QOTD: November 1

[sheila]

What things are you hoping to accomplish this month?

[Bev]

The rest of my Christmas shopping
A family photo
Addressing/preparing my Christmas cards

Pretty goal oriented towards Christmas.

One day I hope to have ALL laundry washed, folded and put away with nothing in the dirty clothes bin, but I realize that is a pipe dream. :lol: (and what does pipe dream mean anyway??)

[Silke]

Start a job :lol: amongst painting, purging, more sewing.

[Silke]

Oh, Bev reminded me.....Christmas :lol:..........Christmas shopping, selfmade gifts, and holiday cards

[sheila]

(and what does pipe dream mean anyway??)

I looked it up, and apparently the pipe part of is it is a reference to opium pipes. So, Beverly, is there something you want to tell us about how you're spending your free time? :smoke: :giggle:

[Barb]

Get started on Xmas shopping. I don't necessarily have to finish it, but at least put a dent in it.

Get my haircut! :gah: I've been needing one for forever, I just need to git 'r done.

[Ana975]

I HAVE to paint my bathroom. I've had the paint for months now and haven't had a chance but it's getting done this month!

Hopefully, Christmas shopping will be done too. I don't have a lot of people to buy for so it shouldn't be to hard.

[Darcy]

(Sheila, you should revive this thread December 1.)

Make a nice dent in my Christmas shopping.
Order Christmas cards.
Get all the leaves raked up in the backyard.
Try not to stress about Phil's job and our money situation.

[Bev]

I looked it up, and apparently the pipe part of is it is a reference to opium pipes. So, Beverly, is there something you want to tell us about how you're spending your free time? :smoke: :giggle:
:scan: No, not really. :hide:

[TtownAnne]

Get through our various traveling events with a minimum of stress.
organize for Caroline's birthday
and what should be the top of the list, PURGE, PURGE, PURGE! Now that we're sure we aren't having another baby, I want all baby stuff not for commemorative purposes should be GONE!

[Brandi Jo]

Get both boy's birthday parties planned and executed

Get what Christmas gifts I've already purchased wrapped up

Get the outside Christmas lights on the house before it gets too cold to be on the roof

Get all of our pool supplies back where they belong, and get the lawn shed winterized

Hunt down Nocona when we go to St Louis in a few weeks :giggle:

--Okay, I need to stop now, because I'm depressing myself

[Cami]

Holiday related stuff:
*Mail Christmas cards because they'll take longer from here
*Figure out budget for Christmas gifts
*Figure out how to make room in budget for Christmas decorations that DH will say are unnecessary
*Plan vacation for after Christmas (which will further shrink "unnecessary" Christmas decoration budget) :rolleyes:

Personal stuff:
*Plan a weekly day trip with the kids
*Plan weekly playdates
*Have a visit with my mother without her driving me crazy
*Get through another 10 day DH business trip without making self crazy

[Dennis]

Just survive. My mom is coming tomorrow and Joe's birthday party is Saturday. Then my dad is coming for Thanksgiving - my stepmom might be coming too, we're not sure. I have 5 more weeks left of my biology class. We need to get started on Christmas shopping. And so on.

[Michal]

Wait patiently for Ben to get through his exams.
Make plans for where we are going for Christmas.
Organize a family picture.
Buy birthday and Christmas presents.

[Jayne]

Get through it...does that count.

Try and get our lawyer to talk to us
Get through Tylor's surgery successfully
Get going on Christmas shopping
Plan Alyssa's birthday party
Organize my house for Tylor (who can't get up steps for a while) and for parties and christmas

So much more too. I don't think I will manage :cry:

[Nichole]

Too much!

~ finish the freaking floor tile
~ refinish the shower tile
~ touch up painting in the kitchen/laundry
~ get ready for a big drive up to Napa for Thanksgiving (we're taking a camper and camping at a halfway point)
~ get organized for and have a garage sale

[Kara]

Clean (or pay someone) to get this house clean for the holidays.

Decorate indoors and out.

Start Christmas shopping.

Take photo and have cards made.

Paint hallway.

Purchase a few rugs for the foyer and living room.

[AmyP]

and what should be the top of the list, PURGE, PURGE, PURGE! Now that we're sure we aren't having another baby, I want all baby stuff not for commemorative purposes should be GONE!


So, let me know when to come over and I'll buy stuff off of you!!! :)

Okay, my list...

- Get through hosting Thanksgiving without killing anyone (should be easy since my evil aunt is NOT invited :devil: )
- Lose some weight!
- Make a bigger dent in Christmas shopping (already doing well there)
- At least once a week, have the house cleaned, dishwasher emptied, dirty dishes out of the sink when DH gets home (he'll faint!)

[bunybomb]

Get the halloween decorations down
Finish the winter yard work
Finishing painting the last living room wall
Get a picture taken for xmas cards
Start to think about xmas shopping

[Kristen]

Figure out what sort of Christmas cards we want to do (photo cards, traditional cards, etc.)

Finish shopping (Overstock.com is my FRIEND!)

Organize a family photo or one of just Camille.

Gee all our lists sound alike! hehe

[sheila]

Make xmas lists for everyone.
Start xmas shopping.
Start & finish hat for my mom for xmas.
Figure out if I have more to knit for xmas.
Finish baby blanket for SIL.
Put Halloween decorations away.
Get health insurance taken care of.
Bludgeon everyone in Stagg's old company. Try to get issues with old company resolved peaceably.
Finish chalkboard wall in girls' toyroom.
:help: the list continues, but if I can get those things done, I will be pretty happy.

[Alysia]

pack/move/unpack


get some family pictures taken because its been almost 2 years since our last professional family shot.

[EricaW]

Roll over my 401k's from my 2 ( :blush: ) previous jobs
Get professional pictures of Dylan taken (I should've done this 2 months ago)
Put a good dent in Christmas and b-day shopping
Try to get a better routine for the day established
Try and get the grocery shopping done during the week

[pam]

Send out thank you notes for Amelia's birthday party
Get Amelia's 1 year pics done
Clean/organize the house a bit
Start holiday shopping
Survive visit from BIL & his family
Finish my ABC's of Amelia scrapbooks for my mom & ILs

[Melissa]

Continue Christmas shopping
Start my new class
Convince my parents they have to visit
Buy tickets to visit MIL after Christmas
Continue exercising!

[Sandy]

November list:

Halloween decor down
Fall decor up
House clean for visit from my parents
Survive parental units staying w/ us for 10 days
Get binculars finished for Rayna's bday party
Get house ready for Rayna's bday party
Get bday gift for Rayna
Survive returning back to work
Chant "solids at 4 months, only 4 weeks to go" on a daily basis.
In the meantime, keep working hard to have Harper exclusively on bm.
Figure out if we are hosting thanksgiving and, if so, figure out what the hell I am going to do
Get RX for prozac :lol2:

I think that covers it. Well, it covers enough, anyway. :rotflmao: (That smilie is just for you Bridget, since I know how much you love it.)

[Lynn]

Too much!

~ finish the freaking floor tile
Uh-huh. Sure! :giggle:

My list and Keith's list vary but my list includes:
-Paint the front door
-(re) paint the kitchen
-Finish getting the border paste off the walls in the bathroom
-Get a jump on Christmas shopping
-Order/address holiday cards
-Get new contacts

Keith's list includes getting the house winterized (Klassy plastic on the windows, put the rest of the pool/patio stuff away, batten down the hatches, etc) and get the leaves raked and mulched.

Luckily he's taking a week off Thanksgiving week so I feel confident that this stuff might actually get done! :bliss:

[schwanda]

1. Find a new au pair!
2. Find a new au pair!
3. Find a new au pair!

And the holiday shopping, etc....

Amanda

[Bev]

Amanda! Again??

Erica! Do your grocery shopping on Tuesday morning at 8-10am. There is virtually no one in the stores at that time. I've actually been at the grocery store before it opened with both boys in tow. :lol: MUCH easier than going on the weekend.

Anne! I did some purging today! :woo: I took about 4 big grocery bags full of baby clothes, a few maternity clothes, an exersaucer a bouncy chair and two activity gyms to the St. Vincent de Paul Society for them to give to the battered women's shelter (who does not take direct donations, which I find strange since the address is in the phone book, but whatever). I might go put that on my list so I can cross it out and appear as though I accomplished something. :)

[Karri]

help Chris purge and gut the basement :faint:
wean myself off effexor w/o hurting anyone or myself
make a dent in holiday shopping while staying w/in budget
continue exercising...try to add 1 more mile onto run
make it through November travel schedule w/o going insane...be a supportive wife...breathe
finish Ryan's hat & scarf. start mom's & MIL's scarfs.

[Mary DK]

~ Get hubby to get the outside decorations down from attic so we can decorate for Christmas right after Thanksgiving... doubt that will happen... but at least we'll get the Christmas tree since that's in the storage closet.
~ Decide what we're gonna do about Christmas cards & get a family picture done
~ Decide what pics we're gonna include in the Grandparents' yearly calendar
~ Look at boys Christmas lists & decide what we really want to get them
~ Go thru the toys to see what else we can pull out before the new Christmas toys make their way into our house
~ Survive Thanksgiving & all the other activities in between (work, MOPS, t-ball, Thanksgiving at my SIL's, etc) since our calendar is starting to get REALLY FULL!! :panic:

[Kimberly]

*Finish Ali's year two scrapbook
*Send out thank you cards from Ali's party - THIS WEEK
*Go through my scrapping supplies and make a list of what I would like for Christmas
*Make Ali's "Santa" list for grandparents
*Get a flu shot
*Pester the admissions office of TSU until I get my letter of acceptance to work on my doctorate
*Take Ali to the Dr. for her 4 year check up
*Enjoy my Thanksgiving break from school

[Nichole]

Hmm Kim, I could steal a lot of items from your list for mine. Great. Thanks for adding to it. :lol:

*Send out thank you cards from Ali's Jackson's party - THIS WEEK
*Make Ali's Jackson & Gavin's "Santa" list for grandparents
*Get a flu shot
*Take Ali Jackson to the Dr. for her his 4 year check up

[schwanda]

Amanda! Again??

Sadly, yes. She just gave 2 week notice on Monday.

Amanda

[Girlo]

Hmmmm.....

- get to 12 weeks pg. :) I have my first appt on 11/14 and I'm praying everything goes well......
- get holiday cards organized and ready to mail
- write holiday letter
- wrap presents to take to friends/family over Thanksgiving
- finish any shopping holes so I'll be done by 12/1
- get Alex's thank-you cards out in the mail THIS WEEK!!

There's probably more.....I'll think of it later. :)

[Clare]

- continue exercising at least 30 minutes per day
- finish organising and get through Sam's birthday party on Sunday
- sort through tons of outgrown clothes and distribute to various homes (Anne, I've got a gorgeous purple dress with Caroline's name on it :aok: )
- attempt a Christmas picture and either order or make Christmas cards

[Michele]

I'm sure I have lots to do but all I can think of right now is...

1. Send out thank yous for Jackson's party
2. get picture of the kids (maybe family picture) set up
3. Start Christmas shopping

[TtownAnne]

:dude: I will happily take in your purges as I get rid of my own! :nod: We're taking a bunch of Emily's dresses on vacation with us. :)

- sort through tons of outgrown clothes and distribute to various homes (Anne, I've got a gorgeous purple dress with Caroline's name on it :aok: )

[LISA]

I absolutely must get my Christmas shopping done by the end of this month!

this month we are painting our bedroom and doing the hardwood floor...yeah, not my idea to do this all the month before we host Christmas dinner..like I don't have enough to do around here and try to squeeze it all into the few odd day's they give me off work :rolleyes:

[MrsPeacefrog]

Get Tony's ex boss to pays us
Finish paying off our Christmas laybys
Help my mother organise my Dad's 65th Birthday party (and help host it)
Finish my spring cleaning before Summer starts at the end of the month :errr:
Lay down the cement foundation for our new shed
Get a FULL day off from the kids, including the night!

[redhairedgirl]

Finish getting the rest of my belongings out of my marital house.
Beat the living hell out of the realtor that is screwing us over. Keep working on plan that will make him look like the greedy ass he is at the settlement table.