Tackle It Tuesday

Good Tuesday Morning All!

The sun is shining, and so far, no one is throwing up today! A better start than yesterday. My son is much better! I appreciate those of you who prayed for him! I did still get a descent amount of stuff done yesterday because he was being such a trooper about it. He even got his schoolwork done still! It took him a while to feel like sitting up and doing it, but he didn't want to be behind, and he loves school. He's still in the early grades, so he doesn't have a huge load to do each day, and since we are nearing the end of the school year, he's got even less than he did a few months ago. I still have plenty of things to tackle today though and they are:

*a bath-DONE

*dishes

*laundry-DONE

*orgainize items thrown on living room table_DONE

*landry_DONE

*finish moping living room floor

*sweep and finish moping kitchen floor

*laundry

*fix lattice under front deck_DONE

*exercise on Wii

*take Harley for a walk

*Wound up spending the afternoon helping hubby work on the van-DONE

If I can accomplish over half of all this, I will be happy. I hope to do it all, but who knows what my husband will want to do when he gets home. I'll need all evening to finish this whole list. So what all do you have to tackle today? If you need some more inspiration first, check out www.5minutesformom.com to read more tackling posts!

Tackle It Tuesday

Well, things have been running a little smoother around here, and at the end of the day, I feel good, and happy with what I have accomplished. What a wonderful feeling that is! With spring trying to make it's appearance, I know that will only help me stick to my schedules and stay energized throughout the day! Today I need to tackle:

*a bath_DONE

*dishes_DONE

*laundry_DONE

*dinning room carpets

*finish tackling the HUGE pile of misc stuff I brought out of the master bedroom yesterday_DONE

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Tackle It Tuesday

The only thing I'll be tackling today I think, is the icepack! I am hoping though, that after putting ice on it off and on for a few hours this morning, I'll be able to do a few dishes and start a load of laundry. The kids can get it put away, if I can just wash it and get it in the dryer. I made it to the chiropractor yesterday, but still am having a hard time walking today. I know it will take time.

Some of this post is a repeat, since I just got yesterday's daybook posted today, but I'm trying! Little Miss Princess turns 5 on Thursday and I need to get her last present and get the stuff for her cupcakes. She wants pink icing with pink sparkly sprinkles. I am going to make a bunch, and put some of them in the shape of a number 5, like I did with my two June birthdays last year. It's very cute and very economical! I just pray that I will be able to make it to a store to accomplish this in the next couple days.

God has been so good to me through this, just like He always is. He's teaching me to trust in Him in the good times and the bad, and always look to Him FIRST for EVERYTHING. Even through my tears as I've crawled around the house and went to church on Sunday, I have been praising Him for all the good and all the bad in my life. I'm so thankful that I'm a child of God...I can't imagine going through life without Him!

So anyhow, today will be a challenge, but here's my goals:

*to get enough dishes done that we can make and eat a homemade meal tonight

*to do 4 loads of laundry

1 for the boys

1 for the girls

1 for dad

1 for mom

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Tackle It Tuesday

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I still have quite the list to tackle today. It's funny how even when you don't go anywhere and have outside distractions, you can still be behind in housework. I guess I can't use, "I had to go to..." as an excuse anymore! To my defense though, (a real defense, not an excuse) I was building a shop and working on vehicles. That's productive as well! I can't wait to share the shop pictures with you...those will be on Friday, so make sure you come back then! Today I need to tackle:

*Laundry-DONE

*Mop Kitchen Floor-DONE

*Spot Treat Dinning Room Carpet-DONE

*Vacuum Stairs

*Laundry-DONE

*Clean Living room Thoroughly

*Help Girls Finish Their Rooms

*Clean Windows

*Laundry!

I need a productive day today, I really do!

~On a side note...I know some of you have been praying about our vehicle situation, and I appreciate it. We are still keeping our spirits up, knowing that God has a reason for everything! We also know that He works all things together for good, to those who love Him and who are the called according to His purpose! We are trusting in Him and it looks like we've been provided with a temporary way to get to church services, so I praise God for that! The rest will be in His time, and we'll give Him the praise!

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I hope for today to be a calm and steady day...we'll see what happens! We got out first thing this morning, and swapped some money around from one bank to another (I've got to get down to just one checking account) and we went by the Redbox and got my movies that I reserved at 1:38am this morning! I stayed up late because I had forgotten to wash my dear hubby some jeans, and the Lord blessed me for my effort, by making the movie available to rent ahead of time online...I knew if I waited until I got to the machine, or tried to rent it when I woke up this morning, that it would be gone. Thank you Lord!



So now the boys are doing their schoolwork and the girls are upstairs playing quietly. Don't know how long that will last, but I plan to make every minute count! It's so peaceful in the house right now! I am going to watch one of my movies while I fold some laundry and sweep the living room floor. I don't know if I'm going to mop it or not. Hubby said he is going to work on building his shop some more when he gets home from work, so I know more mud will get drug in. I could mop all of the room except between the french doors and the dinning room door. We'll see.



I also need to run a load through the dishwasher and wash a few pans that I have rinsed and sitting on the counter. I'm so thankful for my dishwasher! We've had one for over two years now, and I'm still excited about it every time I turn it on!



That's probably about all I'm going to tackle today. I want as peaceful and steady of a day as possible! I just need to make sure that I keep that washer and dryer running ALL DAY!

Tackle It Tuesday

I've been so excited to let you all in on what I will be "tackling" today, on my birthday! Can you guess what I will be tackling today?...

The GEORGIA AQUARIUM!!!!!!!!

I couldn't possibly be any more excited! I have wanted to go here ever since we moved to Georgia 2 1/2 years ago. We are only 43 miles from this monstrous bundle of fun and learning, and we haven't been able to make it there yet. Until TODAY! I love marine life. The dolphin has always been my favorite animal, even since I was a little girl. I wanted to be a mermaid when I was growing up. Every time I was swimming in a pool, I would swim underwater and pretend I had fins! This is probably the best birthday present I've ever had! There are more exclamation marks in this paragraph, than periods! I can't contain my happiness and excitement this morning. Lord willing, I will have many wonderful pictures to share with you when we get back! For pictures with the kids though, only those of you who can read my family blog will be able to see those, sorry...make sure you check over there later tonight or tomorrow morning!

However, before we go, we are tackling:

*schoolwork

*dishes

*laundry

*cleaning out the van

*grocery store for a few things

and

*ATM visit!

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Tackle It Tuesday

Well, today's post is certainly behind schedule, and that pretty much sums up my whole day so far!!


I had to take my 2 year old daughter to her annual check-up this morning at 9:30. We got there about 5 minutes late because nobody wanted to get up and get going this morning! They surprised us with a new Hepatitis A vaccine that they needed to give her, and then told us that our insurance was also requiring that she go to the hospital and get a lead test. The only way they can get it, is through a vein blood draw. She did so good! I was so proud of her. I get so mad that we are slowly losing our say about our medical care. If I were to deny either of these things they wanted done today, I could loose the kid's insurance. It just furiates me. I can't even imagine how bad it would be with government run health care, and I just pray that they won't get that accomplished. We've done everything we can to fight it.



Anyway....because of all of this, we didn't get home until almost noon. I had to make a stop at Ingles and get them some sherbet for being so good! Especially the patient, I'm so proud of her for being so big..this was the best she's ever been for the doctor and nurse, and she put up with the shot and blood draw without throwing a fit! She didn't even cry when they gave her the shot!

I am so behind today it's not even funny.

I still need to:

*assemble the last bookshelf I bought several days ago

*vacuum the dinning room

*finish yesterday and today's dishes

*clean off my desk

*grade tests

*clean the non-working microwave, and get ready for the new one we bought at Brand Smart yesterday (best store ever!)-DONE

*clean living room

*wash dogs (again) put on flea medicine

*help hubby move things out of his shed tonight-DONE

*help hubby install microwave-DONE

*find a place for the new deep freezer-DONE

*wash at LEAST 2 loads of laundry

I'm tired just writing this all down. I have some serious tackling to do today, so I had better get to it! I would really like to get this whole list done..preferably before midnight!

Tackle It Tuesday

Oh boy, do I have some tackling to do today. Remember those dishes I mentioned yesterday?....well, here's my line of excuses for why they weren't done.

School work all through the day yesterday, plus the usual heavy load of cleaning all through the house that we have to do on Monday's after the house has been tore-up on the weekend. I had to fit in 30 minutes of exercise late in the afternoon, and then my son had piano practice at 5:30. My husband was late at work and still wasn't home by the time we got out of piano, which was around 7:00 this time because of the explanations on the new books I mentioned we were getting. So, my husband called and said to have us meet him at Burger King (which I just hate feeding my kids) and we could eat there while we waited for him. I couldn't go home, because I needed my hubby to take money out of his checking account and give it to me to put in our joint account through the ATM, so that I would have the money to cover the check for the books I just purchased! Are you exhausted yet? I am, just recalling these events!

So he eventually made it, and had a Whopper Jr. which I know didn't even put a dent in his hunger since he worked such a long hard day. Then we went and did the ATM shuffle, put gas in his work van and made it home a little after 8:00pm. He wasn't feeling well, and just wanted me to sit with him and watch a show or two before bed. I concentrated really hard on getting the dishes done while we watched t.v., but when I walked through the kitchen to go to bed, I looked at the counters, and.......nope, they didn't do themselves. So, that is why they are still there this morning, and I HAVE TO tackle them today!

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