Thursday Fly Thread-Stock up your Bathroom

[EHM]

Morning All

Misson
babysteps

tort nice to hear that all is well at yours.good look with ebay bids.

JUst need to get ready them I am all done for the day. I don't need to do mission as I check each week when doing weekly shopping list.did list last night after cleaning all kitchen cupbaords & draws. wanted to do last week but didn't manage.

Have a great day all.x

[Wolfcub]

good morning ehm thank you for the thread.

Done
Made bed
Tidied kitchen
Cleaned kitchen surface e
Collected rubbish

Off to work now bbl have a great day everyone

[TheMadHouse]

Morning all

EHM Thanks for the thread, my two have started where they left off - what am I going to do - buy a timer for them to use to shar their toys. They both want the same ones.

Anyway I take mum shopping this morning

Busy day today, In addition to the shopping

Swimming with DS1
Homestart lady coming

I also need to see the dcotor, so will ring as soon as surgery opens

Breakfast now - back later

[scattyspice]

Morning wolf,mad and ehm (thanks for the thread).

Today:
clean fridge and make list
mission
wash bedding
run
ds reading
games night

[ShannaraTiger]

Morning all
EHM thanks for the thread.
TMH hope your 2 chill out soon. We brought 2 buggies and 2 super scribblers, stopped loads of the arguements.
Hi wolf and scatty.
Toddlers this morning
Washing nearly dry in T/d.
Have a good morning everyone.
BBL

[TheMadHouse]

Scatty I think it is a phase, plus DS1 is still gettting used to morning Preschool and wants to do all the things we used to do.

GP is fully booked for the rest of the week

[TheMadHouse]

I dont mumsnet as much as I used to either, but you ladies are my ballest in stormy waters.

I think that it is just the current climate of finding things to have a moan about and all the negative thinking that is going on look here People are so impatient they can not wait for a bulb to warm up. Get a grip, at least we have lights.

Rant over

Washer on
We are back from school drop off
Woke mum up, so off out after cuppa has been had.

[BiancaCastafiore]

I never understand the problem with low-energy light bulbs anyway Really can't be bothered to complain about things like that - as you say TMH at least we have lights!

Thanks for the thread EHM
Good luck with the beds Tort
Hope the boys calm down TMH, it's stressfull when the pervious day repeats itself again the next morning!
Shanna, scatty, wolf, everyone else hello

I have a quiet morning so will sort the bathroom cupboard (not done yest).
I'm helping at school from mid-day; cooking with 5 and 6 year olds Should be fun!

Have a good day all

[swanriver]

TMH it is a phase. Dh used to deal with fighting over trains (eg) by playing with them and completely throwing himself into action. That worked. I used to get more and more frustrated and woundup but hit on an even better technique which I learnt on parenting course. You leave them to fight and try not to be drawn in. You praise them for playing together, or notice them for their individual games, ie: that train looks like it's going very fast, is it an express? And you try and ignore pleas for adjudication. 'He's hitting me'. 'He keeps taking my red car' 'He's breaking it' You respond to these inflammatory comments with neutrality. Poor you, that's a pity. Eventually they get the message that fighting isn't going to get lots of attention from you and might start playing together or parallel.
If they are really beating each other up, you have to set up two separate play areas in same room even, and try and praise them both for their individual games.

BTW I got three very cheap toy buggies just like Shannara said, and they lost interest in them immediately, because they couldn't fight over them any more! But at least they weren't fighting over the wretched things.

Now shortened morning routine.
beds
dw

Off to shops for food for bkclb dinner for 8. Decided on polenta and mushroomjuniperberrycasss., leeks, followed by stewed apple and icecream and biscs.
E string
Go to work 10.45-12.30

Cook
Read
Sort out dining arrangements
cull hall mess

[TheMadHouse]

Swan Thanks for the constructive help - sounds great. I will give it a try.

Off out as soon as the washer finnishes spinning

[swanriver]

The teachers keep leaving our school and we were discussing how it was because of Culture of Complaint. How parents just kept niggling and niggling instead of trusting teachers. Not enough homework too much etc etc, little johnny wasn't wearing his coat outside etc. Teachers completely worn out by not only dealing with children but prickly parents.
I love to complain (to other parents), and rant away to dh, then sometimes feel very glad I never actually complained to poor teacher because it all blows over anyway.

[Tortoise]

Morning all.
1st bed on Ebay ends at 12pm. It is still on £5.60 . I am going to be the winner!!

I don't have any problems with my energy bulbs. I was a bit worried about the thread the other day about the mercury when they break. Have never broken one but will be more careful now.

Going to have a tiy up around the desk now and the whole room. Looks like a bomb has gone off.

TMH Hope your two calm down a bit.
EHM How is DD doing these days? Does she like pre-school?

[galen]

Morning all!
Agree about the complaining issue. Some people are just never happy . At meeting for new starters ( those 4 yr olds just started reception) the other day one mum was complaing that they hadn't brought any homework home yet and was asking teacher why not! They are only 4, and have only been there 2 days!

So going to have my own little moan now LOL
Had big argument with Dh last night. He has lost a folder with important stuff in and somehow that is my fault{hmm}?! ( the fact he leaves paperwork and folders all over the place is obviously irrelevant!) he went to look in the garage for it, and came back in in an even worse mood! Now I will admit the garage is a terrible, shocking, unimaginably bad mess. But DH went on to tell me it was all my fault and that it "couldnt be let to get like that"! WHAT? At least half the stuff in there is his. Not sure when he thinks I'd get the time to tackle that whilst minding a 3yr old and 9 month old. Not sure what he thinks I do all day!
Not ever has he mentioned how hard I've worked on getting the house straight over the past couple of weeks, or all the things I do day after day to take care of the kids and keep the house running. I was so upset.

Anyway just needed to vent - sorry - trying to put it out of my mind now!
Bit tired though today too. was up with Ds in the night again ( only once though, and he did go back off quite quickly so not so bad) but am struggling to get motivated so far.
Have done morning routine, and school drop off.

Need to work on my to do list - didn't do it last night... but need to:
hoover stairs
Sort and put away dry washing
get nappy wash on

Also got some net stuff to sort out like ordering DS new rucksack for scout camp, ordering some cheap soft toy storage etc... (thanks for that link BTW DM - will look at it later)
Think I'll get on with that now and get tidying after.
May atempt to start on DS1's room after lunch - only room I've not tackled yet ! Will depend on mood of DC though!

Hope you all have good mornings!
BBL!

[swanriver]

Back with shopping. Now to cut and run.

[BiancaCastafiore]

~Bathroom cupboard lovely and tidy
~Kids beds stripped and bedding in wm
~playroom tided - except a game dd has set up with her playmobil which looks as though the head dustman is retiring and everyone has come to a party for him
~kitchen s&s-ed

nice to feel I'm making progress for a change!

[Tortoise]

Well done Bianca
I now have a much tidier desk!
On a go slow! Too tempting to read MN at the same time.

[Tortoise]

oooh half an hour left on the bed and still £5.60. I have to keep cheking it.

Floor around computer chair is tidy, just needs hoovering. Job for later.
Loads still to do in the room but i seem to be glued to the chair!!

[TheMadHouse]

Hello All

I have done the shopping (good loed mother is getting slower) and dashed to collect DS1 from Preschool - Bad mother alert - he was the last child there

Shopping is now away
Jacket potatoes are cooling for our lunch

Oh and M&S have the dine for a tenner on again, just got chicken, potaoes, profitarole and bottle of red - yum.

I also get some Pj's for hospital and a dressing gown (£10).

So I am getting prepared.

[Tortoise]

TMH I need to get pjs for hosp too. If they don't cancel again! My DS's were often the last out of pre-school. I was normally round my Mum's house and she is terrible at being ready to leave on time!

[grouchyoscar]

Howdydoody all FLYsisters

Crazy morning. Ed is flatly refusing to listen to me at all anything I ask for just gets ignored I'm finding it more than a little wearing to say the least. I mean, how the heck can you wash a kid who won't put his lego down?

DH gets stroppy if we haven't left the house by 8.30

The Police are chasing me for info re the car yesterday. Sadly I know nothing

Then 2 mums have a bitch fight outside the Key Stage 1 Playground and Children's Centre

I'm going to stop getting out of bed, I really am The full moon was last week wasn't it?

Oh Well, TO DO

Clean out the fridge
Ironing
Front room into an Ed homework zone
Swim kits ready

tally -ho

[Tortoise]

I won the bidding for the bed.
£46 for a high sleeper with desk and chair.
Nearly missed out! I clicked place bid and the same page came up so i had to quickly type the amount in again. Had just 5 secs to get the bid in then. But i did it! yay!

[ShannaraTiger]

Afternoon

Tort well done on winning the bid.
Toddler group was good this morning, nice and relaxed and no bitching which waas lovely.
Nearly finished lunch.
To do:
Put DS down for a nap.
Wash up and shine sink.
Clean bathroom, takes 30mnutes ceiling to floor now.
Wake DS up and have playtime before picking up DD.

Grouchy dc's keep ignoring me to unless I shout at them, I really hate it makes everyone really stressed.
Hope everyone has a good afternoon
Might BBL

[AnneOfAvonlea]

Hello All.

Sorry not rwad all thread notice Mad's boys fighting. Each time they argue over a toy take it away. Tell them it will stay away for 24 hours. Do this every time they argue. If they argue over same toy 3 x then it stays away for a week. A pain to enforce but you will get results.

DD1 has been sent home from school with tummy ache. We bought Pocahontas DVD at the weekend so I have just put it on for her. She was so upset she couldnt stay at school. DD2 just fell asleep and she's had preschool this morning so hopefully it will be a long nap.

[Tortoise]

Anne Hope DD1 will be ok.

I have put a load in the TD.
Washed up a few bits that can't go in the DW.
Hoovered under comp chair and the rest of the floor after picking up some toys.

[scattyspice]

Well done tort!
galen at your dh. They really do think it all happens by itself! Dh told mil that 'our house is really easy to clean, we don't have to do anything really' She caught the look on my face and laughed!