Wheels of the wagon have fallen off fallen off..

I'm glad I am not the only one that thinks that far too early . It really doesn't help that I am not a morning person!

6.30?? That's the middle of the night! 7 is my absolute limit but a normal day starts at 7.30/8

Oh and getting up early, I struggle to drag myself out of bed at 8!!! How the hell will I mamage with kids

Well you all put me to shame. I hoover once a week. It doesn't seem to need it more than that, in fact the spare rooms often dont even get done that often, but then the don't get used much. I suppose its a combination of there only being 2 adults in the house who are out all day, meaning that it doesn't get that messy and having quite forgiving carpets. I do do baking though, discovered on the weekend if you have made a chocolate sponge cake and you run out of butter to make the icing nutella chocolate spread makes a great cake filling!

Arghh, know what you mean about carpet Nat -our rug is a nighmare and I'm forever licking my fingers and collecting my hair off it - if I was blond would be ok, but my hair is very dark and long, and it ends up everywhere! Having said that, I still only hoover twice a week max .
Playing, that's the idea re: getting up time I would say post-kids, and the sooner you get prepared,the better! No more falling asleep on sofa in front of the late film, in the knowledge you can sleep late the next day
Well, I have MADE SCONES, although only a few of them have risen sufficiently to impress MIL . Why I am concerned is beyond me, but she does push my petty button at times (does that sound rude?)

I think it doesn't help with the type of carpet we have in the living room and dining room.

At our old house I used to hoover about twice a week, it didn't seem to need more than that, but here even a few small crumbs show up, and make it look a huge mess. Actually makes me wonder how bad the floors were in our old house! And I am very ashamed to admit that before we had DS1, the first place we moved into together was an old victorian flat (was gorgeous, great big high ceilings, gorgeous open fires, anyway...) we lived there for 6 months, and I think I could count on one hand how often we used to hoover, yet it never seemed dirty. I suppose it was pre-kids, and we were both out working all day though.

Can not believe I am wasting time on here talking about cleaning instead of actually getting up doing some..... think that is my cue to get back to it!! See you all in a bit xxx

nj bless to the marmite head!!
you are good woth your cleaning, i only get out the hoover twice a week, find as soon as i hoover loundge gets messy again!!

Jeez 6.30? The only thing I get up for at that time is if someone is being sick, or if DH is erm.... planning on having a good start to the day.... LOL

No, I never hoover before school starts. I don't love my hoover that much!

And yes I know when I have a family 6.30 will be a late start, but I dont have one yet and I value my sleep, particularly as I am sure I will be getting very little off it over the next few years!

She freely admits to being OCD about it, again cos here LO is crawling. She is lovely and I have tried to ask if she could wait till at least 7 to hoover and some mornings she seems to manage it but others she doesn't!

OMG, are you my next door neighbour??? She hoovers at least 3 times a day and often starts at 6.30am . I know she has a LO and has probably been up for hours by then but FGS its 6.30 in the morning and we live in a terrrace house and I am trying to sleep!!!!!! Ok rant over

I am well known for moving stuff (sofa's, toy boxes, dining chairs, beds) to hoover, not every time but at least once a month, and under the cushions on the sofa (would not believe the amount of crap down there, did score myself a £50 note once as well, DH is a bit more careful now ) but I do, I admit, have a bit of a love affair with my hoover, it is out at least 3 times a day, people have commented on me being bordering OCD, I don't think so, just when you have a crawler, who likes putting stuff in his mouth, a carpet full of crumbs and muck and god knows what else doesn't appeal very much! And it would be me that is up all night with him having a bad tummy!

I don't spend all my time cleaning, evidently, else I wouldn't even know MN existed.... but between keeping DS2 sweet, and having five minutes to myself whilst he is asleep, it is all the inbetween times that I clean, or at least make it look like I have so DH doesn't divorce me!!

Afternoon all, we've been pretty quiet today for us.

Lovely dress Kay. Pah to fitting into you rwedding dress. I still fit in mine as long as I don't try to do it up . I can't even blame kids though just me and my love for food

Natalie, you are the cleaning queen, you should be proud. Even if I was a SAHM I am sure I wouldn't do nearly as much cleaning as you. My house is never messy but properly not that clean on close inspection. My Mum puts me to shame, she moves chest of drawers to hoover behind them and if it doesn't move it gets polished!

So that is the forth load of washing gone in, why is it we go away for 1 night and all of a sudden I have a washing pile bigger than Ben Nevis? At least I don't have to iron it all, that would seriously piss me off!

Lovely dress Kay, I agree about cream or sparkly silver shoes, I think you'd have to take the dress shopping with you and match the pink perfectly to pull off pink shoes. And bless little Freddie, how cute are those cheeks?!!!!

Teuch, is it an art to get a + OPK? I am wondering if maybe I should try some, not because I am obsessed or anything, honestly(!!!) but find knowing exactly if I am streching EWCM or erm.... DH's (or mine ) ahem.... left overs......... a bit difficult. Not that it really matters because we are having enough sex to get pregnant anytime, but would be interesting to know for sure.

DS2 has gone to sleep in his highchair again, I wouldn't mind but his head is on a piece of toast that has marmite on it, he is going to have a marmite head!! Time to get him upstairs methinks!

afternoon ladies pinkgirl puffs and pants after doing cleaning,washing,potty training,picking up prescription,tesco and doing betteware phewwww.

k that dress is gorgeous i love pink and flowers.sure his hair will grow on you in the next few days
btlt good news about opks:0
nj good luck with all cleaning
thanks diege bd last nite and then going to every 2 days

Thanks BB, I just wish I still had that figure. I am going to get back into my wedding dress. I'll just have to be very strict with myself and not eat Malteasers.

Diege, Freddie is a very cheeky baby.

I think that cream shoes would go with that dress so I'll look for cream and pink shoes tomorrow.

Awww, Kay - Freddie is so cute and he looks very smart in his new haircut. And, your dress is gorgeous - you have the figure for it too, judging by your wedding photo.
Ho, hum, procrastinating about work again...

Kay that dress is beautiful ; perfect for a Christening, and for your colouring. I suppose you could get away with a coordinating shade of shoe if you couldn't find pink (eg cream?), or at a push a meallic like silver or gold ballet-type pump? Freddie v.cute too (Im love that name!) - looks very much a cheeky little baby to me
Hi BB, TEUCH! Get going on the gof Teuch - must be nice seeing a line on a opk - never had a positive on mine, ever, even the month I got pregnant .
Must go and stop dd3 rubbing cottage pie into her eyes..

Thanks BB, I hope I can find some shoes to match!

hullo all!

What busy weekends you all have ! I have secured myself a night out on saturday and DH has promised a lie-in on sunday... we'll see!

I have also got a proper +ve on OPK's so I need to get busy there too Am pissed off though that it is late...I'm so impatient! It means that I will be testing around when my mum and sister are coming to visit and I can't decide whether that is good or not...

DS just woken from 2 hour nap (let me get over my wine-induced doziness!).

Laters!