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There is no To Do list and no menu plan post today since we are up in Northern Michigan for the weekend with family. Boating, relaxing, laughing, eating too much and basically hanging out are on the agenda.

Watch our Instragram feed for photos from our weekend away.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Weekend To Dos 7/7-8 & Menu Plan 7/8-13

D's kids are here for their summer visit so we don't have many house projects planned but instead plan to to some serious hanging out.  Well, at least indoor in the basement hanging out since since 100+ heat isn't conducive to outdoor activities. 

That being said, we still have a few things on the list.
1.  Grocery/Laundry/Cleaning
2.  Watering garden, flowers and lawn
3.  Farmers Market
4.  Finish spreading bark (but only if it isn't already over 80 degrees at 7 am like the past week)
5.  Blog posts and photos
6. Plant veggie seeds
7.  Finish fence post flower project

Of course, we also will be renting some movies, hanging out with the grandparents and playing with Willow.  I know D wants to spend some time alone with the kids, so I figure I will get my projects done during those times. 
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It is a cooking outdoors kind of week.  D loves it, the kids love it, Willow love to go in and out constantly with D and the kids, I love the lack of dishes. Win, win, win, win!

Plus, having the grill fired up is the prefect excuse for making s'mores. We haven't done that yet this summer and it is time!

Sunday:  Salmon with Mornay Sauce
Monday:  Crockpot Roast Chicken
Tuesday:  BBQ ribs
Wednesday:  Grilled Cheese (D has class)
Thursday:  Carne Asada
Friday:  Out of Town
Saturday: Out of Town

Weekend To Dos 6/23-24 & Menu Plan 6/24-6/30

Whoops! I thought I had set this to post yesterday morning but, well, apparently not!

It is definitely summer! The weekend activities have started up and this weekend is no exception.

To Dos

1. Neighbor's High School Graduation Open House
2. Family Pool Party
3. Cleaning, Grocery, Laundry
4. Finish spreading bark in the garden
5. Doggie Day Spa for Willow
6. Blog posts and photos
7. Finish steps in the side yard
8. Plant veggie seeds
9. Finish fence post flower project

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This week's menu plan is almost a direct copy of last week's. Why? Because it was so hot here last week, neither D or I felt like cooking anything. We don't have central air and the cool air from the window units in the other rooms just don't cool off the kitchen. So we ate salads or went out.

But it is going to be much cooler this week and, now, the menu plan is already done. Yay!

Sunday:  Steaks with Spinach Strawberry Salad
Monday:  Baked pork chops with Swiss chard
Tuesday:  FITF
Wednesday:  BBQ chicken on the grill
Thursday:  Salmon on a large dinner salad
Friday:  FITF
Saturday:  Grilled cheese sandwiches, chips and a salad

Weekend To Dos 6/9-10 & Menu Plan 6/10-16

The To Do list this time is a short one since my bestest friend B is coming for a visit this weekend!  Wahoo!  There will be lots of laughing, drinking of wine, eating of snacks and general hanging out and being silly.

1. Farmer's Market
2. Strawberry Picking (the u-pick places are finally open)
3. Grocery, Laundry, Cleaning
4. Finish Fence Slat hanging garden
5. Get hanging baskets and flowers
6. Plant flowers in pots
7. Willow to the dog park

That's it!

I have already written all most of the posts for the coming week so this should be a fun and relaxing weekend hanging out with B and D and Willow.  I will definitely need all this rest since we have big plans outside for next weekend that involves quite a bit of manual labor.

This is an easy menu plan week.  D will be busy with work and school so things need to be quick and easy.

Sunday:  Crockpot BBQ chicken on buns with fruit salad and cole slaw
Monday:  Stovetop Taco Pasta
Tuesday:  FITF
Wednesday:  Orange chicken with steamed veggies and rice
Thursday:  Chipotle Burritos
Friday:  FITF
Saturday:  Grilled cheese sandwiches, chips and a salad

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Weekend To Dos 6/2-3 & Menu Plan 6/3-9

Our To Do list this week is easy.  It is everything that didn't get done last weekend.  As you may have seen in my Kitchen Update Gone Awry post, our mini kitchen update took longer than we thought it would (I know, put on your shocked face) so we didn't get everything done.  Add that to the fact that the weather here has been dreadful, cold and rainy, most of the week so we weren't able to get caught up.  Oh well, such is the nature of the To Do list, right?

1. Work on touching up paint on walls
2. Farmer's Market
3. Purchase flowers and hanging baskets
4. Pot up flowers
5. Grocery, Cleaning, Laundry, Bank
6. Do test area by oven on the counter top paint
7. Fire up the grill
8. Order more bark (yeah, I can't believe we need more either, but we didn't have enough left over to finish in the garden.)
9. Patio furniture from basement
10. Apply teak oil to the Adirondack chairs
11. Finish Fence Post Planter 
12. Family Dinner
13. Blog posts - photos and write ups

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Last week was a total fail on our following our menu plan.  We ended up working late or getting invited out to dinner several times.  Then on Friday, some good stuff happened at D's work so we went out to celebrate.  This means that basically everything is back on the list for this week.

Sunday:  Family Dinner (brats on the grill)

Monday:  FITF

Tuesday:  Salmon Dinner Salad

Wednesday:  BBQ chicken

Thursday:  Steaks

Friday:  FITF

Saturday:  Orange Chicken

Weekend To Dos 5/26-28 & Menu Plan 5/27-6/1

While it is the holiday weekend, all that means in our house is that there is more time to work on our projects.

We have plans to start the mini-update in the kitchen this weekend so there are new lights, a new faucet and a backsplash in our near future. Yay!! I have already gotten a jump on the painting so we just need to finish some touch ups before moving onto the other pieces.

So here is our weekend To Do list:

1. Clear counters and move stuff to dining room or basement
2. Clean walls under the cabinets so they can dry before installation of tile
3. Work on touching up paint on walls
4. Install our window AC units
5. Farmer's Market
6. Lowe's and/or HD to buy materials (if I don't get there on Friday night) & flowers for planters & pots
7. Dry fit on the tile
8. Install tile
9. Clean up grout joints
10. Grout tile and clean up
11. Install lights
12. Install faucet
13. Grocery, Cleaning, Laundry, Bank
14. Do test area by oven on the counter top paint
15. Fire up the grill
16. Order more bark (yeah, I can't believe we need more either, but we didn't have enough left over to finish in the garden.)
17. Plant flowers
18. Patio furniture from basement
19. Apply teak oil to the Adirondack chairs
20. Blog posts - photos and write ups

OK, now that I have it all written down, I am wondering if we will get to do any relaxing this weekend! 

Sunday:  FITF

Monday:  Brats

Tuesday:  Salmon Dinner Salad

Wednesday:  BBQ chicken

Thursday:  Steaks

Friday:  FITF

Saturday:  Orange Chicken

Weekend To Dos 5/12-13 & Menu Plan 5/13-19

My To Do list is being posted very late today.  The weather has been cruddy all day and I have been feeling a bit under the weather.  So my plans have been curtailed immensely. I am feeling better now so tomorrow should be a good day

1. Nap
2. Laundry, Grocery, Cleaning
3. Help D with his Mother's Day present (it's pretty darn cute and the project will be posted tomorrow)
4. Take photos for next week's blog posts
5. Write up next week's blog posts
6. Schedule tweets for week
7. Farmer's Market
8. Mother's Day dinner with my Mother-in-Law.  My mum is out of town and we will be celebrating with her later.
9. Finish weed removal/ground prep of the garden paths for bark
10. Weed Blueberry bed
11. Get weed blocker and lawn staples to prep garden paths for bark
12. Spreading bark in garden

We did pretty well this past week with following the menu plan.  The order of the meals switched up a bit, mainly because we forgot to take things out of the freezer. We ended up having a different kind of brat on "Brat Night" and it turns out I had a total brain fart when I was drawing up the menu plan.  I forgot we had tickets to the symphony on Friday night so it ended up being dinner and a show night with dinner at our favorite sushi place. (mmmm, sushi!)

Sunday:  Seasoned steaks, fresh asparagus, brown rice, salad, melon and something tasty for dessert
Monday: FITF
Tuesday:  Gruyere and roasted onion pasta (from the farmer's market) with a Sicilian seasoned white sauce and shredded chicken, salad and garlic bread
Wednesday:  Chipotle burritos (since we didn't end up getting any last week)
Thursday:  Chicken Sate with peanut sauce (moved from last week)
Friday: Nothing planned.  D is going to a birthday party for a friend and I will be taking a upholstery class. 
Saturday: FITF. I will be at my upholstery class all day and D is working.

Weekend To Dos 5/5-6 & Menu Plan 5/6-12

Another busy weekend around here, made even busier because tomorrow we have our Family Dinner so much of the day will be spent hanging out with family.  I guess we better get cracking since it is already 9:30 am here. 

1. Willow to the dog park
2.  Re-caulk roof flashing around fireplace
3. Get fabric for upholstery class (more on this coming in a later post)
4. Michael's (D has plans to make his Mom a Mother's Day gift)
5. Cleaning, Grocery, Laundry
6. Finish up horse bookends, shadowbox, vertical garden
7. Take photos of everything
8. Write up food posts
9. Take pics of Willow
10. Mow yard (moved until the grass dries out.)
11. Work on garden (it rained all weekend. Boo!)
12. Family Dinner

This is another Family Dinner weekend so tomorrow we will be having a belated Cinco de Mayo dinner.  Plus D is on break before he starts up his summer classes so will be home every night.  That will be a bit of a change since I am used to having the house to myself a couple of nights a week.

Sunday:  Salsa Verde Enchiladas, Corn Salad, Spanish Rice and dessert TBD
Monday:  Smokey Seasoned Steaks
Tuesday:  Chicken Chorizo Brats
Wednesday:  FITF*
Thursday:  Salomon Ceasar Salad
Friday:  Chipotle Burritos or FITF (depends on how many leftovers we have left)
Saturday:  Chicken Sate with Peanut Sauce

*Forage in the Fridge

Weekend To Dos 4/21-22 & Menu Plan 4/ 22-28

Why does it seem like as the weather gets warmer there are more things to add to the To Do list? Maybe because it is true?  In addition to all the inside stuff, you get to add the outside stuff.  With our light winter and early spring, I feel like we got "cheated" out of more weekends that could have been spent tackling our inside projects.  I guess that is just the way it works sometimes.

Onto our To Do list for this weekend.  It is pretty light on items since we still have a bunch of this stuff to spread.

We managed to get about half of it spread last weekend and during the week, while dodging rain storms, but still have a ton left to go. I have to say that I didn't take a photo of what is left of the pile since it makes me a little sad that there is still so much left after we have already done so much work.

1. Finish spreading bark (we are almost done in the front yard. Yay!)
2. Trim box woods
3. Mow lawn
4. Fill out and send CSA form
5. Contact local farmers on pricing on a whole pig and a 1/2 cow
6. Attend cousin's girlfriend's baby shower
7. Laundry/cleaning/grocery
8. Plant seedlings and seeds in garden
9. Bring papers to Boy Scout paper drive
10. Make dog bed cover for Willow

Sunday:  Beef Roast in the slow cooker (moved from last week. Since we had so many leftovers, we didn't make this.)
Monday:  Honey Mustard & Dill Salmon from Alderberry Hill. I saw this on a linky party and thought it looked so tasty.
Tuesday:  FITF*
Wednesday:  FITF
Thursday:  Balsamic-Rosemary Grilled Pork Chops
Friday:  Chipotle Burrito
Saturday:   FITF (D is going to visit a friend for the weekend)

*FITF=Forage in the Fridge

Weekend To Dos 4/14-15 & Menu Plan 4/15-21

I had a laundry list of items to put on the To Do list this week.  But then I came home to this on Thursday evening.

Yup, that is a big hulking pile of shredded bark.  Eight cubic yards of it.  Needless to say, getting this stuff spread and off the driveway so I can park in the garage again is the only item on our To Do list. 

OK, it won't really be the only item since we still need to clean, do laundry and get to the grocery store. And we need to finish cleaning out the garage so we can get to the yard tools and wheelbarrow we will need to start the spreading of the bark.  Man, it is going to be another busy weekend. 

To Do List:

1. Finish cleaning garage
2. Finish Spring yard clean up
3. Start spreading bark in front yard
4. Laundry, Grocery, Cleaning
5. Willow to dog park
6. Willow "Doggy Day Spa" - bath, nail trimming, tooth brushing and ear cleaning
7. Take photos for next week's blog posts
8. Write up next week's blog posts
9. Get weed blocker and lawn staples to prep garden paths for bark
10. Clean the Fridge / Organize the Freezers

Additions

1. Move green file cabinet to basement

I have a feeling that we won't get all the bark spread this weekend so there will probably be work in the evenings to get it finished up. What this means for the menu is that things have to be easy peasy and the slow cooker fits that bill perfectly! So it is all slow cooker all the time this week.

Sunday:  Takeout Pizza
Monday:  BBQ pork in the slow cooker
Tuesday:  FITF*
Wednesday:  FITF
Thursday:  Salsa verde chicken enchiladas (we cook the chicken and salsa verde in the slow cooker)
Friday:  Beef roast in the slow cooker
Saturday:  FITF

*Forage in the Fridge

What are your favorite slow cooker dishes?  I am always on the lookout for new ones and would love for you to share.

Weekend To Dos 4/7-8 & The Week's Menu Plan

If you have been following our Weekend To Do lists, you will notice one thing that is NOT on the list this week. That item that never ever seemed to get crossed off the list. Yes, the powder room trim is done!! It only took me time each evening this week to get finished but it is DONE! The trim is caulked and painted. Where is my big red marker to cross that baby off? Let me give a big wahoo for not having to put this on the list again for another week!

The best part is I don't need to answer yet again, "Dad, I am going to get to it," when he comes over for Easter dinner tomorrow.  That is worth a double wahoo!!

Having the powder room done frees me up to continue working on the living room mess, I mean madness. Did I say that? I really meant project. I am hoping to get finish the woodwork painting Saturday afternoon so it doesn't smell like paint during dinner on Sunday. Wish me luck!

With that hope, here is the rest of our To Do List.

1. Willow to dog park
2. Work on living room cabinets
3. Grocery, Laundry, Cleaning (the weekend triumvirate)
4. Deliver wood file cabinet to Dad
5. Move green cabinet to the basement
6. Finish organizing crafty corner or rather switch stuff around. Turns out the desk and the shelved need to swap places.
7. Write up blog post for Easter egg holder
8. Take photos of Easter egg holder
9. Plant indoor seeds
10. Easter Dinner
11. Move seeds started inside to shady protected spot outside

Additions:

1. Fix the sun tunnel in the attic
2. Mow the lawn

A Forage in the Fridge heavy week since I know we are making make waaaay too much food for the Easter dinner. 

Sunday: Easter dinner: Ham, rolls, green bean casserole, cheesy potatoes, sweet potatoes, dilled carrots,homemade applesauce, blueberry cake, and more 

Monday: FITF*
Tuesday: FITF
Wednesday: FITF
Thursday: Stir-Fried Honey-Ginger Chicken with Peppers

Friday: BBQ Salmon

Saturday: Pork Milanese with side salad though this one may change to sandwiches or pizza if we are totally sick of pork after all that ham.

 *Forage In The Fridge

Weekend To Do 3/30-4/1 & The Week's Menu Plan [Double Whammy Post]

I feel like we should just put one thing on our To Do list this weekend. Finish painting the trim in the powder room.  I feel like I need to have a Scarlett O'Hara moment "As God is my witness, not another weekend will go by without the project getting completed!" So it is item #1 on my list.

1. Work on painting and caulking trim in powder room (Yay! progress!)
2. Willow to dog park
3. "Doggie Day Spa" for Willow (bath, ear cleaning, flea & tick stuff application)
4. Work on living room cabinets
5. Grocery, Laundry, Cleaning (the weekend triumvirate)
6. Figure out which (or both) file cabinet my Dad wants
7. Continue work on stripping paint off fireplace mantle
8. Finish organizing crafty corner
9. Write up blog post for Easter egg holder
10. Take photos of Easter egg holder
11. Plant indoor seeds for tomatoes, tomatillos and peppers 

Additions

1. Finish cutting up and bundling carpet in new workout area
2. Move workout equipment to new workout area
3. Move boxes to storage area in basement
4. Unpack the Russian Legends plates my mom gave us and place in the dining room on the plate rail

It will be interesting to see how well we do this weekend. Wish us luck on item #1. I may just throw a party for one if I get it done.

This week's menu plan is all about quick and easy.  It is going to be a busy week since we are hosting Easter Dinner at our house for family. That means we need to do massive cleaning, lots of shopping and basically make the house spotless and organized for the dinner.  Not so easy when you currently have a compressor in the living room. :-)

Sunday: Pork Milanese with side salad
Monday: Crockpot Bacon and Cheese Chicken
Tuesday: FITF*
Wednesday: FITF
Thursday: Homemade Meatballs and Marinara Sauce
Friday: Parmesan coated salmon
Saturday: Chipotle Burritos

*Forage In The Fridge

Weekend To Dos 3/24-25 & the Menu Plan 3/25-31 [Double Whammy]

Welcome to the what I am going to call the "Double Whammy" post.  I usually post our weekend To Dos and our weekly Menu Plan separately but I decided that they should be combined into single post since it all falls under the "whole making a plan" arena. :-)

It is supposed to be a pretty dreary weekend with rain expected on and off until Sunday afternoon. While it is a bit of a bummer since it has been gorgeous most of the week, it also means I don't need to put any outdoor activities on my list! Even if we so need to do the big Spring clean up.

1. Pick up file cabinets from work first thing Saturday morning
2. Grocery, Laundry, Cleaning (the weekend triumvirate)
3. Finish project for blog post
4. Take pics for blog posts
5. Work on living room cabinets
6. Work on painting and caulking trim in powder room (I just can't manage to get this one done. It has been on the list for weeks)
7. Willow to dog park
8. "Doggie Day Spa" for Willow (bath, nail clipping, ear cleaning, flea & tick stuff application)
9. Plant next round of seeds indoors Planted seed outside instead.
10. Whatever else I get sidetracked on :-)

Linking up with My Happy Home and A Life in Progress for their Weekend Planning Blog Hop.

Make a list of your weekend To Dos and join us!
 

My plan to menu plan around D's school schedule has been a total flop.  So I am going back to the more traditional menu plan running with the week.  Hopefully this will help us keep on track, especially as the weather gets warmer and our schedules get crazier.

Sunday:  Salsa Verde Chicken in the Crockpot served over brown rice
Monday:  Wasabi Crusted Salmon with orzo and salad
Tuesday:  FITF*
Wednesday:  FITF
Thursday:  Chipotle Burritos
Friday:  Pork Milanese with side salad
Saturday:  Steaks with mashed potatoes and steamed veggies or maybe FITF all depends on what's on the weekend plan

*Forage in the Fridge

Hope you all have a great and productive weekend!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! & To Do This Weekend 3/17-18

It's St. Patrick's Day!!!
and today,

Everyone is Irish!

Sláinte to you all!

Now raise a glass of Bulmer's, Guinness, Jamesons, Smithwick's or maybe an Irish coffee and rock out to some U2 or maybe sing along to one of the classic pub songs with The Cheiftans.

Me, I will be singing pub songs as I drink a Bulmer's (or three) as I work on my projects around the house.

Here's hoping your St. Patrick's Day is a good one and you find yourself a leprechan at the end of a rainbow with a big pot of gold.  Just make sure to send me some...I want to redo my center bathroom.  :-D

Now onto our To Do List for this weekend...

To Do This Weekend: 3/10-11

First off, don't forget that tonight we

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I have to share that I am torn on this whole Spring Forward business.  I get that it means that Spring is coming, the weather is getting warmer, I get to spend time in the outside/in the garden and all the good stuff that comes with Spring, but on Sunday it means I get one less hour of sleep!  (Don't worry, I am sure I will survive.)

OK, now that I got my dirt kicking out of the way, onto our To Do list.

We did pretty darn good last week. Only two things we didn't get to at all and one thing did partially finished.  I just love crossing stuff off a list. (It really is a sickness...)

This weekend, one hour less and all, is another busy one.

1. Continue working on living room bookshelf (paint second coat on cabinet and trim, get shelves up)
2. Continue work on stripping paint off fireplace mantle
3. Finish organizing crafty corner
4. Take photos for blog posts - crafty corner and sewing machine cover
5. Write up blog post - crafty corner and sewing machine cover
6. Grocery
7. Laundry
8. Cleaning
9. Willow to dog park
10. Lowe's to check on tile, buy brackets for shelves in item 1 and storage tubs for item 3)
11. Finish painting trim in powder room
12. Work on project for D
13. Go to local garden store to get stuff for starting seeds
14. Plant seeds

What interesting stuff do you have going on this weekend?

UPDATE:  Yeah, this was a bad weekend.  I was laid low by a nasty cold and so not much happened.  Here's hoping this coming weekend is better.

To Dos This Weekend: 3/3-4

Another aggressive To Do list but one has to have hope that one day everything will get crossed off the list, right?  At this point, if I get half done, I will be jumping for joy.

1. Grocery 
2. Take Willow to the dog park (She is parasite-free and can go back and play with her friends! We are so excited!)
3. Home and Garden Show (Saturday morning)
4. Cleaning
5. Finish working on cabinet in living room (finish filling holes, sand, paint, mount lights and put shelves back up)
6. Write up tutorial post - pillow
7. Take photos for Tutorial post - pillow
8. Put together shelf for basement
9. Finish getting craft corner organized
10. Family Dinner (Sunday afternoon)
11. Laundry
12. Work on project for guest post
13. Put together tutorial for guest post project

What things are on your To Do list this weekend?  Anything exciting?

To Dos This Weekend - 2/25-26



D is out of town this weekend.  He is having a mini-reunion with some his Army buddies.  I decided to stay home so they can tell their war stories and stay up all night drinking while they reminisce about the good times and raise their glasses to their friends who didn't make it back.

This means I have the house to myself and I can do whatever I want!  OK, It really means I can get some projects done without anyone bothering me. :-) I think that is even better.

1. Prime and paint trim in powder room
2. Work on stripping the paint from the fireplace mantle
3. Visit Lowes to check on tile
4. Write blog post for next gallery wall item
5. Write blog post for next construction project
6. Take blog post photos
7. See if I can build a special something for D
8. Nap with Willow since D is out of town this weekend
9. Shovel

Of course having the house to myself may end up meaning that I hang out on the couch with Willow watching movies and eating popcorn.  Will keep you posted.

Anything interesting on your weekend To Do lists?

To Dos This Weekend: 2/11-12

This weekend is part fun and part work.

First the fun parts. 

It was Hubs' birthday on Wednesday.  He turned the Big Four-Oh! To celebrate such an auspicious occasion, I got him a home brewing kit from Mr. Beer as well as the makings for several batches of different beers.  He plans on whipping up his first batch on Saturday.  Will keep you posted on how it all turns out.

We are having a family dinner on Sunday to celebrate his birthday and my mom's birthday.  Her birthday was back in January but was out of town so we decided to combine the fun this weekend.  I am going to try my hand at making some bread on Saturday so we can have garlic bread on Sunday. Wish me luck. I have never had much luck with making my own bread.

Then there are the work parts.

Massive cleaning to prep for the party. Willow has decided that the unseasonable warm weather means she doesn't need her winter coat anymore. I swear I swiffer up the equivalent of a small Yorkie almost every day.

How does this one dog have so much fur? 

She must position herself so she has maximum sun exposure!

I think that question is one of the mysteries of the universe.

We also are going to try to hook up the new-to-us stereo system that my dad gave us in time for the party. It will be nice to have some music upstairs, finally. Though we have a few obstacles to overcome...including a fireplace between the receiver and one of the speakers.

Hope you all have a good weekend and make progress on your To Do lists.

Our Big List:
1.  (Attempt to) Make bread
2.  Make birthday cake
3. Pre-brown meatballs for birthday dinner
4. Make beer
5.  Remove dog hairs from house
6.  Birthday Dinner
7.  Take photos for blog post
8.  Menu plan
9. Write up blog post
10.  Grocery - going on Monday
11.  Laundry
12.  Try out my new bottle cutter
13.  Shoveling

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14.  Hook up new to us stereo system my dad gave us.  We now have music upstairs! Wahoo!

To Dos This Weekend: 2/4-5


It is going to be a busy weekend at Casa Claiming.

We are hosting a dinner party next Sunday for Hubs and my mom. So massive cleaning is in order, along with all the usual blogging/doggy/hanging out stuff.

Plus we NEED to get rid of our "upstairs neighbor" Rocky! A postive of delaying from last week?  I found  another spot that he is getting in. Now we can block off both entry points and not just the one we already knew about.

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1. Eviction - Take 2. We are armed with moth balls & ammonia (apparently the smell bothers squirrel/rodent noses), steel wool, metal mesh and metal flashing (to block off the entrances. According to the internet, they don't like to chew on metal).
2. Take photos for this weekend's post
3. Come up with an idea for this week's "randoms" post
4. Write up dog stand post tutorial and take photos
5. Laundry
6. General deep cleaning - dusting, vacuuming, window washing, etc. - of common areas of the house
7. Pack up the crafty stuff in the dining room - there is fabric, felt, buttons, glue bottles and threads everywhere in there
8. Pick up speakers and stereo from my parents. We are going to be able to play music upstairs...so exciting!
9. Laundry
10. Menu Plan
11. Willow check up. She had a "bug" and we need to see if the medication worked so she can go back to the dog park.
12. If Willow gets a clean bill of health, dog park No dog park yet. :-(
    
13. Errands
              Michael's
              Grocery stores          Costo
              World Market
14. Try out my new bottle cutter for possible post
15. Not watching the Super Bowl. I am SO not a football fan and I can watch the commercials on Monday.

What is on your To Do list this weekend? 

Are you like me, putting everything you want to get done on the list even though you know it all won't happen?  Or are you like Hubs who only puts the stuff he knows he can get done on his list?

To Do This Weekend - 1/28-29: Updated

This weekend's To Dos are about tying up loose ends and an eviction. 

About the eviction, we have a critter, most likely a squirrel in our attic.

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We have heard the sound of rolling acorns in the ceiling above our bed the last couple of nights.  Definitely not the sound you want to hear late at night.  So we need to scare/remove our unwanted tenant from of the attic, find out where its access point is and then cover it up so we won't continue laying in bed listening to the rolling acorns.  Hopefully the critter is a loner and is all alone up there. (Keeping fingers crossed)

We will then move onto some loose ends in the powder room and foyer. 

Weekend To Dos

• Evict critter from attic (UPDATE: The eviction is on hold.  It snowed all weekend so we weren't able to get the hole patched up.  So we are hoping that the weather will be nicer next weekend.)
• Finish trim install in powder room
• Paint trim in powder room
• Install trim and baseboards in foyer
• Paint trim and baseboards in foyer
• Make elevated food/water bowl stand for Willow
• Take photos for Sunday post
• Finish sewing projects for Valentine's Day
• Nap with the dog
• Menu plan for week

Wish us luck that the eviction goes quickly and quietly so we can get on with the other items on our list.

I will keep you posted on how things go.