Wednesday, 11 October 2006

Council meeting went well, though took a little longer than usual.

Ta Da:
--made sure DD was awake at 6 am, reminded her to feed kitty
--got myself up at 7:15, loo
--breakfast and coffee
--checked on dental appts
--checked in
--looked outside when weatherbug chirped
--groom, and dress
--reviewed notes and voice messages from my aunt
--made an information sheet that listed all the various people and agencies she has mentioned to me, phone numbers, addresses, dates, etc.
--go over to church by 9:30 [was actually 9:45]
--call church member in Houston hospital
--select hymns, put copy of lesson insert in planner
--consider announcements for bulletin
--check church email
--rsvp re: Sat dinner
--took phone call from aunt while at church; talked 40 minutes
--healthy lunch
--met dmil and took stepping stones out to patio, rearranging them until she was satisfied, took one spare one to flower bed out front
--chatted with dmil and volunteers while 3 of us ate lunch (didn't take any extra time but it DID take more energy and niceness!!!!!)
--finish review after lunch
--called APS officer, no answer
--called MHMR repeatedly because I kept getting shuffled off to voice mail, finally left message for Doctor because no case worker was available
--pick up DD at 3:45
--assign her chores and supervise her (interrupted by DS wanting to be picked up early)
--pick up DS at 5:30 (changed to 4:30)
--assign chores
--snack
--type pastor's report for tonight & make copies
--reviewed video from national church & decided to show it at Council
--rearranged tables and chairs to facilitate viewing video
--set up tv/dvd player
--Council meeting at 7 pm
--get tickets at meeting if possible
--asked treasurer what she thought about dmil's stepping stones (she was ok with it--good, because she donated the court yard they are in)
--made scrumptious roll-ups for supper (kids had pizza, DH is still out)
--listened to aunt's voice mails again, thoroughly, and recorded a few more phone numbers
--kids start bedtime routine at 9 [was actually 9:37), DD take benadryl

Blew Off:
--AM shower
--start load of laundry for myself
--straighten desk in church study
--review, plan, and prep as much as possible before lunch
--walk at 3:00 (get most comfortable shoes possible, use inserts if needed)(I hope park isn't being used for school activities!)

I still want to:
--schedule any follow up to Council meeting in planner, Outlook, and phone calendar as well as family wall calendar [Oops--am close to blowing this off! That would be a mistake, because I wouldn't like the possible problems!] I WILL DO THIS NEXT!
--tell DS to put up his clothes in dryer
--kids to bed at 10
--relax [I think I will do this by taking a shower]
--start load of laundry?
--me to bed by 10:30 [see if I feel need to read; if so, ok for 20 minutes]
--set alarm for 6 am
--reboot laundry in morning

Roll over to tomorrow:
--review household needs and make a plan to best utilize storage and make things nice for visit from Mama in 2 weeks

I didn't stick to my intentions very well. Forgot to include phone calls I wanted to make regarding my aunt, so I was 15 minutes late going over to church, and I only managed that by skipping the shower (today was a casual day). Then I kept just chatting with the volunteers instead of doing what I planned. Then my dmil called the church and wanted to donate stepping stones, so we agreed to wait around till 1 pm to meet her and bring in the stepping stones for the inner courtyard (fortunately there were only 4). That meant that the volunteers and I ate lunch together while we worked on the stuff we had planned to do in the morning but didn't do because we were shooting the breeze. I never even went to my study today. On the other hand, I was feeling bummed about how much I have gotten done lately until I started writing out my report. Ye gads--I can't believe I did all that! It was a busy month even before I started dealing with my aunt! Then dmil called the church with the airplane news. She was all fearful about terrorism and I had to calm her down. When I checked it out online, nobody else was talking terrorism, so I was a little irked with her. Now I'll be getting ready for Council meeting--gotta type and copy. Also find a devotion.
Ta Da:
--made sure DD was awake at 6 am, reminded her to feed kitty
--got myself up at 7:15, loo
--breakfast and coffee
--checked on dental appts in a panic--but it's ok (a few weeks away, got it on calendar now, duh)
--checked in (will avoid further cuop as a form of procrastination at the moment)
--looked outside when weatherbug chirped--dense fog (yesterday it was tornadoes!)
--groom, and dress
--reviewed notes and voice messages from my aunt
--made an information sheet that listed all the various people and agencies she has mentioned to me, phone numbers, addresses, dates, etc.
--go over to church by 9:30 [was actually 9:45]
--call church member in Houston hospital (where is number???)
--select hymns, put copy of lesson insert in planner
--consider announcements for bulletin
--check church email (discovered secretary hasn't been)
--rsvp re: Sat dinner (I replied yes, yesterday, then remembered the wedding this morning)
--took phone call from aunt while at church; talked 40 minutes
--healthy lunch
--met dmil and took stepping stones out to patio, rearranging them until she was satisfied, took one spare one to flower bed out front
--chatted with dmil and volunteers while 3 of us ate lunch (didn't take any extra time but it DID take more energy and niceness!!!!!)
--finish review after lunch
--called APS officer, no answer
--called MHMR repeatedly because I kept getting shuffled off to voice mail, finally left message for Doctor because no case worker was available
--pick up DD at 3:45
--assign her chores and supervise her (interrupted by DS wanting to be picked up early)
--pick up DS at 5:30 (changed to 4:30)
--assign chores
--snack

Forgot:
--get fundraiser tickets to take to nursing home

Blew Off:
--shower
--start load of laundry for myself
--straighten desk in church study
--review, plan, and prep as much as possible before lunch
--walk at 3:00 (get most comfortable shoes possible, use inserts if needed)(I hope park isn't being used for school activities!)

I still want to:
--type pastor's report for tonight & make copies
--Council meeting at 7 pm
--get tickets at meeting if possible
--schedule any follow up to Council meeting in planner, Outlook, and phone calendar as well as family wall calendar
--relax
--kids start bedtime routine at 9, DD take benadryl
--kids to bed at 10
--me to bed by 10:30
--set alarm for 6 am

If I have time and feel like it, I will also still:
--review household needs and make a plan to best utilize storage and make things nice for visit from Mama in 2 weeks

Watching the airplane news. Any impact on you in your neighborhood? Hope it doesn't afect utilities or cable or whatnot. I don't know enough about NY to know whether this is close to you, but I thought you once said you were on Manhattan. Wishing you a peaceful day so you can rest and heal.