8-22-10

12:00PM

Got the whole back end of the
truck loaded up with crap
to haul outta here.

Been working on hauling stuff
from the boys rooms to the basement.

Still gotta haul all this food
we found down to the pantry
in the basement.

Then I still have laundry to
wash, hang on the line and
put away.

My legs and left hip
still hurts so am doing
it in little spurts.

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12:55PM

Well I lied. I tidied up the basement
some but didn't go through stuff.
Just arranged things and then worked
on my pantry area. I still have
a bookshelf in my living room
to haul to the basement also.
If I ain't crippled by the time
this is all said and done it
will be a miracle, lol.

Tony's doing his fair share around
here also. He got the kitchen cleaned
up and is working on getting the
Explorer cleaned out so we
can sell it.
So if anyone is
interested we want $1,000 for
it. It is a 96 4x4 Explorer XLT.
It runs and drives but will possibly
need a speed sensor in it as the
speedometer needle bounces
and it has a hard time guessing
when to shift gears. It's an
automatic. We've owned it about
5-6 years and have done most
of the work on it ourselves.
It has been one of my favorite
vehicles I have ever owned.
Has never put me on my feet
and does excellent in snow.
I have never got stuck even
in blizzard conditions on
unplowed streets!

I'm just wanting to get a newer
Explorer.

I still have sooo much more stuff
to do. Like we want to get rid
of the chair in the living room
and bring another one out of
Jonathan's bedroom to replace it.
It's starting to get tears and holes
in it. I'm glad I don't pay for some
things because they don't make things
like they used to. So why pay the money
for things when they don't last
very long.

1:20PM

Well the pager went off so
going to Tony's work
to do a call and unload the
truck.

1:20-5:50PM

Been running around like a chicken
with its head cut off!! I don't even
have time to breath let alone
talk and gab with someone.

While at Tony's work mom calls
saying my brother is over there
fixing lights, a tv and putting
up shutters. News to me.
She never mentioned any of that
earlier this morning when she called
to say he was coming over.

Anyway she is all like wound up
because my brother brought
over a dead drill and needed my step-
dad's drill which is at our house.
Was told I could keep it here
so we can use it to complete our
fence and that's why I had it.

We were not home due to being on
call which I have told mom for
the past week about.
So she's getting ancy wanting that
drill. So we finally get done at his
work and raced home to get the
drill for them. I didn't get out
of the truck but waved to my brother
who was out on the deck. I don't
have time to stop and gab!!
Mom waves for me to get out and
when I said we had to go that I had
tons to do and it was already 3:30PM,
I got the evil eye. I'm trying to get my
chores done along side of
Tony working. I can't hardly
walk through my house at the moment
with crap laying everywhere,
literally!! This was from cleaning
out Christopher's room.
I've got groceries, we found, all over
the kitchen floor, dishes that Tony
washed sitting on the counters
waiting for me to put them all
away. I like to put them away
or I'll never find them, lol.
I've got laundry piled up and Tony
needs work clothes by tomorrow morning.
I've got furniture to throw out,
furniture to move from one room
to another, find time to eat today,
an air mattress to deflate and fold
up and put away, MANY baskets
of clothes to hang up and put away
from last week because I couldn't
get to closets to hang anything-
that was the reason for wanting
to clean the kids rooms.
I want them all organized before
the start of school. I still have
3 hair cuts to give, we all need
showers, an Explorer to clean up
and clean out. Do y'all want me
to go on?????

Tony got called out again
so we hurried up and threw
the living room chair in the
truck to get rid of while
at his work. Mom calls again
while on the way to his work
wanting to know if we have
a saw zaw. I'm sure it's something
else David needed to work at their
house. BUT Tony has call and
we have to leave when the pager goes
off and I can't help it!! I and the kids
go along because he may need my help
with doing things or lifting
heavy appliances and such due
to no other maintenance men being
there on weekends.

I am so wound up at the moment
trying to get things done
I could just SCREAM!!!

I gotta go and hang 2 loads of
laundry and start another load.

It's 6:20PM and I'm running out of
time to complete everything that
needs done today.

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9:00PM

Got a chair moved from Jonathan's
room into the living room.
Of course I had to run the sweeper
first to pick up all the crumbs
that was under the old chair
we moved out.

Then with Tony's help we moved
the dining room table and I moved
my circle rug to the kitchen
and put down the rug I found
the other day in it's place.

Tomorrow I will work on getting
Jonathan's room weeded out.
It shouldn't be half as bad
as Christopher's room was.

Went out and swept the driveway
and street from where kids like
to do burnouts with their bicycles
in the gravel parking area flipping
rocks and dirt everywhere.

Now I am getting ready at 9:05
to give haircuts and have the
kids get showers before bed.

10:15PM

Got only 2 haircuts done.
Tony just got paged out.
I then vacuumed the kitchen floor,
hallway and bathroom.
I guess I am afraid if I stop
moving around my body is going
to get stiff and start hurting.
I think I am finally done for the
evening! WHEW! I pretty much
got most everything done today
that I set out to do. Still
have more laundry to do tomorrow.
And there is still some that will
be left out on the line tonight.
When it's not as warm out it takes
longer to dry.
Hey maybe I'll go and read the
Sunday Dispatch which I have yet
to touch today! I still have a bunch
of coupons I want to get cut out
this week and put into my binder.

Really hoping for a clean house
by the time the kids go back
to school! Can it be done?

8-21-10

8:30AM

I was really hoping to sleep in
this morning but that didn't work out.
Our neighbor loves to mow grass
around 8AM on Saturday mornings
and it sound like that mower
is coming through our bedroom!

Then the phone rings.
For 2 year now this 1-800 number
bill collector, for someone
else, calls constantly! It is
a computer recording that says
this persons name they are looking
for which is NOT US! It does not
give an option on the recording
to let them know this is the wrong
number and it does not give
out a business number to stop
this nonsense. So for 2 years +
now I have had to deal with
this number calling here on a daily
basis. I just let it ring
and don't answer.

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9:25AM

Oh gosh, the thought of unloading
the truck today makes me tired.
And I've got so much housework to
do. Kids back to school next Wednesday
should mean less housework right?

Here's one item the kids found
and brought in this morning.
It's mini speakers in the shape
of a soccer ball. They've already
got it hooked up to their MP3
player blaring it! AHHH
It's still too early for me.



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10:15AM

Got all the bedding items out of the
truck. This is all for Kendra.

There is a total of 5 comforters.

One set had what I believe is 2
matching reversible full comforters.
It also has a matching sham,
fitted sheet, top sheet,
2 matching decorative pillows
and a third pillow that might match
that was with the set.

I found bedding bags with zippers
to put all them in. Some go
with the bedding sets and some not.









Misc food items.

Also some earrings/jewelry
Megan can have.






And here are two stacking bowls
I found for Tommy with lids.



12:00PM

Got the air mattress blown up
to see if it held air.
So far so good!



12:40PM

Garden Goodies.
These are veggies & herbs
I pulled from the garden today.
Tomatoes, Hungarian & Banana Peppers,
Basil, Parsley & Stevia.








Who says clotheslines are just for
hanging clothes? I took my herbs
and hung them upside down on the line
to dry.




1:30-4:00PM

Took a load of stuff including wood
and weeds from the backyard to Tony's
work to dump. He got a couple pages
while there. I did find a pole
fan, a pizza bag like deliver drivers
use and a bag of girlie things.
Don't know what it is I haven't
been through it yet. Then we headed to UV
which seemed deserted. Nothing was happening.
Will keep checking back between now and
the end of the month.
Jonathan found a cute lion stuffed
animal that when you press it's paw
it shakes and purrs.
He is regularly $25 from Hallmark
if purchased by himself.




From there we went to Kroger to pick
up a few things. I stocked up on some
Rediserve chicken while it was on sale
for $1.00 each, about 1/2 price.
To save me time, I plan to cut up the
breaded chicken strips
and use in meals like Chicken Helper,
LaChoy Creations and Macaroni Grill.
Need to start using those box
mixes out of the pantry.



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5:00-6:00PM

Ate supper then went through
a few more things outside that
we found yesterday along with
the items from today.

Kendra-

-warm air mist vaporizer
-vacuum
-tennis shoes


















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6:10PM

Gonna go lay down and try out
the air mattress. Just took
some ibuprofen. My legs are hurting
really bad from yesterday.

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7:00-8:00PM

Ibuprofen helped the pain
in my legs a lot.

I got up and started in on
Christopher's room.
I'm getting really tired of
cleaning kids rooms so am
gonna do something different
this school year. They are gonna
have their bed, closet with clothes
& shoes, tv & stand and maybe
a desk or table with chair
and their computer, NOTHING ELSE!
All toys and everything else
are being packed up
in totes and heading to basement.
What do I have to pick up if I keep
it this basic...nothing but maybe
dirty clothes. So by doing this
it makes it easier on myself with
housecleaning.

The basement will not
get done this year but has a heck of
a dent put in it!! I'm wore out
at the moment from doing it.
So who knows when I will get back to it.
I will put up a shelf for their
school supplies down there and
have my pantry down there.

I feel like when it comes to cleaning
house I take 1 step forward and
10 steps back. So by clearing all
the crap out or to storage, nothing
can be gotten out to make a mess!

Ok I need to get back to Christopher's
room before his bedtime
and get stuff hauled outta there like
trash and totes of toys.
I started going back to 9:00
bedtime last week to get
them on schedule for school.

Not sure what we are doing tomorrow.
I know hair cuts are in store for
all the boys.

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11:00PM

I'm not a drinker but tonight
decided to have that Mike's Hard
Lemonade we found the other day.
I got a pretty good buzz off just
one! But I'm sure it's because
I don't drink but once in a blue moon.

Well I am heading off to bed
because I have a severe pain
in my hip area. Feels like two
bones rubbing against one another.

8-20-10

7:45AM



I signed up recently for
another survey site to make
a couple extra bucks.
I joined Aug. 10th and am already
up to almost $6.00 for doing
just surveys. They are pretty
much multiple choice questions/answers.
If you did not receive an invite
from me and would like one just email
me and let me know.

I don't recommend just any survey site
and do reviews of them first before
signing up. If there are some surveys
that I feel get too personal I just
don't do them. Sometimes they want kids
opinions of new products or shows so if
you have kids that could be a plus.

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Here in a few I'll be going out
to unload the truck of the things
we found last night.

Here is the exact surround we found.
Colby DVD915
value of $114.

Of course there was no remote,
paper work or cables with it.
It did turn on but the dvd door
would not open. Tony took it apart
and found a movie inside called
Just Married, see trailer below.


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8:45AM

Here are the things we got
last night. Doesn't seem like
much when compared to what we've
gotten in the past. Reason
being is I am only taking
what is needed around here or
being requested by others.

More food.


Cleaning supplies and FULL
HUGE bottles of shampoo &
conditioner.


Beer. Someone left these sitting
beside the dumpster. They don't
expire til Sept/Oct 10.


New socks and a buckeye
colored hat.


Mainstay dishes. Not sure
what I am doing with these yet.
I might keep them. They are very
heavy compared to other dishes.


Kendra-
Looks like new dishes.
Some were broke so I
threw those away.
Good for Tommy or whoever.


Cute little fabric shelf.
I love little shelves because
they fit in the smallest places.


Microwave.
Might give this one a try and
get rid of our white one.


Area rug. Been wanting one
for the dining room.


Another air mattress.
I threw the other one out.
I discovered a hole in it.


For Kendra-
Twin sized top and bottom sheet
by Mainstays.


I thought this was a full sized
comforter but it turns out it
is a Queen so I'll be keeping it.


For Kendra-
It appears to be a comforter
with a matching sham.


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9:15AM

WOO HOO! I just did another
survey through Neilsen and will
be getting a $5 check for that one!
This doesn't happen too often
but hey any free money is good money!
If you would like to join:
Neilsen Digital Voice

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9:20AM

Just saw on Meijer's Facebook page-

Huge news for you Back-to-School
shoppers out there: we've just
reduced 70 ct. themebooks to $0.10
and filler paper to $0.50!

That's the cheapest I've seen
them so far this year!

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10:30AM

Decided to clean out my cupboard
with all my dishes and cups
in it and get it better organized.


Now going on the hunt for my
mini muffin pan to start making
muffins. Don't ya hate it
when you can't find something?!

Last night at Kroger I got
chocolate and blueberry muffin
mixes.

I think I will add a little
lemon juice and orange zest
to the blueberry muffin mix.

And for the chocolate ones I
will add chocolate chips to them.

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Here's a tip of mine for the day...

Save the tops off your empty dish
soap bottles and wash really good.
Most will fit on the top of
an empty 20 ounce pop bottle.
Makes for a free and recycled travel bottle
for the kids. Conveniently closes
when not in use and to prevent spills.
Fill with your kids favorite non
carbonated drink and put in freezer
overnight. Pack in their lunch the
next day. Should be melted and nice
and cold when lunch time rolls around.
No need for an ice pack in their lunch
when you use frozen juice bottles.




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Do you have one of those foaming
soap containers? Save those
and reuse it to put your own
liquid soap in!
If not then check the Dollar Stores
for a dispenser to reuse.
You can stretch your soap sooo much
further by using this technique.
Use it for hand soap, dish soap,
body wash, shampoo.

Remove the cap from the foaming hand wash bottle.

Squirt the liquid dish soap into the dispensing bottle.
Use about 2-3 tablespoons of soap for every 16 ounces of water.

Fill the dispensing bottle with water.

Place the cap on the dispensing bottle.

Gently swirl the bottle to mix the dish soap and water. It is ready for use!

Dial costs about $3.00 or so for one refill
that might last a month.
You could buy a couple bottles of regular
soap for that much that would last
you for a year or more by making your own!!

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1:00PM

Well I just got 32 blueberry
mini muffins made.

Now I am awaiting for Kendra
& Dewaine to get here . Supposed
to finish up work on the back fence.

Still deciding how to
do the gate over the driveway.

Just checked mail.
Got a coupon for $1.00 off
Dr. Pepper 2 liters
and a FREE coupon for Cheerios
up to $3.80!

Fed Ex also stopped by with a
package. I can't tell you what it
is because it is part of a survey
I am doing. It was 2 free boxes
of food, cannot tell brand names
or type, sorry. Usually they test
out different products on people
before deciding whether or not
to put on the market. So many
times I see tv shows, movies
and products that no one else
has seen. I
am in a binding agreement that I
cannot discuss what they are and
if I do they could actually sue me.
So keeping hush hush about it.
But it's just the thought about all
these freebies I get to try out,
full sized items, not samples!

Talking about surveys,
I just did another survey
for $3.00, WOO HOO, I'm on a roll today.

1:30-4:00PM

Dewaine came over and got the rest
of the fence up. He worked his
butt off out in this heat!

4:30- 6:30PM

I, myself, redid some of the fence
to look even and go with the flow
of things. I didn't want to work
Dewaine to death having him
fill in all the gaps at the bottom.
Along with his ribs being sore.
Can you imagine him crawling around
on the ground? That wouldn't be good
for his sore ribs.
I feel sorry for him as it is
working out in this heat.
I took off all the boards
to the one panel and stair stepped
it to look a little more even.
I got a blister and a smashed
pointer finger but I did it, lol.
Man I got sweat in every crack and
crevice being 90 something out, WHEW!

We've decided to wait til next Spring
to work on the parking areas in the
yard. Need to save up for Christmas.







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7:30-9:15PM

Just back from eating out and UV.
Got a truck full of stuff that
I won't get to til tomorrow.
I'm too pooped to pop!!

The first item I found was
an OSU touch lamp. I hope
it works because that is what
I will give my step-dad for
Christmas for his office!
Found a new one HERE
for $50!!! I like FREE!!!



Kendra-

Got you a bunch of sheets,
blankets & matching pillows.
There is 2 matching twin
sets! Hope you can use this
on your "new" bed.

Tommy-

Found him 2 storage bowls
with lids!

More things we found off
the top off my head:

vacuum IN BOX!

cool steam vaporizer IN BOX!

A bunch of food

Massaging heated pad
for a car IN BOX!

A Harley Davidson book
bag for Christopher.

and I don't remember what
all else there is at the moment.
Pictures to come tomorrow.