Thursday FLY

[Shannaratiger]

Morning everyone

Mission

babysteps

[Shannaratiger]

Morning all

Was looking through another thread and found a link to this website, looks really good to me:

organised mum

Not sure what I'm doing today, might go adn see if toddlers' is on this morning if I get a move on

Hope everyone has a good morning.
BBL

[TheMadHouse]

Morning Shanna and thanks for the links

I have an organised mum calender and pocket diary and love them to bits. I actually use them and write everything in it and even DH has taken to adding if he is going to be late in, car for a service etc.

Well it has been a long night waking DS2 every three hours (I had to set my alarm and it took ages to get back off), but he is OK, apart from a sore head and I am going to give him some calpol if he asks again. I expect we will bouth be a bit groucy by the end of the day.

Jas I understand the broody thing, one of my close friends is expecting in Jan (If I hadnt m/c last year we would have had a jan 2008 baby) and I am so happy for her but also a little melancoly too - espeically as we are giving them all our baby stuff so and at the same time.

It is my Godfathers funeral on Tuesday, so have arrange for a friend to have the boys and to take DS1 to and from Preschool. MIL would have had them, but wouldnt have done the prescholl - she likes an easy life.

We are off to Aldi this Am and then to collect some special cross stiches from the framers - my mums best friend has done a sampler for the boys and my neice and they are so cool. I will take pictures of them and post. We have bought her a special dragon broach in return.

[BiancaCastafiore]

Morning
Thanks for the thread Shanna
Poor ds TMH, hope he's feeling brighter soon x The samplers sound lovely, a friend did one for dd when she was a baby and I love it

Pretty awful start to the day here. After one day back at school dd is back to being moody, rude and stressed I lost my temper with her at breakfast time (why will she not eat??!) and then all sorts of stresses came pouring out of her about school, her friends etc etc Her friends all (according to dd) have Clarks shoes with the toys in, dd doesn't cos I couldn't afford them . she is the odd one out and not allowed in their club

Got drenched in the rain going to and from school

I need to get on top of the housework today so will make a cuppa and do a list to get my brain in gear. Back soon.

[lucysmam]

Good morning

Shannar I looked at those a while back, am going to get the calendar I think, keep meaning to order one but never get round to it.

Mad bet you're both worn out already! Hope you have an easy (ish?) day

MIL is taking lo today so I'm having a small to do list day. So far I've done:
~lie in til 10am (yeah right!!! 9am n thats it!)
~brekky
~pots
~dressed (all of us for once)

Still to do:
~co-op for milk/lemons
~lemon drizzle cake - sounded yummy so have to try it
~advert for wardrobe in tesco
~pack lo's bag for MIL
~write list of what I still have in cupboards/freezer etc then work on next week's shopping list/meal plan
~what's for tea?
~hoover toast crumbs in living room

& that's it for me. Just going to potter after that while lo is out & enjoy the afternoon just me and oh

Have a good day all xx

[grouchyoscar]

Morning Tiger and TMH (hows DS's bumps? Ouch )

I have done my morning routines and I'm sorting out the 4-5 clothes for various FLYers. There's a lot so I'd be pleased with any more takers btw.

I feel at a bit of a loose end. Ed at school and I have nothing constructive to do really I am having to search for jobs that need doing.

I suppose I could

Sort out the cupboards in the bedroom
Put clean washing away
Sort out the ironing

It's not that the house is perfect...There is stuff to do but...I can't be bothered. Any Ideas

[BiancaCastafiore]

My list for the day:

~s&s kitchen
~tidy living room
~dust living room
~mission in hallway
~hoover downstairs
~s&s cloakroom
~clear stairs
~strip kids beds and wash bedding
~quick tidy in kids rooms
~tidy master bedroom
~clean bathroom
~put clean washing away
~ironing? If there's enough to make it worth while..
~return to clearing cupboards if there's time

[BiancaCastafiore]

If you'd like to email me with a list of what you have I may been interested in some clothes Grouchy..it often depends on the make/style if ds will still fit in size 4-5. Thanks

[grouchyoscar]

Bianca - It's mostly shirts and tops George and Cherokee. There's some Next stuff too

I find George a bit small on the sizing for Ed But Cherokee and next are pretty generous

[BiancaCastafiore]

Thanks Grouchy Next are usually OK, don't have a Cherokee anywhere near here so I have no idea about their sizes. Ds mostly needs long sleve tops and trousers.

[dylsmum1998]

morning all
havent done flying much over the summer, we're back to school today so need to get back into it, try and get organised before uni starts in a few weeks.
hope all are well

today i have
fed everyone
made ds lunch
listed things on ebay
got dressed
made beds
folded dry washing off the clothes horse

ToDO
EVEYRTING ELSE!!

bianca poor you and dd, thats so sad. not sure if you know but cherokee is tescos clothing range

[grouchyoscar]

Hello again

I'm putting up the shower curtains...Not an easy job as you have to tie 30+ bows above your head while balancing on the roll top done 3/4 of it so far but my back has given up!

snack, sit then back to the balancing act

[cafebistro]

Morning Everyone

Done-

Me, DD and DS dressed,fed and watered.
Unloaded d/w
Refilled d/w
Done a load of washing, now on line
Another load in w/m
Wiped down all kitchen surfaces
Taken lamb out for tea
Put bleach down both loos

To Do-

Lunch for everyone
Tidy and dust living room
Tidy DS room
Go to dentist for horribly painful proceedure

Oh and the beds need changing!

Hope everyone has a lovely day...for once its not raining!

[grouchyoscar]

Bianca, your poor DD I was always the kid who didn't have the right clothes etc. I was really bullied, it was awful. I hate those YO! Toy shoes anyway but it doesn't work if you're under 1o and the girls have turned their backs does it?

[BiancaCastafiore]

Dd loved the shoe we'd chosen for school but I was so sad to hear she was the odd one out (I doubt everyone has the shoes really but if it feels that way to her then that's really ) I have ened up saying we'll aim to get her some winter boots from Clarks but am taht I should need to!

It's taken me this long to sort through the piles of washing! I'm going to do some picking up and putting away in every room now before getting teh hoover out.

Good to see you Dyls

[BiancaCastafiore]

Obviously we chose her a pair of shoes, not just one shoe!

[grouchyoscar]

Bianca I feel like an extension of the washer most days so sympathies to you

[grouchyoscar]

You may like this thread for reference

[dylsmum1998]

afternoon all.
wow flat looks much better already!
i have,
been to shop for few bits and peices i needed (and forgotten a few others!)
washed up breakfast dishes
s&s bathroom
tidyed living room
hoovered behind chairs sofas etc
cleared a space on the bedroom floor and hoovered it
tidied and hoovered the hallway

i feel so much better now as if i have done something gonna go and make lunch now

i'm a bit unsure about shoes with toys in them- i wonder how much they could put distratc a child like my ds- it doesnt take much. so when they first came out and he asked the lady in the shop if they had any and was told his feet are too big i was very releived!

[EHM]

bianca big hugs for you & dd. hope things improve at school.
TMH sorry that ds is poorly & to read about your godfather

to everybody else. hope you are all well & your lo's.x

[scattyspice]

Hi all.

TMH poor you and Ds its one thing after another eh?

shanna I have the calander and pocket diary. Really useful.

Bianca I had a difficult morning too (started well then meltdown when time to switch off TV and get coat on!)I think the stress of going back to school is getting to them. DS goes on about those shoes too. (Why do they make such things!!) I'm sure all the kids will have lost/broke their pesky toys by 1/2 term.

DS did not go into school well (lots of tears ). Have decided to try and ban TV before school as he seems to get so wound up.

Apart from that DD went to bed easily again last night and Ds got up and dressed straight away and ate breakfast (who are these children?)

To Do:
Feed kids
Take DS swimming
drop off books and wellies at friends
Nursery form
Shop list.

hi Dyl, welcome back

[Jas]

Hello
We've been for our first speech therapy appy, and been discharged, when the therapist ran out of paper to write down everything ds said

I'm avoiding Clarkes for shoes unless forced at the moment due to lack of money, too. for your dd though B, I remember feeling that way because I had clarkes shoes when I was her age.

I do hope she gets over it soon, and I like the idea of asstating a breakaway club!

I've had arguments with my dd over shoes today, too....she wants to wear trainers to school (everyone else does) and I said no.

I appear to have only 2 hours to get the house done.....here is my list from yesterday.
Morning
1 Make bed done
2 Washing machine done
3 Breakfast INCLUDING ME done
4 Wash up/shine sink done
5 Wipe table/high chair done
6 Clear surfaces done
7 Packed lunches done
8 What's for tea? fish
9 Sweep the kitchen floor
10 Swish and swipe
Afternoon
11 15 min declutter
12 mission x3
13 Where's the washing?
14 2 min hotspot
Evening
15 Tea
16 Wash up/shine sink
17 Wipe table/highchair
18 DD1 homework/tables
19 DD2 homework/reading/spelling
20 Baths
21 Tidy toys
22 Hoover
23 School bags
Tuesday
30 min zone clean
Wednesday
Paperwork
Check calendar
Cards/letters/bills
Thursday
Post letters tomorrow
30 mins kids room
Plus
Find missing cd to return to library
Return ladder to neighbour
Airing cupboard
cut grass

[Jas]

Scatty - I banned tv before school last year, with a big improvement as a resul.

Shanna - I did have an OM calendar, but didn't use the stickers at all, and this year bought a cheaper version which I actually prefer.

[scattyspice]

Really Jas? I'm gonna do it then.