20 Chore Tuesdays, The Thankful Edition

Last year Vermont was hit with the full wrath of Irene. In the aftermath, we heard lots of commentary about how the storm was "hyped" and jokes about hurrication days off from school and work. Meanwhile in Vermont towns went weeks without power and the citizens banded together to help each other. (And some cute babies were made- including ours. Read here.)

So today... today I am thankful. Thankful that we didn't need our bathtubs full of water or the food or flashlights or our full tanks of gas. Thankful that Vermonters took the storm seriously and got ready. I am also thinking about our friends and family in other areas. I was glued to the laptop until late into the night last night hoping that everyone was okay, thinking about the NICU babies being evacuated (my son was a NICU baby 8 years ago), and wishing that some folks treating this like a joke didn't have to learn such hard lessons to realize that preparedness is important!

Meanwhile, in Vermont... this is what my house looks like...

Hurricane Prep was a priority and loads of laundry where done in a mad rush in case the power went out.  

Link up to 20 Chore Tuesday: 

Today I Need To:

* Send out emails to potential Twitter Party Panelists.

* Send out full document to those who confirm.

* Send holiday images in for use on our Pinterest/Facebook for Traveling Mom Party Promotion.

* Type up a client invoice & deduct hours from check paid.

* Fold laundry. (times about 5)

* Put away laundry.

* Put sheets on bed. My husband already did this.

* Wash dishes.

* Put away dishes in strainer.

* Put away clean dishes in dishwasher.

* Turn fridge and freezer temps back up.

* Make a casserole with the cooked hamburger meat. Ended up making Cheeseburger Risotto per special request. "Chee-bur sotto peez?" Husband actually finished cooking it while I ran to get the kids.

* Wash and sanitize pump parts.

* Empty out pantry so my husband can put up shelves this week. His back is all funky so we decided to save this for another day.

* Make sauerkraut. 

* Empty off canning table so I can put pantry contents on it.

* Bring out recycling.

* Can the delicata squash.

* Generally neaten the living room. 

* Put legos upstairs in Yasmina & Sohayla's room and bring down something else.

* Work on front hallway area- I need to put out hats/mittens etc and neaten. 

* Load dishwasher. 

* Say hi and comment to all other 20 Chore Tuesday folks.

UPDATE: I ended up scrapping a lot of this when I realized Yasmina needed a Halloween costume. A little time later and some late night sewing machine time and yay! Costume accomplished.

Good luck to all and I hope you are staying safe and warm!