Cottage Happenings for week of September 28th

We went car shopping on Monday and Hubs took the night off.  We went looking for a particular car that was advertised online and ended up not getting it as they didn't have it and ended up buying two cars.  I kidded with the salesman that it was the ole Bait and Switch.  We hadn't anticipated buying two at this time, but we found a couple good bargains too good to resist.  One was leaving for auction the next day and was really priced to sell.  We scooped them up.  Now I have a 2013 Ford Edge and Hubs has a 2012 Lexus ES and my 2000 Lexus RX, which has been well loved,  is going to be sold to my nephew who has wanted it for a long time.  The 2002 white Lexus RX will remain for my 16 year old to drive for a few years.  We love the Lexus brand.  Our family has had four.  They are good cars and will last 300,000 miles.  That's why ours are so old!  So needless to say, any plans I had for the day were shot as we spent most of the day at the dealership.  So on to the rest of the week.

Tuesday:  Daughter is not feeling well and is staying home from school so I took advantage of that and slept in.  Nice!  So here are the plans for the rest of today:  I need to do some house cleaning.  Didn't do much of that over the weekend besides laundry.  I have a 2:00 vet appointment to take in a cat for blood work as he has dental surgery tomorrow. I need to call and make an appointment to get a car detailed (the one I am selling to nephew).  Run Roomba and swiffer and mop where needed.  I plan on making a hardy dinner tonight and would like to start it early enough that Hubs can take some in his lunch to work tonight.

Wednesday: 

Pack daughter's lunch
School Run
8:30 take cat to vet for dental surgery
Take package to UPS store for return
Give kitchen some much needed attention
Pack Hubby's lunch
Kroger run
Pick up daughter from school


Thursday:

Pack daughter's lunch
Early school run
Possible nap
Do a load of laundry
Take car for detailing
General house picking up
Pack Hubbies lunch
Get daughter early from school for dermatologist appointment
Weight Watchers meeting
Nephew coming over to get his car

Friday:

Pack daughter's lunch
School run
Dust house
Wipe down leather furniture
Do a load or two of laundry
Roomba/Swiffer/Mop
Quick bathroom clean
Dinner out with friends
Daughter to clean basement
Unpacking

Saturday:

Take daughter to play practice
Finish up laundry
Unpacking
Pick up daughter from play practice along with friend coming to visit for the afternoon
Take friend home

Sunday:

Church
I would like to visit my parents
Unpacking

That's my plans for the cottage.  Thank you for stopping by.

Pam

Menu for week of September 28th

Monday:  Went car shopping and we ate out at Lone Star Steak House


Tuesday:  Bourbon Chicken, Rice, Asian Veggies

Wednesday:  Burgers and Fries

Thursday:  Spaghetti, Meatball Parmesan Casserole, Salad

Friday:  Dinner out with Friends

Saturday:  Smoked Sausage with Peppers and Onions, Yellow Rice

Sunday:  Bachelor Bean Bake and Cornbread (didn't get to this last week).

That's my week.  How about you?

Pam

Reality, sometimes.

Chaos Cottage Happenings

Monday: 
Pack daughter's lunch
School Run
Make Vet appointment (we have 5 cats)
Run Roomba
Swiffer/Mop
Do a load of laundry
Reboot Dishwasher and Hand Wash Dishes
Clean mirrored and glass surfaces
Fix hubby breakfast
Pack hubby's lunch
Unpack moving boxes
Return bowls to Aldi's (one is broken)
Late school run (driver's ed)

Tuesday:

Pack daughter's lunch
School Run
Clean baths
Do a load of laundry
Clean Out Fridge
Inventory Freezer
Cull Tupperware Cabinet (didn't get to this last week)
Unpack Moving Boxes
Late school run (driver's ed)
Empty all Trash (daughter)
Trash and Recyclables to Street (daughter)

Wednesday:

Pack daughter's lunch
School Run
Wipe Down Leather Furniture
Dust
Change Linens
Wash Linens
Unpack Moving Boxes
Run Roomba
Swiffer/Mop 
Fix hubby breakfast
Pack hubby's lunch
Last School Run (driver's ed)


Thursday:

Pack daughter's lunch
Early School Run (6:30)
Kitchen day!
Wash Kitchen Rugs
Mammogram appointment
Fix hubby breakfast
Pack hubby's lunch
Weekly Grocery Run
Weight Watcher's Meeting
Late School Run (Driver's Ed)

Friday:

Pack daughter's lunch
School Run
Unpack Moving Boxes
Clean Laundry Room
Fix hubby breakfast
Pack hubby's lunch

Saturday:

Continue to unpack :/
Laundry
Clean basement (media room, hall, stairs, bedroom and bath) - daughter's responsibility with my supervision

Sunday:

Church
Visit Parents
Menu Plan for next week
Grocery List for next week

Menu for week of September 21st

Monday:  Slow Cooker Mississippi Roast (find the recipe here), Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Green Beans

Tuesday:  Pioneer Woman's Black Bean Burgers (find the recipe here), Fries

Wednesday:  (freezer meal)  Creamy Ranch Chicken, Noodles, Broccoli

Thursday:  Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup, Cheese Quesas

Friday:  Tex Mex Burgers, Corn on the Cob

Saturday:  Bourbon Chicken, Rice, Asian Veggies

Sunday:  Bachelor Bean Bake, Corn Bread

Go to Organized Junkie for lots of menu planning inspiration.  Thank you for stopping by.

Pam

What's happening at the Cottage this week

I feel pretty good about the things I accomplished last week on my to-do list.  If anything, I didn't get as many moving boxes unpacked as I would have liked.  But those always get pushed down to the bottom of the list.  We ended up not going to Atlanta.  Originally, I wanted to go to Ikea.  It's the closest one to us.  But, after reading some articles online, I changed my mind, and hubby was of like mind.  Just google what to expect when going to Ikea and you will get the idea.  We didn't have anyway to haul everything back and shipping is expensive.  So there's that.  If we had one in our town, or nearer, I'd be there.  I need bookcases.

Hubby did help me get the curtains hung and installed the additional shelving in three closets.  This house came with closet organization already in them, we just added more shelves and brackets to take full advantage of the space.  Now, I have a place to put more things as I am unpacking.  Yay me!  And we got the dining area arranged the way I like and removed some things from there that didn't belong there.  It's starting to look like a nice place to dine!

I plan on continuing the Cottage Happenings posts for a while to help me with accountability.  I do seem to do better with lists and taking time to plan for the things I need to do during the week.

Here are my plans for this week:

Monday:

Pack daughter's lunch
School run at 7:30
Post menu to my blog
Make Vet appointment
Make appointment for me with my doctor
Find out when dd's visit is
Unpack kitchen boxes
Run Rosie the Roomba
Swiffer and mop
Fix husband breakfast 
Pack husband's work dinner (working night shift)
I'm thinking Target and Dollar Tree!
Do a load of laundry
ATM
Late pickup at school (driver's ed)
Practice driving with daughter

Tuesday:

Pack daughter's lunch
School run at 7:30
Dust main floor
Clean bathrooms on main
Unpack boxes in master bedroom and bath
Dust Master Bedroom
Pay lawn guy
Bank (deposit and get a roll of quarters)
Fix husband breakfast
Pack husband's dinner for work (night shift)
Late pickup at school (driver's ed)
Practice driving with daughter

Wednesday:

Pack daughter's lunch
School run at 7:30
Work on craftroom
Do a load of laundry
Run Rosie the Roomba
Change Linens
Wash Linens/Towels/Bedspread and Shams
Fix husband breakfast
Pack husband's dinner for work (night shift)
Weekly groceries
Late pickup at school (driver's ed)
Trash taken to street

Thursday:

Pack daughter's lunch
Early school run at 6:30
Clean downstairs, if needed (dd's responsibility)
Continue working in craftroom
Clean out fridge
Dollar Tree (need organizing bins)
Drop off dry cleaning
Weight Watcher's meeting

Late pickup at school (driver's ed)
Husband off work this evening :-)
Cull and organize Tupperware cabinet (I did this before the move, I did this while unpacking, and yet it is still stuffed to the brim!)
Dinner with family

Friday:

Buying lunch-no packing
School run at 7:30
Continue working in craftroom
Tidy house
Run Rosie the Roomba
Swiffer and Mop
Give Kitchen special attention, SS appliances, wipe down cabinets, etc.
3:15 school pickup

Saturday:

Take daughter to and from school play practice
Finish up in craft room (fingers crossed)
If done in craftroom, bring in more boxes from garage to unpack (there are a lot of boxes marked craftroom out there too!
Order pizza delivery!

Sunday:

Church

Possibly visit parents
Sunday Fun Day!

Menu for week of September 14th Shawarma!

Monday:  Italian Marinated Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Salad

Tuesday:  Meatloaf (freeze one), Broccoli, Baked Potato

Wednesday:  Bachelor Bean Bake, Cornbread

Thursday:  Bourbon Chicken, Rice, Asian Veggies

Friday:  Tacos, Refried Beans, Brownies

Saturday:  Pizza, Veggies and Dip

Sunday:  Shawarma Chicken Bowls with Basil Lemon Vinaigrette (see recipe at http://www.theironyou.com/2014/08/shawarma-chicken-bowls-with-basil-lemon.html)
That's my plan for this week.  How about you?  Go to http://orgjunkie.com/2015/09/menu-plan-monday-sept-1415.html  for menu planning inspiration and thank you so much for stopping by.

Pam

My plans for my cottage this week:

Today was a pretty productive day.  It is Labor Day and I did labor.  lol   Hubby also left for work a while ago to work a night shift and will get paid double time and a half, I believe.  So we work on Labor day!  Yes we do!

I got to check off many things on my to-do list today.  I rarely get to everything.  I usually run out of steam before I can, but here is what I have accomplished today:

Good breakfast for the hubs and I
Put away all clean clothing
Did two loads of darks and and load of lights and will probably get to a load of whites before the evening ends
I unloaded the dishwasher, reloaded it and hand washed a sink full of dishes
Picked up the house so that Rosie the Roomba can do her job (I just love her!)
Got husband to move a table for me.  Muscles!
Got husband to get his techy gadgets off the dining room table so we can actually eat there if we'd like -  lol
Husband broke down boxes that I had emptied (yes I am still unpacking from our move.  I don't think I will ever get done!) and he took the good ones we may sell or donate to the garage and put the others in the recycling - more muscles!
Had family meeting (school stuff, chores, calendar, etc.)
Bought a few groceries
Filled up my gas tank
Put a roast in the crockpot
Made my husband lunch
Packed his lunch to take to work
Daughter and I ate a good lunch
Later, daughter and I will have a good dinner - Yum!
Clean up Kitchen
Watch a show or enjoy some YouTube!

Tuesday plans:
Pack daughter's lunch
Fix breakfast
Leave for school at 7:30
Clean dining room
Unpack some kitchen boxes
Unpack some master bedroom and bath boxes
Make Vet appointment for kitten
Change linens
Wash linens
Pack Hubby's lunch
Go to Target
Go to Krogers for big weekly grocery haul
School run-be there around 3:30
Fix dinner
Clean up Kitchen
If I haven't run out of steam, wash some lace curtains for the craft room, guest room and dining room (these are from the old house)
Hang said curtains :)

Wednesday plan:

Pack daughter's lunch
Fix breakfast
Leave for school at 7:30
Go through my shoes in garage and decide which to keep and which to donate
Run Rosie the Roomba
Dust
Mop
Work in craft room (lots of unpacking and organizing to do-lots of boxes in there that belong elsewhere too)
Pack Hubby's lunch
School run-be there before 2:30
Fix dinner
Clean up Kitchen

Thursday plan:  

Pack daughter's lunch
Fix breakfast
Leave early for school @ 6:30 (Bible Club)
May need a nap :)
Work in craft room (this may take a while)
Take Hubs' suits to dry cleaners (he hasn't worn these in a while and I'd like to get them cleaned and store them in a closet other than the one in our master-takes up needed space)
Pack Hubby's lunch
School run
Fix dinner
Clean up Kitchen

Friday plan:

Pack daughter's lunch
Fix breakfast
School run
Work in craft room
Run Rosie the Roomba (this really helps with the pet hair on our hardwoods and tile)
May possibly be going to Atlanta tonight or tomorrow night to go to Ikea.  If so, daughter will go to Aunt's for the night after school.
School Run
If no Atlanta trip, fix dinner
Clean up Kitchen

Saturday plan:

May be in Atlanta!  Maybe not.

If not,
Prepare daily meals
Rearrange Laundry room (move shelf, move cat litter boxes)
Buy and install extra shelves in Master Bath closet, Craft room closet and Pantry (Hubby has already measured these)
Did I need a new curtain rod in the craft room?  If so, buy one of these too and see if Hubby can install it
Hubby needs to work in the Home Theater
Detailed Kitchen Duty (I'm a messy cook!)

Sunday plan:

If not in Atlanta, church
Laundry
Lunch out?
Dinner in?
Clean up Kitchen
Either way, I'd like us to eat out together one meal today
Family Meeting
Relax

That's my plan for the week.  Some routine, some to-do's that if I didn't plan them, they wouldn't get done, etc.  I'm a list maker and I find I accomplish more if I have a list and can check my to-do's off. 

I may or may not post my plans for my cottage every week.  We'll see how this goes.  I want to get this cottage unpacked and neat and tidy so that we can have guests over.  Our parents haven't even seen our new home yet!  I know, but Hubby worked two months this summer of nights which were four nights with one night off, continuously and is about to start that again for at least six weeks.  This is unusual and has kept us from getting a lot of work done around here.  Just thought I ought to explain.  We're not really that lazy, ya'll.  lol

Thanks for stopping by!

Pam

Menu for week of September 7th

Monday:  Italian Pot Roast (freeze half), Green Beans, Macaroni and Cheese

Tuesday:  Mexican Chicken Rolls (freeze 3), Baked Potato, Salad

Wednesday:  (freezer meal) Slow Cooker Meatball Vegetable Soup

Thursday:  (freezer meal)  Creamy Ranch Chicken, Noodles, Roasted Asparagus

If we don't go out of town here is the plan for the next two days:

Friday:  Tex Mex Burgers, Corn on the Cob, Salad

Saturday:  (freezer meal) Chicken Tortilla Soup, Cheese Quesadillas

Sunday:  Crock Pot Chicken Fried Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts

That's my plan.  How about you?  Go to http://orgjunkie.com/  for menu planning inspiration. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Pam