Tackling Tuesday Together, 7.30.24

[mom31257]

Good morning! 

[mom31257]

I never made it back here yesterday, but I have some good news! Our contractor guy was able to come by and look at the problem I found. He thinks it is minor and did some silicone around the window's edge. He wants to look at it again in 4-6 months.  I definitely slept better last night! 

 

[mom31257]

I will be carrying over some of the list from yesterday. 

• devotion
• coffee and breakfast
• shower
• dh and I go to get paint and look at flooring (we need to cover a space that is a little over a square yard)
• lunch while we are out?
• go over my checklist for school and see what I can take care of 
• pay bills and update big budget book
• clean out some bins in my office and organize the stuff in them
• assess laundry and maybe do a load
• dinner
• tidy kitchen and house
• prep for tutoring 2 students in the morning
• watch something and relax

Edited July 31 by mom31257

[HomeAgain]

Yay for simple fixes!!  I just watched a squirrel try to enter my attic, so I'll be calling a repair person this week.

Today:

• take ds's skates to be sharpened
• grocery shop for veggies, milk, and salad
• yoga
• violin
• pay the mortgage
• head to the thrift shop?  Eh, maybe.
• date night with dh.  We're going to see Deadpool.  Our original plan was to go to a little historic village and stay overnight.  We added up the expenses and laughed at how absurd it was to spend that much on an overnight.  So.  Deadpool.  Dinner. And on Friday, we're going to a museum that dh found he could get a 10% discount on admission (yay) but I went on our library site and got 50% off (YAY!).  So dh and I are getting two nice dates for less than 1/4 of what we would have paid for the original plan.

[ScoutTN]

Good morning!

Hooray for easy fixes and cheap, fun dates!

I have my last tutoring student and a PT appointment this morning, then helping with registration for my school at a library for a bit. ✔️ 

Get veggie box? Dh might do this?

Math practice? Exam is Sat; I have time.

11th grade orientation at my son’s school this evening.

Dinner is OYO. There is food here.

Listening to a podcast tonight.

Edited July 30 by ScoutTN

[TheReader]

Good morning!

Hooray for the cheap, easy fix for Amy's water problems, and for 2 inexpensive dates for HomeAgain! How fun!! 

Today I have:

...coffee
...prep for this afternoon's tutoring kiddo
...tidy away all of my 3rd grade mess from the past many days/weeks of scheduling that out
...eat something
...remember to put my Target GC in my wallet
...head out to the dentist
...after the dentist, drop off a return at Kohl's, go to Target, then go to tutoring
...go tutor  --- this got bumped to Thursday    
...go by the grocery for carrots and milk -- forgot to do this, we can manage
...come home, ***trim and bind the quilt***
...assume DH is cooking, but double check that and plan something if not
...cook/eat dinner
...go to fencing
...come home, veg out, go to bed

Edited July 30 by TheReader

[LifeLovePassion]

Physical therapy eval this morning. I should prime and start painting door frames and doors. 

I also need to get started working on a quilt for my aunt. 

[TheReader]

@LifeLovePassion, I hope once you get the quilt going, you'll post pics! Sounds like such a fun gift for her!! 

 

[TheReader]

finished all the morning things, have about 30-45 mins till I need to leave for the dentist, etc. 

[mommyoffive]

@mom31257 So glad it was an easy fix.  And yay for sleeping better!

[history-fan]

@mom31257what a relief to have easy fix 

@HomeAgaingreat deal finding

Another humid day so started early

dishwasher started, hand washed things that can’t go in

couple loads laundry done 

outside time with pup done

dropped off routine sample at vet 

stopped by rental house ds took pictures of new flooring and appliances. The new fridge from big box store has problem with inside light not turning on so dh contacted manufacturer who will send replacement part. Won’t be here till after the first though. The cleaning lady scratched the inside of both toilet bowls left silver lines she’s offering to pay to replace them.  The renters move in Thursday so I’m not sure what dh wants to do. The toilets work but have marks.

I have someone stopping by at noon to offer bid on outbuilding

Put together wasp traps and set outside

clean dining room and office area 

unpack chewy box and do training session

Sort through items to keep donate. Do I need a pasta maker? I may try making it sometime?  I inherited lots of kitchen items from my sister who was a home ec teacher and my mom who loved to cook and have gadgets. 
 

watch Olympics

 

 

 

 

[TheReader]

Home - the day took a detour.  Dentist was great, errands went well, tutoring mom bumped our hour out a bit, then called back to reschedule/push to Thursday; that call came in while I was in line for food, so that worked for me, BUT then I forgot to head to the grocery store (my "after tutoring" stop) until I was about halfway home. None of it was urgent, so will pull.....something.....from the freezer to make for dinner. 

So now I'm home, going to finish eating, fold some laundry/watch something on TV, then maybe nap and then the quilt. 

[HomeAgain]

I got ds's skates sharpened.  They have a new kid working and I love him so much.  He spent twice as long as usual on them after asking what ds is doing and what his preferences are.

Made it to the thrift store, too.  I don't know who is pricing books, but there are definitely discrepancies!  Hewitt's Conceptual Physics was $1.99.  All About Spelling level 6 teacher's guide was $24.99.  Crazy.  I ended up buying nothing because it was crazy busy, but I'm glad I took the time to browse.

Mortgage is paid.  Violin is done.  Dh is hitting the grocery store on his way home.

[LifeLovePassion]

Shoulder is sore after PT. I did get the door frames sanded and a little bit of wood filler added so I'll have to wait for that to set up before I can sand and start priming. We have been working on our house for so long.that I'm just not motivated, which is crazy because it is some of the last things we have to do to the inside. Once I get going it will go pretty fast. It's just been a slow start to these doors. 

I started cutting fabric and piecing for the quilt. I don't really have a concrete plan so it's going to be a little bit at a time.

Youngest went to an amusement park with friends and eldest is prepping dinner and doing a few things around the house. 

[ScoutTN]

Got a lull. Whew! Getting a snack.

Got to walk around inside our school building. It used to be an office building. Huge! We will be in temporary classroom space in one wing this fall while permanent changes are made in another section. Office building decor leaves much to be desired: taupe, mauve, and teal. 😱☹️ Blech.

But it’s temporary! And there are loads of bookcases. Will buy some cute stuff once I know for sure which is my room. 

[mom31257]

We had a bad storm come through, and a tree fell on a truck across the street.  We have a lot of very tall trees, so I am concerned during storms. 

We found some flooring we think will work at the back door, and it was just $6 for the whole box. We went to a flooring store and told them our situation (covering just over a square yard), and they offered us a deal. 

I was sleepy late this afternoon but I fought taking a nap. 

I've prepped for tutoring in the morning. 

I'm going to do some tidying and then watch something. 

 

 

 

 

[ScoutTN]

Orientation done. APUS and Algebra 2 teachers seem excellent. English teacher and syllabus are weak. Not positively impressed by his mentor either. Didn’t get to meet the Bio teacher. Ds got his parking pass and that was the most important thing.

Doing a bit of math before winding down with a book. 
 

T-storms here.

Edited July 31 by ScoutTN

[LifeLovePassion]

The dentist called and they had a cancellation so I will go tomorrow (I am on a 3 month cleaning schedule). as well as youngest to get a cavity filled. Might go thrifting before and / or shopping because I am in the market for dishes. 

Got the panels of Elvis cut and the first round of sashing put on. 

[ScoutTN]

Just realized that tomorrow is my last day of this era of my life!

New job starts for real Thursday. I think it will be good, but the relentlessness and regularity of the schedule and being  confined to one place all day, 5 days a week will be a huge change/challenge for me. My adult life has always had lots of flexibility and freedom in it, even when the workload was crazy heavy. 

I will be on these boards less, home far fewer hours in the day, and will have to figure out how to get all the things like oil changes, medical appointments, and helping my mom all done on Saturdays. 

Dh wanted to get takeout tonight bc I didn’t make dinner. 🙄 Nope. There is PLENTY of food here and our restaurant budget is small. He is going to have to learn how to cook from ingredients, use what we have, and make food that is not eggs, sandwiches, or salad.