Weekend FLYing

[Shannaratiger]

Morning all

Mission

babysteps

[Shannaratiger]

I know it's the middle of the night but DS has get me awake all night crying and coughing inhis sleep.
We're picking the car uptoday. not quite sure if any of our cards will allow £900 in one transaction.
Tort prepaid credit card, where do I get one? We always save money shopping online esp. with the help of the Tesco code thread on MN, but keeping track of it is a nightmare.

I'm going to try and get ds back to bed now.
Have a good morning everyone.
BBL

[BiancaCastafiore]

I hope you managed to get back to sleep Shanna
Tesco order is a good idea Tort

We had fun at the egg throwing contest last night - basically it's teams of two and whichever team throws and catches a raw egg the furthest without it breaking wins! The winners managed about 22meters!! It was a good evening
For those of you that know me on fb I have uploaded some pics of dd in her fancy dress costume onto my profile page Ds is currently refusing to try his outfit on He'd better put it on at parade time!

[cafebistro]

Hi everyone

Tiger hope you got back to bed and have managed a lie in.

Ive been up since 6am with DS and he's been in a bad mood all morning because he's so tired . Was very close to flipping this morning during breakfast when DS wouldnt sit and eat and was just running round the table screaming....Thats what lack of sleep does to you! DP gave me a hug and told me to 'walk away' whenever he got close to winding me up today. We also briefly discussed the option of me going back to work full time and him staying at home with the DC's I just feel it would be a bit of a cop out on my part....going back to work because I couldnt cope with a 3 year old ( DS is 6 months and an angel..though im sure that will change at some point!)Anyway rant over...that was very cathartic!!

Done-

Washing on line
W/m on
DC's fed and dressed
D/w on

To do-

Make beds
Get dressed
Walk to the shop
Write letter to registration office
Sort out more clothes for charity
Ironing

[cafebistro]

I meant DD is 6 months

[TheMadHouse]

Argggggggggggggggg DS1 wert the bed again and was up from 5am. DH got up with him, but he is a monster mood.

DH is just making the sandwiches for our day out.

He has even washed the bedding and it is all on the line dring.
He did the DW
Also hung an additional load of washing.

I do love him

[lucysmam]

morning everyone

Shannar I'm often up with m lo at that ungodly hour, hope you managed to get some sleep!

Bianca outfit looks fab, really good job! Wish I was more creative. Lol @ the egg throwing contest description, sounds messy

cafebistro there's nothing wrong with going back to work if it's the right decision for you you know! I've debated it often but am happier here, in charge of the lo and the house for the mo

Well . . . after a lovely, restful night's sleep, my lo is being a monster . She's done nothing but whinge n cry since getting out of bed which is driving me potty but really winding oh up this morning. Have sent him to get a shower and then crack on with some stuff around the house.

Very small list to do today:

pots away
bacon sarnies for oh and myself
make beds
wash footy stuff for oh for tomorrow morning
virtual wander around asda to see what's on offer
rummage through freezer to see how much stuff is actually in there
possibly a crumble of some variety
find out how to make mulled wine (thinking of a bottle wth ingredients & instructions and a couple of nice glass mugs for dad n sis for xmas)
bake loaf of bread
see if mil wll have lo next Sat so we can go watch Liverpool Vs Everton in town

Just wondered cafebistro are you going to give meal planning a go? Online shopping saves me money as well, as I don't get side tracked by offers, it's soooooo easy its unreal & there's often discount codes about to save money

[ludaloo]

Morning All

tort I'm Soooo pleased for you, it must be a hell of a lot easier for you to shop online.

It is really sunny here today. I have to do a food shop at some point.
I'm going to try and find the Vosesne 3-in-1 shampoo MN are advertising and see if it helps with head lice at all.
DD1 has sensitive skin so treatments all the time aren't so good for her scalp. Maybe the shampoo will be ok and make treatments a bit less.

[minorbird]

Morning Shanara,bianca,cafe,TMH,lucysmamandluda and all who follow,

Blimey Shanara havent been up at that hour (apart from to put light on and tuck DD back in) for a long time. Do feel for you. Hope you got back to bed.

cafe a 6am start on a saturday is no fun! Hope you have an easy day. Acutally, just reading down the thread, it seems everyones LO have been early starters today!

Mine was up in the night breifly, as been night waking since being put in her big bed but goes straight back to sleep. TG! Just wish she'd go back to sleeping through, I dont like broken nights!

Today, is big clean day but there's not much to do because thanks to FLY I am on top of things! My mother is taking DD for the afternoon to buy new shoes and shes staying over, so I've got 24 hours to myself! (Oh and DH of course, but no doubt he will be sleeping/footballing etc...) So I'm going to run and gym and then have a takeaway this evening and a bottle of my favourite white! Bliss!

[Jas]

Big clean up day here, too. IO am child(and dp) free all day I'm hoping to get all the house clean, and paint in here

Sorry I'm not up to date with the threads at all. My house is astarting to suffer from a lack of flying, too.

cafe - If going back to work is the right thing for you,don't beat yourslef up about it. I worked part time when dd2 was tiny (for my sanitys sake). It meant I got a break from the screaming, so I was much nicer to be around when I was at home. I probably would have gone back to work full time if I could, but dp would have coped even less well with them both so it wasn't an option here!

[cafebistro]

Still ploughing through my list..

Done-

dressed
beds made
went to shop for things for tea
more washing on line
had lunch

To do-

write letter for registration
ironing
sort clothes for charity
peel potatoes
hotspot- kitchen table
sweep kichen floor
hoover throughout

I just have to share something with everyone as I was so and . On the way home from the shop earlier I saw a friend in her car with her DC's ( 12 and 24 months) and she pulled over to speak to me as I was waliking with the pram. I couldnt believe she had the 2 year old in the front seat( no car seat) with the seat belt round him. . She said " I know I shouldnt let him really but he likes it!" I basically told her that if she had a crash/car went into her etc that he would be killed. I was very harsh but I was livid that she could be so stupid! She looked very embarrassed and put him into the back in his car seat. She probably thought I was a nutter to be ranting on but was so !

Lucysmam- Would love to food shop online but they dont deliver to us out in the sticks!

Was thinking about the return to work thing again. I dont think I'd feel guilty working ( I went back after DS was born briefly) but Ive been out for 2 years and to honest im scared to death!Im an anxious person anyway but this brings me out in a cold sweat just thinking about it!

[Shannaratiger]

Afternoon

Unfortunately I got back into bed for 10mins before DS threw up all over his bed, and went down hill from their. We've just got back from A & E, NHS direct sent us up their. They are now both on antibiotics for chest infections. Hopefully tonight they'll sleep.
Probably not much flying today. Washing machine done and dried, and sink shined hopefully will get a nap later.
Jas & minorbird enjoy child free day.
lucy on-line shopping saves us loads as well. Haven't managed the meal planning though, not really worth it as everyone here eats a very limited range of food.
TMH at DH helping out, you need it thouhg.
cafebistro if you going back to work makes you and DH happy then go for it.
Bianca lol at egg throwing. Will look at the pictures later.

Hope everyone has a good afternoon.
BBL

[lucysmam]

Afternoon all

MIL has taken lo (thank god!) to her house on the bus and oh and myself are off for a walk down there shortly. I think she's hit the terrible 2's early!!!! She's throwing some impressive paddies that even I couldn't rival

Bianca thought you couldn't get ds to model his outfit! The outfits do look good!
Shannar I wish my lot were limited in what they ate sometimes but I can't complain really because I quite like taking refuge in the kitchen for an hour to cook something up. Also, I am shocked by the diet of the lo I have been looking after . . . sausages x2, smiley faces x about 8!!!! and beans EVERY SINGLE DAY so far this week. Which is hugely limited!

Right, off to check on washing before we head to MIL's.

Sorry if spelling a bit dodgy, my keyboard doesn't seem to want to register half the letters I'm typing so am having to re-type loads!

Have a good Saturday afternoon all xx

[Shannaratiger]

I can't do anything. As soon as i put DS down he screams & then coughs. I think we'r having chips for tea!
Lucy fussy kids make food choices fairly easy but you spend the whole time feeling like a rubbish Mum.
Ruby Well done on the shoes. Luckily DD has orthapedic insoles so we're quite limited on what shoes she can have. It's going to be 'battle of the shoe shop, the next generation' soon when she can't get the styles allher friends have. Great deal on the Timberlands adn Geox. Are Geox any good?

DS has just climbed off my lap so I'm escaping to the toilet.!

[EustaciaVye]

Have had good day. Painted DD1s wooden dolls house with tester pots of paint. Each room is a different colour and the outside is yellow with white windows. Also found my old lundby furniture and I've let her have that. Feeling all sentimental baout my old dolls house and how I loved it so. DD2 has been given the cast offs and we have created a house out fof 2 boxes and vinly floor tiles. She thinks it is great

[lucysmam]

Evening everyone

We've had a lovely day at nanna's, lo thinks we're off duty when we're there so mil has been run ragged by whingey 19mo dd

have a thumping headache behind my right eye which has come from nowhere But have had some painkillers so should hopefully be gone soon. Just having a cuppa & catch up then stir fry n noodles for tea with leftovers from the freezer.

I relised on the walk home that I have no gravy which leaves me a bit stuck for something to do with the chops I have out for tomorrow's Sunday lunch!

EV I wish I was creative enough to think of making a dolls house out of boxes for my lo!

You've reminded me I need to get my dollshouse & all it's furniture/dolls from my dad at some point soon, although not sure when I'll see him next

Ruby good job on the shoes! & bargains as well on the other ones! Glad date night was fun, I should make more of an effort on that front I think

Right, finish my cuppa then make tea before a shower . . . . .

[cafebistro]

Evening
Managed to get through my whole list today except the ironing but I'll do some tomorrow and then the rest on Tues. DP made the tea when he got in from work and now the DC's are bathed and in bed.
DP's friends are coming over tonight to hopefully set up a website for him to start selling his fishing flies which he ties...we both have no idea when it comes to computers!
EV I always wanted a dolls house when I was little...never got one . What a fab Mum you are!
Ruby My DS has just got some Geox, 55 euro they look like trainers but have leather soles so they're better for their feet.

[tortoise]

Shannara I got my card here (If anyone decides to get one can they do it through me. I get £5 for recommending friend!see)

Had an ok day today. Have dried loads of washing. It has been clear blue sky most of the day. Lovely.
Also moved the 13ft trampoline back up the garden to where the pool goes in the summer. It is better there for the kids to use in the winter. Not easy to move on my own lol. Not the 1st time i have done it though so i am used to it!

Also have done about an hour of ironing. And put some washing away. DS's have theirs to do.

Bianca will look at pics in a mo. Will be easier to see them on PC. Mobile pic wasn't very clear on mine phone.

[BiancaCastafiore]

We are home again after a great day

Dd didn't win any fancy dress prizes ( we were robbed by someone in a shop bought costume) Still she lost graciously, bless her
Ds, on the other hand came third mostly because Ben Kingsley (local celeb who did the judging) liked the stubble I drew on ds's chin!
We had a good day pottering round the fair/stalls/shows etc - parted with too much money as always at that kind of event!
Thsi evening there has been dancing in the street to this brilliant band! Dd and I have had a ball dancing away

Bedtime for all now I think.

[tortoise]

They look great Bianca. You did so well. Shame DD didn't win anything but glad she had fun anyway.

[BiancaCastafiore]

...she's just had a little cry about not winning It does her no harm to lose sometimes but I drummed into her how we had to make the costume ourselves and then to be beaten by someone who had bought one seems to have got to her a little now she's tired. She did get a free t-shirt from tonighyts band so that has made up for it

[tortoise]

Aww thats a shame. Must be awful to lose to a bought costume.

[lucysmam]

Bianca your dd should be proud that you made her costume, much better than shop bought and always more fun IMO Well done to DS for coming 3rd!

I am bored, been wandering online asda for a while and have a virtual trolley full of junk useful ingredients which I will be looking through again at some point before weds night to order for Friday. Although I like a virtual wander sometimes anyways, look at all the lovely stuff I can't afford to buy or won't buy due to hugely extortionate prices!

Not sure where to head next . . . maybe Lakeland, to fantasise about what I could create if only I had a big enough kitchen to store any of the stuff they sell like the lovely but £25 train (with carriages) cake tin I want to save for for my lo's 2nd birthday. But, oh thinks it's something we don't need, so I think I will have to look for a cheaper alternative or hire one from the market

Or maybe ebay to look at little peoples clothes & feel extremely jealous of BIL's gf for being pg

[tortoise]

Lucysmam Have you looked on Ebay for the cake tin? Worth a try. £25 is a lot for a tin.

I have bought a few bits for DS2's bithday Online AND 2 things in the sale for DS1 for Xmas. Feeling good right now! lol!