Flybababies January 2nd, 2006

Woke up with a stiff back today

PODA
call for an eye appointment for me
Walmart run
finish homework
Daughter and mom day but DD is still in bed, stayed out late with boyfriend!

Maybe I will just sit here with the laptop and surf cause I don't wanna move!

Hope you feel better quickly, Marlene.

PODA:
* Weekly home blessing
* DeChristmas my office
* Clean out car
* Take a look in the yard and see what needs to be done.

Attributed to Einstein, insanity is trying the same thing expecting different results.

I'm trying some new things today with schedules, lists of tasks, and assigning certain tasks for each day. Wish me luck. Blues Gal in KC.

Yesterday was quite a day with all the sand. The house is so dirty now. My beige carpet by the front door is completely brown, except for the footprints left behind. Ugh. I'm working on getting back into the weekly blessing routine. All trash is dumped from all rooms, a load of laundry is going (should I do more? Or save it for tomorrow so I can get into the habit of one load a day?), distiller running.

After I posted yesterday we were met by another surprise: No water. again. But the sand storm was so horrible we couldn't even go out to the well house to look and see what was wrong. We don't know what was wrong, but by dark, it was working again on it's own. A loose connection is our guess. But I have it now and am taking advantage just in case. LOL!

I'm going to run the vacuum and try to dust (though what's the point, the wind will just blow again tomorrow. In fact, it's blowing again now, though we aren't in any advisories). Most of all, trying to get back on the flylady wagon!! New year, time to start over!

Hi all -

Wow Jenny - you have been through a lot in the last month! Is DH serious about starting new?

Thanks for the quote Bluesgal! I have heard that one before - a good one!

Hi Marlene and Lois!

Well, I shopped and shoppped today - got a lot done but am exhausted. Went to Target for the first time in months. Love that store. Dentist appt. in the am and then work. I guess I'm ready to go back!

Andrea

I emptied the DW and reloaded BEFORE coming to work!

Hello! That is a big step for me! Not sure I can keep it up or not!

Jana

Had a sick kid last night. Well, two of them. One (dd8) was throwing up all night, Chance was achy. Sent the other girl to school this morning, she said she felt fine so far.

My day will be spent doing laundry, laundry, and more laundry, and hopefully cleaning the girls room (especially shampooing the spot on the floor where she threw up).

Ain't it great to be me today! At least we have water. It went out again yesterday and DH figured out when he got home at dusk that it was the electric company's wires that weren't connecting right. Wind supposed to BLOW more today. great.

Jenny:)

Hey everyone I'm new to this site. I am reading a book about Moms who all met via a site like this and thought I'd try this out. I have 2 kids. My daughter is almost 3 and my son is 1. I work part time but primarily am a stay at home mom and love it! I don't know all the lingo. What is DH and DD? My daughter is calling so I got to go. I just wanted to say a quick hi!

Jenny:)

Hey everyone I'm new to this site. I am reading a book about Moms who all met via a site like this and thought I'd try this out. I have 2 kids. My daughter is almost 3 and my son is 1. I work part time but primarily am a stay at home mom and love it! I don't know all the lingo. What is DH and DD? My daughter is calling so I got to go. I just wanted to say a quick hi!

Jenny:)Sorry Like I said I'm new and accidentally posted mt comment twice.

You are absolutely going to love it here!

DD=dear daughter
DH=dear husband
DS=dear son

...and so on. Many of the other acronyms come from the Flylady system--you'll catch on.

I'm the odd one here...never married, no kids (except for the borrowed kind)...just love anything related to the home, and also love my imaginary friends here.

Oh, here's news...been at war with mice for the past two weeks. I think I've gotten a bit of a lull between battles--I needed it! Yes, I'm getting a Kitty!

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

Hi all-

Well, found out I need a crown today - to the tune of $500.00 - ouch. That is after insurance!

Welcome new Jenny! Join us often - it is fun - I've been here for almost 7 years! It is the one website I have stuck with since we got computer in our home.

Marlene - how is your DD doing? Is she a senior?

Is your water still on Jenny? What a pain in the rear end! Can't imagine it.

Well, I'm off. Trying to book a Disney trip for May I think. Any suggestions or advice welcomed!

Andrea

Hi guys- Happy New Year!! Its been a fun yet crazy two weeks. Today I took down the tree and deChristmased the house and I have to say I feel back to normal finally. Now to let Alexa know we are back to our old naptime and bedtime!!
Jenny, it really has been quite a month for you! I hope things settle down a bit for you soon. I hope the kiddos are feeling better soon. Hang in there!
Marlene, I hope your back is feeling better. Laying in bed with a laptop sounds great to me!
Andrea- I love love love Target! It is our place to go especially since its been so cold and yucky so we cant go out. I just pack her up and off to Target to spend some money! I actually have been making a conscious (sp?) effort NOT to go this week. especially since I ordered a new printer from Amazon and Dh doesn't know yet
Big waves and Hi to everyone.
We have actually been doing pretty well over here flying-wise.
Poda and tada:
~I have cleaned everything with my new favorite gadget- my Mom got me a Scumbuster by Balck and decker. I am such a junkie when it comes to cleaning gadgets but this thing got my shower the cleanest I have ever seen it! I have been cleaning everything. Lets just hope the excitement lasts!
~Made menus for the past 2 weeks and have actually stuck to them. I can actually say I ahve cooked most nights which is a first probably since Lexie was born
~Dr appointment tomorrow- YUCK. I am bringing Dh this time since its the stupid high risk idiot and last time they were telling me all sorts of crazy things and it all turned out to be nothing. This is a followeup so cross your fingers they say everything is fine. Sometimes I wish it was the old days with no technology so these doctors wouldnt overanalyze everything but then again I guess its for the best
OK gonna go to bed I am beat! Love Jackie

but the nurse today had me worried to death. I had to go for my pre-employment checkup, plus a drug screening. Well she was saying that "gee you take a lot of meds, its going to show up in your urine and the doctor is going to have to call you and talk to you about it". Ok, everything I take is prescribed, and I suffer from depression and I have neuralgia in my left arm from having shingles 7 years ago. But it kinda pissed me off, I am not a drug addict. I hold a full time job and go to school full time maintaining a 4.0, I don't think a drug addict could do that........I sure hope they don't hold that against me, or I will be unemployed. Then again isn't that discrimination? Anyone have any advice? A prayer?

Well, DD6 is back in school and I am back at work on both church stuff and writing stuff. Yuck! I wanna go back on vacation!

Hope all goes well for you at the Dr's, Jackie. I went to Target today myself. I think I've mentioned that "my" Target was the first-ever Target, tho now they have bulldozed it and replaced it with a SuperTarget, which I am liking more than I thought I would. Still, awfully huge. I think Target has great picture frames, and a lot of their store brands are pretty good.

Welcome new Jenny! I have been here about as long as Andrea, although every once in a while I kind of fall off the face of the earth!

Speaking of which, I need to get my latest work printed and ready for shipping, load the DW, and get to bed.

Have a good night!

Welcome, Jenny (who is different than Jennye).

The ladies here are swell and very supportive. You will love it here.

Have any of us ever met in real life? (I met Bronwyn, whom I haven't seen post here in a long time.)

If you're concerned about your non-discrimination rights, a helpful website might be http://www.advocacyforpatients.org.

I'm going to be taking a break from TNH until about the 10th to finish this freaking Ph.D. application.

Morning Ladies -
Up early trying to wake up before work. I have to leave in 53 minutes! I want my vacation back too!

Good luck with the app Becky.

Lois - I think Julie and Lenora have met. Becky met Honey and Kerri at least once. I know JEnny E. and Jamie Lea chat on the phone! Not sure who else.

Marlene - good luck. Seems like you should be fine - you may need your Dr. to back up the prescriptions.

I remember you saying that about Target Shaun. We don't have a Supercenter near us. My closest Target is 25 minutes away. My closest Wal-Mart IS a Supercenter which I like quite a bit and is 5 minutes away. The prices are definitely better than Target, but can't compete with Target in the style department. Have you seen the website - Slave to Target - fun!

Jackie - you have been doing great - congrats on the cooking! Feels good doesn't it. Good luck with the appt. - maybe you can reward yourself with a trip to Target.

Boy that news is bad out of West Virginia, just hearing that on the TV.

Today will be a maintenance day -
dw
laundry
cook dinner
Cub Scouts with DS9

Must run and shower -
Have a great day ladies -
Andrea

Welcome new Jenny!

Yes we still have water!! Did laundry all day long while we had it. Ya never know when it's going to go out again.

And no, DH isn't serious about "starting over from scratch". Darn. I would love it if we could build a new house, just the way we want it and all. Well, someday we will.

My TADA from yesterday goes like this:
Laundry
some paperwork (got all balances together to do our Farm and Home Plan to renew our operating loan)
more laundry
placed an ad in the paper for DH's old truck
played a little Harry Potter on PS2
more laundry
made pizza dough (and eventually, Pizza)
cleaned the kitchen!

Not sure what's going to go on today, except more laundry (not quite caught up yet, but getting close!!). My list day so I can run to town tomorrow. And we will see what else.

Ugh, these cloudy days sure have me in the doldrums. My timer may be the only thing saving us from complete chaos -- I make myself unload the DW and fold laundry in tiny increments, because it just sounds too wimpy to say, no, I can't even do it for 5 minutes!

Your post snuck in on me Marlene -- try not to worry too much about the drug test. We had to do a "pee screen" for life insurance recently. Not fun, but even though we take various meds (including for depression) it was fine. If they discriminated against everyone taking meds who would they hire!

Good luck with your app., Becky. Are you planning to stay at the same school? Do you have to make a diss. proposal as part of the app.?

DD2 is in a total funk along with the rest of us, so I am probably doing the worst thing and letting her watch Blue's Clues again. (Well, I watched a little Martha today, which is very unusual for me. I never watch TV during the day.)

Not sure what I want to accomplish today, but I guess I'd better start thinking about it. Mostly I want a nap, but that ain't gonna happen!

DH is home all week, driving me a bit batty but it's been fun. Played Life and took a walk yesterday. Today we've got football practice, tomorrow's an ALL DAY appointment with Time Warner cable, and Friday we have several errands to run.

Hope all of you who are sick are feeling better soon, romper room hello's to everyone and Welcom to the new Jenny.

An all-day appointment with T-W? What is that about? We switched from T-W to to Frontier (our local phone company) recently.

Had Scouts tonite -went well - I am beat though.

Andrea

Thanks for all the links (I am bookmarking them just in case)....today the wife of my current employer told me that yes they can tell me I can't take medicine while I work which I think she is full of crap (they don't want me to go duh..). So far I haven't heard anything, and I truly feel that it would be discrimination. I will keep you posted.
Marlene

I made more headway than I thought I might, so am checking in!

We have Time Warner now for digital phone, internet service, and cable. This will be the 3rd time they've had to come out and bury the cable, there just not burying deep enough, it's in an area that Trey plays and just normal play keeps exposing the wire.
Anywho, football practice went well and then the coach (dh) took us out to dinner. Yummy and no dishes to wash afterwards!

I did a year in review on my blog, pictures, if anyone wants to check it out.
http://www.xanga.com/homeschoolingthem

Yall have a good night.

I am old. Yesterday, DH and I went for lunch at a buffet. I looked at the receipt later and discovered we had been given the senior discount.

PODA:
* Office. The minister is on vacation this week, so I need to open the building so the women have their sewing day. I can catch up on meeting minutes and the like.

Well, that's what my grandma always said about getting older, anyway. What's driving me nuts is that after sitting on the floor for a while I stand up and creak and groan with my stiff muscles like I'm an octagenarian! Youthful resilience, I hardly knew ye . . .

Bumpy road this morning -- DH was supposed to take DD2 to early childhood class, but they are both home instead. I am supposed to be baking and frosting king cakes, but we are out of milk for frosting. And we overslept by 90 minutes!

Why am I online? Because I have to drink my coffee, and I have to do *something* while I drink my coffee!

Lisa, you are so good to drive so far for school! I feel like 20 minutes is too far! (We are having school woes, so we are looking around a bit.)

Hope everyone has a great day!

HELP!! I CAN'T FIND MY DESK!!

So guess what I'm doing today? Yup, unburying stuff. I think it's safe to throw away most of the kids old papers from school that's in a pile (I will go thru them though for creative writing and some art stuff that I always save). But there are massive piles laying around.

Shaun, that's how I am. I must have my morning coke (or two), and so I get on the computer to do so. Think of it as the morning paper (speaking of paper, I'm not going to renew my subscription to it. I feel bad because I do WRITE for the paper, but I seldom read it and they just pile up).

Very small tada from yesterday. I did get some banana bread made, DH took it to a funeral today (there is always a big pot luck after any funeral here). Drew had a fussy day. But I did discover that if I move the recliner up closer to the TV, I can play Playstation AND breastfeed at the same time very comfortably. LOL! DD8 called and said she didn't feel good, so I had to go get her (after she went to the bathroom, she felt much better and tried to get me to let her go outside to play. Nope, I'm not falling for THAT!)

Drive that convertable on over here, it's warm enough for the top down. At least in the afternoon it is. LOL!

Good Morning!

Happy New Year! We are back from our annual trip to Florida. The weather was perfect and the kids swam every day. DH was sick in bed most of the time and on the way down we lost our muffler in the middle of the night. Got that replaced when we got to my dad's. The dog enjoyed laying outside in the sun by the pool as did all of us!

My house is getting better...it was a total disaster when we left since we left right after Christmas. Wrapping stuff,gifts all over,etc then come back and unpack,buy groceries,sort through 8 days of mail,etc,etc....

TADA
morning routine
DS off to school
vacuumed basement
brought gifts down to basement for sorting
dog to vet appt
mailed some thank you cards

PODA
vacuum upstairs
sort through gifts
make a return/exchange pile and put that stuff in my van for Monday
make some more thank you cards
dinner
No Homework
movie night(Santa brought us lots of new movies)

So there it is...and I still have Xmas tree up and decorations up that all need to be packed away. Will tackle it over the weekend,hopefully.

Will do personal posts another day

Heidi

I've put myself back on the mailing list to hopefully get back on Flybaby track.

We have been having a lot of homeschooling fun with DD's Christams presents, and she is just learning in leaps and bounds. Today it's a very messy but cool fossil excavation kit. She's enthralled. She also got a watch and is picking up telling time quickly. We have also been blowing through the Felicity books. Fun!

We have also been pretty busy with inventory and basketball games and hanging out with visiting family, so I have been AWOL from here.

TADA
nothing at home, it is a disaster!
OK, not so true, the laundry is pretty under control
I meal planned, so we have been eating well
made appointments for physicals for DH and Me
got call waiting and call wave, so we can get those wrecker calls even when on line or on the phone
put in a phone line repair request for wind damage
and Oh! I cleaned and organized the dreaded "junk drawer" on New Year's Day

PODA
Get the house back on track-babysteps!
Get everyone in the family in bed at a reasonable hour because we are all over tired and cranky

Welcome back Heidi! I forgot about your trip and was wondering where you were.

Welcome to the group new Jenny!

Jennye, you made me laugh about nursing and playing playstation! I'm getting quite a mental picture!

Marlene, I'm glad you are keeping your sense of humor about the pee test. I have mine next week. Fun fun.

Becky, that's great you're making progress on the app. Paperwork, bah.

Hello to everone else!

Do any of you actually manage to get to the zones as well as daily routines and weekly blessings? How do you do that?

I need to buy a new timer.

See Ya!
-Jo

Hi all!

Welcome back Heidi! I didn't know you were going to Florida! Was this a Disney trip or a beach trip? We are planning our first disney trip in May - DH and I went as kids, but our kids have never been.

Wow Jo, you have gotten a lot of homeschooling done. Now I feel guilty. I need to be reading more with DD while she wants to read with me. She is just on the cusp of reading herself. My DS got one of those fossil kits - he has it all dug now I think he's supposed to put it together?!

Hi to everyone else!

I am taking a break at work now. Have Scout events tonite and tomorrow plus dance. Also need to do some cleaning and groceries.

Andrea

With a shiny sink, and it was very nice to wake up to this morning. Easy to make the coffee too!

TADA
got the DR table cleared off so we could eat there last night
dutifly read my Flylady e-mails (then deleted them)

PODA
finish entering bills here at the office
do a load of laundry
empty dishwasher
run
re-boot laundry
meal plan
groceries
clean out the van
re-boot laundry
dinner: steak, salad, broccoli, potatoes for the kiddos
take DS13 to Youth Group, stay and help
early to bed

It is a beautiful blue-sky day here, but only -7 degrees! I will soak up some sunshine though for my mental health.

Have a peaceful Saturday Flyfriends!
-Jo

Good Morning!

TADA
morning routine
read paper
danced to Laurie berkner with DD(children's folk singer)

PODA
take DS to 1st ortho appt
out to lunch(Subway)
bank deposit
return book to library
start putting away Xmas decor
sort mail
general tidying
dinner
bath for DD
game night

Andrea-we stay at my dad and stepmom's house when we go to Florida each winter. They have a pool out back so it's like a hotel!! Disney advice...get the timed tickets so that you don't wait in lines forever. Park passes for 3 or more days are more economical and don't expire. You can go back several years later and use what's left on them for admission. If you are doing the Animal Kingdom go very early in the morning when the animals are active,later in the day is a waste,you don't see too many.

Hi everyone!

Welcome New Jenny. We should call you NJ or NewJ,huh??

Better go.....

Heidi

Or you can just call me Old Jenny. LOL!!!

Jo, sunny here, too. But the temps are supposed to be 79 today and windy (the latter will keep us inside most of the day). This is NOT normal weather. We need rain SO BAD. I can't remember the last time it rained. October I think. We have usually had a couple of snow storms by now, too.

Yesterday was spent fixing the computer. I think I got a virus or something. I went to town and bought some of that anti-virus software and it appears to be fixed. Also got a new digital camera. Really, it isn't much better than my old camera, except that it works and was pretty cheap (a Sony Cybershot for $128 at Walmart). Couldn't beat the price. The school had it's elementary awards assembly for the 1st semester yesterday. DD8 got 6 awards! DD6 got 2 (because her teacher only gave one award per person, and the other was for perfect attendence. DD8 got hers based on achievements).

Today, more laundry and picking up. Also the kids have GOT to do thank you notes before they have any fun stuff.

* Church until noon (two services)
* Church board meeting from 1:00 p.m. until about 7 p.m.

One/half of the day is going to be a waste, in my opnion.

After picking up the living room, again, and cleaning up the kitchen a bit, I spent the rest of the day trying to fix my laptop, playing Jewel Quest, forcing children to write thank you notes (easy with DD6, like pulling teeth with DD8), and caring for Chance and Drew. Not much accomplished.

Today, going to church (finally!! It's been a month!!). Followed by getting some groceries.

Good Morning!

TADA
morning routine
read paper
PODA
vacuum top floor
sort gifts (they are in piles,just need homes)
call Dad

DH doesn't want Christmas put away yet since we never really got to enjoy it all while away so...tree and decor remain up til next weekend! Maybe we can extend that as well and put hearts on our tree for Valentines Day!!

Jenny-I know what you mean about thank you notes and kids. My DD is good about it but Ds takes prodding. Here's an idea: take a photo of them holding a sign that says "Thank You" and then they can paste it to cardstock and sign their names at the bottom. I did that with Ds when he was younger. That way they don't have to write so much which is usually why they don't want to do it. Good Luck.

Lazy day here,dinner will probably be leftover pizza from Friday. Don't feel like doing much,will veg and play today. Do I have permission? LOL

Heidi

LOL! I thought we decided that you just really didn't have any other "southern" acents to compare mine too.
Honey, you know you can post here even if you don't "fly" we don't care. I don't "fly" and they haven't kicked me out yet!

Ok, better run Savannahs tearing up something...