Flybabies March 7

way to go on the promotion!

Baby's sleeping so I'm going to make this quick maybe try to catch a little nap with her.

TADA
*Morning routine done
*weekly blessing done downstairs
*cleaned Family room carpet (may try to get the front Living room this afternoon)
*Homeschooled
*updated my calender (we've got a busy next few weeks, lots of field trips, dr's appointments, ect...)

PODA
*dinner
*read some with Trey
*15 min. in my zone
*15 min. de-cluttering

Gonna run try to get a quick nap, see you guys later.
Jamie Lea

Our mini vacation was rained out so we went up one day and came back home the next. DSs are now making pipecleaner people and getting along pretty well considering it is still raining HERE! Can't get away from it but much better to be in your own surroundings when bad weather is out!!!

TADA:
gave DSs free rain (sp) of craft drawer. Totally unlike me!
DH and I have pampered each other to no end.
Dinner in the works....steak, green bean casserole and deviled eggs.

PODA:
do nails.....fingers and toes
trim eyebrows
read to DSs, new library books

As you can see my first day of Spring Break involves NOTHING to do with house cleaning and EVERYTHING to do with taking it easy!!!! Tomorrow I will list a big PODA!!

Waves to everyone!

Andrea - DH is in love with the Dyson vacuum and wants one so bad. Truly the man gets all giddy when the commercial comes on. I think he just likes how the guys talks..... anyway, give me the low down on the Dyson!

Jana

HI all!

That's great Jenny - so excited for you! Let us know what the inlaws said and the kids!

Glad Susannah is ok - funny about the 4 year old!

Anne, lemon pound cake, oh my - I think I just gained 5 pounds! Yum.

Jamie Lea , hope you got your nap!

Shaun, that's fantastic about your promo! You must be a great employee!

Jana, I'm so glad you are enjoying your break so far! About the Dyson - we got it because we had just gotten our dog - a Corgi - you probably saw the Xmas photo, right? They shed terribly! We just got the basic one - 400.00 but I had the coupon so it was only 320.00. Well worth it! I am amazed at the really fine dust it gets from our area rugs. Plus the dog hair of course. The other reason we got it is DS's allergies - he suffers terribly from them so it was easy to spend the $ to help him feel better. Highly recommend them. I know Jackie has the purple "Barney" one - it is an upgrade and more $ - I think she likes it.

Worked today and will work tomorrow but I managed to make a good dinner - getting kids bathed, etc. now.

Andrea

Or maybe I should say Ice Day. We got an inch of freezing rain last night, and the forecast is for 8 inches of snow on top of it, so I am at home today! Yeah!

TADA
nothing yet, although we maintained yesterday
oops, beans in the crockpot

PODA
laundry
bring up a ham from downstairs
I think I will make lemon pound cake, Anne inspired me!
read play with the kids
walk DS through the SAT prep program on CD
work some on the business plan

Shaun, Congratulations on the promotion! Excellent.
How does the Roomba do with corners and next to the wall? It's round, right? can it get in there? And does it work on wood?
The Indian recipe sounds really yummy! Thanks!

OK, gotta get off the phone line in case anyone is trying to call for a wrecker...
Bye,
-Jo

Our roof is finally getting done...we have 2 serious leaks, and with the amount of rain we have been recieving, it has been a bit of a mess. But the roofers have been very backed up and the rain messes them up too! I made some cinnamon rolls for the workers. Yes, blantant suck up! Tomorrow is egg burritos! I want this roof to look good! I told the owner, and he said wooeee...guess I'll be the foreman for this job...
PoDa
wash sheets in kidlets rooms
repot hanging plant over fishtank...
escape house if the noise of scraping drives me batty.
Jo!! Enjoy your pound cake!! My Tada
is beans in crock also...ha ha...now I gotta turn it on...tee hee
Jenny-Thank you for the news on Susannah! Made me feel much better...actually can see our southern belle out on the veranda, sipping a mint julep, and enjoying the weather, with a lizard or two flying by!
Shaun-the baking thing is two fold...this darn kitchen aide is so fun to play with, and I got two books from the library...one is Home Cooking Magazine book, and the other, the history and recipes of the Pillsbury Bake Off! Very inspiring and great pictures! Enjoy cooking/baking.

AnneP.
A child enters your home and makes so much noise you can hardly stand it--then departs, leaving the house so quiet you think you'll go mad. -Dr. J.A. Holmes

Becky and Jenny! I'm thrilled for you! Excellent news! Well, now I can't stay away because I can see I'm going to have to keep up with you guys.

Congrats to Shaun on the promotion! I'm glad to hear all the good news.

All this talk of Dysons is making me drool. Something went kaput in my vacuum yesterday...probably a belt, but it has to be taken apart.

Just a fly-by posting to say, yes, I've been raking and weeding the front "yard" (a.k.a. wasteland) to prepare for spring plantings. All our attempts at seeding have been unsuccessful in the back, so I'm online checking out landscape suppliers in our area for some soil amendments before we seed there again. Red clay, begone!

I've been busy around the house too. Scrubbed the front porch siding and furniture and it looks much cleaner now. Armor-alled the plastic furniture, hoping that would help repel the dirt in the future. Also, cleaned the bugs out of the kitchen bay window wells. All that remains is to scrub the porch itself. Nasty stuff, that red clay.

I also steam cleaned my very dirty master bedroom carpet and have been working on a frugal menu for the next few weeks. Was I ever surprised to learn that Leanne had come up with a Frugal Menu Mailer! I'll have to check that out! I got mine off a penny-pincher website. I've been through almost all the Saving Dinner menus in one year, so I'll redo our favorites from that book from time to time.

Today is Catch Up On Laundry Day. We had a pipe come loose under the house and I couldn't wash until DH jury-rigged it. Lotsa washing to do now. And folding and putting away, since we're having the kids' friends over tomorrow, after the Annual Tri-County Christian Home Educators' Spelling Bee. I guess I should come up with something to feed them, too, since they'll be here over lunchtime while their mom goes to a doctor's appointment.

Speaking of moms, mine is doing relatively well after her outpatient surgery. She overdid a bit, but is taking it easier this week. I sure hope this solves her health problem.

Now I'd better get back to work and relinquish the computer to 4yo! LOL! I might post a journal entry first.

Love,

Susannah

Cleaned out my closet. Went to hang up clothes and got WAAYYY sidetracked but in a good way! Got rid of a bag of clothes.
Cleaned out kids closet and drawers.
Gave myself a facial and stripped all fingernail polish from toes and fingernails.
Letting boys have free reign of craft drawer again!! They are loving it!
Laundry - 2 loads done so far
All bags unpacked from rainout adventrue!

Great to see you Susannah!

Jana

I need to adjust my PODA a bit and make an announcement...

I took a nap!

I know it may seem like nothing, but I do not nap and I've always wished I could. My college roommate did 30 minute power naps and DH does the same. I have always avoided naps because I end up sleeping for four hours and wake up in a really nasty mood feeling naseous. But today I was reading and accidentaly fell asleep. I managed to wake myself back up about 40 minutes later and I feel awesome!

TADA
dishes
laundry all done!!!
ham and acorn squash in the oven, beans bubbling merrily, will steam some broccoli and open a can of pineapple chunks to go with- a nice, bright meal on a dreary day!
finished my book

PODA
lemon pound cake
work on business plan
play cards with DD

DS went to grandma's and is not interested in looking at SAT CD, but that's fine, plenty of time for that.

They say we'll get 8 inches more of snow overnight, so I'm hoping for another day tomorrow!

Bye guys,
-Jo

Hope everyone is doing good. We have had a busy two days. I worked yesterday so that always throws me off. We actually went out to breakfast today at IHOP and then to the mall before DH went to work and the big snow hit. We are actually becoming "normal" again. LOL Just when things are getting easier I want another. Whats up with that????????

Alexa is watching a Wiggles tape so I have to be quick- if i have to hear Fruit salad anymore I may go nuts but it does keep her busy for a few minutes or so. Bad Mommy....

Jana, we just got finished using "Barney" I love him!! I think the only difference is the pet hair attachment which I do use but no big deal if you dont get it. We love love our vacuum. One of my best investments. Dh got it for my anniversary (romantic huh??) and it still works like the first time I turned it on. It is so scary how much dirt and cat hair we have in this house!!!

Good to see you Susannah and I am glad everything is going well. Enjoy the nice weather! We went walking yesterday when it was 60 degrees here and now it is sleeting, snowing and supposed to be 0 degrees tonight! Uggghhhhhhhhhhhh..........

Jenny, I love all the maternity stuff too!! Old Navy is my favorite. And I just have to have the "undiaper" bag from babystyle.com. I just have to justify to DH why I would spend $58 on ANOTHER diaper bag. Its like pocketbooks, I am obsessed!!!!
Big wave to everyone else!!!!
Quick poda and tada (barely)
~went out to breakfast
~1 load of laundry folded one in the dryer
~did kelly's mission of wiping down all the kitchen counters
~swish and swipe bathrooms
~exercised. I actually wasted some more $ on exercise stuff. I bought Yourself Fitness for Playstation2. I figured Dh buys games all the time so I picked it us this am. Its pretty cool because you have a virtual trainer "Maya" and she sets up workouts for you in time intervals you cna do. Since I have like no time I did the 15 minute one and it felt great. Lets see if I stick with it. I always did the Firm for years but I do not have 55minutes or even 35 minutes 3 times a week right now. Sorry so off topic and long but I am excited..
Have a great day Love Jackie

my question is how often do you have to empty it out and are there any filters or what not to deal with?

Jana

my question is how often do you have to empty it out and are there any filters or what not to deal with?

Jana

And thank you for the congratulations! I think you should send your red clay to Jenny; she misses it and doesn't like the NM dust.

Shaun, I am going to steal your Roomba. Do you ever have to use a regular vacuum too, or is it a complete substitute?

Jana- congratulations on finishing the taxes!

Jo- glad you got a day at home and a nap.

Glad your DH feels better, Heidi.

Anne, isn't the Kitchen Aid great? I might get mine out over the weekend. Maybe make some sourdough bread.

So Jenny, it's okay to get maternity clothes early-ish? It wouldn't make me a big dork? I feel so silly because it's my first, so maybe I'm overexcited or something. The one you linked to wouldn't flatter me, but JC Penney has two nice things I'd like.

Good luck to DS13, Susan. What is he playing?

Jackie, let us know how you like the Fitness Playstation thing. I had no idea they could do that.

Hi Andrea!

TADA:
-took second mid-term exam of the week at school (ugh)
-made OB appointment
-took a nap!

I still need to do a load of laundry after dinner if I don't want to go to school nekkid tomorrow.

Glad you survived the storm, Jenny!

Actually Shaun, it's not quite that cute-- these are summer clothes. Can't wear them for months, even here, nor do I want to; I need to hide this pregnancy until there is an official leave policy for the graduate school (supposed to come through in a month or two). It happens that there are some fantasy clothes I've had in my head for a couple of years that I just know would be good for me, and have never found in real life nor had the patience to learn to sew. I looked at the JC Penney maternity site and, lo and behold, there were maternity versions of ALL of them-- so that's where they'd been hiding.

Hi everybody -

The dress is cute Jenny - I am actually going to Old Navy today for a couple kid things.

Becky, why do you feel you need to hide it? That is a bummer/

Jana - our Dyson is the basic yellow one - not sure of the #. There is also red, green, and Jackie's purple - I think they have more attachments. They are bagless and you just dump the canister in the garbage when it's full or almost full. I never let it fill up it is so gross to look at. I think there is a filter, not sure, have to read my directions.

Shaun, that dinner sounds great.

Well, I am off shopping BY MYSELF after I do a Zone.

Bye!

Andrea

Good Afternoon!

TADA
morning routine
dw rotation
kids off to school
back to mechanic to reconnect windshield washer hose
home to pick up forms to fax
faxed forms at Kinko's
picked Dd up
lunch
read paper

PODA
sort mail
take trash to curb
dinner
homework
baths and showers for all

Jamielea-DS wants a dunking tank in June for his 1/2 birthday. The first option sounds like the best one,have fun with it.

Jenny- too bad that wind storm didn't get rid of the rest of the tumbleweeds you are working on. Did more get in your yard now? Hope not.

Maternity clothes,huh? Motherwear always had some nice things when I was pregnant,maybe check it out.

Well better run.....

Heidi

There isn't one up there over 22, but they were all thanking me..with thank you ma'ams for the cinnamon rolls. Just want to squeeze them and feed them some more...I am a true mom now...lol
We were gone all morning as I had enough of the stomping on the roof. But I am just exhausted now...silly spring cold.
Tada
girls to playzone, and then library for program
out to eat at JR Rockers...it at the enlisted club on base..very yummy!
Kmart to push buttons on the toys,and look at plants(didn't buy 1)
home now for some chai, and a quick 15minute power nap. ya right with the elephants on my roof and smell of tar permeating my house.
AnneP.
A child enters your home and makes so much noise you can hardly stand it--then departs, leaving the house so quiet you think you'll go mad. -Dr. J.A. Holmes

Wind chills below zero-what's up with that? I am only 10 miles from the Quebec border but geez... I am soooooo ready for spring! Come on ladies, send some warm, green, growing thoughts my way! Besides, I'm out of syrup, and these temps are not going to cut it!

TADA
dinner: Chineese take-out
dishes unloaded
load of laundry in
read paper

PODA
load dirty dishes
transfer clean, wet laundry to dryer
early to bed

DD was so funny today. I talked to her yesterday about homeschooling, at the shop, and today she said, "I don't want to go to school anymore, I want to shopschool tomorrow." Shopschool? OK, that's what I'm calling it from now on...

Becky, I still wear some of my maternity clothes. They are comfy, and I say, ride the wave, go for it, enjoy!

Anne, I know just what you mean about mothering the work crew. Guilty! I just can't stop myself from cooking for all of them. In a couple of weeks I'll have another huge crew to nurture as they erect the shop. Cool.

Jackie, my kids are sushi fanatics, even DD4! DH hates it though, so we always go when we are shopping in the big city without him. It's a fun ritual.

Jamielea, go for the one with the pinata and snow-cone machine. You can never have too many forms of entertainment at a kid's b-day party!

Jenny, what a pain in the putookus! I hate waste of time DR. appointments. Phooey. They could have sent you all the paperwork to your home, and saved you a trip. And I'm sure they'll charge you for an office visit anyway. Grrr....

Hey, Heidi, do you guys do half birthdays too? DS14 and I do because we are in July and I always hated being overlooked as a kid because I never celebrated at school. I have brought in cupcakes for *my* half birthday to school the last three years. It was really fun!

Have a great night all!
peace,

-Jo

Andrea, it's not that big of a deal-- I just don't want to tell anyone in my department I'm preggers until after they have given out next year's TA-ships and have finished making their official leave policy, so that I am negotiating leave from a position of strength. There is a way to work it so that I would essentially be home for all but four hours a week. It's okay though, because when they give out the TA-ships will be roughly the end of the first trimester, which will be when I'm more comfortable telling more people anyway.

Jamie, that's great that your neighbor was looking out for you!

Heidi and Jo, I'm an August baby and my mom gave me a half-birthday/ Valentine party when I was five or six. It confused the heck out of the guests, so some of them brought presents when they weren't really supposed to, but it was fun for me to spend time with friends at a different time of year when everyone was not out of town for once.

Sorry about the paint job, Jenny. Your appointment sounds even lesser than mine was! At least I got to pee in a cup.

Anne, what kind of food is at JR Rocker's?

Jackie, have fun with your DH at home!

TADA:
-went to work, came home and took a nap!

Still need to do another load of laundry. I wish I could do the Flylady morning routine thing where you throw in a load before breakfast, put it in the dryer after breakfast, and then bring it up at the end of the morning routine. I used to do that some mornings; but I have to get to school earlier in the mornings this semester, it seems, and the laundry room in our apartment building doesn't open until 7:30 a.m.

On the maternity clothes thing: dilemma solved for now-- a friend of my mom's specifically wants to make me some, so I will have her copy the dress and top I want (it will be a nicer fabric anyway, and by the time she's finished with them I will be more likely to need them) and buy the pants because they are cheap and on clearance.

I like the changes. They're pretty.

I've gotta figure out how to type while Emma crawls over me repeatedly. It's like I'm a carnival ride, or something. Climb up one side, climb down the other, run behind the chair and do it all over again...

Jenny, bummer about the paperwork visit. Man, I hope they didn't charge you! The tumbleweed ride sounded exciting. No wonder the kids loved it.

Becky, just hearing about you gearing up for baby clothes makes me smile. I'm so excited for you!

Jo, I'm sending GA weather your way; here, let me stick my head out the window and blow as hard as I can towards the TN border! Maybe if I got a lot of people together... Actually, it was cold here yesterday...but not THAT cold. I have a feeling by Easter I'll be digging around in the closets for our summer clothes.

Shaun, your cooking sounds lovely. Wish I could learn from you. I can just barely follow a recipe; that's it. The ability to "whip something up" did not come in my genetic package.

That said, I baked some killer oatmeal cookies yesterday. Check it out; it's at allrecipes.com and it's called Grandma's Oatmeal Cookies. Yum! Love that Kitchen Aid. We're having them for breakfast, actually. My little boys won't touch my oatmeal with brown sugar, butter and raisins, but they'll eat the exact same thing in cookie form. Go figure. And I'm all out of breakfast cereal and bagels so it's really all I have that they'll eat.

The Spelling Bee was lots of fun yesterday and my kids surprised me. Even my preschooler boys participated and they knew almost all their colors and letters! I was surprised. The girls spelled much better than I expected, considering I haven't focused on spelling in a while. It was a "kinder, gentler" spelling bee in that mistakes were not trumpeted and winners were not announced until the end. We left early, however.

Then our three little friends came to stay while their mom went to the doctor, so I had a house full for a while. But they are good kids. We had lunch, baked the cookies, watched a couple of videos, and then they studied their AWANA. When their mom came back, she took my big girls with them to AWANA. I put the little ones to bed early (heaven!--J.D. was a bit of a pill all day) and went to pick up the girls at her house later that night. I went to bed at 10:30 last night, right after reading a chapter of LOTR: Two Towers to Anna Kate (Olivia conked out). That's early for me!

Things are heating up at DH's job and he has to produce two major reports by Monday. These are usually done by committee and just one can take months to compile. I'm not sure how he's going to pull it off. And I'm not sure what we'll be doing next year, or whether he'll still be employed. Sigh. The sad thing is, this weekend is Elias's fifth birthday and 1) DH is working, and 2) things are tight again. Drat! I really wanted to do his fifth birthday up big. Looks like a fishing trip is out of the question this weekend. Maybe they can at least go to the pond. I know my mom could come over Sunday for a birthday meal, cake, and a couple of presents.

Or, once DH finshes, he could take Monday off and maybe we can go to the zoo, or something.

Well, love y'all bunches! Off to start the day.

Love,

Susannah

The reviews make it great! Real folks cooking!
I am in quick, as I am getting out of the house for the day...tar smell and thumping driving me nutso! Taking my Chaos friend's mom in law to mountains, for picnic lunch and show her around(visiting from Seatle). My chaos bestest friend is 10 years younger and her MIL is 10 years older...pretty funny! I really like this lady...we hit it off, so will enjoy the day. I hid a couple Biscotti's and am gonna take her for some coffee and pull these out. Thought she would enjoy a little Seatle finery(coffee wise!!) here in the southwest!
no poda no tada

AnneP.
A child enters your home and makes so much noise you can hardly stand it--then departs, leaving the house so quiet you think you'll go mad. -Dr. J.A. Holmes

Anne, enjoy the mountains? Are you headed off to Cloudcroft? This summer we may have to meet there!

Jamie Lea, Chance would have been doing the rebel yell, if he hadn't of fallen asleep! He does it whenever we go up a hill (there are 3 of them in Portales and Clovis. LOL!). Glad the police got the strangers in the yard! After all that's going on in P-ville the past week, even we are locking our doors at night (even though they caught the guys). If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out our paper at www.pntonline.com

Susannah, we seldom have big birthdays. We mainly just have a theme. Like, one year Ch'ree got a Scooby-Do cake, Scooby stuffed animal, and took her to the Scooby movie. The inlaws come over, and we have a cook out. I think Pizza Hut has a deal with cake, balloons, personal pan pizzas and drinks for 10 kids for $35.

Speaking of Pizza Slut, I'm meeting a friend for lunch there today. Also need to run a couple errands for DH for Lions club, and I have a sudden desire to sew some quilt tops, but I don't have enough whites, so going to Walmart. Also need to fill my prenatel vitamins (they are chewables. I can't handle those horse pills).

I think I figured out how to tell my dad. I'm going to let Shelby tell him! Surely he can't be mean to his granddaughter, and then the initial shock will have worn off a little when I get the phone! LOL!

I got the tumbleweeds done by the scale house yesterday. I think I'm going to start on the rent house next, or just east of my house. Maybe not today, though. Its too hard to do AND watch Chance. With the temps hitting 70, I sure hate a snake to sneak out and get him!

Need to do my news for the paper, then I better get dressed.

I bet Anne, sounds like fun though!

Shaun, bummer about the sitter. We had brussels sprouts too, roasted with carrots and greens beans along with baked sweet potatoes and pork loin. Didn't realize you ate fish.

Jenny, scary story. Yikes!

Susan, how did your centerpiece turn out?

Home tomorrow yay! I will do taxes, scrap, and a few chores.

Andrea

Sick of winter
Sick of winter
Sick of winter

....and we have 8-12 MORE inches of snow in the forcast for tomorrow night/Saturday. Sigh. Come on southern gals, all of you together, blow north!

TADA
dishes
dinner: grilled chick breast with carmelized onions and gorgonzola, zuchinni, baked beans
went to the school budget informational meeting and complained that they charge parents of players and students to attend school basketball games
tried to coordinate weekend schedule with DS14 but he was speaking German and I was speaking Japanese, or at least it seemed that way

PODA
uh, I really should be in bed but I have insomnia again

It will be a busy weekend and I'm already stressing out about getting behind with the house. I need the shoemaker's elves to tackle my laundry! Oh well, no one will die if it doesn't get folded and put away, right?

Love,
-Jo

Aaaaaah....the end of a very long week. Today is payday, and DH has his day off(he works 9 hours a day, to get everyother Monday off). So have to do something!
Tada
Showered and shaved my legs...summer is getting closer! (boys wore shorts today)
PoDa
Laundry-clear out for weekend.
fun school with girls, writing those letters is a bit tougher than knowing them
steam clean my new carpet piece, had a visitor spill a full cup of chai on it...yeck
Jamie! Hope Tony's birthday is great. Nineteen, that is a big boy!
Jo! You just come on down for the weekend. Leave that ol' snow there!
Susan? I must have missed the episode of your mirror falling?
JennyE! What is goin' on up in your parts...some crazy folks heh? I won't cast any stones though, cause we got ours here to...hate to see stuff like that happen in our little towns. Can't wait to hear how your Dad handles Shelby's news...lol Your birthdays are like ours too...if it is a good payday...we get a cake from baskin and robbins, but after my pumpkin rolls, I think I could make one! Gonna give it a try once it gets warmer...like next week ha ha...

I got every window in the house open...it is officially spring here! Saw crocus yesterday in the mountains, poking thru the snow! Incrediable

AnneP.
A child enters your home and makes so much noise you can hardly stand it--then departs, leaving the house so quiet you think you'll go mad. -Dr. J.A. Holmes

Friday, and now I'm getting sick! DH was all achy and stuffed up yesterday, came in early about 5 for the night. Go away! I managed not to get sick the last time they came thru, maybe it'll do the same this time.

Anne, we will meet this summer! We have a family reunion in Mayhill, we can meet in Cloudcroft!

Jamie Lea, do you remember that episode of Friends when they were reading a book about stealing ones wind or something like that. That book you are reading reminded me of that! LOL!

Mmmmm, KFC sounds GOOOOOD!

Susan, now I KNOW your house looks like the pages of Southern Living!!

Yes, P-ville seems to be a bit dangerous the past week or so. My inlaws knew the old couple that was murdered, will be going to the funeral today.

Andrea, yay on the table! Too bad the floor isn't in yet.
I have much to do today. Laundry is number one on the list. DH announced he doesn't have time to help me burn the garden, so I'm just going to chop down all the weeds and throw them over the fence, then till in the rest. AFter I get FIL to fix the tiller if I can't. I know DH is busy and worried, so I don't want to bother him with it.

Bought some light and white fabric yesterday, need to wash those and see what quilts I want to make next. Ya'll have a great day!

That sounds great Susannah - I may try that this week. 5 hours, really??! Wow.

Hope you don't get sick Jenny! My DH has a head cold now too so I have been sleeping in the guest bedroom.

Sorry about the root canal Jamie Lea - but I do like your attitude!

OK, I'm really procrastinating now. Everything is done (except shopping) I,m showered dres sed, exercised, etc. and I still haven't started the taxes! Think I'll go make a cup of tea and then get started. It will feel good to get them done, though I am guessing we owe $$$$$$.

Andrea

Good Afternoon!

TADA
morning routine
dw rotation
DS and DH off to school/work
DD and I went to bank,Aldi's and BJ's
home for lunch and down time
read mail
couple calls

PODA
dinner
read with DS
baths and showers

Crocus out already,Anne?? would love to be able to see that here,but soooooo much snow,nothing to pop through yet!

Jana-looking foward to all the details of your Spring Break! Sounds like you are enjoying it.

Becky- how nice to have a private seamstress!!LOL Glad you are getting the outfits you wanted.

Andrea- bummer on owing taxes,no secret deductions that would cancel that out???

Well,friend was supposed to stop over for lunch/playdate today but her kid was feeling sick. Glad she didn't come here and expose us to it at least.

Must call Mom and remind her she is babysitting tomorrow night.....

Heidi

I'm having a lazy day here too. I made some iced tea for DH and watched some Monty Python DVDs. Oh, and I put a chicken carcass in the crockpot to make broth for chicken and dumplings tonight. And went grocery shopping. Maybe it wasn't such a lazy day after all! Still need to wash some dishes though.

TADA
dinner: fishsticks, rosemary garlic roast potatoes, mixed veggies
dishes
laundry

PODA
read paper
laundry
bed

The kids are just plum crazy today. All of them. Yikes. Calgon, take me away...

Actually, that sounds really good, maybe I'll take a bath! Add that to my PODA. Drink a big glass of water, I forgot to drink today, and then take a bath, exfoliate, and use my yummy lime coconut lotion, a little treat.

Vonnie, Shaun, I hope things become more peaceful for you soon.

Anne-crocuses!? Not Fair! Those are a good 6 weeks off for us unless a miracle occurs.

Susannah, I've made that chicken and it is excellent! Really, really good. Maybe I'll make that Sunday.

Jenny, I hope you don't get sick, I'm sending healthy vibes your way...

Goodnight ladies!
-Jo

Leaves blowing everywhere, but I did manage to get a few piles raked up. Hope to be done with the front yard by month's end. PODA pretty much TA DA'd, except not much on the housecleaning front.

Vonnie! Howdy! Maybe things will settle down soon and we'll hear more from you.

Bad stuff going down in Atlanta.

That recipe is really good. Here are the spice rub proportions:

Recipe By :Lynn Nelson- FA mailing list/Busy Cooks website
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:15
Categories : Chicken

4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 large roasting chicken -- as big as possible
1 cup onion -- chopped

You just have to remember to prep it the night before. Mmmm good! Kinda reminds me of Leanne's garlic lime chicken with the spices.

DH is bummed because Chad Reed beat Carmichael at SX tonight. He's pretty caught up in this stuff!

So, anyhow, I hope to sneak out and yard sale for a short time in the morning. Then DH wants to go out and hunt a birthday present for soon-to-be five-year-old. Personally, I think a pack of Play-Doh would be sufficient to thrill him and it's about all our budget can manage. I will be devoting my time to cleaning house and yet more raking/rock & weed removal tomorrow. Here's hoping for warmer weather for my northern friends. It's chilly here, but nice wind for flying kites. Maybe I can drag ours out tomorrow.

Well, DH is done gone nuts about an Alison Krauss and US song (actually, Dan Tyminski on lead vocal) and it's about all he's been playing tonight! Major breakthrough in genres, that. This is sometime Eminem/metal listener we're talking about. Me, I'm a folkie.

Love y'all!

Susannah

Out of money, problems with auto insurance, and what was intended to be a chocolate dinosaur birthday "cake" is a pile of crumbs on the kitchen counter. It's 11 p.m. and I have no cake for my little boy tomorrow. Also, I've got laundry piled up waiting to be folded and ironed, and no time to do it.

So, anyways, I searched allrecipes and found a yellow cake recipe I can (I hope) bake as a 9x13 tonight. I used up all my baker's chocolate. Canned frosting's cheap, I'll pick one up tomorrow. (Slap out of powdered sugar after this disaster). My mom's coming over after church, so that should perk me up. I've got all the stuff for the beef stew, anyway.

Off to the galley again. I'll probably be up half the night.

Love y'all,

Susannah

Bye-bye, quadruple post!

good Morning!

DH is out plowing the driveway as the snow flies,this is the snowiest winter ever.

PODA
morning routine
dw rotation
put away laundry
Walmart run
play out in snow with kids
get early dinner ready for kids and my mom
leave here for benefit Gala by 5:30pm

A friend made DD a snowman kit last year(box containing pipe,hat,scarf,etc)and we need to put it to use! Today may just be that day.

Hi Susannah! Hope you were able to yard sale today. Anything good?

Andrea-you could probably substitute shrimp for the scallops and it would be a little less expensive. Sounds good,though.

Hi All

DH is back inside so better make more hot coffee......

Heidi

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day where you are. It is a gorgeous, sunny morning here. I think we're due for rain this evening, though. I am actually sitting here, ready for church. DH is in the shower & when he gets out, I'll finish DD's hair (hers does better when it dries by itself for a bit). I also need to make up our bed.

PODA:

* Sunday School & church
* Take FIL to lunch b/c MIL is serving at the Widow's Luncheon
* Finish laundry
* Go to grocery store
* Work on office work (I have a deadline for tomorrow that I am not going to meet. Power is out at my office for workers & the server was powered down, so I can't connect from home nor can I work there.)
* Organize my calendar for the week
* Choir practice at 4:30
* Pick out clothes for the week & press if needed

Well, I'd better get moving. Need to go make up bed so I can do DD's hair. "See" you all later!

Vonnie

OH that dinner sounds good Jo! Not sure what we are having.

Shaun, I have done that exact same thing with my kids. It shows how tired we are I think! Maybe you can have your martini tonite.

Hi Vonnie, darn the power is out at work! You will probably have to make up for it later though!

I'm going to try to do some scrapping now.

Andrea

Hope he had a great day.

Busy day with church, lunch, dropped DS13 at the hotel for the united nations re-enactment.

Flower arrangement is ready, will be picking it up tomorrow. I may try and figure how to post pictures and let you all see my new dining room and last years kitchen project.

Not much flying on Sundays. Have to go and do my bible study lesson for tonites small group.

take care,
Susan

AnneP.
A child enters your home and makes so much noise you can hardly stand it--then departs, leaving the house so quiet you think you'll go mad. -Dr. J.A. Holmes