Too busy to read Wednesday...

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  6:30 up to take out trash before the truck comes by.

  9:30 text from friend, "Call me when you get up."

  9:31 "I'm up."

10:00 shower

10:30 fill car with gasoline, drive to city

11:30 lunch with friend

  1:00 home again, trash still sitting out front, truck still not here

  1:10 dark laundry in to wash

  2:10  laundry shuffle, lights in to wash

  3:10  laundry shuffle, hang up darks, sheets in to wash

  4:10  laundry shuffle, hang up lights, fold rest, empty dishwasher

  4:15 trash pick up, finally, why did I get up so early?  
because if I didn't they would have come at 7:00am

  4:30  find UPS package

  5:00  remaining figs in to cook

  5:05 stir figs, unload clean dishes from dishwasher

  5:10 stir figs

  5:15 stir figs...repeat...repeat...repeat

  5:40  add sugar...stir...stir...repeat...repeat

  6:00  remove sterilized jars from boiling water, pour boiling water over thumb

  6:01 run thumb under cold water

  6:05  fill jars with hot preserves, cap jars, water bath

  6:15 remove jars from water bath

  6:30  hand wash pots, load dishwasher

  7:00 clean sheets back on bed

  7:30 start breakfast for dinner prep

  9:00 Carey arrives home, eggs in pan, hot biscuits out of oven

  9:30  Phone call from daughter re: school and activity schedules for kids while she's on upcoming business trip

10:00  Listen to work news from hubby

11:00  Check email, read blogs, prepare blog post

12:00  check Missouri Star deal of day

12:10  lights out