~The Daily Grind~ 11/30/09

[ddavis860]

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Zone of the week - Zone 5: The Living/Family Room (Monday)
Zone 1:The Front Porch/Entrance/Dining Room (Tuesday-Friday)
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~The Daily Grind~ 11/30/09

It's Monday!! Everyone Caffeinate!! I took 2 more days off! I'm so happy I did now! Sometimes you need the mental health days!

My list for today:

Caffeinate

This repeats every day!!

Swish and Swipe... everyday!

Work some more in The Pit

Work more on the Christmas giftie

Dinner... Turkey somethin

Have a Great Day Everyone!!

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

Get up (545)
Eat and get dressed (545-645)
Walk to work (645-745)
Work (745-445)
Staff meeting (6pm to 10)
Home (1030)
Snack (1045)
bed (since i work at 10 am)

 

[ZeroToHero]

Helllllooooo! Hope everyone has a great day! It's the last day of November!

-Up
-Laundry
-Eat breakfast
-Find advent calendar for tomorrow - Found it tonight
-Pictures of swap pieces
-Shower, get ready, etc.
-Post office to mail reveal gift for SS
-Call Elizabeth Grady (or have them call me) to cancel/reschedule appointment for Friday. Grrr, I have to work instead of getting a massage right before finals. That stinks..
-Go to school (8 days left!)
-Class #1
-Work with grad student
-Class #2
-Work
-Home
-Homework
-Sleep!

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

Wow! Monday AND the last day of November?? They certainly got here fast!!

Deb--enjoy your days!! My mental health days are coming up soon. . .just in time for the trip to WDW!

I've got a Nan list today. . .I hope I have her energy to go with it!!

1. Up
2. Caffeinate
3. Clean DH's bathroom
4. Clean my bathroom
5. Pack lunches
6. Empty dishwasher
7. Get DS's clothes, food, & shoes to my car
8. Get P365 journaling cards for lunch
9. DS up
10. DS to mom's
11. Work
12. DH--call DVC
13. Tan
14. Walk--may try to do this early, but we'll see!
15. DH--stop at cleaners
16. Pick up DS
17. Hang stockings & advent calendar
18. P365 pic
19. Order Project Life kit--need to decide if I'm getting MIL one
20. Finish 2 pages I laid out already
21. Egg sandwiches for dinner
22. Move pics from camera to computer
23. Finish Christmas card list
24. Go to sleep sort of early!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!!

 

[tinkryansmom]

Yay for Mental Health Days!!

Monday:

DD up, dressed, fed, lunch made, off to bus
COFFEE
Little one up, dressed, fed
COFFEE
Laundry - I'm sure there is some around here somewhere to do
Vacuum living room - put furniture back from sofa bed being out/used
Paper clutter - its still here
Pay bills - move paid bills to file drawer in office
Cricut some rectangles to layer for journal boxes - layouts in mind...
Cyber Monday deals...read somewhere Vera Bradley was having a sale....
PU DD and DNeighbor at school - early release Monday
Take garbage to dumpster
Take DD and DNeighbor to riding lessons
Go to feed store for dog food

Thats enough for now. Everyone have a good Monday!!

 

[hopemax]

I've got too much to do I need a list...

Clean cabinet thingy for scrap room
Change sheets in bedroom
Put sheets on guest bed
Clean off couch in Family Room (it's so big, 2 cushions end up being like tables, complete with messes that take over tables)
Dentist appointment
Take DH's package to PO
Hang cabinet thingy, and fill it
Finish putting books away in scrap room
last batch in washer
Vacuum upstairs and down
Work on unpacking boxes in library
Make list of everything I want done before parents come

 

[DisneyIsTerrific]

Good Morning!

My list for today:
Put up advent calendar for DS
DS up and off to school
Finish printing Christmas letter
Get Christmas photo printed
Pack up circle journals and photos for Mom
Start addressing Christmas cards
Put up some more Christmas decorations
Pick up prescriptions
Go to post office
Work
Start making DS's Christmas ornament for this year
Wait up for DS to get home from rehearsal (late night's this week since the show starts on Thursday)
Sleep!

Have a great day!

 

[morgansmom2000]

It's Monday! I would love to stay home and snuggle in bed, but I've got to work. I think tonight is the only night we don't have something on the calendar this week. Crazy busy-ness begins.

My list:
Up and caffeinate - In progress
PrincessM up, fed, watered, dressed, bus
Work until 4:30 - POOOOOH!
Drive home in the dark with way too much traffic
Homework duty
Dinner - Chicken alfredo?
Dishes
Christmas card - I didn't take as many pictures as I thought I would this weekend, was hoping to get a Christmas card photo
Bed

My cranky girl cat is so glad to have me back, I don't think she's been anywhere near as cranky as usual

I hope everyone has a productive Monday!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Coffee
Find Advent calendar
Get Elf papers together for arrival tomorrow
Put Elf box where I can find it easily to fix things for next days
Put laundry away
Dust
Vacuum
Clean bathrooms
Iron place mats & napkins from Thanksgiving dinner
Wash kitchen floor
Clean out frig from parent's left overs
Round up garbage for take out
Figure out dinner from freezer/pantry
Homework
Dinner
Play time

 

[joyah]

morning all

Let see
boys rescued Ernie and elmo from the washer and dryer this am giggle

am routine is done
need to do:
my laundry still on list
get living room finished vac and wash floor
hang advent calendar
clean boys bathroom
make banana bread
clean out fridge YUCK
find my bedroom floor

If I get this all done befor they get home it will be a miricle. I also need to cook dinner and pack it cause we've got swim 4:45-6 in village 1 and 6:30-7:30 basketball in another. E eats and does homework while L swims and the reverse at ball. let the season of fun begin!

Hope you all have a great day!

 

[rlovew]

Good Morning- I guess it is just that time of year where lists grow!

Today:
finish recipe swap
go to PO and pick up package from Ann
mail out swaps
work on book proposal with mom and get it sent in
go to Kohls and Bealls to spend cash- try to find something for 14 yr old angel
order video game for Daniel/angel child- using deals today
dinner- ham/brocoli rollups
get agenda ready for meeting tomorrow
work on rebates/rembursables

Rebecca

 

[morgansmom2000]

Nan, is it tomorrow or Thursday that PJ gets her license? How exciting!

 

[ddavis860]

I forgot! It's Cyber Monday!! Gotta get some shoppin done

 

[PrincessNancy96]

Hi all,

I have lots of things to do, my mind will wonder, and if I get snippy it's not directed at any of you....


Today:
morning routine (some of it anyway)
older kids up
say a prayer for Gramps & Grams
older kids on bus
work at school (really do NOT want to deal with this today)
home
write checks for insurance/van payment (4 more to go!!!)
pick up kdg. student
town to drop off bills
grocery for a few quick items and card for Gramscouldn't read the cards, will try tomorrow
home
lunch
talk to DH for sure
empty dishwasher
finish last loads of laundry
scrap 3 pages if I can
put up Santa decorations in living room 1/2 done
put out Angel decorations in hallway
pull out Elf items
print Elf letter for tomorrows arrival
pull items for the rest of the weeks Elfcapades
clean bathroom and decorate (train theme for holidays)
put out small trees in kids' rooms for them to decorate tonight
dinner (turkey manhattans, must use the remaining turkey)
call and check on Gramps/Grams
make sure I have a bag ready for DH
get the rest of the lists ready for this week
get rebates ready to mail
pull all documents for tomorrow's license for PJ
Wed: must go thru items purchased and make list of the last few items/stuffers I need.



MM2000: PJ gets her license on Tuesday.... She is very excited but she is very scared right now... Her Daddy and her are very tight..and when Daddy hurts, so does PJ... She was a very restless sleeper last night and I caught her twice in our room looking in on her dad... She has a heart of gold...

Ok, time to make sure the kids are moving.
Everyone have a good day.

 

[morgansmom2000]

Oh Nan, what a sweet girl you have.

 

[PinballFamily]

Nan - what's the latest on DH? Sorry your family is so worried and concerned.

DH and I got our massive weekend list 99% done _

Today's list:
Kids up and out
Email doc about new dosage on DS' prescription
Email friend about ride to book group
Leftover pumpkin pie for breakfast - yum!
Call health center about medical records question will just show up in person to ask - going in Wednesday anyway
Call health center about making H1N1 shot appt - got a call saying vaccine is in for the kids, being held for us, and to make an appointment for next weekend.
Wash salad greens
Make bread
Get stuff to PO (Christmas letters - finished them up over the weekend! They go in one big box to a location where they get a *special* postmark and then are mailed from there.)
Write note to aunt
Need to do anything in prep for DS IEP meeting tomorrow?
Swish and swipe both bathrooms
Homework and music practice oversight
Make sure DH calls about DS clarinet - get price to buy, no longer rent.
Try to stay off Amazon and other sites today - CyberMonday! - should not buy ANYTHING!!!
Unload and reload dishwasher
Plan out December daily Advent calendar activities/surprises
Walk dog
Nap!!!!
Get ready to go to book group tonight.
Dinner - ham leftovers from last night for everyone else. I'm eating out at book group. We read a marvelous book this past month: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - loved it and can't wait to discuss it with the other women!
Meds and bed - but put Patriots game on TV, with "sleep" function

Addition: Strangle any member of the household who put a load of their wash in, start the washer, and then leave to go to college classes...! Well, maybe instead of strangling, I should charge her a "move your wet crap to the dryer" fee...??

 

[ddavis860]

DS21 woke up with a bad cold and a herpes flare-up! NOT GOOD!! And would you believe all my hand sanatizer is GONE? Someone took the last one! Had to give DS21 mine from my purse...

New things on my list...

Bank
Walmart run

Climb Mt Washmore some more! Just what part of "I'm doing the laundry put your clothes in the baskets" isn't clear? I look today and thinking there is only towels and sheets left, I find a WHOLE LOAD of darks!!! BOYS!!!

 

[morgansmom2000]

Pam can you PM me the deets on the *special* postmark?

PrincessM is having her first H1N1 shot tomorrow night. She'll need a "booster" in January. Here's hoping it's not a madhouse (they are doing a clinic at one of the schools for all the kids 3-9 - with proof of residence) tomorrow night, and that they have actually set aside enough for the booster in January (not always the brightest bulbs around there).

 

[party of 3]

morning ladies!

ok i've got to keep up here.

Nan-what's up with your dh? not feeling well? can I do anything?

Pam-funny you should say that about the address for the special postmark. I was on here yesterday looking for one. i thought someone had posted it last year. Can you please send it to me as well.

So i have a list a mile long and can't get my butt into gear to get it done. Bubba was up ALL night last night. He had a terrible asthma attack last night and dh came running out of bubbas room to find his puffer and i came running in the room with the puffer and we clunked heads! Oh boy! bubba cant breath we are seeing stars. Good grief!

I need a nap about now.

 

[PinballFamily]

Pam can you PM me the deets on the *special* postmark?

Here's the info - didn't send a PM, as *maybe* others could use the info. There's a link below. (This is just one site, though, you could also google "Christmas card postmarks" for other similar sites and lists...)

We've sent our Christmas cards/letters using a fun holiday postmark for the past four or five years. The kids take turns choosing which city or town they'll be sent from and it is DD12's turn this time. She made a fun choice! For the first two years we did this, we chose North Pole, Alaska. Some recipients noticed, but my guess is that most didn't....at first. Now, we've branched out a bit to include new locations.

We seal and stamp all the filled and addressed envelopes, then mail them all in one flat rate box to the Postmaster of the post office we've chosen. There, they postmark each envelope from the cool place (some, but not all, have a decorative cancellation mark) and they go out from there. Doing this "double-mailing" thing usually adds about 3-5 days to the envelopes' delivery time, which is why we mail early. We also mail an envelope to ourselves, so that we see what the postmark looks like and also know when the envelopes are being delivered. (And yes, I've finally started scrapbooking the envelopes, along with our Christmas letters and kids' annual Xmas photos!)

Hope this helps you, MM and any others who want to do this! Let me know if you need more info -

http://blog.christmaslettertips.com/2009/05/02/north-pole-postmark-and-other-christmas-postmarks/