I have some plans for this weekend, and if my past is any indication, I'll either do none of them, or get really motivated and do all of them. I don't seem to have a "go at a leisurely speed" setting.
So, what do I have on my list?
(In no particular order)
1) Paint the kids' door nameplate pieces. (I'll probably need to go to the bad place or a craft store to get a few more colors for this project. Last night I bought some clips to screw onto them, so that they can also be used for leaving messages and surprises for the kids, too. I only needed three, and they came two to a pack, but they were on sale for three packs for the price of two, so I have six clips now.
2) Write some more for Forbidden Knowledge.
3) Play some games with Gabe and try to teach him some sportsmanship, and that losing isn't the end of the world.
4) Keep the kids away from Candice so she can get back on her schedule for building the dollhouse she is excited to put together.
5) Finish assembling the nameplates and hang them (See #1 on this list)
6) Go deposit money in the bank towards our furniture fund. After this deposit, we'll be at 44% (including tax) of what we need for the new bed and mattress set we've prioritized as first on our list. With the amount I'm setting aside each paycheck, we'll be getting it a year from now if we don't put any additional deposits in. If we do, we get it sooner. Our goal is to get it for each other for Christmas (and then we'll even be easy to shop for this Christmas as we'll need new sheets, etc. for the new size bed).
7) Remember the other four or five things I had listed out in my head when I sat down to start writing this blog and do them, too...
That's all I have for this blog, thanks for reading.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
Monday, May 13, 2013
Defiance
Gabe has been a beast of defiance lately. He's determined to do what he wants to do, when he wants to do it, even if he's not suppossed to do it. He's been grounded from video games and tv lately, so he keeps convincing Donna to hide with him and they'll play video games in secret. He's driving me nuts! He's such a sweet kid when he isn't trying to defy us. Why? I'm dreading his teenage years.
Also, I think we really need to get him officially tested for dyslexia and ADD this summer. He can't focus on any one task for more than a couple of minutes (unless it's a bunch of short TV programs or video games, and I think he can focus on those because they are mostly changing and he doesn't need to follow the same idea/story for too long) and he has extreme difficulty in writing letters and numbers in order. I think once we have an official diagnosis, we han better treat him, and maybe calming down the ADD will help his behavioral issues, too.
I fixed grandma's end table that broke a couple of weeks ago. It wasn't on my list from the other day (though it should have been, but I never remembered to write it down, so it was forgotten until I walked into the toy room looking for something else.
We planted the strawberries and jalapenos in planters on the deck. We still need to clean up dog crap and other stuff in the garden area before planting stuff there (I also need to do the sprinkler stuff soon for that task too). I also have to add mowing the grass starting this coming weekend to my list of stuff I need to do.
I got a large board to put at the bottom of the stairs outside to keep the dogs out in the yard. Hopefully it'll help them get accimated to the invisible fence, etc.
That's about all I have for public consumption this blog. Thanks for reading.
Also, I think we really need to get him officially tested for dyslexia and ADD this summer. He can't focus on any one task for more than a couple of minutes (unless it's a bunch of short TV programs or video games, and I think he can focus on those because they are mostly changing and he doesn't need to follow the same idea/story for too long) and he has extreme difficulty in writing letters and numbers in order. I think once we have an official diagnosis, we han better treat him, and maybe calming down the ADD will help his behavioral issues, too.
I fixed grandma's end table that broke a couple of weeks ago. It wasn't on my list from the other day (though it should have been, but I never remembered to write it down, so it was forgotten until I walked into the toy room looking for something else.
We planted the strawberries and jalapenos in planters on the deck. We still need to clean up dog crap and other stuff in the garden area before planting stuff there (I also need to do the sprinkler stuff soon for that task too). I also have to add mowing the grass starting this coming weekend to my list of stuff I need to do.
I got a large board to put at the bottom of the stairs outside to keep the dogs out in the yard. Hopefully it'll help them get accimated to the invisible fence, etc.
That's about all I have for public consumption this blog. Thanks for reading.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Pareidolia
First, let’s learn something. The word of the day is pareidolia. That's the phenomenon of seeing an "image of significance" in another object. Like seeing the image of Jesus in burnt toast, Lincoln's silhouette in a sock on the floor, a Dorito that looks like Xenu, the Virgin Mary’s image appearing in a piece of paper chewed by a dog, seeing “666” or the devil’s face in fire damage on the side of a building, or even seeing images such as bunnies in clouds. It’s part of the human condition to try and find significance where there almost certainly is none, because if there isn’t more meaning to the world, then we’re doomed, I say! Doomed! Okay, enough hyperbole. Let’s get on with the blog.
As you saw from the previous blog post, we finished Donna’s room enough to move her into it. Well, now we’ve started on Megi’s room. The ceiling is now painted and the trim is tapped off. I just need to tape the accent wall away from the other three so we can get started on them.
Candice and I started a discussion the other day on whether we still want to restore the ’53 Mercury. She noted that we’ll always have higher priority financial projects. I’m good either way, but want her to be sure that she won’t have any regrets before we make the final decision if we don’t do it. The plus side of doing it would be that we’d have one sweet ride. The plus side of not doing it would be reclaiming garage space and having extra money (presumably) for Candice’s business and/or a snow blower (and a place to put it).
Megi’s at that awkward size where size 18 month clothes make her look like a superhero wearing tights and 24 month clothes make her look like she was shrunk by a “Honey I Shrunk The Kids” ray, but her clothes didn’t shrink.
We just replenished Gabe’s pants wardrobe again for the fourth time in a little over 12 months. He now wears size 14 pants. He turns 8 in a few weeks, ughh. Fortunately, his upper body growth isn’t as pronounced and he can usually wear shirts slightly longer, but he’ll need the next size shirts within the next few weeks, too (size 12s I think).
Donna doesn’t have much going on. Amazingly, since she moved into her new room, she’s been pretty good about putting her dirty clothes away in the hamper.
Candice broke a finger on her right hand, and has been out of commission for her business and will be for a few more weeks. Also, her oxygen concentrator has started to malfunction, which is fortunate timing that they are at the same time and not consecutive (though she needs to get back in touch with the company to make sure it’s still under warranty and get it fixed soon to keep them from being consecutively timed events).
My sister-in-law Jan came out to Denver for a work related conference and got to come visit with us one evening. It’s too bad she didn’t have more time to visit. We’re also sending out a couple of books to her that she informed us that hadn’t read (Pillars of the Earth and World Without End). Hopefully, she can make some time to read them as both are excellent books by Ken Follett.
That’s all for this post. Thanks for reading!
As you saw from the previous blog post, we finished Donna’s room enough to move her into it. Well, now we’ve started on Megi’s room. The ceiling is now painted and the trim is tapped off. I just need to tape the accent wall away from the other three so we can get started on them.
Candice and I started a discussion the other day on whether we still want to restore the ’53 Mercury. She noted that we’ll always have higher priority financial projects. I’m good either way, but want her to be sure that she won’t have any regrets before we make the final decision if we don’t do it. The plus side of doing it would be that we’d have one sweet ride. The plus side of not doing it would be reclaiming garage space and having extra money (presumably) for Candice’s business and/or a snow blower (and a place to put it).
Megi’s at that awkward size where size 18 month clothes make her look like a superhero wearing tights and 24 month clothes make her look like she was shrunk by a “Honey I Shrunk The Kids” ray, but her clothes didn’t shrink.
We just replenished Gabe’s pants wardrobe again for the fourth time in a little over 12 months. He now wears size 14 pants. He turns 8 in a few weeks, ughh. Fortunately, his upper body growth isn’t as pronounced and he can usually wear shirts slightly longer, but he’ll need the next size shirts within the next few weeks, too (size 12s I think).
Donna doesn’t have much going on. Amazingly, since she moved into her new room, she’s been pretty good about putting her dirty clothes away in the hamper.
Candice broke a finger on her right hand, and has been out of commission for her business and will be for a few more weeks. Also, her oxygen concentrator has started to malfunction, which is fortunate timing that they are at the same time and not consecutive (though she needs to get back in touch with the company to make sure it’s still under warranty and get it fixed soon to keep them from being consecutively timed events).
My sister-in-law Jan came out to Denver for a work related conference and got to come visit with us one evening. It’s too bad she didn’t have more time to visit. We’re also sending out a couple of books to her that she informed us that hadn’t read (Pillars of the Earth and World Without End). Hopefully, she can make some time to read them as both are excellent books by Ken Follett.
That’s all for this post. Thanks for reading!
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