, even though I was so tired I couldn't think straight, which was how he got the meatballs to begin with. He only ate 1/2 of them and I threw the rest away. I am always amazed by how much males can eat -- our guests had already had dinner when they arrived. I was up until 3 a.m. supervising the kids. So: Take care of dog Call Mom Clean kitchen - in progress Take out recycling Make vegetarian lasagne Get ready to go to friend's party & gather up stuff to take over there Go to party until 4 pm Maybe go to grocery store and pick up more oven-ready lasagne noodles and Italian sausage Maybe make a few lasagnas to eat and to freeze Maybe serve/eat/clean up after dinner Maybe comb the dog; definitely feed & play with him Maybe get figures on paper so DH and I can discuss budget and financial goals for 2014 Maybe discuss budget with DH Maybe throw caution to the winds and read instead of doing anything productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 tp (triple post) I cannot post right, quote right, or edit right -- my brain is not working on all cylinders today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Mom in High Heels, just be glad your Mom isn't fixing black-eyed peas, too. Greens + those horrible peas really stink up a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ScoutTN Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Jean and Mariann, I hope you can rest som and feel better soon! I had planned to take down the tree, but we spent the morning doing math and an AHG project and DH is taking me to the movies this afternoon and we're having dinner at my mom's - so no undecorating here today. I'll do a little tomorrow and Friday and wrap itup Saturday. We'll ge to Epiphany without Christmas decs still up, maybe?! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Wow, RC, sounds like yours was the place to be! Lol! Jean, are you resting? We got the tree down. Somehow two parts got stuck together, so it was quite a wrestling match, but we got it apart without both of us flying off in opposite directions. I didn't decorate too much this year, so putting stuff away hasn't been too much of a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 My to do list for the day: shower get dressed Drink coffee watch cupcake wars on hulu take youngest to get her ears pierced Oh, and make blackeyed peas. We love them! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 On my to do list today is take down the christmas tree and put away all the christmas decorations. I'm thinking we will do measurements for bookshelves in the bedroom and office, replace the toilet seat lid in my son's bathroom one load of laundry Defrost lamb for dinner Probably enough for one day - also plan way more than accomplish. Hope you are feeling better, Jean, and getting some rest. Happy New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 You ladies, nag, do you know that? Don't worry, my body nags too. I've been up for two hours. In that time I managed to sit and dink around on the computer, eat a simple breakfast, to make my bed and to finally get dressed. I'm beat. I'm finishing up taking my meds and then I'm headed back to bed. The kids have done morning chores, taken care of pets and have put away Christmas (an easy job since we didn't have much to put away). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Tree has been de-trimmed. Now all that remains is for dc to dismantle it. This is our very first year with an artificial tree so the ease with which it is dismantled and stored will be the deciding factor in whether we keep the tradition or go back to a real tree. I have *loved* the lack of needles and watering. Sheets have been changed out. Dishes are all washed. Decorations are put away. Off to a New Year's brunch for an hour or so and then back to sweep, vacuum and launder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 You ladies, nag, do you know that? Just because we love you!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I'll be tackling the Christmas tree and all the decorations. Give the first floor a good dust and vacuuming. Rearrange the furniture. It's all done...our house looks really plain. We went through all the decorations for all season and cleaned out what we didn't love and only kept the things we did. Made a list of what we will need next year and I'll shop for those items now while they are on a discount. The only thing left is dinner and watching movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 YNAB..monthly budget Review last year's bills w/dh Christmas tree vacuum whole house (still a lot of dust left from the high winds last week) Front porch/entry way watch some football/nap bbq tri tip, mashed potatoes for dinner (last day of being bad :laugh:) figure out my reading plan for 52 books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Set up a new/refreshed YNAB Get school shelves and notebooks organized (kids notebooks, not mine) All school books and notebooks in ONE SPOT Look at some easy recipe websites and come up with a plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I had my 'homeopathic dose' of black eyed peas and greens at brunch. They were actually delicious and my first taste of them. I've washed some walls--dc seems to think they double as foot-rests. Still to do sweeping, spot vacuuming and encouraging dc to finish dismantling the tree. It appears it's being done in stages :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 Dh and dd are out shopping. I talked to dh on the cell phone and heard screaming in the background. I asked him in alarm "Who is screaming?" His answer said it all: "We're at Walmart." Ds is writing a thank you letter. I am doing a credible imitation of a log. I did make a simple lunch for myself. And I ate some of the baked bananas that dh made for us. Ds and I are also going to watch an episode of the old Mission Impossible tv show on Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 This morning the little one and I went to visit my mom and dad for a couple of hours(they live 5 minutes from us). I took mom's dishes back from Christmas. Dh and I cooked lunch together.I need to vacuum since the kids tracked sand in a little while ago.I may do a load of laundry this afternoon, too.Cook supper. Enjoy my family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I'm trying to make some sense of the disaster in my school room. I'd like to get it ready for school to start back up next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Stage two of tree dismantling is complete :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Tree will stay up till after next weekend. I like it too much. Early dinner Drive ds to the airport Take it easy for the rest of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Botheration. I have been suitably lazy all day. The antibiotics seem to be working. I seemed to have the swelling issue resolved. So I didn't take the Mobic (prescription anti-inflammatory) last night. About an hour ago, dh asked me "Is your tongue ok? You're talking funny again." Sure enough, my tongue is swelling up. I tried supplements first to bring down inflammation but it didn't work. I just took the Mobic again. I'm starting to feel woozy again so the family is making dinner and I'm going to sit down in my armchair. Now don't follow RC's lead and get all freaked out on me. Dh is an RN and I am breathing just fine. I'm just ticked because I need to get better so that I can get back to tackling life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Tree has been completely dismantled, folded up and stored and it only took three sessions :D But no needles to sweep up and no hauling it onto the street. :hurray: Jean, :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I kicked dh's behind at Just Dance :D We're borrowing it from my sister's family (we all played on Christmas at their house--it was a hoot!). I think we need to buy ourselves a copy! I have finished a book and entered it on Goodreads :party: I tried two new recipes (roasted green beans and Parmesan-crusted potato wedges) for dinner to go with the BBQ pork in the cp. Thumbs up from everyone, yay, so I moved those recipes into the front "tried-and-true" section of my recipe clippings binder. The girls randomly selected some recipes for me to try next week :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Arrrrgh! We can't find the can opener! (I told ds to check the tub.) He is opening a can of tomatoes with a corkscrew. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 The family made dinner. I adjusted to the medication pretty quickly this time. (I think the fact that I've been taking it for about a week has made a difference.) I sat and copied birthdays onto the 2014 calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Arrrrgh! We can't find the can opener! (I told ds to check the tub.) :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Mom in High Heels, just be glad your Mom isn't fixing black-eyed peas, too. Greens + those horrible peas really stink up a place. She was all upset that she had forgotten the black-eyed peas. Blech! I think I would have run away if she'd cooked those too. The collards were bad enough, but to add in the black-eyed pea smell would have just sent me over the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Mom in High Heels, just be glad your Mom isn't fixing black-eyed peas, too. Greens + those horrible peas really stink up a place. I had these today for the first time and I have to say they were delicious, both the greens and the peas. I was apprehensive based on all the posts here describing folks' aversion to them based on unpleasant childhood memories of them :lol:. They were really good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I had these today for the first time and I have to say they were delicious, both the greens and the peas. I was apprehensive based on all the posts here describing folks' aversion to them based on unpleasant childhood memories of them :lol:. They were really good though! I'm afraid we can't be friends. :001_tt2: Both of those are foul! Foul, I say! The smell of the greens cooking just made my stomach turn. My feelings are not based on unpleasant childhood memories, I promise. Yes, they were cooked almost every year, but I have actually eaten them (even tried them more than once to make sure I didn't like them), and ick! Just ICK! :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'm afraid we can't be friends. :001_tt2: Both of those are foul! Foul, I say! The smell of the greens cooking just made my stomach turn. My feelings are not based on unpleasant childhood memories, I promise. Yes, they were cooked almost every year, but I have actually eaten them (even tried them more than once to make sure I didn't like them), and ick! Just ICK! :ack2: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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