It's Saturday - Kayla worked graveyard last night so I've tried to keep Dylan away from her so she can get some rest. Miles is watching Dylan until around 3 and then he'll have to go to work, so I'm planning on taking Dylan to the park for awhile so Kayla can get more rest. She has to work graveyard again tonight.


Just found out that I'll be watching the girls next Monday too - until Eric picks them up at 4:30. Yuk, I have to be polite to that snake. I saw Sarah yesteday, and her black eye was still swollen shut.

Friday

Kayla was on a rampage last night. Gotta get out of here after Miles leaves for work.

Didn't get out fast enough. She made some comment to Miles about "If we hadn't bought a house, we could be living alone." And so I asked her if she wanted me to move out. And she looked really shocked, like how could I think such a thing? But I reminded her about how she told everyone I would be homeless if it weren't for her. And I told her about how I hated the way she was ranting and raving last night, and how I actually took a picture of how she loads the dishwasher. She said that was retarded. She said if she wanted me out, she would say she wanted me out. Once again, she acts so innocent and surprised.

I called Carol and we went to the DMV and I finally got my Oregon ID. Now I'll be able to get a new social security card. And I had a chance to vent everything to Carol. When I got back, Kayla apologized, and she said something like "everyone says I've been too hard on you." So we've been getting along better for awhile, but I really don't know how long it will last.

Day After

Today was so hot, I was just miserable. Mike decided to move into his estranged wife's grandma's house for awhile. He said he couldn't stay here where everyone was drinking. And Valerie is seriously looking for her own apartment. Kayla has made her so miserable-and I may ask her if I could join her. I'm only 60 years old, why should I spend time being miserable?

FLYLADY 7/5/07



MORNING ROUTINE:



1. Get up and weigh 235.5.

2. Shower and get dressed to lace up shoes, fix your hair and face 9 a.m.

3. While you are in the bathroom Swish and Swipe 9:30 a.m.

4. Empty dishwasher to start your day Kayla did this - complained that no one else can load a dishwasher.

7. Eat something good for you and take your medicine and vitamins Ate leftover potato salad and hamburger from yesterday.

8. Drink your water. 10 a.m.,



FLYLADY MISSION:




We are heading into the Entrance area of your home today. Let's graball those shoes, books and jackets that seem to pile up right by thefront door and put them away. In my house, no one ever drops theirthings there, they get up and walk there all by themselves! LOL!Grab these things and set your timer. I bet you can do this in lessthan 15 minutes

Happy Fourth of July!

Fireworks in the backyard. Miles did a great job!

We had a great time, although we did have some serious problems. Mike had a seizure, which is probably from his drinking over the weekend. He wanted us to take him to the hospital, but we knew they couldn't do any good for him and he would just run up more medical bills.

And Kayla was announced to everyone that if it weren't for her, I would be homeless. All her friends laughed, but it really hurt me.

The day was so hot, I couldn't even go to the parade, and the kids had to come home early from it. But they all had fun and came home with face paintings.

Aja had her face painted with a red,white, and blue heart. She looked so cute.

Lynzi got a muscle painting of the same thing.

And of course, Dylan got a "muscle" painting that he was so proud of. What a little "macho man" he is!
Kayla and Miles put up a net and the kids all took lessons. Here's Dylan trying to return a serve.

We filled up the kids' pool, and Larry grabbed Dylan and threatened to dunk him head-first. Dylan was NOT amused!
The gang relaxes before starting the BBQ.

My Morning Routine:

1. Get up and weigh Weighed 232.5!!! I'm losing weight! Hard to believe I'm so happy at this weight, but my highest weight was 247.

2. Shower and get dressed to lace up shoes, fix your hair and face. 10 a.m.

3. While you are in the bathroom Swish and Swipe 10 a.m.

4. Grab a load of laundry and start the washer No laundry today - it's a holiday, and too hot, anyway.

5. Eat something good for you and take your medicine and vitamins Cheerios & meds.

7. Drink your water. 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 etc.,

Task from yesterday:

Wipe down the patio furniture and your front door. Not done.

Mission for Today:

Today take a look at the walls and the windows in your dining room.Grab some cleaner and a cloth and go after the finger prints andsmudges that those mysterious little elves seem to leave behind asthey run through your house when no one is looking! LOLBe careful with the walls as not to rub too hard to remove paint ifyou have a flat finish. Not done.

Tuesday, Tuesday

Today, Kayla found a 4-foot long scratch on the hardwood floor where I sit. It's not the first scratch on the floor, and I guess I'll have to stop sitting there. She's going to make my life miserable over it; I wonder if I can find a way to fix it? I'll have to check the Internet.

My morning routine for today:

1. Get up and weigh 234.6 LOST A POUND!!!

2. Get dressed to lace up shoes, fix your hair and face 7:30 a.m.

3. While you are in the bathroom Swish and Swipe 9:31 a.m.

4. Grab a load of laundry and start the washer Move to afternoon chore.

5. Empty dishwasher to start your day Time finished: 8 a.m.

6. Eat something good for you and take your medicine and vitamins Ate cheerios, took morning meds.

7. Drink your water. 1 glass 9:32 a.m.; 1 glass noon; 1 glass 2 p.m.; forgot to log in the rest of the water, but Iknow I did my 8 glasses today;

Today is Tuesday. Have some fun today and take care of you!

Tasks carried over from Monday:

1. Polish mirrors and doors.


2. We are in Zone 1 this week, that is the Front Porch, the Entrancearea and the Dining Room.Today you are to sweep your front porch area around your front door.Shake out your welcome mats and wipe down the patio furniture and your front door. Thismakes a huge difference in how your home looks. We have a tendencyto neglect this area and yet it is the first thing that people seewhen they come to your home.Spend 15 minutes taking care of this, you will be pleased with theresults!Kelly Did all this, but forgot to wipe down the patio furniture. Will do this tomorrow.

Zone Work:

We are going to have a multi room mission today, it might take youlonger than 15 minutes to do it, so set your timer for each room andFLY through it!For the Front Porch, Entrance and Dining Room, put out the fires thatare burning in your hot spots. Get rid of the pile of shoes by thefront door, get rid of the pile of junk mail and put away themagazines and school papers that are piled on the dining room table.They are smoldering so get to it! Cleaning lady took care of this today.

Do a load of laundry. Done.

Flylady

I try to follow Flylady's rules everyday. Here is the morning routine she suggests:


Your Morning Routine Puts You on Auto-Pilot

Date:

Monday July 2, 2007
Time:

8:00 am - 8:00 am
Repeats:

This event repeats every week.
Notes:

We are going to build a Morning Routine for your Control Journal or tojust post on the refrigerator.

Here is what I do.

1. Get up and weigh Weighed 235.8.
2. Shower and get dressed to lace up shoes, fix your hair and face. Showered 9 a.m.
3. While you are in the bathroom Swish and Swipe. Done.
4. Grab a load of laundry and start the washer I do my laundry later in the day.
5. Check your calendar for today's activities What activities?
6. Empty dishwasher to start your day Done 10 a.m
7.Eat something good for you and take your medicine and vitamins Bowl of cereal, took meds.
8. Drink your water.

Today is Monday and we do or start our Weekly Home Blessing Hour

This is the time FlyLady spends blessing her home. No detailed cleaning required; vacuum the middle of the floors only!FlyLady sets her timer for 10 minutes to work on each of 7 ways to bless your home:

Vacuum I was going to do this, but it's too hot, and besides, Kayla's "cleaning lady" will do that tomorrow.
Dust - Dusted the living room.
Mop - NO WAY--cleaning lady again
Polish Mirrors and Doors Move chore to tomorrow
Change Sheets Changed
Empty all trash Emptied

This takes approximately one hour; some tasks take less than 10 minutes."Don't obsess, set your timer for 10 minutes for each task, then QUIT!" ~ Kelly

We are in Zone 1 this week, that is the Front Porch, the Entrancearea and the Dining Room.Today you are to sweep your front porch area around your front door.Shake out your welcome mats and wipe down your front door. Thismakes a huge difference in how your home looks. We have a tendencyto neglect this area and yet it is the first thing that people seewhen they come to your home.Spend 15 minutes taking care of this, you will be pleased with theresults!Kelly Move Chore to Tomorrow

July 1, 2007

I took Dylan to the park today and got some cute pics of him, but I think he was kind of bored. There weren't any kids there, so he had to play by himself. I'm going to start bringing him there earlier so there will be more kids there.