Frugal
You need an assistant to keep your schedules straight! Goodness that is a lot of work. Glad your labcoat turned out well for DH!

Carol:
I did just as you described when I returned home from my vacation. Needed a vacation from my vacation. I too sleep 7-8
hours a night, if not I squeeze in a nap sometimes. Need all the beauty sleep I can get!!!!!! LOL

I can understand your feeling upset about your lack of compassion regarding Rs dad's passing, but when people are abusive to you, what else could one feel but relief. ((((HUGS))))

mon, i went to bj's

tue i went to the reg grocery and fixed a salad for a friend

wed itook metro in for his yearly

thu, i saw my therapist and went out to burger king w jay

fri, i bought cigs

i read some more mail thu night, butnot all. i'm c/u onpersonal email and the forum.

mary

Mary
Glad things are falling into place for you. Thanks for the reminder, I have to take Sylvester in for his yearly too.

Here is my updated list on my goals:

MAY GOALS
CRAFTS;
Embroidery
Beading Ornaments/ Finished 2, one more to go in the kit/DONE
Crocheting : Prayer shawls/started
Card making/Did mother's day cards

PERSONAL
Haircut
Switch seasonal clothes/In process
Organize dresser drawers/DONE
Sort thru address cards/DONE
Crocheting group/Weekly
Unfinished Project group/ twice a month/one done today
Classes (2)
Tea party at Center/DONE
Luncheon /DONE
Photo class at library/DONE
Cat to vet for shots
Emission test for car/DONE
Pick up tag for license on car/DONE

HOUSE:
Branches each week DOING
Basement/Baby steps continue : crafting areas
Package up gifts for next year (Label for whom/what)/Donate what is left
Pick up annual flowers/DONE
Weed areas a little each day/Trying to do it daily

wed, when i took metro in for his yearly, i had a neighbor drive me b/c i couldn't get his cat carrier to stay tog. he rode up there in my arms. at the vet they GAVE me a cat carrier, so sat i took them what i had in the hope that maybe they could figure out how to get it to stay tog.

also i emptied the dw and stayed c/u on personal email and the forum

mary

I've crossed a few things off my goals list. These items are all completed:

- Finished designing the Johnny Appleseed lesson that will be taught to the 5th graders this week.
- Balanced the checkbook and paid bills
- Re-evaluated budget with new monthly expenses
-Prepared chicken and ground beef for freezer
- Made taco seasoning
- Finished reading Beverly Lewis book
- Made candy bouquet for my mom for Mother's Day
- Redo lampshade
- Completed all the paperwork to register DD for college courses in the Fall (She'll be a high school senior and taking two courses at the college.)

Looking at the list it looks like a lot so how come I don't feel like I've accomplished very much?

Oh, and I made DD a blouse and myself a nightgown. Just getting ready to cut out some fabric to start sewing myself a blouse.

This is DD's blouse:


The candy bouquet I made for DM:


My completed lamp:

Carol
You are amazingly talented! Love all your accomplishments on your projects! Lovely and cute.

You are use to rushing the past few months with packing and moving, so maybe that is why all that you did didn't seem like a lot, but I totally disagree with you, you are amazing.

Carol - I agree with Diana fantastic projects you talented girl!

Goals update - I have only updated the family and garden goals as these are where I have been concentrating my efforts so far.

Family goals:
*Priority is DH and DS as usual I put it here to remind me
*Monthly muckerteers meeting on May 3rd
*Weekly visit to granddad done so far
*Finish photo albums for granddad first two done awaiting more albums
*SIL's 50th birthday on the 4th gift is sorted I just need to get a card
*SIL's birthday meal on 5th
*15th my soldier cousin's birthday need to post card to his base in Germany
*16th Mum and step dads anniversary arrange card
*20th Dad's birthday - arrange card and gift done
*28th DA's birthday - card
*30th BIL's birthday - arrange card and gift done
*31st MIL's birthday - arrange card and gift gift bought we just need to get cards

Garden
*Finish row of slabs at the side of the front garden
*Start row of paving slabs at the side of the other row.
*Put perspex window in DS's playhouse
*Cut hedges
*Replace fence panel that blew off with the strong winds at the weekend
*Begin to dig side lawn up started
*Move excess soil to the back of the garden done as needed so far

This is the side lawn I have began to dig up
The excess is going at the back of the garden as you can see in this photo to build up an area to have decking on
I am so sorry for the size I can not work out how to get them smaller.

Karen:
Can see all the work youhavedone! Are those theblocks you have been laying down each time you can? They are huge! You go grl~
What a lovely yard you have. Amazing ladies I know!

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Been embroidering a little each day. Out today for a Mother's day tea, and before the tea and luncheon have to sell some jewelry we made for the Senior Center to help Seniors in need.

sat jay came over. i emptied the dw and got everything dirty in it. i have a plastic recycling bin that i now use to put all my bags to go out to the dumpster. in it i had 2 grocery bags full of empty soda cans and 2 bags of paper trash along w a couple empty soda case boxes and i took everything out to the dumpster. sat i got my clothes ready to just hit start in the wash, but it was late and so i ran it sun morning. it takes 2 cycles to dry a large load. i did 1 sun and mon i finished up and put away the clothes. i also got everything in the dw and finished up w all the mail i had in the house inc clipping coupons and looking at catalogues. i did all my filing. aftermy soap, i'llprobably go to the dry cleaner, then see if i have mail (probably 5 days worth)

mary

Way to go everyone!

I don't think I am making much progress on my Goals list. Feeling kinda aggravated with the entire situation. I will re-evaluate/re-look at my list.