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SLATTERNS Yoohoo bring those lists here now!

Afternoon all

Alice I second (third? fourth?) everyone else, don't overdo it! I know you want to stay on top of things but things like crumble aren't essentials (although very tasty). Just don't want to see you crash...

Hope it is temporary unsettledness anyway.

Mini thanks (as always) for advice. Problem is I have no idea! Lost myself during bad marriage and although I am back in many ways I have no idea what I want to do or even what I enjoy . Perhaps going by h's logic I should work for ikea!

Have got quite a bit done today and have been a bit of a better mummy in terms of playing too.

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE AND CHAIRS
Make beds ? DONE
Empty kitchen bin and wash out - DONE
Hoover downstairs ? DONE
DD to school ? DONE
Go to supermarket ? DONE
Unpack shopping - DONE
Hoover upstairs ?
Mop downstairs -
Clean loo ? DONE
Clean bathroom- DONE
Lunch ? DONE
Pick up dd ? DONE
Tidy sitting room ? DONE
Tidy kitchen ? DONE
Tidy dc room & wardrobe - DONE
Dust sitting room ? DONE
Dust bedrooms ?DONE
Empty balls out of fire engine
Bin fire engine -
Clothes put away-DONE
Adjust handlebars on scooter ? DONE
Write name on scooter- DONE
Toddler group ? DONE
Try not to miss You Know Who ? Not doing very well
Cook dinner ? DOING (a scandalous roast on a Thursday)
Wash up -
Bath and bed dc?s-
Tidy kitchen and sitting room ?

Freak - LOL at scandalous roast

Plum - that sounds like a great deal!

Have sorted boys room, had a big rearrange and it is better, the only thing is they will pull all the books off the little shelves so i'm thinking of a floor box for books, anyone got one? (like they have in libraries or similar)

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to school DONE
• Waitrose for meal for tonight DONE
• pain au chocolat snack DONE
• see about last minute haircut DONE
• sort spare room DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• nurse appt (12.10) DONE
• afternoon jobs; Done More
• collect DS1 DONE

• aunt & uncle arriving
• garden time; raining; Playing Upstairs
• boys tea (pasta?)
• boys to bed
• our dinner (late though as DH home late-ish)

Medium term:

• sort out of boys room, take shelves down DONE / find small bookcase DONE
• massive sort out of my clothes Done More
• charity shop trip
• freecycle some bits 1 Listed
• make pile for eBay Started

Longer term:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• upload chosen photos from his PC & my laptop to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• tackle Areas of Doom (out of 5 stars);

Kitchen: 2star Arts & crafts area Started Bedroom: 3star My wardrobe & drawers Bathroom: 2star Bathroom cabinet Hallway: 3star coathooks

• SHOWER; have bought squeegee & e-cloth on MN advice; Had a go with ecloth & with Viakal; Lakeland spray Arrived
• baby present for friend & arrange visit
• experiment with car seats in my car to see if 3 can fit

Scan all good Baby has grown the requisite amount in the last 3 weeks, although she couldn't get a nuchal measurement because the gap was too small - I was on the first day of the window to do the test. It is nothing to worry about, in fact she said it's a good thing as it's highly unlikely that there is any thickening if it is too small to even measure atm.
Baby was asleep I think, just one foot waving and the heartbeat pumping away.
So we are back again next Friday! :)
Also, they weighed me and I have LOST weight - ha!

JKS - hope everyone enjoys the lamb shanks. If they are vile now I shall feel terrible!

Freak - :( about You Know Who, you will feel better about it all soon ((((hugs))))

Anon - I love my iPhone. Don't have my diary on there though, pen and paper all the way for me.

DONE
All up, showered and dressed
Wash new top that has strange chemical smell
Breakfast
Reading with DS
Quick tidy round and take ironing pile upstairs
Hoover downstairs
Kitchen floor (DH is doing it, something has happened over by the bin, bleugh)
Wrap present and write card for friend's DD
Make sure I have my notes and blood form for scan
Lunch
Tidy up and clean kitchen
Monkey Music 1.25pm
Back here to drop DS with friend
Scan at 2.20pm with DH
Cup of tea
DS nap

TO DO
Me feet up (in progress)
Ocado order and meal plan
Dinner (meatballs I think)
Clearing up
DS bath and bed
Flop
Early night

Wasting - why are you taking a hammer to your PC? And please can I come and join in??

Good news ali

I'm being pathetic, only saw him on mon. Am used to talking/texting most days now though and it's the stopping myself that's hard. Thought I'd have grown out of this teenagery type angst by now!

I want lamb shanks!

My God. I go out at 10am do a bit of work, come back in 4ish and there are reams of postings. You have been busy girls. I think you are all amazing mummys. Now put down the lists and everybody round to wasting's with a hammer

Right kitchen clean & tidy
dinner on

so have dinner
then quick clear up
feed animals
start on luandry room lounge

Ali - faberoo on the scan.

OK, so it's round to wasting's with hammers, JKS's with a knife and fork and then to Alice's to make sure she's not making that crumble (delicious though I am sure it would be, simply not your priority?!?!? )

Had forgotten how hungry and tired the kids get from school... No longer the case that a quick sandwich and a few tomatoes on the side will cut the mustard it seems..

Today

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s DONE
• DC?s to school DONE
• Coffee and toast before I tackle anything DONE
• general tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DW load/unload DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Walk dog DONE - just!
• Two loads to run DONE
• Remake our bed DONE
• Reading with DS (and now DD!)
• Clean both bathrooms and loos ONE DONE
• Hoover downstairs and kitchen DONE
• Finish Ocado order for Friday - to include DS's party food
• Shop for party bits DONE
• Pick beans and spuds for tea/dinner DONE
• Finish first draft of renovation plan to meet builder tomorrow

Today/more likely Tomorrow

• Thank you card to write
• Start Ironing
• Plant salad
• Pack for weekend away

The PC is a goner, so we need to delete everything and then smash up the hard-drives to make sure it's all gone for good.
All the national secrets we've got there y'know.

Good news Ali, how many weeks are you?

Ah I see - sounds like fun

I'll be 12 weeks on Saturday, suddenly it's going quite quickly - eek!

Wow, it is going quick!

I think the PC has had a reprieve for another day, DH won't be back til gone 10.

Evening

Ali great news about the scan (and the extra one!)

Stropicana glad it is you

wasting could you not have left it for a bad day? Smashing something up on a bad day would certainly turn it around for me

Made the crumble (was very yummy) with help from my friend, then we (DD, my friend and i) made some fairy cakes with chopped plums in that were also very good.

F is gulping his feeds down and i think taking in air so it is giving him a tummy ache. Going to pop in to the BF group tomorrow to ask for some advice. Going for a quiet day tomorrow with lots a telly and cuddles

Good plan Alice.

Remember you can thump them quite hard when getting their wind up. I remember being all at how hard the night nurses whacked DS on the back when in the hospital.

Ali - you can relax, everyone enjoyed the lamb shanks so thank you :)
(Dh was actually a tad impressed, even though it was ready-made food, just shows my normal level of cooking )

Anon - i had thought that DS1 would eat a big lunch (they all have school dinners) at school so would only need a small tea....how wrong i was! so far he's been starving & thirsty coming home and then eaten a big tea too.

Left from Thurs:

• aunt & uncle arriving DONE
• garden time DONE
• boys tea DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• our dinner (late though as DH home late-ish) DONE

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted 4Done
• all dressed 2Done
• dw on DONE
• tidy kitchen Started
• DH taking DS1 to school then going to work
• aunt & uncle leaving?
• DS2 to playgroup
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• afternoon? (poss meet friends?)
• theatre for Rocky Horror :)
• DH home early to sort boys tea & bedtime, yey!
• prob not stay out late with friends, lol

Medium term:

• massive sort out of my clothes Done More
• charity shop trip
• freecycle some bits 1 Listed
• make pile for eBay Started

Longer term:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• upload chosen photos from his PC & my laptop to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• tackle Areas of Doom (out of 5 stars);

Kitchen: 2star Arts & crafts area Started Bedroom: 3star My wardrobe & drawers Bathroom: 2star Bathroom cabinet Hallway: 3star coathooks

• SHOWER; have bought squeegee & e-cloth on MN advice; Had a go with ecloth & with Viakal; Lakeland spray Arrived
• baby present for friend & arrange visit
• experiment with car seats in my car to see if 3 can fit

JKS/anon same with dd, I swear she has filled out this week

Not sure what I need to get done today, will have a think and get back to you

JKS i am shocked at how much the children i know of school age eat! All look healthy, just obviously need it!

Feel a bit out of sorts today, decided to give myself an easy day, but the house is a mess and i feel a bit wobbly about that think it must just be post birth hormones. I am almost having to argue with myself - i sound mad even to myself!

Hello everyone.

Alice, glad the crumble was good!

OK, don't have long for chores today, builders coming over a bit later to discuss our project (YEY, and also AAAGGGHHHHHH PANIC!) so here goes:

Today

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s DONE
• DC?s to school DONE
• Coffee and toast before I tackle anything DONE
• general tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DW load/unload
• Look around for DH's BlackBerry
• Chickens
• Walk dog
• Thank you card to write
• Start Ironing
• Plant salad
• Two loads to run
• Reading with DS (and now DD!)
• Clean other bathroom and loo
• Meet builders
• Take DD swimming
• Make tea in double quantities today
• Pack car, head away for w'end

Alice - TAKE IT EASY!! ok? and go easy on yourself too.

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• dw on DONE
• tidy kitchen Started
• DH taking DS1 to school then going to work DONE
• aunt & uncle leaving DONE
• DS2 to playgroup DONE

• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• afternoon? (poss meet friends - everyone seems busy so maybe not)
• one car seat out of car
• friends first, pick up 2 people then theatre for Rocky Horror
• DH home early to sort boys tea & bedtime, yey!
• prob not stay out late with friends, lol

Medium term:

• massive sort out of my clothes Done More
• charity shop trip
• freecycle some bits 1 Listed
• make pile for eBay Started

Longer term:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• upload chosen photos from his PC & my laptop to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• tackle Areas of Doom (out of 5 stars);

Kitchen: 2star Arts & crafts area Started Bedroom: 3star My wardrobe & drawers Bathroom: 2star Bathroom cabinet Hallway: 3star coathooks

• SHOWER; have bought squeegee & e-cloth on MN advice; Had a go with ecloth & with Viakal; Lakeland spray Arrived
• baby present for friend & arrange visit
• experiment with car seats in my car to see if 3 can fit

Have even less time than originally thought!! Eek.
If I don't get a chance to say it later, have a great weekend all. See you Monday.

Hello everyone :)

Having an easy day today, yesterday was exhausting and I was fast asleep by 9pm which never happens. Then awake (stupid bladder) at 5am and couldn't get back to sleep until I'd eaten something. Boo. We are having Waitrose lamb shanks for tea! Glad they were a success JKS!

anon - have a lovely weekend :)

Alice - you are right it is probably hormones :) You are doing so, so well - be kind to yourself. I know exactly how you feel about the house, but try and ignore it if you can!

DONE
All up and dressed etc
Ocado here 8.30am
Shopping away
Strip our bed and sheets on to wash
Breakfast
Unload dishwasher and 10 mins kitchen tidying/wiping
Toy tidy
Play trains
Story time
Empty kitchen and bathroom bins and take crock out
Loaf around
Lunch
DS nap (in progress)
Clear up from lunch
Another load of washing and sheets into dryer

TO DO
Feet up
Nap maybe?
Put lamb shanks in oven
Dinner - will be late because DH won't be finished work until 7

Ali - i think i overdid things yesterday with sorting the boys room & staying up late so having a lazier day today, though off out soon.
I thought the shanks were good but the portions are huge, i couldn't finish mine, esp if i try to eat later on i can hardly manage anything, little & often all day works

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• dw on DONE
• tidy kitchen Started
• DH taking DS1 to school then going to work DONE
• aunt & uncle leaving DONE
• DS2 to playgroup DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• my nap lol DONE
• afternoon; DS1 film Doing
• shave legs & nail polish DONE

• one car seat out of car
• friends first, pick up 2 people then theatre for Rocky Horror
• DH home early to sort boys tea & bedtime, yey!
• prob not stay out late with friends, lol

Medium term:

• massive sort out of my clothes Done More
• charity shop trip
• freecycle some bits 1 Listed
• make pile for eBay Started

Longer term:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• upload chosen photos from his PC & my laptop to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• tackle Areas of Doom (out of 5 stars);

Kitchen: 2star Arts & crafts area Started Bedroom: 3star My wardrobe & drawers Bathroom: 2star Bathroom cabinet Hallway: 3star coathooks

• SHOWER; have bought squeegee & e-cloth on MN advice; Had a go with ecloth & with Viakal; Lakeland spray Arrived
• baby present for friend & arrange visit
• experiment with car seats in my car to see if 3 can fit

Afternoon everyone.

Mmm... lamb shanks sound yummy.

Aw, Alice lovey, definitely hormones. You being as well-rested as you can is important.

• up, make beds, open curtains etc. done
• spatone, oj and vitamins no ran out!
• breakfast done
• put load of laundry in done hang yesterday?s stuff on airers most
• shower and dress done
• ?t?internet - check email accounts, online banking etc. some

--- new playgroup done --- Aldi done

• lunch done

--- visit MIL done --- chill and play doing

• garden - feed the birds, check veg, check for poo + remove if not been raining
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs + hoover
• DS bath and bed

--- finish sorting pc and smash with a hammer must do! --- craft time - finish trousers, more knitting

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make/buy done, get cross-stitch framed - hand wash cross-stitch, Frame myself?
• copy CDs onto hard-drive - started
• get a shed - DH is on the hunt!
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• defrost freezer - procedure?
• spare duvet cover for DS
• polyfilla holes in ceiling kitchen
• put mirror up above dressing table
• find paper firemen gave for alarms, ring them
• filing
• Mission Pants - commence ?preparation? stage doing before bath sit on potty
• calendar and/or diary?
• buy duplo off ebay
• new bulb for fridge

Rocky Horror was fab!

Today:

• one car seat out of car DONE
• friends first, pick up 2 people then theatre for Rocky Horror DONE
• DH home early to sort boys tea & bedtime, yey! DONE
• prob not stay out late with friends, lol DONE!

Sat:

• breakfast
• all dressed
• slow morning
• county fair thingie (timings?)
• lots of chilling out

Medium term:

• massive sort out of my clothes Done More
• charity shop trip
• freecycle some bits 1 Listed
• make pile for eBay Started

Longer term:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• upload chosen photos from his PC & my laptop to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• tackle Areas of Doom (out of 5 stars);

Kitchen: 2star Arts & crafts area Started Bedroom: 3star My wardrobe & drawers Bathroom: 2star Bathroom cabinet Hallway: 3star coathooks

• SHOWER; have bought squeegee & e-cloth on MN advice; Had a go with ecloth & with Viakal; Lakeland spray Arrived
• baby present for friend & arrange visit
• experiment with car seats in my car to see if 3 can fit

Morning! Going to Meadowhall this morning and a party this evening and will need to get some cleaning done in between at which point I shall return!

Have a good day!

Morning

Much better night last night, think the Infacol helped.

Trying to catch up on the washing mountain today and as it is raining i shall be tumbling - sorry enviroment but we need clean pants.

DONE
Get up
Feed and change F
DD up
Breakfast
Put washload on #1
Empty dishy
Reload dishy

TO DO
Drink tea - very important
Pick shoes up that ae scattered all over the hall
Sort yesterday's clean washing and take upstairs
Make beds
Dry washload #1
Do some washing up
Wipe down kitchen
Quick tidy round upstairs (dirty clothes, nappies from last night etc)
Friend popping round
Lunch
Go to the market to get some cheap veg to add to the chutney
Take some pics of F (have really been slacking on the picture front poor second child )
Nap?
Horses
Lasagne for dinner
DD bath and bed