- morning coffee in bed
- fed Nugget
- watered indoor plants
- swept porches
- watered outside flowers
- did the dishes
- found Alex sleeping in my bed
- fed the kittens
- continued with my New Year's resolution
- had lunch on the porch swing
- misted and pruned the indoor plants
- made raspberry preserves
- made the glass sparkle
- watched clouds
- filled the candy dish
- filled the salt dish
- visited blog friends
- wound the clocks
- filled the bird feeder
- sharpened pencils
- laundry
- paper work and receipts
- time on the treadmill
- gave the boys their vitamin B12 shots
- added water to the fountain
- took a head count
- sharpened the kitchen knives
- polished the furniture
- fluffed the pillows
- scrubbed the bathrooms
- restocked the necessities
- enjoyed nature
- vacuumed
- short order cook
- boy duty
- chef ~ grilled salmon with fresh mango chutney, salad, rolls
♥
Hi Betsy,
ReplyDeleteI love this post! you are one busy momma and I so admire how you handle everything on your plate with cheerfulness.
I love this! Great pics of your busy day!
ReplyDeleteWhat, that's it? Haha!
ReplyDeleteGood thing you gave us captions for your impressive collage. I had a few Foxier ones in mind, myself!
The fun part was carrying my camera around throughout the day.
ReplyDeleteFunny how a collage can make chores look great! lol...
Silver...hmmm...dare I ask? I know...misting the plants really turns you on. lol...
ReplyDeleteHi Betsy between a family death and Blogger problems I am trying to get back on line and back to normal. Thanks for kind thoughts.
ReplyDeleteQMM
I'm gonna keep them all to myself. The photo with the syringes begged for one, I will say that...
ReplyDeleteBig hugs, QMM. So sorry. Take it one day at a time, dear. xo
ReplyDeleteYeah, you could use some vitamin shots, as exhausted as you always are. lol...
ReplyDeleteRight, that's exactly what I meant. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm exhausted just reading it!
ReplyDeleteAre you this busy EVERY day?!?
ReplyDeleteKathy ~ um, yes. Ha. But I don't have an empty nest! Besides, watching clouds and dragonflies really isn't being busy. lol...
ReplyDeleteWhile on my vacation, I thought about doing something like your fun post. But mine was, going to the dentist.
ReplyDeleteThat's as far as I got.
YES!, your collage does make your chores look great! There's not a bad pic in the bunch.
Nicely done Betsy.
Christine ~ thanks...it was fun to do. The uploading was what took the longest! It does kind of make the mundane seem special. ha.
ReplyDeletePlus, you obviously knocked your socks off... I mean, knocked yourself out preparing that post!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of a friendly argument I had with one of the bosses at my first job. He'd implied that I hadn't gotten enough accomplished during my work day, so on the next day, every time I finished a specific task, I made a note. "10:10 to 10:25, did this," "10:25-10:45, did that," etc. When I showed it to him, he asked -- conveniently ignoring that I'd only spent about 10 to 30 seconds making each note, as each chore was completed -- "When did you have time to make the list?"
Well, seeing as it's 90 degrees, today. I didn't have any sock on to begin with. haha.
ReplyDeleteCute story about your boss.
Picasa photo editing...free and really easy to use. :)
(SH! Don't give away your secrets!)
ReplyDeleteUmmm I did tons of stuff too
ReplyDeleteDon't look at me like that, it's true
What a fit or two don't count
Well that decreases the amount
Guess you win
What a sin..haha
I will agree the captions are great
For I might have made a comment you could hate
It be funny though
But I'll bite my tongue as I go
The kitties are getting bigger too
Guess they are getting well fed by you
And damn that is alot of stuff to do
My ocd would go into overdrive and I'd have a rhyming coo..LOL
It's 'coup' dear Pat. coup. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd what's with you guys wanting to change the captions. Geesh.
Simple, innocent housework. All of it. lol...
"It's 'coup' dear Pat. coup."
ReplyDeleteOh, good grief, this "Grammar Nazi" thing is contagious!!!
No for me it's coo
ReplyDeleteCoup just won't do
Grammar Nazi number two
Simple housework, sure I'll believe you
Pat ~ if you spell it 'coo'
ReplyDeletethen you really are coo-coo!
The P is silent
unlike in your name as on it you are reliant! :)
Reminds me of a story Skip and I were working on, where the vampire turned out to be a sweet-looking little girl. I entitled it "Bloodless Coo!"
ReplyDeletehahaha I know I just like coo the best
ReplyDeleteAs coup puts my ocd to the test
As it just looks strange
Over at my range
Yeah we'll blame it on that
Hey maybe I should get a silent P too and just go by At
@At, I mean, @Pat: Just think, though, of the sight rhyme you could craft using "coup" and a word like "soup."
ReplyDeleteYeah very true I never used that one
ReplyDeleteLook sight rhymes are catching here too, what fun..haha
It's contagious & viral, like the Grammar Nazi thing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful Wednesday. I love your collage...Wish I knew how to do that.
ReplyDeleteI'm such a novice when it comes to cute and unique ways to blog.
It was fun following you from room to room, and frankly, I'm pooped, so I'll stop and rest w/ a cuppa coffee.
Betsy I just adore you.
Wanda ~ download Picasa. It's free and really quite easy to use!
ReplyDeleteUmmm...couldn't you find something to do today? ha! I got tired just reading about your day. Really enjoyed your collage.
ReplyDelete1. took car to shop after someone slashed my tire...
ReplyDeletewoops already got it wrong...
0. stood in driveway howling when finding slashed tire
-1. i did have coffee first
2. pressure washed house (ok so i just got the front before the rain)
3. picked up car, lamented my bank account.
4. ok so i did nothing near as much as you and nothing with raspberries which is depressing in itself.
smiles. great pictorial of your day..
think we can convince fox to share his?
Jill ~ knowing you, you did just as much! :)
ReplyDeleteBrian ~ do we WANT Fox to share his? lol...
ReplyDeleteSorry about your car. Ugh.
Coffee..yes! I'd share berries with you if you were close. :)
@Brian and Betsy: Heh. Probably not.
ReplyDeleteWow, you are a busy lady. You have motivated me to be more productive. I love the pictures, what a great idea. I really enjoy your blog, you are such a great blogger and very motivational and inspirational.
ReplyDeletehahaha Oh I think it be fun for the Fox to share his
ReplyDeleteMaybe he could make it like a quiz
Slashed your tire
That would light a fire
Sucks big time
So ends another rhyme
Well, thanks, kat...you are so sweet! :) Glad I could motivate you to watch clouds and drink more water. haha
ReplyDeleteSilver ~ you could have another contest post on your blog and have people guess 10 things you did that day. ha. Maybe I could beat Skip this time. :)
ReplyDeleteOh pat and I are thinking alike
ReplyDeleteYes a quiz would be fun.
Guess you must do one!
@Betsy and Pat: You're both welcome to take a stab at it. Just make sure you pick a day/night when I don't have a date... so we can keep it PG.
ReplyDeleteWell, that will give us LOTS of days/nights to choose from!
ReplyDelete(ducks) ha.
hahahaha saw that coming
ReplyDeleteBut I am now humming
As my tongue has a crease
From biting it with no release
As how can the Fox have a date
When pining over a "certain someone" is his fate
hahahahaha had to be done
Oh what fun
@Betsy: That's what you think, doll. I don't tell you everything, haha!
ReplyDelete@Pat: {Silver Fox closes eyes and puts fingers in ears] LALALALALALALALALALA...!!!
Wow, no afternoon nap on there !
ReplyDeleteYou must take one of those shots yourself to keep up with everything on your list, I'm impressed !
~Jo
Thanks Betsy.... I'll give it a try!
ReplyDeleteA busy day !
ReplyDeleteRegards from France,
Pierre
Greetings Betsy! I lurve the new banner! Such a great collage of pictures and the simplicity of the them is perfect. My old computer crashed so I've been gone from bloggyland for a bit until the new one just arrived. Whew, you don't realize how much you use it until you don't have it ~ ha ha
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Janeen
Why is it that when I did this kind of experiment it was full of pictures of me in pubs drinking and when you did it it is full of pictures of you doing good deeds and cooking healthy food?
ReplyDelete@Alan: That question almost answers itself, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteOkay! I am tired out now just looking and hearing all that you have done. But it is amazing how things add up!!
ReplyDeleteLoved your photo montage!!
Hugs
SueAnn
WOW!! Love this photojournal of your day! You are one busy Momma. blessings ~ tanna
ReplyDeleteYou're a marvel! Love this record of your day.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you get so much done, you have 36 hours in your "collage" day. I have only 24.
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What a fun post Betsy!! I could do something like that, but I'm not sure anyone wants to see diapers and bottles and more diapers. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun and creative post! It's fun to just look at the photos and try and figure out what it represents and than afterwards look at the words. Cool collage! :-)
ReplyDeleteRebecca ~ yes we do! You know we all love babies! :)
ReplyDeleteAlan ~ because your stage in life is more fun than mine? ha.
ReplyDeleteJo ~ I never take a nap. Well, of course...someone has to take the head counts and make sure the house isn't on fire or some such thing. haha
ReplyDeleteOk. I'm tired! Are you? lol
ReplyDeleteI am totally exhausted!! Where do you find the energy? I think I'll just slink away and take a nap. :)
ReplyDeleteLove following this blog- what a great Mom.
ReplyDeleteSomeday I'd love to interview you for our blog- we love telling stories of inspiring autism parents.
Rethink ~ thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteWHEW! I am tired girl!
ReplyDeleteLOVE ALL THE PHOTOS!
SOMEONE has discovered collages!
WATER!!!!!:)
ReplyDeletelove this!!!
ReplyDeleteyou wear me out // amazing!
ReplyDeleteHere in the Mother country we are only allowed 24 hours in a day, and 8 of them are spent asleep, so I have a job fitting everything in.
ReplyDeleteSo why is it that in the Colonies the days are at least 56 hours long? They must be for you to fit so much in and still have time to play with the kittens!
I love this idea. Waht a fun post.
ReplyDelete#13--I had a hard time even seeing the glass as it was so clean! Betsy, you make everything sparkle. It's simply your nature to look on the brighter side of life.
you photos look so good too--even the loo paper rolls. lol.
ReplyDeleteBTW, at first glance i thought you were catalogueing your day by the hour but then it went over 24! LOL. I thought, well, the average person woudl need that many more hours to do all the work you do in one simply stay at home day! I hope you get taken out to dinner lots and flooded with flowers as a great mom adn wife and even neighbour and freind-- you deserve it.
ReplyDeleteloo paper? you crack me up, Mmm. :)
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Busy bee. Love the collage how did you do that?
ReplyDeletealright, it's official YOU ARE HIRED!!!
ReplyDelete:)~
nice that you mentioned #26 before #27. the other way around and i might have been just a tad concerned...
;)~
HUGZ
I didn't know you had to give the boys shots!
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