mom31257 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Starting us off... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Today is unpredictable bc Dh is grouchy. He has out of the house things til noon. I am making coffee and b’fast and running some laundry. Then will grocery shop and do some general housekeeping. And making sure Ds does his share of housekeeping. Later: Paint Ds’ room?!! With Dh’s help. I won’t go into details, but he is making a relatively simple project that should have been done weeks ago very hard to get done. Dinner is poppyseed chx bc I only got a little when I made it to take to the luncheon last week. I have loads of veggies for sides. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 @ScoutTN, I'm sorry he is making it more difficult to get the project done! Dh didn't want to fight the crowds at Costco this morning. It is usually very crowded on Saturdays, and today will be worse. I'm making a meal plan and grocery list and will head out soon. I hope to make plans to spend some time with E in the next few days. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Dh and I are tag-teaming today. I am doing the "take initiative" lecture and he is enforcing the work ds needs to do. Teens. Ugh. Laundry reknit one ornament, knit a second go to a talk by Nancy Kerrigan lunch dinner: "Ikea at home" (Swedish meatballs, gravy, lingonberry jam, mashed potatoes, salad) take ds to his game second dinner: McD's on the way home - and open the invite to any of the other families to join us. Coach has been trying to do a group thing but it's never going to work out, so I figure we'll just keep stopping at fast food and letting them know as a low key way to meet the other parents. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) Got the Wordle in 2. Good guess. 😎 Need to think out some Advent and Christmas things today. Set aside time for things like writing cards, making cookies, getting and decorating a tree, etc. I am so excited to have Dd home and school-free for most of December! Thinking about something she and I could do together. Thinking also about community service and how our family can bless others in this season. In the past, scouting has provided us with many opportunities, but we are in a new season and need to find them ourselves. Need to talk about a few of these things with Dh, but today is not the day for that. Headed to the grocery shortly. Edited November 18, 2023 by ScoutTN 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Happy Saturday! I slept in, yay! And it's a sunny day. Hopefully I do something good with it. I have dibs on one of the vehicles for at least a few hours today. My dad fell yesterday morning, and I found out about it last night. There was a lot of phone discussion with siblings, as we want to make sure he's all right, but don't want him to think "they overreact, next time I'm not telling them." In the end my sister, brother, and other sister took turns being at my folks' house, so I decided I'll keep quiet and call them today. I guess he face planted and hit his nose, resulting in blood and bruising, but one hopes nothing worse than that. We're more concerned about why he fell. (He's 82.) Right now I'm listening to music, which I should do more often! (I am on YouTube Music, which is playing a mix of "liked songs." Most of them are Kim Taehyung's soft stuff.) Done: Woke up, yay! Caught up on emails, news, social media, calendar, and electronic school stuff. Ate fruit, took vitamins. To do: Re-issue donation check to replace the one that was rejected for a misspelling. 😕 Take it to the post office to expedite delivery. Hoping to get a haircut. Might do some light Christmas shopping while I have a vehicle. Help kid distribute a poll she needs to complete by Monday (of course). Yoga etc.; walk the dog? Eat veggies. I was thinking of having the girls sit with me and listen to a "how to study" CD while shredding some old documents for $$. Win-win? Also need to get the kids to get caught up on their homework etc. Laundry and other housework. Lots of client work. Whatever I'm forgetting. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Groceries are put away and bird feeders filled. Ds is up, “folding” and putting away his giant mountain of clean laundry. I already hung the church clothes, so I don’t care how he does the rest. Adding to my list: Another large box with a Christmas gift in it to the storage unit. Next up: clean a bathroom 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Vacuumed Prepped Ds’ room Double checked his chores Had lunch/snack About to paint a bookcase. Nice to be outside on a sunny day! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) First coat is drying. Having second lunch. Cleaned a bathroom. Edited November 18, 2023 by ScoutTN 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Ordered some things for Christmas (just a start). Did the post office thing. Called and had a nice chat with my dad. Put my kid's poll up on facebook. My kids have informed me that they have a project for which they need to go the craft store. So much for me having a vehicle to myself for even a couple hours. 😕 Well, I guess I'll get my haircut in that plaza, and maybe do a little Christmas shopping at the craft shop. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
history-fan Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Good Afternoon Time outside with pup. The temps are about to change so trying to be outside as much as we can now Ds is still recovering from surgery. His mouth is really swollen. He is realizing that ice packs are recommended for a reason Going through email and everyone seems to be having their sales early. Hard to tell if its just a marketing ploy or for real. Watch sales and order gifts check if have wrapping paper and bows laundry 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Second coat done. Still a bit tacky. Christmas gifts to the storage unit. Ds just now got a shift at work, so he’s gobbling food and I will run him over there. Just 2 miles away. Still need a rotisserie chx to make dinner. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
math teacher Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) Really late getting started today-last night dh suggested we take a day trip, and we got back about an hour ago. Plans for tonight and tomorrow: make carrot cake for church auction-done laundry buy some groceries grade and record some papers get started painting a bedroom exercise-walked a lot today check for ants in the flower bed and get started cleaning it out-didn't see ants, so start on it tomorrow!! shred some papers bank statement write the church check read mop cook fill the birdbath-done clean the bathrooms Edited November 19, 2023 by math teacher update 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 @SKL, glad your dad's fall wasn't worse! Figuring out what causes falls can be tricky in older people because so many things can cause them. I hope you all get to the bottom of it. I did a lot of shopping and ate at my favorite restaurant. Dh and I finished All the Light We Cannot See. I'll start dinner soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) Ds is at work. Hoping he can get more shifts this coming week, even though he’s not scheduled. Dinner is almost ready. After dinner: Shower, jammies, book Eta: Dinner was yummy! That casserole recipe is tasty and satisfying. Kitchen is tidy and dishwasher is running. Decided to do a small kitchen project next week - cull out and replace all the spoons that are rough on the edge from having been caught in the disposal. Bookcase is inside. Looks good. Might need one more coat, esp on top and on the shelves. Dh began painting at around 5pm. Not optimal project-beginning time. 🙄 I moved things around so Ds can sleep in Dd’s room tonight, since his is painty and chaotic. I expect that I will have to get Ds from work - even though I am in jammies and settled in for the night - bc Dh is painting. Edited November 19, 2023 by ScoutTN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Finished the haircut and the craft shopping. The girls are downstairs making creative projects relating to Dorian Gray. Ordered another Christmas gift. The survey ... I went on SurveyMonkey and made it there since someone on facebook asked about that. I never did that before. I may need to post the link here on the Hive in order to get enough responses in time. (She only needs 25 and has about 13 so far, with a few more committed.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Ordered three Christmas books and put one on reserve at the library. Reminded Ds to take his medication. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLovePassion Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Spent the day unpacking and purging. Was productive and have a good size get rid of pile. Tackled the front closet and some book shelves. Got more furniture shuffled into place. DH got the TV/speakers set up in the basement now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 @SKL I am sorry about your dad's fall. I hope he is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, mommyoffive said: @SKL I am sorry about your dad's fall. I hope he is ok. Thanks, he seemed fine when I talked to him on Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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