~The Daily Grind~ 11/8/09

[ddavis860]

“Housework done incorrectly still blesses your family.” ~ FlyLady
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This month's Habit is: November Habit - Menu Planning http://www.flylady.net/pages/focus_nov.a
Zone of the week - Zone 1 - The Front Porch/Entrance/Dining Room

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It's Christmas Countdown Time!!!


~The Daily Grind~ 11/8/09

It's Sunday!! Last day of the weekend. What do you have planned for today?

Mouse update: The no-kill trap has a lil sucka from the kitchen! Looks like a tiny guy. Waiting for DS17 to get up and take the pup for a long walk...and he can let my little friend go on the field... The trap upstairs is empty Was DS21 seeing the same guy in the kitchen and the laundry?

My list for today:

Caffeinate

This repeats every day!!

Scrub the kitchen...

Make meatball soup in the crockpot. Didn't get this done yesterday...got a rotisserie chicken instead for dinner

Climb Mt Washmore again

Cleaning

Does this ever change?

15 min in The Pit...

Paper Monster in the Room...


Have a Great Day Everyone!!

 

[morgansmom2000]

I have some cleaning to do too. I've got to vac and start some laundry.

We have to make a banner for parades for the GS troop. Probably will do that today too.

I have got to get to the grocery store sometime today too. A mouse (snicker) would starve in my house!

Football today. DH will be parked in front of the TV. Hmmm, I wonder if PrincessM's friend is going to take her to the high school pool? She mentioned it last week. I'm sure they'll call if they are going. (The dad is going to the Patriots game, so the mom was going to take the kids to the pool - that's why the strange connection between football and swimming ).

Congrats on the catch, Deb!

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[ddavis860]

My drama from last night:

So, about 7:30ish the doorbell rings. Dogs go crazy as usual. If I'm not expecting someone, I don't answer in the dark...had a friend scare me at the old house a long time ago, and just don't do it anymore. So, I sit there in the chair and ignore it...

DS17 comes plunking down the steps, and asks why the dogs are going crazy. I tell him the doorbell rang, and before I can say don't open it, he turns on the light and opens that door... I was furious...

He closed the door, and turned off the light... So I tell him that I don't open at night. Guess no one was there right?

He says..."Nope, just a dead squirrel"
Me: "You're kidding right"
Him: "Nope, on the front step"
Me: "Gross! Did you react?"
Him: "Nope, I looked out the door, looked down, thought great dead squirrel, turned off the light, and shut the door again"
Me: "Guess you ruined that plan, I think you were supposed to scream, or react or something. They are probably going to take the squirrel and sulk all the way to the next victim's house"
Him: "I'm gonna check in a few min to see"
Sure enough he checked bout 10min later...squirrel was gone again...

He took a ride to see if he could see anyone creeping around the houses, but didn't see anyone. I told him to check our other vehicles for it too...Today he has check the mailbox. Wasn't Mischeif Night last week or something? Sheesh...

 

[party of 3]

Him: "Nope, I looked out the door, looked down, thought great dead squirrel, turned off the light, and shut the door again"


that would have been my dh. oh dead squirrel. great.

i would have freaked out and they would have had a great laugh!


my day....

well dh is raking leaves.
bubba is playing legos.
i have to do my menu for the week.
must do laundry. did none yesterday
iron outfits for the week.
change beds.
put scrappy stuff back down stairs.
finish mazdas cj
grocery store.
ACM?????? maybe???? they have carts on sale and i WANT the calendar one. and i want that pretty christmas paper tinkerbean had!

have a great day everyone!

 

[rlovew]

Good Morning:

Sorry to hear about the squirrel!

We had someone stop by our house at 7am this morning to let us know the cows in the pasture beside us were out in the road (main highway). So then I had to call a church member that knew who owned the cows to get in touch with them.

TodaY;
Finish and Print bullitens
church
lunch out
grocery store
make list for major food run (going to Tampa later in the week)
cut files for Newbie swap
work on Christmas gifts
youth group

Rebecca

 

[joyah]

happy sunday everyone.

men are gone doing the "man" thing.................
I'm hanging out with the dogs (at least they are quiet)
need to do:
find my stairs put all the crap away just not moved to another spot and vac
work on stuff for craft show this weekend (lisa I haven't forgotten the pics I just have no way to hang them for a good pic will do at the craft show.)
pack stuff for craft show
clean playroom up from all crafting stuff.
take a nap (it's sunday I should be entitled to one)
look at want ads again.............................

deb yay for the catch spray paint him so you know if he comes back. We give them a chance the second time well.......................
17 year olds I can so see my youngest doing that.

Holly get theyself to acm then look you have permission to shop and someone else to blame it on. but honey she twisted my arm.....

Jennifer hope you get the day to yourself. Even if you spend it cleaning

Rebecca don't you just love those wake up calls.......

 

[morgansmom2000]

I'd like to run to ACM, but we'll see.

DH is wanting to make steak and cheese calzones for lunch and La Princessa has requested lasagna for dinner. Since she rarely asks for anything I make (DH is the majority cook here), I will grant her request.

We're going out early to get what we need and then home to cook and clean.

I've got a cranberry bread in the oven. Smells luscious!

 

[PinballFamily]

You guys are up and busy this morning!

We finked out and didn't take the kids to skating/hockey this a.m....bad, bad. Need to get DS larger skates, since he's complaining his feet hurt.

DH got a lot done yesterday (while we were croppin'!), but today I have to:

Do the 2x annual clothes swap-out - for real! I've been talking about this for weeks now.
Plan the dinner menus for the week - Yippee! Did TWO weeks worth - all out of the freezer or pantry!
Cut DHs hair
Walk the dog
Clean up window seat area (apparently, the "dump your crap here" area by the front door)
Verify homework and music practice actually were completed
Assist DH with yard/garden clean-up tasks - it it gorgeous and warm today!
Add journal boxes to the five (!) pages I got done yesterday at TBs - (one down, four to go!)
Watch football in there somewhere
Practice waltzing with DH so I don't look stoopid again this week at the lesson.
1/2 hour of basement cleanout so we can make a thrift store drop off sometime soon?
Oops - forgot to list dinner! Probably tacos if I can get Z2H to do them...

Enjoy the day, everyone!

 

[PrincessNancy96]

Mornin'! I'm up...

Today: I'm just gonna putter around the house..

DH is finishing the west wall w/ drywall YEAH! One more step to a painted room by the 22nd!!!
DH is having one of the lazy boys prime the east wall of the dining room (can you see I'm a little irrate they both sit on their butts watching football while DD, DS13 and DS9 helped their dad left drywall into place.... ) Needless to say, I was NOT nice last night at dinner when I told them what they will be doing. I hope they have good jobs because they'll be hiring all handyman chores out including changing lightbulbs!

I want to finish cutting a few more things for my 25 Days of December book. I thought of a cute way to number the pages so I want to get those pieces done today...
I want to get more photos of them working in the dining room
Dishes
finish the last load of laundry (fluff and fold)
dinner - beef and noodles per DD


Tomorrow:
remove wallpaper border from kitchen

 

[ddavis860]

Change of dinner plans here... crockpot cheesy meatballs in sauce over rice with broccoli. Couldn't find the frozen meatballs for the soup

 

[party of 3]

jennifer-lasagna is yummy!

Nan-beef and noodle sound good too!

Deb-love to have that recipe for cheesy meatballs over rice! care to share it with us?


doing mt.washmore.
really.want.to.go.to.acm!

 

[ddavis860]

Sure, here ya go-

Cheesy Meatballs in Sauce

2 lbs ground beef
1 tbl dried minced onions
1 cup bisquick
1 cup shredded cheddar

Mix and make meatballs. I get about 25. Bake on cookie sheet sprayed with pam for 15 min at 350. Turn and cook another 15 min

Sauce in crockpot
1 can Cream of Mushroom...we like the mushroom
1 can Cheddar Cheese
1 can milk - split between cans to get the stuffs out
1 can white or rose wine... today is white zin
1 tbl Worcestershire
1 can mushrooms... we like them
Salt and pepper to taste

Give it all a juuge and put cooked balls in there. Cook on low for like 8hrs
Serve over the rice with a side of something green...broccoli is the fave here

 

[party of 3]

that sounds so yummy. i'll be copying that!
no broccoli for my boys. but i could have that!

 

[hopemax]

Today, the original plan was to go over to the apartment and start cleaning. But we'd miss football games again, and neither DH and I really want to. So new plan is to work on stuff around the house.

Yesterday, went well though. Big furniture was moved with no problems, and faster than we expected so it cost less than we had budgeted. And we joined the ranks of homeowners by doing yard work. We have a nice, big, white maple in the front and after the white stuff came it dropped all its leaves. So we had 8 bags worth to rake up. And the money we saved earlier...DH spent part of it later in the day. 5:30 PM we had to go into Denver because DH found someone on Craigslist who was selling some old LEGO for $35. He got one of the old 9-volt trains that they don't make anymore, so he is happy. Plus, 2 other random sets that he didn't care about but will use for parts, and a container full of misc LEGO.

Later that evening, I opened the container and started poking around. I asked DH if he had looked in it yet. He was like "I only care about the train." Then I pulled out a handful of classic Pirates LEGO. Classic Pirates and Classic Castle are his two FAVORITE lines because they were the lines that he had when he was little. Trains is his 3rd favorite, but he didn't have any when he was a kid because they were way more expensive than his parents would go for. So we figured out which set the pieces came from. And so now he is absolutely tickled because he got a train and a pirate set for $35.

So today's list:

Costco
Put shelves up in library - DH
Arrange furniture in living room
Put hutch on desk
Unpack clothes - DH
Assemble computer desk - DH
Start bringing in boxes, especially the last few kitchen boxes
Unpack kitchen boxes

 

[ddavis860]

Hope- what a happy surprise for DH!

 

[tinkryansmom]

List for Sunday:

Pack for Disneyland
Drive to Disneyland
Meet up with DMom, DBrother, DSIL and DNiece

Oh and maybe a few people from our Panama Canal cruise!!

Will not be on here until likely Thursday - so you all behave and have LOTS of fun!!

 

[bigbabyblues]

Happy Sunday everyone! It's a beautiful weekend here, warm(ish) and sunny!

Yesterday was busy for us, so today, the boys and I are just taking it easy. We went to church this morning, had lunch, and now they're playing Wii until time for the race. DH is working a 24, and has to go with his coworkers to a funeral this afternoon.

The short list:

gather up laundry
work some on laundry, depending on how much there is
wash dishes from lunch
watch race
hopefully scrap some while watching the race
probably go to MIL's for dinner

Steph

 

[morgansmom2000]

Change of plans, Princess went to a friend's house for lunch so we are having calzones for dinner (I just had pumpkin ice cream for lunch!) and I'll make lasagna on Tuesday (risotto with mushrooms and asparagus tomorrow.

 

[bigbabyblues]

It must be the time for lasagna.....MIL called to see if we're coming to dinner, and she's making lasagna! We'll be there.....

Steph

 

[morgansmom2000]

LOL, that's funny! Must be the change in weather