WHAT holiday weekend??

Posted on May 24, 2004 by Mikey

This is how I spent my Victoria Day Long Weekend…

  Chocoholic‘s House

  • LAUNDRY
  • IRONING
  • CLEAN OUT laundry room; boxes for gar(b)age sale
  • CLEAN OUT shed; store (some) things for sale
  • TRADESMAN – 1 pm Saturday
  • HOME DESPOT – see list
  • DECLUTTER front porch
  • WASH WALLS front porch
  • PREP living room for paint
  • PREP porch for painting (tape floor, closet door)
  • DECLUTTER linen closet
  • DECLUTTER under stairs closet
  • PURCHASE garden items
  • PLANT gardens for show
  • PAINT living room wall
  • PAINT front porch
  • CALL steamcleaners for carpet and book appointments
  • BUY groceries
  • HANG BLINDS in basement
  • HANG PLATE in basement
  • HAMMER missing board in front garden
  • MOVE filing cabinet to Xoozland
  • PRUNE shrubs and ivy
  • MOVE perennials and ivy to Xoozland
  • REMOVE broken lattice on deck
  • REPLACE loose paving stones at back door
  • CLEAN out fridge
  • CLEAN oven/stove
  • DECLUTTER kitchen
  • DECLUTTER bathroom
  • DECLUTTER living room
  • PACK china in sweater boxes
  • RECAULK around bathroom sink
  • RECAULK around downstairs sink
  • SNAKE drains in bathroom
  • REMOVE window air conditioner (Paula’s room)
    Legend:

  • ITEM COMPLETED
  • ITEM TO BE DONE

  Xoozland List

  • LAUNDRY
  • more LAUNDRY
  • TOILET HARDWARE – take to Chocoholic’s
  • Wall outlet cover – take to Chocoholic’s
  • Chocoholic – Sunday School graduation certificates
  • ORGANIZE basement room to prep for Chocoholic’s stuff
  • PLANT front garden
  • PLANT veggie garden
  • BUY groceries
  • BUY items for garden
  • MOVE Chocoholic’s filing cabinet into room in basement
  • SORT through boxes and boxes and boxes and boxes and boxes and…
  • BRING stuff for bathroom (see list) and other stuff
    Home Despot List May 22, 2004

  • toilet $75 on sale?, and hardware (tradesman schedule)
  • replacement front panel for dishwasher; brand = GE Potscrubber, model GQB7629VB159; or piece of sheet metal to fit and spray paint
  • floor grate for kitchen air duct
  • wall plug cover (Chocoholic’s bedroom) I have some
  • spikes for garden board (I have but where?)
  • 9-volt batteries for smoke detectors, QTY = 5
  • hammer handle (for my hammer)
  • new front door mat
  • hanging bracket for lantern in garden (back deck)
  • new plate for front door bell (new button?)
  • drop cloth for stairs (tape and cloth in one?)
  • items for garden (or get at garden store)
  • vent grate for laundry room (ceiling or screw in)
  • light bulbs
  • price kitchen cabinets (cheap white)
  • hanging baskets (wire with moss lining)
  • painting tape 2″ wide (see sample)
  • replacement nipple (foot) for cutting board
  • flex hose for toilet
  • wax seal for toilet
  • blinds hardware
  • frameless picture hardware (for kid in swing picture)
  • oven cleaner
    Stuff to bring from Xoozland

  • valve for toilet
  • grout
  • tile adhesive
  • tools
  • wall plug cover (white for Chocoholic’s bedroom)
  • vent grate for laundry room – 4″ x 10″
  • replacement nipple (foot) for glass cutting board
  • white paint
  • more latex gloves (for painting)
  • joint sand
  • caulking for bathrooms
    Home Despot List (or alternate stores) May 23, 2004

  • RETURN floor grate for kitchen
  • kitchen floor grate 4″ x 12″
  • toilet and tank $110 combined (American Standard)
  • hammer handle (Crappy Tire? Rona? make one?)
  • new front door mat (Ikea? Crappy Tire? Rona?)
  • items for garden (or garden store)
  • price kitchen cabinets (cheap white) my stuff
  • frameless picture hardware (for kid in swing picture) future need
  • replacement front panel for dishwasher (Rona? Brick?); brand = GE Potscrubber, model GQB7629VB159; or piece of sheet metal to fit and spray paint

At least we took some time out of our busy schedule for a little recreation and socializing!

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