Wednesday's Accomplishments

Thank you for all your kind comments about the card I made, yesterday.  Nil asked if I used a special paper cutting tool to cut the strips and Susan was surprised when I said, no, I drew a line with a ruler and pencil and cut along the line with a pair of scissors.  I thought I should take a picture of the pair of scissors I used:

My Paper Cutting Tool

They were my daughter's safety scissors when she was in pre-school or kindergarten (and, yes, that's her old Barbie ruler, which I also used, at the top of the picture)!  I do have a more adult pair of paper cutting scissors, but I think they are in my bedroom, somewhere, and this small pink pair is what I keep in a round box with my other scrapbooking scissors, the ones with fancy edges; I think I put this pair in the box because, sometimes, I need a pair of straight edged scissors and the other pair is too big to fit in the box.   I know, I'm a bit ridiculous, but, hey, it works, OK?  LOL!

Today, in the morning, I called Aunt C to thank her for a lovely afternoon, yesterday, and to wish her a safe flight.  She was stressing because they still hadn't finished packing!

These are the pairs of pants I received from my aunt, yesterday:

New Pants

Four pairs of new pants, with tags still attached: two blue denim, one beige, and one black; all in a denim/twill fabric, with elastic waists.  I tried on the pair of blue denims that is draped on the sofa and it is a bit on the loose side; I didn't try on the others, but they are all the same brand and size.  I don't mind that it is a bit loose - it's better than being too tight!  They are also a little too long for me (they are "average" length and I need "short"), but I can either cut and hem them or just turn them up.  The funny thing is, I had bought two pairs of pants in the same brand and style, several years ago!  Mine were beige and white; I wore out the beige pair and I still have the white pair!  In fact, I wore it to water the garden, today!

The new pants will be good for cooler weather, I am thinking, unless I cut the legs off one of the denim pairs and turn them into shorts to wear around the house (I don't wear shorts when I go outside, not even to water the front garden!).  I currently have one pair of shorts, in a similar twill fabric, with an elastic waist; a second pair of shorts might be a good thing, especially in this heat!  It's been another record breaking day, temperature-wise, with a high of 106F (41C); tomorrow is supposed to be between 104F to 108F.  I planned to go into the bedroom and turn on the window a/c, if it got over 90F inside, but the family room went up to 88F, only, and I was fine with just the fans.

In addition to the four pairs of pants, aunt also gave me a new pair of shoes:

New Shoes

An online search described them as Cobbie Cuddlers Della brown suede and mesh casual sneakers with memory foam inserts; they fit me well, are comfortable, and will make a welcome addition to my shoe collection!   

Today, I realized that I had forgotten all about the library's Tuesday evening knitting class, yesterday!  It would have started just as I got home from visiting my aunt!  I could have still gone to it (or gone there, directly), if I had only remembered it!  I even forgot to put it on my To Do List for today!  Oh, well, next week, I suppose. In any case, I had just spent the afternoon with aunt and cousin; that was enough social interaction for one day. 

I had a scrambled egg and toast for brunch, today.  Then, I did the dishes - rinsed and put some in the dishwasher and washed a few others by hand.  I removed the burner liners from the stove and put them in the dishwasher to wash, as well.  In the meantime, I cleaned the stove top and the area under the burners with baking soda and wiped down the counters.  Then, I did some paperwork and tidied and wiped down the family room coffee table (it was looking messy and I was getting tired of seeing the mess!)   

I had an ice cream bar in the afternoon, to cool off!  Later, I had a cucumber salad and a cup of tea.  A beef tamale, from the freezer, for dinner:

Tamale

In the evening, I ventured outside to water the front garden.  I took the flea spray with me, just in case, and wore a pair of long white pants and a light blue top.  I wore them over the clothes I was wearing (white tank top and my olive green shorts), so that I could strip the outer clothes in the garage or in the back garden, if I needed to (i.e., if they were full of fleas), before I came inside!  But, I was surprised to see that I only got one or two small fleas on my pants, and I was able to get rid of them, at once.  I kept pausing my watering to check my clothes (I even wore my reading glasses to see better), but I didn't see any fleas on me.  The walkway to the front door got wet when I watered the plants that bordered it, so I made it a point to spray enough water to wash the area - a little water will enable the fleas to thrive, I had read, while a lot of water will drown them!  Tomorrow, I will go back and spray, again, since washing the walkway probably removed the pesticide.

As soon as I came inside, I removed my clothes and washed them, immediately, just in case, using the "Very Low" setting for water.  And I sprayed the pair of sneakers I wore outside when watering.  I think I should buy another container or two of flea spray and keep on hand!

I should make a shopping list:
- Flea spray (indoors and out)
- Vacuum cleaner bags
- Bleach

Today, I am grateful for:
- Being on vacation!
- The new clothes and shoes
- What I was able to accomplish, today
- Video chatting with my daughter
- Being able to water the front garden without becoming a part of a flea circus!

Wednesday's To Do List:
- Clean the bathrooms - DID ONE
- Buy milk - THURSDAY
- Put away laundry - DONE - but I don't have any more room in my linen closet for all these quilts and blankets, I am washing!
- Do another load of laundry - DONE
- Do the dishes/run the dish washer - DONE
- Empty the dishwasher - DONE
- Clean the stove top - DONE
- Clean the kitchen counters - DONE
- Tidy family room coffee table - DONE
- Paperwork - DID SOME
- Water the garden - DONE
- Clean the litter box - will do before going to bed

In between these tasks, I combed Dancer (found 1 flea on him), read more of my library book (finished the second section), watched some news on TV, read other blogs, etc.

Thursday's To Do List:
- Clean the other bathroom
- Buy milk
- Pharmacy to pick up prescription refill (if ready)
- Do a load of laundry
- Paperwork/filing

I might add other items to the to do list, as I go!

How was your Wednesday?  What have you planned for Thursday?