Flybabies, March 1st!

It's a drizzly, foggy Monday morning here in the Deep South. But, it is a *good* day for several reasons. One, we close on our re-finance at 5:30 p.m. today. I'll deposit the proceeds tomorrow & pay some creditors off. Two, DD has "turned a corner" behavior-wise. She has suddenly decided that positive attention is better than corrective attention and she wants to please us. It has been so great for the past week. She is a different child!

Well, it's Feb. 28, so I have several governmental deadlines at work, federal, state & local. I think I am OK on all of them. I have one report to finish & do a check and I am done. Then, on to other things that need my attention!

My PODA:

* Take DD to preschool
* Work at office a.m.
* Make list of bills to pay off & amounts to enter tomorrow
* Laundry
* Closing

Well, I guess I'd better go. DD needs to get dressed & ready to go.

Y'all have a great day!

Vonnie

They say a foot of snow tomorrow, and I'm supposed to have Book Group here tomorrow night! I want to plan and buy ingredients, but I hate to waste the money if we're just going to cancel. I'll have to come up with things that would work for us for dinner, or can be frozen...

TADA
DD's room! Phew!

PODA
dishes
sort dirty laundry
bring up/sort/put away clean folded laundry
sweep
de-clutter 3 hot spots: tops of fridge, microwave, and piano
sweep cellar
plan food for the party and get ingredients
fill the water jug and bathtub tonight just in case we lose power

Anne, I really, really need to do my cupboards. The thought scares me. Wanna come over here and give ma a hand? I have chai!

Vonnie, that's great about DD.

Heidi, your PODA reminded me I need to make some calls for Dr. appointments for DH.

Jana, yippee! March!

Have a good one all!
-Jo

My company is gone. I could stand another week, at least. Especially with my Gram's buttermilk biscuits. They left about 6am this morning, I've been up since 5 (Anne got me beat there!). We did get the girls' room completely cleaned and went through their summer clothes (even found a box of winter clothes of DD7's that I couldn't find last fall). Mom took notes of what was needed, her church's clothing sale is in a couple of weeks. We did some shopping, I got to use my Dillard's gift card I have been saving for a couple of years. I had been waiting for black dress shoes to go on sale. Well, I managed to find THREE pair there for $36, for all of them! Well, two are black, one offwhite. Also got the girls Easter dresses (FYI, JCPenneys had NO dresses, Sears were overpriced. Dillard's had the CUTEST ones, and very decently priced), and Chance a cute set (kahki pants and Ralph Lauren shirt, which we only paid $10 for!). We ate out a bit, and since yesterday was DH's birthday (32), we cooked a Prime Rib I had been saving, along with twice-baked potatoes and brocolli casserole. Oh, and we nearly killed 2 buckets of Margarita's over the week. Mom and I got her wedding pictures scrapbooked, but weren't able to get to her retirement ones. She is a perfectionist and it went slower than I had hoped. But she is happy with the result.

No, I'm not pregnant, not that I know of. But I enjoyed the Margarita's while I could! Aunt Flo is supposed to be here this week (bleh).

Did I miss anything earthshattering?

I fell way behind on laundry, as Chance broke the vent on the dryer (that is my excuse). The house is fairly picked up. Chance is still asleep, he does love his sleep once you get him there. I want to move our firewood stack today, so the dog won't get into the yard via it anymore. He is so distructive! I took the carseat out of my truck one day, and he tore the thing up! I had to get a new one! He's lucky he doesn't get shot!

Well, ya'll take care!

In about 10 minutes, when DH gets out of shower & gets dressed. I am so relieved to do this. The other money we are expecting keeps getting pushed back a day at a time... I'm ready to get it, too, so we can get things paid off. I am going to pay off two with the re-fi money and pay chunks on the others. Then, when the remainder of the money comes in, I'll pay them off and just have one left. Woohoo!

Tiffany, I read that on the savingdinner website, too. I am intersted in it & am considering the 3 month trial myself. I am not one for following a strict menu plan, but I would like to see the recipes and what she puts together that's frugal. My menu planning is that I make out 7 menus and then I pick & choose the evening before, based on our plans (we have a lot of last minute things to happen) and how I think I'll feel. What I like about the Saving Dinner book is that no recipe I've tried so far has either had a lot of ingredients nor takes long to prepare. I keep doing pasta dishes, but hey, that's what I like.

Well, I heard the shower turn off, so I'd better make sure DD is ready to go when DH gets ready. I'll check with you gals later!

Vonnie

Hi all!

Anne, is Winn Dixie like the movie we just saw?! Loved it! Hope DH is better soon, yuk.

What a great feeling Vonnie!

Sounds like you had a nice visit Jenny! I think that if I could drink a few margaritas with my Mom, our visits might be better!

I'm off guys - work tomorrow.
Andrea

This morning DS slept in. Normally he goes to school a 1/2 hour to practice his trumpet. This morning we slept in a little. Still in sufficient time to get to school on time. Well, an accident on the freeway caused us to detour and the normal 10 minute ride took 40 minutes. So he ended up 7 minutes late. In hind site I should have stayed on the freeway, the accident had been cleared. I really don't like him starting his day behind. So from now on we will stick with the 1/2 hour early routine.

The first floor is in great shape, since I had over my Monday group of ladies. DR is completed with the exception of center piece for table. DH will be happy to see the decorating clutter gone. Need to work on the upstairs today. DH will be home on Thursday, so hopeful to have house in top shape.

DS teacher called and needs parents to help with choir pictures today. So I volunteered for 1:30 - 3:30, then DS has a basketball game at 4:30 and finally boyscouts at 7:30. Busy day for him and his "chaffeur (me)".

PODA
shower
cups in DW and turn on
make beds
laundry (2 loads today)
put away yesterday loads
master bathroom
touch up guest bath
check on zone cleaning ???
work on notes for next Mondays class (outlook calendar)
check what's for dinner

JEnny, glad you had a nice visit with family.
Anne, well wishes to DH.
Jul, hope you have a great spring break. DD is out the week of March 14.
Vonnie, hope the closing went well.
Tiffany, I would try the sample menus first. My neighbor signed up over a year ago. She didn't use them much.

I still don't know if book group is on or off, but I am cleaning like a madwoman anyway. This is my once a year, pull-out-all-the-stops, spring cleaning. So even if the girls don't come, our family will have a beautiful home and good food tonight!

TADA
de-cluttered and swept cellar
down to four lods of laundry
dishes
counters
sink
stove
kitchen windowsill-yuck!
top of piano
top of bookshelf
top of micro
top of fridge
made black bean soup for dinner last night, yummy!

PODA
sweep LR, kitchen, DR, hallway
clean kitchen table and pledge it
top of cupboards
clean both bathrooms
make food: veggies with lemon-curry dip, stuffed mushrooms, shrimp cocktail dip, brownies, artichoke-jalempeno dip, chicken quesadillas.

I had such bad insomnia last night, the worst I've had in years. I didn't get to sleep until 4am! Grrr......I hate that. I mean, I understand with all the changes and trauma lately it makes sense, but why now? Why not four days ago, when I could have slept in and coped so much easier. Oh well. So it goes.

For those who asked, DH's business is a farm machinery repair and fabrication shop, and he also has a big tractor-trailer sized wrecker. We are going to a small business seminar on Thursday, which should be interesting.

Peace all,
-Jo

Good luck with that fudge ripple Jackie! YOu deserve a day to regoup.

Jo, wow, your house will be spotless! Cool!

Hi Jenny, you're such a slavedriver!

What a morning Susan, hope tomorrow goes better.

Had a nice coffee date with my friend (did I mention we have a Starbucks in town now, we are so hip!) Got home and shovelled a bit. DD will be home in one hour so I better go get some more done.

Andrea

It is a cold but sunny day here. It is very windy, too. Not normal for this neck of the woods!

Well, I called DirectTV today to see why no one has called me to reschedule our installation (the guy had to cancel Sunday afternoon because it was pouring rain). They DID reschedule me -- without telling me! They are supposed to come between 1 and 5 today. I LOVE those "windows" of time. It will take about 2 hours, so as it is, if they come right now, DH will still have to miss part of DD's swim lessons. I am hoping it doesn't take that long, though.

I guess I fall into the category of "pecking on the 'puter" instead of actually flying today. I did clean up the kitchen after fixing lunch and I have a load in the washer & one in the dryer. Not much else going on here.

The closing went very smoothly. I had forgotten, though, that we won't get our distribution check for a few days. The lawyer said they would get it in the mail Friday or Saturday, so I should get it no later than Monday. I could have gone to pick it up, but that was a 120 mile round-trip drive, so I told them just to mail it. The other money is moving slowly, unfortunately. People are really eager to TAKE your money, not so eager to DISTRIBUTE it!

Anne, yes, we took that great tax credit on our 2003 taxes. That was such a nice refund! This year, I let Jackson-Hewitt prepare our taxes, after I had done a pencil copy. They got us about $600 more than what I had figured! I think I can go by what they did in future years so I can do our own.

Woohoo! The installation guy is here. Gotta run!

Bye!

Vonnie

HI all-

I don't know Shaun - there is nothing really scary about it, just sad at parts. But it has a good message I think and a really nice ending. I'm not sure why the PG - can't remember any language. DH and I really liked the movie! Dave Matthews is in it and the music is great.

I made Beef Carbonnade for dinner - in the oven right now. Also sweet potatoes and an arugula salad (from a bag). Smells really good!

Have a good evening!
Andrea

Need to try to catch up with everybody, it's so easy to get behind, miss a day, miss alot!
We've been staying busy. Didn't do much over the weekend, bad weather but we did go to Mr. Gatties (pizza/game place) Sunday. Yesterday was a shopping day and today we had a homeschool field trip to Peter Piper Pizza. The kids got to go back and see how the pizza's were made, they also got to put the toppings on there own pizza's. Pretty neat and they all seemed to have a good time.
Today's Anthony's 18th birthday. I'm making Lasagna for dinner (his favorite) and I've got it all decorated downstairs We're just giving him $ this year, alot easier to let him pick out what he wants himself. Tony's birthday is the 11th and then Trey's is the 21st! We get hit hard in March. Oh and right in the middle on the 15th is our anniversary!

I know, I know, flying... The house looks pretty good, upstairs could use some work but not so bad. I'm having a Pampered Cheif party Thursday night so need to get busy and clean for that.

Andrea, I love the table, when do you get it?

Jo, Congratulations on your "new" job. I know you'll love it.

Jackie, I'm sorry to hear about your Nanny. Take it easy for a couple days, the housework will wait and a "attatched" baby can sure take it out of ya
I've still got an attatched 6 year old
He told me this morning while we were playing the "I love you more" game that he "I love you more cause I loved you before they cut your body open and pulled me out!"

Oh well break time's over, Savannah's awake, see you guys tomorrow.
Jamie Lea

Wow, Becky, that is wonderful!! Hope pregnancy treats you well! How cool that we all know, but no one in real life does. hehehe!!

As for me, Aunt Flo is supposed to be here tomorrow. I hope she skips this visit, as well as the next 18!!

Jamie Lea, Tell Anthony Happy Birthday for me! And Peter Piper Pizza is the Pizza People Pick!! (lol, I've never ate there, we don't have one. But I hear the commercials from Amarillo and Albuquerque all the time)

Oh, Susannah, where are youuuuuuuuuuu!!!???

Vonnie, I've noticed that too (money getting here taking too long). We FINALLY got paid on some hay we sold a couple months ago! DH said that when he delivered the last invoice to them, no one was in the office, so he helped himself to the notepad next to the gals computer and wrote (I NEED TO BE PAID NOW!!!). Oh, dear.

I'm a slave driver all right. Got the kids to pick a basket of pecans and there are STILL tons out there! Both my biggest baskets are now full (Cake and Market, for any of you Longaberger savvy folks). Guess I need to shell them now. Also found the wheelbarrow (eeww, it was full of some funky water), pet my horses a little, got Chance down for a decent nap (I ended taking one for a few minutes myself to get him down), rearranged tumbleweeds in various places before deciding to hell with it, I'm just going to burn them when DH has a chance to help. Got letter of rec. done, two loads of laundry done, but not folded. Got some 1099s in the mail today, yay for punctuality. Taxes are DUE today!!! Lucky for us, we don't owe anything, so we don't have to file by the deadline this year.

Ho, hum. I'm in my sweats, I've ate too much this last week with the company here and my jeans were just too much to bear any longer.

Becky that is such awesome news! Best of luck to you in the coming months! It will be such fun to be along for the ride with you.

Got a bit of laundry accomplished today -- including getting DH to fold some of it. And yes, I did put a load away! I am nearly caught up on the put away -- just a mostly empty basket of socks and underwear next to the bed.

Otherwise I have worked and worked and worked. I am sooooo tired of this project!!! I know when I finish this one it will just be another marathon for the next, but for some reason this one is especially irritating.

Gotta order groceries and see if I can keep my eyes open long enough to do a bit more typing.

Shaun

DH was kind enough to take some time this morning so I can get my work done, but I am taking a little break before moving on to the next thing.

Is it the impending baseball season that makes you sound so chipper Jenny? I have noticed that your posts sound so happy and relaxed lately. Is there something you haven't told us? No seriously, maybe stopping school has made a big difference, because somehow your posts just sound a little . . . different.

PODA
Laundry (fold more linens, finish cycle of jeans and Ts now in the wash)
Kitchen catch up (I feel a Papa Murphy's pizza coming on!)
Work and slave over nasty project!

OK, enough lollygagging for me. Have a great day everyone!

Shaun
"Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?!"

I don't think we're going to make it to the park today, yucky rain. I could probably use the extra time to clean for the party tomorrow night anyway.

PODA
*laundry (2 loads)
*Round Robin in each room ( I guess I could call that a mini-blessing)
*homeschool
*take down decorations from Anthony's party last night
*work on invitations for Trey's B-day
*grocery store run for last min. stuff I forgot yesterday

See you guys in a bit.
Jamie Lea

We are still buried in snow here too - still have shoveling to do.

Had a nice lunch with my friend - she has gone back to work FT after being at home for 11 years! Doing well with a few rought spots I guess. I finished my PODA and am now taking a break before I do some scrapping. DD6 will be home soon.

Andrea

Just finish reading flylady's e-mail. This month we are to do 15 minutes everyday of decluttering to establish a habit. I'm up for the challenge. I actually need to work on the attic. I'll probably have to spend 30 minutes to justify pulling down the ladder and climbing up there. I think I'll sort up their and then once a week have DH and DS move the toss, sell and give away items to the basement (garage) level. Anyone else need to tackle a large decluttering project?

Susan

Oh, it's been a long day, so it seems.

Chance and I got to story time, and what do you know, it's Dr. Suess' birthday! So lots of special books to be read. My history professor's wife was there with their newborn, and we talked for a while about a variety of things. Then we got to Walmart, where Chance ate 2 hotdogs right out of the package just to keep him pacified (you know not to go grocery shopping on an empty stomache? Don't take hungry child, either!). Stopped at Subway for lunch, and the accountants briefly. Meanwhile, back at the ranch (as my granddaddy always said. He never knew that would be true!), unloaded groceries and put away, back out to school, where I talked to a few people (I like to talk, did you know that?), got home and worked on clearing out old trash and weeds and mowing. Then I was just lazy the rest of the night. DH brought me a steak leftover from Lions (yummy!!!). Think I'll have some ice cream now! DH got in a 9, then right back out after packing up his bass, amp, music stand, and backpack full of CDs. He and his dad are going to another guys house just to "fiddle" around. I won't wait up.

Andrea, It's not green grass, just dead weeds I'm mowing. I have a fear of fire getting out of control, so I'm chopping and mowing most weeds. I'll burn the ones in the garden, since it is fenced in with sheet metal.

Shaun, is that a pun you were asking? LOL! "Chipper" is one of my most favorite Braves player! LOL! No news on the other yet. I'll get back to ya later when I have more info. I'm just excited that winter is almost over! I hate winter! Spring is great (except for the sandstorms and wasps).

Susan, I wanna be with you on the decluttering, really, I do. I just don't wanna! teehehe! I'm decluttering my weeds, how's that? Can we measure in cubic feet rather than pounds?

I'm off to get my ice cream and start on Little Women that I promised Shelby I would read. She just read the condensed version, and wants to talk about it. Naw, I think I'll just play Collapse. Which one of you got me on that game!?

I'm not at work today, going to a small business seminar with DH instead, so I got to sleep in and do a bit of flying around here.
A kind of preview of what life will be like in 4 months!

TADA
dishes
one load of laundry
baby fling in the LR and DD's room
counters

PODA
seminar
lunch with DH
dinner: turkey burgers, roast potatoes, veggies
choir rehearsal

Becky, that is the most exciting thing I have heard in days! Rest, rest, rest and really take care of yourself! I thought when you were so tired last week that maybe something was in the works!

Have a wonderful day flyfriends!
-Jo

No much on my end guys. Spring Break is next week and boy am I READY.

Class tonight.

Have a great day!

Jana

Vonnie, have you gone to a game at Turner Field? We went last year and it was SO MUCH FUN!!! The gates open 2 1/2 hours before gametime, and there are cartoon characters running around, free face painting, shops, Tooner Field (just for kids, with Cartoon Network and poster making), and a huge pep rally with the Braves Cheerleaders and a drumline. We got free t-shirts, foam Tomahawks, and the cheerleaders got both my girls on the stage to dance with them. And all that BEFORE the game! There are also batting cages, pitching booths, and Braves Museum, but we skipped that stuff, it cost money.

DH got in at about 1am. This morning he saw the little bit of work I had done outside and was wowed! So, I want to get more done today. Some of these weeds are above my head! I need to update the website, maybe I can get that done today. Need to write my school news for the paper. Maybe I'll have a TADA later.

Chance is cute. Of course, you knew that. LOL! He crawled into bed with me about 4am. I heard his feet pattering in, came to my bedside, then ran out again. The was back, with one of his many toy tractors. The child doesn't sleep with a stuffed animal or blankie, just a tractor!

That tells you just how long it has been since I've been to a game! I think actually I was at a game the next to the last season before they started playing at Turner. So, 1995 maybe? I know DH hadn't been married long & we got hitched in 1993.

Well, I've got a lot accomplished this morning while DD was at school. I watched most of the Gilmore Girls DVD, but I skipped the episodes I had already seen.

My TADAs so far:

* Laundry - all is put away & towels are just about dry; had to put them back on for a few minutes, guess I overloaded them
* Went through bag of hand-me-downs and scored DD a few more tops that will fit - they are washed & waiting their turn in the dryer
* Cleaned up DD's playroom; I know I shouldn't, but our coat closet is in there & I couldn't stand jumping over toys to get a coat any longer!
* Cleaned out refrigerator
* Wiped down light switch covers and bathroom (thanks DD for toothpaste everywhere!)
* Made a schedule of bill paying; I'll get the hang of it after I start doing it online this month

Haven't done my menu plan/grocery list yet.

Well, I'd better hit the road to go get DD. See ya!

Vonnie

What, I'm the last one to have been here. I hope that means you all have been flying like crazy today!

I managed to get the site updated, clear out all the weeds and tumbleweeds by the cake bins, the old underground gas tanks that we don't use (there are 6 pipes sticking up from these, I couldn't mow much around them last year because the weeds hid the pipes), and by a couple of highline poles. Then I mowed these to chop them up! Still much to do. After I picked the girls up from school, we picked another 5 gallon bucket of pecans. And there are still alot out there!

I'll see ya'll in the morning!

and I'm beat! Had a nice turn out for my party, sold enough to get some nice stuff for free Can't beat free! Had about 7 kids here, most of my guests were from the homeschool group, Trey had a great time playing with the kids.

Jenny, loved the updates. Chance is getting so big!

Well off to bed now.
Start my 15 min. of decluttering tomorrow. Thanks for the challenge Susan.
See you guys tomorrow
Jamie Lea

Anne, a pumpkin roll AND a boston cream pie? My goodness you've been busy. Were you trying to get a head start before Martha was freed? Oh, and three cheers for Eric and the piano adventure. I'm really impressed.

Are you going to the new church again Andrea? I hope you have a good one.

Yes, where is Susannah, anyway?

Well, I'm off to check out Jenny's updates.

Julie
"We must have patience for love, born of an accidental look." --Me

Loved the site updates, too!

Julie
"We must have patience for love, born of an accidental look." --Me

But I have to say we must wait a bit! I will live through you two!!!!

Jana

How are you feeling? I think I had the same reaction of "don't we get to try more?" but now I'm just happy.

PODA:

-go to credit union, get a cashier's check and some quarters
-go to bookstore, get my computer back (yay!) and get a new extension cord
-go to library, find out some conference room info and e-mail it to my students
-go to the other library and check out a book for DH
-go to therapy appointment (trying to get over my fear of driving! LOL)
-go to the post office
-take a nap
-study for my midterms next week!
-do some laundry
-change bedsheets

Jenny-Congrats!! Boy I better stay off this site,it is contagious around here!!

It is a good Friday here(no pun intended) and looking foward to the weekend. Got my PODA done and DH called and asked to go out to eat at a fish fry tonight so...no cooking for me!

DS asked to go to the high school pool(indoor of course) and swim tomorrow afternoon so we may do that before the surprise bday party in the evening for a friend of DH's.

Sunday DH is taking DS to the car show and DD and I will have the day to ourselves so I may take her to her 1st movie...Heffalump Movie.

Take care all and have a pleasant weekend.

Heidi

But, please, ladies, don't "pass it on" this way! My MIL gets so miffed when I tell her that I have no desire to become pregnant & if DD is the only child we ever have, it will be fine. Of course, if the Lord sees fit to allow us to adopt a little boy, I will be thrilled. I'd love to have one of each. My best friend is pregnant right now, with her second. She had Hodgkins and underwent chemo and radiation a little over two years ago, so this is truly an answer to prayers.

Well, DD is getting really testy. I shouldn't allow it to affect me, but it is really hard to concentrate on what I'm typing with her chattering madly at my ear.

I hope everyone has a wonderful evening. We'll probably go to the community pool at 7 (indoor) and play for a while.

Toodles!

Vonnie

Just kidding Congratulations to you and your DH Jenny, can't wait to see that little "boy"!

Well I should slink outta here right now, all I've done today was nap (love having grammie here to watch the kids) the house really isn't bad, it was near spotless for the party last night so I think I'm good till tomorrow. Trey asked me if it was a holiday? I said yep it's "mama needs a nap day"

Again congrats to Jenny and Becky, take it easy and enjoy!
See you guys tomorrow
Jamie Lea

Bumped into this by mistake, thanks to Jamie Lea's comment on the homepage - I was intrigued!!

so you want another Chance?? You're tougher than I thought Jenny! If DS had been my first he'd probably have been an only child!

Kerri.

So I am busy taking care of my crazy child and everyone is out getting pregnant?? LOL.. Big Big Congratulations to Becky and Jenny!! I am so excited for you guys!! I wish Dh and I weren't so tired then maybe I could convince him to start trying too I am so excited!!!!!!! Woohoo for you guys!!!!

Jamielea your post about Trey telling you he "loved you before they cut your body open and pulled me out" literally brought tears to my eyes!!! That is the sweetest thing ever. Give him big hugs from us and Savannah too

I tried to catch up quick and I hope everyone is doing good.
Congrats Anne on Eric's great ear for music. You sound so proud of him
I have to be quick since Alexa's naps have been no longer than 1/2 hour the past two days. I will get dressed today!!!
Heres a quick Poda and tada from the past two days and today:
~ran and unloaded dishwasher
~printed out some pictures of Alexa
~brought my nephew a hermit crab(I asked the Mommy first )
~cooked dinner the past 2 nights
~got my taxes done
~cleaned floors with my new bissel floor cleaner. I love that thing
~mailed bday card to my friend
~declutter for 15 minutes the past two days. Have you guys read the flylady website lately? She had an area with a scavenger hunt on things to find to declutter. I wasnt too sure at first but theres a list of things to find and I was able to throw away some stuff real quick
~~have to go to Babies r us today and get Alexa a big girl carseat and my sil shower gift
~Best buy to get a new Dvd player. Ours is like 7 years old.
~make chicken curry for dinner tonight
Thats about all. Hope everyone has a great weekend!! Congratulations again to Becky and Jenny!!!!!!!! Love Jackie

Jackie, just drink the water! It's contagious! LOL!

In real life, my SIL, 7 cousins, and the counselor at school are all expecting. Two are due this month, the rest in June. Oh, and the room mother from hell is due in June too (with her exboyfriends baby, but she is living with her ex-husband again. Not together, just living together).

Susannah.....where are you........

I'm going to do the things I didn't do yesterday. Desk, finances and bills. DH wants me to go to the dr. Monday so we can tell the kids and his parents, he was about ready to bust last night. The man cannot keep secrets. He does his Christmas shopping on Eve so he doesn't have to keep that a secret any longer than necessary. LOL! I don't want to see the dr. until we can pay off Chance. We have the money, it's just in the form of hay. Wonder if the drs. will barter? LOL!

And I'm going to be a slave driver and make the kids pick another bucket of pecans. hehehe! Ebay, there's a thought! LOL! Naw, I like to give shelled pecans away as gifts. I put a pound in everyone's stockings for Christmas. My stepfather ate his right away! LOL!

This is the 1st weekend in 4 weeks that I have not been gone all day long. Woo hoo! I did have to work a lot (new project -- better project), but didn't have to drive all over town morning to night.

I vote that Jenny send us all pecan pies!

TADAs:
finished an essay, plus did a bit of catch up on stuff not on the schedule -- yay!
made dinner despite extreme exhaustion
picked up LR (the toy half, anyway) and DR to run roomba
did a lot of paper declutter
cleaned up in kitchen

OK, not that much, but I got to sleep in and still worked several hours and played with kids, so I call it good!

Tomorrow:
Church (oh please oh please oh please)
Work (yes, I usually try to take Sundays off but I really want to be caught up by Holy Week)
Indian dinner
Declutter

Hmm, must be the Mike's Hard Cranberry Lemonade -- when I try to think about anything that might take effort, my mind just goes blank!

Susannah is really going to regret going missing after all this excitement . . hope all is well . . .

Have a fun night!

Shaun
"Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?!"

Good Morning!

Andrea- Indian food is my favorite as well! I love Curry.....yummy

Hi Guys!

We had a good time at the surprise party last night,she was truly shocked and even cried. Lots of music,dancing,and food. Got home way late and the kids were exhausted,it is after 8 am and everyone is still asleep!

PODA
read Sunday paper
make pancakes
DS and DH off to auto show
put away 1 load laundry
drop off DVDs at library
take DD to see Pooh movie
come home and walk with dog and DD
dinner
baths and showers all around
early to bed

Ds has 4th grade proficiencies this week and next and then Florida here we come!

We are driving down to see my Dad and stepmom. kids will undoubtedly swim all day in the pool while I alternate between swimming and sitting poolside reading and sunning.....can't wait.

Gonna go read the paper and have coffee before everyone awakens.

Have a wonderful day you all

Heidi

I wanna be in Florida and go swimming and get a tan! Heidi, have a great time!!

Andrea, yes, I did suspect when you said something the other day. But knew if I said anything that Aunt Flo would come immediatly. LOL! I did tell a real life friend last night, because we had talked about it a few days ago. I'm going to the Dr. tomorrow to make it official, then will at least tell my inlaws.

I can't wait to tell all my friends and DH's family. Scared to death to tell mine. Gram thought 2 was enough, and my dad and stepmother don't even like kids, and I know the first thing out of there mouth will be "how are you going to pay for it!?" They seem to think that they are the only ones that have any brains and that no one can take care of themselves, that they will have to do it for them. Stepmother even thinks this about her own sister, who is fixing to retire. She has threatened that if they don't move from Texas to Georgia to be close to them, they won't see a penny of help. Don't ask me why SM thinks this way, her sister and her husband do very well.

Anyway, we had a great time last night! The preshow was really cool, talked to Baxter Black for a little while, we got 2 different books (free) and he autographed them. My Chippendale dentist was there (nice to look at!), and a couple of others I knew. The New Mexico Rodeo Queen came up to me and said "didn't we have American Gov't together?", so I talked to her for a while, along with other members of the queen court (princess, Junior Queen, Little Miss Rodeo NM, who is 9!). The show was really great! We got back to inlaws at 11, visited, got the boy and came home. Jeff had to haul hay today, and the boy wanted to go too, so I'm CHILDLESS!!! Wow! Whatever will I do!?

Well, I have lots to do. And with no Chance here, I better get busy. Want to get some housework done, sheets changed, laundry going, and pick up, then work outside. It's beautiful and in the 60's, and I have at least 3 hours I figure. I ditched church, but promised I would read the Bible a little to make up for it.

Ya'll have a great day!

Good Afternoon!

well the best laid plans often go awry....and that holds true here at my house!

DH woke up with cramping and diarrhea so he is in bed all day. I took DS to the auto show and DD stayed home with DH. I am glad that I never told her about the movie or she would have been upset.

DH is still in bed and I am trying to keep him hydrated at least. He is the world's worst patient though...

Need to finish the rest of my PODA

Later....

Heidi

Jo, I have not made much of it, but it is no harder than Chinese or Thai - gotta find the right spices in the store though.

Heidi, I forgot to say, that vacation sounds great! Much jealousy here too! Enjoy it!

I really want to spend my LNT 20% off coupon too - in fact I have 2 sitting here! Hmmmmmmm. What do I need (want)? I used mine on my Dyson and saved 80.00 in August, even though I think they weren't supposed to use that on Dysons.

Bye -

Andrea

I got some of the tumbleweeding done. Horse pens, shed, and the north and east side of the old milking barn. Nearly told MIL, especially since she was very excited about a cousin that delivered last night. But held it in.

Busy day tomorrow, but I'll be here in the morning!

I tried starting a new thread and it didn't work. Hmmm...

Anyway, my plans today are:
Dr to confirm what I already know (so I can start telling people, like the kids!!)
news for paper
mail an invoice, figure checkbook, deposit hay money, give farm bank some money and talk to banker, then take it back out again, deposit it at the reg. bank, go to Wendy's (YUMMY!), Hobby Lobby (K and company albums on sale!), Booster Club meeting tonight at school. Then start blabbing to everyone about the new baby! LOL!

Have a great monday!