Flyladies of Yore, week commencing 30th Aug

[swanriver]

And the zone is....?

Feel v. tired....
Have returned...
tomorrow is another day..
where are the PE bags?
I knew the answer once...
Sifting is in order.

School tomorrow!

evening Swan. hope you found the PE bags.
Am trying to get school uniform organised and name labelled. Spent last night sewing in dd's labels. Now need to do ds's. Really don't want to but it needs doing.

Also need to get bck into flying as we have been away again, caught up with the washing, so now need to organise myself back into getting the housework done.

Just been and looked up the zone and this week we are We're in Zones 5 and 1 this week: The Living Room, front porch, entrance, and dining room mission here

guess I should go and bring down ds's uniform and start sewing.......

LOL swan at your post! it's like some sort of Modernist poem!

Glad it's front porch as I swept outside the front door today and vacuumed the living room! Feeling virtuous and Flylady-esque!

Spent lots of time yesterday scrubbing the baby car seat and bouncy type chair free of mould and mildew - sparkling clean now! Moses basket all clean too and its bedding. it's getting exciting! Only 12 weeks to go and I'm already cleaning things!

DD had a friend over today which was good.

School not til Monday here.

BB tomorrow

wendy 12 weeks is that all? (prob doesn't wseem it to you.)

I met my newest nephew last week. He is so cute- he fell asleep with the first cuddle I gave him . My sis also loved the baby blanket I made her. She didn't realise I had made it myself.

Have just finished the name labels I know need to iron it all and put it away not doing it now thought. will still be there waiting for me tomorrow

Morning all. Am trying to get back in the swing of things today, so going to start with a list.

to do
mission
tidy living room
tidy kitchen
wash up
shower all
s&s bathrooms
ds to orthodontist
go to borrow money off ds's granddad so can finish buying his school uniform
pay cheque into bank
get ds hair cut
make dds pe bag

going to start by getting showered then will deal with dc.

BBL
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Hi All.

Have done some cleaning today. Yay.

evening all. have done lotws of errands today. need to get dd in soon and get her ready for bed, she seems far too bouncy though (trampoline is aiding the literal bouncyness)

done today

mission
tidy living room
tidy kitchen
wash up
shower all
s&s bathrooms
ds to orthodontist
go to borrow money off ds's granddad so can finish buying his school uniform
pay cheque into bank
get ds hair cut

not done;
make dds pe bag- forgot to got to sewing shop to buy ribbon, seemed to bump into loads of people today many who I've not seen for years so very sidetracked with shopping.

Ruby am feeling very excited over the christmas shopping to come, have lots of ideas just need lots of money. Also very excited over christmas in general. I love christmas and this year I also have lots of family coming to stay over christmas and new year- I can't wait

Christmas?! I need to get organised in advance for that this year I suppose! Baby due Nov 25th so don't think I'll be doing much after that.

DC played quite nicely all day, been to local castle and dropped in on Grandma too.

Only two days of school hols left.

Midwife tomorrow - first time in 7 weeks, honestly

BB tomorrow

Evening all

swan lovely to see you back. As for zone...LOL

Quick visit.
All back to school tomorrow...DH was back today. I'm off work today and tomorrow....
Seem to have spent days organising many small people for return to school..
Bags ready, pe kits sorted,lunches packed,fingers crossed!
Big 4 all back tomorrow, dd4 starts reception Friday. Then all school and work and chaos from next week!

Will be back on and FLYing properly fromnext week, as I feel it will be the only way of surviving the next year!!

BBtomorrow,hopefully!

Ruby tickets will be booked end of this month when I get paid

OFM hope job going well for you

Glad I've just returned or I would have missed Ruby's xmas planning and that wouldnt do :)

I have talked DDs into both wanting a bike so it will be easy for me this year :)

Back to school tomorrow.

Morning Everyone.
The sun is shining shere so no thoughts of Christmas yet!I've had a lazy morning Ds back to school tomorrow. Have not sewn any name tags yet!
So for today we have
Get Ds's hair cut
Collect dry cleaning
Ds bed linen in W/M done
Get next load ready
Ironing (Yuck Yuck)
Sew name tags
wash Ds's jacket (covered in chalk!)
hoover & dust
have a good day and hope the sun is shining where you are.

Morning all
No sunshine here yet. Kids at Grandmas, off to Midwife. Better get a move on.
Will bbl

Morning all - Crickey, can't believe you are all talking about Christmas - It seems such a long way off at the moment.

Wendy - When I had DD I was due end of Nov. All Christmas shopping was done and wrapped before and I was so pleased that it was. Made Christmas alot less stressful (although less like christmas without mad flapping over forgotten presents)

DD first day (well half) in reception today. She went really excited then got really nervous and clingy when got in the class. I'm sure she'll be fine. Found out its a join Recept / Y1 class was a little at not being told before and worried about whether DDs friend will end up in same class but it means that she is with other people who she was in nursery with last year so hopefully that should help.

I have bought all my stationary and new bag for my PGCE and been on a dummy run to ensure that I know where I am going. Today I'm going to pack my new bag (soooo excited) so that I still have another day incase i've forgotten anything.

Done today

• Drop DD off at reception. Stayed for settling in and then legged it.
• Picked up parcel from post office
• Picked up flu tablets for DH hes just had two weeks off work, so hes had to go even though not fit really
• Been to shop for new school Cardi for DD - Was sure old one was still big enough until she put it on this morning

To Do

• Lunch
• Pick up DD from school
• Take DD to library to return books
• Put together housework rota for next week
• Menu plan for next week
• Pack bag for Uni course
• Finish off uni reading
• Make tea - Pork chops
• 2 x Washing loads
• Hoover through downstairs

That will do for now. Wow its so quiet around here

Hello MC & Wendy
Tea break, Ds doesn't feel well now!
How does a little laundry, hoovering & dusting take me the whole morning!
DS hasn't even taken off his PJ's all day!
I'm not going to tackle Christmas until 1st November. I did find the Fly lady Christmas to journal very useful. I can't do Christmas shopping ahead of time as I will get the wrong things.
MC I'm sure Ds school sweat shirts will be too small I'll worry about it next week! he can squeeze into them until next pay day!

Slow morning at my house.
Have been to hospital first thing with ds to schedule his operation in November to take pins out his leg [uh oh] but he was in excellent spirits.
I have been reading teen fiction fervently (midlife crisis?) just finished the last Twilight book (Breaking Dawn) -which really is tosh... and now the most brilliant Jacqueline Wilson ever Hetty Feather - kept trying to explain to ds how she was using Victorian words and idioms..(he was NOT interested)...

ah well,now need to do something useful.
feeling strangely relaxed. Perhaps this is a nice little interlude before things get stressful again and I should take advantage of it....
flapjacks?
to take swimming?
gardening...next - garden v. shaggy

not Christmas again,, Ruby! It is still Harvest Festival!!!
High School Applications is next BIG THING. Need to visit about 5 schools. Have had various unsettling conversations with other mothers of older children. It is so difficult to know what sort of child I have and where he would thrive.

goodluck PGCE-ers
and three first time Reception dds

My brother and his wife are having first baby in January! so I will scrubbing what is left in loft to give to them -

must dash bbl

Those of you who know me on fb have to go and see dd2 in her new specs x

Hi Swan I feel relaxed today maybe because I haven't phoned anyone about playdates,activities, holidays or going any where at all. I was thinking abot the garden today too. I need a pretty flowering plant/shrub that will be happy in shallow, gritty soil in a sunny stop next to the fence. Any ideas?

no ideas on plant nutty, sorry, although we have a hollyhock in our sunny garden in a very shallow spot next to a fence! it is lovely all summer but grows huge and flops over and dies back in autumn.

Midwife ok, injection, bloods etc. Baby in breech pos but I'm only 28 weeks so I'm trying not to panic! Not seeing midwife again until 34 weeks!

makingchanges my other two children are both November babies, all 3 have same due date! Last time I did most of the shopping if I remember rightly, first time don't think I did any but then I was working full time up to 3 days before birth (was 3 weeks early!). Def going to buy all stocking presents for DD and DS but leaving big stuff as they may change their minds or get stuff for their birthdays! Also going to do family if I can, buy Xmas cards. But can't really write them, as will hopefully have another name to add to them! Planning on putting birth announcements in same envelopes to save on postage!

BB tomorrow

evening all

have survived day 1 of school!
4 dc to school with smart new uniform,lunchbags and pe kits....
DS2 to nursery - he cried loads agaian whenI left him but was apparently fine after 5 mins. He was having great fun playing in the water tray outside when I collected him, so that's good.

So just had dd4 at home- she doesnt start reception till tomorrow.

did a bit of house blitzing...it needed it!
Loads of washing,general tidying, dusting,hoovering,good clean kitchen, swept and mopped downstairs...

Had yummy roast pork with homemade apple sauce for dinner...

now need to continue endless task of stitching coloured thread to new socks to identify ownership and save inevitable ensuing sock crisis....

all dc report having had good days at school, but sadly seem to have returned in foul moods, especially dd 3 who is being even more challenging than usual....

right, must dash...

bbl

ruby I'll take a bundle of those please...
this back to school business has cost me a fortune LOL

Seconadary school selection is indeed a scarey business. I am soooo relieved that ds1 got into the one we wanted....
things of course so much easier for subsequent little people!which reminds me I must fill in forms for dd1.....

Dd being super challenging today, after we all went for a lovely swim. I felt a bit like crying at the inevitable torrent of aggression and complaints.. But tried to ignore as much as possible, and put in place a new strategy of providing as much food as possible before/when she starts sounding off...

She also threw ds2's goalie gloves(well gardening gloves) over the fence so he's having a tantrum too now...thank you dd I have extracted £3 to pay for them from her money box...they were very muddy..

Anyway, I'm now trying to think of her as a jacqueline Wilson heroine - that helps