What’s Happening In Your House?

[SunshineLollipopsAndRainbows]

Anyone up to much? Up very early as my lower back was killing me. Had a nice quiet couple of hours before DH & DD14 emerged. DH working although he’s home for his usual 2 hour break at the mo. I’ve dropped DD off in our nearest big town as she’s going to the cinema with a friend. The friend’s DF is giving them a lift back. I should be decluttering & cleaning but will probably compose on the piano instead. I haven’t played much recently & absolutely love it. Chinese takeaway (delivered) for tea as I missed out on Mothers Day. Fancy duck in plum sauce with egg fried rice & chips. DD will probably demand Maccies but it’s quite a way to go & pricy to get delivered. She used to like Chinese chips but no longer for some reason. Will probably watch Ant & Dec then Starstruck or maybe find a movie.

Just waiting to collect dc

the composing sounds like a lovely afternoon on the piano- it’s important to get that time for your hobbies and clear the mind

I’m going to slow cook roast beef so I don’t have to do that tomorrow as I am sort of sick of cooking - dc will peel the potatoes and I will leave them in ice cold water

ant and Dec later too

I'm curled up on the sofa with the dog after watching 3 dcs play football in different matches in different locations. It's freezing and blowey here.
2 ds are having some iPad time.... dd1 is at work, dd2 is in town with friends.
My mum is coming over later for takeaway with us as we didn't do anything for Mother's Day last weekend.

Washing this morning and sorting out clothes for our holiday to Mexico this week.

DP prepped our evening meal (beef curry) and I've been reading and listening to music.

DC (19) back from his job so won't see him until tea time!

It's been pouring down here all day so no chance of a walk or garden tidy

I'm lying on the sofa listening to a podcast. DH has taken DC out to watch a football match. Baby DC is napping. I've just finished mopping and put a wash on.
When everyone gets home we are going shopping, everyone always seems to need new clothes at the same time! And then get a pizza for tea on the way home.
For now I'm just loving the peace and quiet and knowing DH and DC are having a happy time together.

DH bought me tea in bed, quick tidy up and a late breakfast fry up in a really nice cafe. Did a food shop, popped in to the charity shop I volunteer in to show DH the window display I did this week. Had a nap and then watched episodes of Below Deck which is our guilty pleasure. Just had a plate of veg and fruit. Our adult DS is at work and will be home around 5. We will go out for a short walk around 4pm.

Just back from the beautician. Having and a donut and going to watch some tv. Going to do absolutely nothing.

Finally at a stage where my elder two are independent and my youngest is happy to play with her dolls for ages. So no one is demanding anything.

Dog walked twice, horse ridden, DD driven to riding lesson and then went to buy her a new hat. Just sat down after getting up at 6am. Cup of coffee then will try to muster some enthusiasm for a bit of cleaning before going back up to the yard at teatime. DD is now reading in bed as it is cold and is refusing to put the heating on.

friends have just been for coffee and now looking after another friends kids for a couple of hours. Should have been going to Costco but H is in a huff because my friends left 15 minutes later that he thought they were so going for a walk with the kids and dog instead.

Been cleaning the house most of the afternoon. Hoovered, steamed carpets, put a washing on and cleaned the bathroom. Finally just sat down and I think I’m going to read a crappy magazine!

3 out of 4 with Covid (1st child has escaped so far!) so not much happening here. I'm feeling reasonable so used up some odd out of date food packets (made a slightly stodgy focaccia and some jelly mixed with evaporated milk), plus cleaned under 2nd child's bed, which is always an adventure 😁

Not long got back from a walk around a country park with friends.

Husband is asleep as between nightshift, eldest is with his dad and youngest has gone back to friend's house for a sleepover.

So I'm sat with a ham wrap contemplating cleaning the house or having a nap 🤣

Out with friends tonight, hair done war paint on. Don't go out for another hour. In my defence, I don't get out often 😂

I've been up since 7.30, which is good for me to have a little lie in with newborn baby! Usually I am up around 5am, even on a weekend and don't go back to bed. I have 6 children so I like to get up and clean as much as possible with little ones still In bed. But today managed to get a lie in.

Been up sorting out the shelving units and clearing and organising old books, the kids drawings, old homework, old paperwork etc, cleared under and pulled out the sofas and under the sofa cushions, gave the lounge a deep clean.

Absolutely gutted its after 3pm, as I intended to really deep clean the house as its Ramadan. And I have only done one bloody room! So frustrated as want it all done before hubby comes home from work. However everytime the baby drops off, and i slowly get up after putting him in the moses basket after breastfeeding him, he wakes up and wants fed again!!!!!

My eldest is helping out with hoovering top to bottom and cleaning the shower and bath, but I feel like I will be cleaning til midnight at this rate. Usually, I would put little man down when he is zonked out on breast milk and have a good couple hours to do a deep clean with the eldest kids. But the eldest 2nd born and middle boy are now very poorly so am trying to look after them also. What a day!

Was going to make a chicken and mushroom fried rice for dinner/iftar (which is the meal when you break your fast at sunset) but now am actually considering suggesting to my husband o
to get a Chinese!!!!
Or a box load of those gorgeous crispy chicken strips from the chicken shack! Which are out of this world!

Am obviously not fasting as I am exempt from breastfeeding so just trying to also plan evening meals for this week for hubby and eldest teen!
Not sure what to watch on the telly tonight but I have at least 90 episodes of judge Judy and about 6 kitchen nightmares Gordon ramsay on the sky box to watch and delete to make room for other programmes!

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

DS2 is napping (should wake up soon), not sure what DH and DS1 are doing, I am lying in bed with a migraine (my head/eyes are not so bad hence mumsnetting, I get stomach migraines lately).

Thinking about what I'm going to do for Easter this year; stuff I need to order in advance etc. Just about drink a mug of tea while listening to Scotland v Cyprus. McTominey has just scored Scotland's third goal.

Dh just come in from gardening and is about to have a bath.

I think adult DC are asleep or just being v quiet.

Hoping we can all go out to Indian restaurant tonight! 👍

Dh and the boys have just got back from the barbers. He's now preparing his lunches for the week - lots of veg chopping and turkey mincing going one right now.

Looking at takeaway emus for later, I fancy chow mein.

I finished work an hour ago so I'm not bloody cooking.

DD was awake screaming for 2hrs in the night (she is 1) so all tired and grumpy here. DD and I went into town for a brief trip with with my sis (brought Easter eggs!) while partners parents visited him and did a bit of DIY. DD refused to nap when we got back so now even more tired/grumpy and clingy! Beef stew in the oven for dinner. Have managed to occupy DD for 10mins with one of those Aqua drawing mats she got for her birthday last month and hadn't tried yet.

Takeaway emus sounds great - hope you have a big appetite.

Not a lot. My dd pulled an all nighter Thursday night to get some A level course work finished (more due to perfectionism than procrastination) and slept for 14 hours last night! She did not appear til noon. We were to go out to lunch to celebrate end of term but that didn't happen. I've been working on my Etsy shop and done a few chores plus dyed my hair earlier.
So cruising to the evening - more Etsy work (it's not nearly as passive as advertised) then cook dinner and the West Wing (rewatching and it's as engaging as first time round).

I'm recovering from covid and was chuffed to get a negative test this morning. Got up, got dressed, realised that had absolutely wiped me out so gone back to bed. Shitty fucking covid, I hate it. This is the third time and it wallops me each time and takes several months to recover. Dh is entertaining the youngest who's feeling a bit lonely as everyone else has also been ill. Lots of board games and baking brownies I think.

Saturday morning is swimming so we've done that, and then DH and I sat down and booked a holiday (surprisingly painlessly, actually!).

DH is now out for a walk with DSS, DD1 is in her bedroom FaceTiming her friends and DD2 just wandered in to tell me that she'd microwaved some marshmallows, so that's nice. I've been considering going outside and using the last half hour of sunlight to do 30 mins of weeding but I have a cat asleep on me and moving him would be breaking the rules.

Dim sum for dinner tonight, which we're all very excited about too!

I'm about to make the kids something for dinner and whilst that's cooking I'll put a bit of makeup on as I'm going out for dinner with friends in a bit. DH will get himself a takeaway. One kid is watching Bluey, ones on the kindle, DH is pottering somewhere.

DC Swimming lessons this morning. Back for lunch (ham and cheese toasties all round). We've just got back from a rainy walk round the village, via the park on the way back for a much needed energy burnout for DC. DH is now preparing tea for us all, DD is sat watching something on her tablet, most likely Zog or the likes. DS is bouncing his balls down the stairs and playing with his hot wheels and I'm sat in front of our roaring fire Mumsnetting. I've just ordered some clothes for the DC online for our upcoming holiday in May. This evening when DC are in bed, me and DH going to watch Harry Potter the last one. Enjoy your evenings everyone

Or not on the beef stew front- clearly we weren't watching it properly as it had completely dried out when we took it out the oven and was inedible! So something out the freezer for dd dinner and takeaway for us!
Also managed to burn myself in the process of taking it out the oven! 🤦‍♀️

Up before usual time despite my making a cup of tea and taking it back to bed, brain was awake. Mooch to the shops for some essentials then home to plant my growing herbs from the supermarket into a bigger pot. Currently cooking toad in the hole while watching Despicable me 2 in front of the fire. DS crafting, Ddog asleep of said fire.