Blessed are the ListMakers!!!

[anonymousbird]

Slatterns, you are beckoned!

Come hither from thither but do not dither!!

wasting - when I am with him, I am saying "thumb" about every minute. Literally. sigh. I can't bring myself to use stop and grow on him. My mad mother used it endlessly on me and I have very clear memories of it, all a bit traumatic!!!!

I just worry about his teeth, first and foremost.

Ali toast will be fine, surely, you have been poorly dont' be cross with yourself!!!

hello!

Rugrats - hi and you have done loads :)

Alice - that's a great idea to donate, i kept meaning to find out and never did, will see how i am this time.

Ali - toast is fine, maybe jam? choc spread? honey? make a variety and it will be a feast :)

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• catch up on news form last night DONE
• all dressed DONE
• sch run DONE
• N & DS2 to pre-sch DONE
• me to pre-sch too for IEP meeting DONE
• town after depending on time DONE
• make new baby card (just get on with it!)
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• other jobs; wrap new Christmas bits DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• going to friends & staying for tea DONE

• home & boys to bed
• put new wrapped bits away in suitcase with others
• some dinner
• DH home late

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• 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
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frame; (50 x 70) (poss Ikea trip?/Wilkinsons?)
• eBay stuff; 5 Listed; 1 bid on
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too)

I sucked the first two fingers on my right hand, until I was 16 and had a brace to correct the teeth I had pushed out. It was one of those awful huge mouth full of plastic ones, with a head thing - fortunately I didn't have to wear the head part at school!
I cried myself to sleep for a week because I found it so hard to drop off without having my fingers to suck.

My Mum and Dad say they wish they'd given me a dummy when I was a baby because that would have been easier to take away than my hand! They tried everything, plasters, painting my fingers with some grim tasting stuff, reward, punishments. None of it worked.
Having the brace mostly stopped me, but for a good few years afterwards I would find myself doing it if I was really really tired - and actually the first day I was able to sleep on my side after my section with DS, I curled up and put my fingers in my mouth - really weird!

Anon either leave him to it and let him grow out of it or put that yukky stuff on him.

Yay!! to Alice for donating breast milk, well done that lady.

Ali, don't panic about it. It won't kill him to have something like toast for tea for one night. If you have any tinned fruit then give him that as well. Oh! and you are not crap.

Children up, breakfast, showers, dressed, lunch boxes made, off to school done
DC3 to nursery done
Dishwasher onx2 emptiedx2
washing machine 3 wash in 3 hung out
Sort out the 2 boxes that are on the kitchen floor done now have a clear floor ready to be cleaned next week yaaaay!!
Wipe surfaces started
Start clearing the centre work surface
Phone about Pilates lessons done waiting for a call back

Medium term
Re-do budget sheets
Sort swimming lessons
Opticians appt
Make appt. for smear eeek! Rang and needs to be done at a certain time of the month.
Make Dr's appt.

Long term
Find cable for printer
Print out baby photo's
Sort out dentists
Sort out health ins.

Hope you all have a good evening ladies.

Loads to catch up on will do later
am going to play just dance with dd1 as I still don't feel to good with this cold, drinking loads of fluids and eating fruit so at least doing diet some good fingers crossed I lose some weight to give me more motivation I have set my heart on another dress,
very dressy/unusual for me but I really like it, so I am going to be really good for next 2 weeks then go dress shopping
dh is away tonight to get his suit, and is growing a beard, it is very sexy

oh and thumb sucking I have never knew any thumb suckers but isn't there an unpleasant tasting stuff you can get for nailbiters maybe that might work
or put a plaster on his thumb so he realises everytime he puts it to his mouth, since he is doing it subconciously

Pumpkin - am currently using the plasters. But they "come off in his sleep" . And obviously only last until I've left the playground when I drop him at school.

May resort to the yucky stuff, but will give plasters two more days. I have til next Friday to crack this!!!!

Pumpkin - am currently using the plasters. But they "come off in his sleep" . And obviously only last until I've left the playground when I drop him at school.

May resort to the yucky stuff, but will give plasters two more days. I have til next Friday to crack this!!!!

Hi.

Hope you are all doing well. I do read through to see what you are all up to but rarely have chance to post.

Mini told me you were all shocked that it is DD's 1st birthday this weekend.

Thought I'd do a quick list in preparation of her little party.

Invites out DONE - mainly DS's friends
Prizes bought done
Buy food done some
Make buns done
Ice buns
Make birthday cake - need inspiration. I have to buy ingredients at lunch tomorrow and bake it and ice it tomorrow evening. DD not fussy.

Buy one? A nice one, could even get a plain one and ice it yourself?

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• catch up on news form last night DONE
• all dressed DONE
• sch run DONE
• N & DS2 to pre-sch DONE
• me to pre-sch too for IEP meeting DONE
• town after depending on time DONE
• make new baby card DONE!
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• other jobs; wrap new Christmas bits DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• going to friends & staying for tea DONE
• home & boys to bed DONE
• clean up cat sick DONE

• put new wrapped bits away in suitcase with others
• some dinner Doing
• list more ebay bits
• DH home late

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• 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
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frame; (50 x 70) (poss Ikea trip?/Wilkinsons?)
• eBay stuff; 5 Listed; 1 bid on
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too)
• cats drops

Hello HMHB.

The only cake I know how to make is classic chocolate sponge - two halves - cream/jam middle and then slices/pieces of strawberry on the top.

Plus a dusting of icing sugar to hide the bumpy bits give it a better finished look.

It's DD's favourite (lucky that!)

I am the woman who only learnt to bake a cake about two years ago, cannot make a cupcake to save her life. I also have absolutely no idea what to do with icing.

I once attempted to ice biscuits and they were SO BAD that I told DH that my DS had done it (then aged 4) and DH said, oh my god, thank god, I thought you were going to say you did it. To this day I have never confessed. Double

anon I only learnt how to ice a cake a year ago in May for dd1s communion
now I'm thinking of starting a business, I have a wedding cake for 2 weeks time, and the bride has gave me her colours and left the rest to me[eek] so there is hope for us all

HMHB Bake a large square,
cut in half,
one half on top of other
ice with pink or white icing
decorate with pink & white flowers/butterflies
a beautiful big one
and yes I am shocked she is 1

Am currently watching Nigella, not for inspiration but because she is massively entertainingly cheesy.

Anon - that is funny about saying your DS made them!

PBM - I think I will go along those kind of lines. I have got some colour for the icing already so we'll see how we go.

JKS - OR if I can't be bothered tomorrow I shall buy one on Sat am.

HMHB I have Nigella on Sky Plus, will watch with supper to give me a larf.

Pumpkin - am impressed with your skills!!!! OOoooo.

DC were being particularly sweet today, we went for hair cuts after school and they were just divinely behaved (phew). And then happily got home, ate a couple of sandwiches, did reading with no complaints or reminding, got ready for bed, and DD said "I miss you Mummy when I am at school, I think about you all the time."

If only every day were like this?!?!?

DH supposed to be calling back. Just had a crappy line from Canada - wish he'd hurry up. Don't dare cook my omelette as he is bound to call just as I do and it will ruin.

Feeling virtuous about my eBay listing :)

Thurs:

• put new wrapped bits away in suitcase with others
• some dinner DONE
• list more ebay bits 4 more done
• DH home late

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• 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
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frame; (50 x 70) (poss Ikea trip?/Wilkinsons?)
• eBay stuff; 9 Listed; 2 bid on
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too)
• cats drops

Anon - you will spray the tv with food when you see her make Spagetti with....Marmite?

Well done JKS. I sold three pairs of wellies today (yey) so has spurred me into listing some more in the next few days.

Got good prices for them too.. it all helps!

HMHB - am intrigued. Ran out of steam tonight. By the time had spoken to DH, made quick omelette, just eaten, and going for early night. Last two nights been somewhat disjointed due to the Chilean goings on... Am pooped proper. Nigella's and her inner thigh wibbles will just have to wait until tomorrow....!

Night night.

Marmite - yuck!

Anon - it doesn't matter to me much how much they all go for - though the higher the better obv! - it's all just to get some pennies in my Paypal account which will go straight out again for Christmas bits for the boys :)

Thurs:

• put new wrapped bits away in suitcase with others
• list more ebay bits 3 more done
• DH home late here

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• 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
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frame; (50 x 70) (poss Ikea trip?/Wilkinsons?)
• eBay stuff; 12 Listed; 2 bid on
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too)
• cats drops

morning

JKS it is so pleasing, isn't it, to sell anything on Ebay. I buy nearly everything I need for my kids off ebay (hence my horror at the expensive jeans!) and so it keeps us going big time. Stuff I would never be able to afford full price. People over buy so much for their children that you can get great stuff at knock down prices. I am a huge fan! The last three winters DD has had Naturino boots (they are about £80 new ) and I haven't spent more than £10 on any pair of them. And they sell for at least what I paid for them the next year because the quality is just so good.

Haven't really got my head around Christmas yet. Have DD's birthday in a couple of weeks first, and then we have to move, so Christmas is going to be a fairly low key affair. Not necessarily a bad thing!

Anyway, DC got a surprise lift to school today which was a big bonus for me. Meant I could place Ocado order to come TODAY!!! Energy levels are back approaching normal after the best night's sleep in weeks... So here goes:

TODAY

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s DONE
• DC?s to school DONE
• Place Ocado shop DONE
• general tidy, make beds etc
• Two wash loads ? first one in
• DW run
• Sort out insurance for building project
• Go through Builder's spec and final detailed quote
• Excess bedding and summer clothes into vacuum bags
• Chickens
• Walk dog
• Post ebay items
• Cooking with DD at school
• Take DD swimming
• DD and DS out for tea
• Unpack Ocado shop
• Eat dinner and another early night!

Next couple of days

• Need an "outing" for Saturday
• Reading with DS and DD
• DS Rugby tournament
• List more ebay

Morning ladies. Hope everyone had a good night.

Children up, breakfast, showers, dressed, lunch boxes made, off to school done
DC3 to nursery is home today
Dishwasher on
washing machine wash in
Wipe surfaces started
Start clearing the centre work surface started God! there is so much junk on there
Phone about Pilates lessons done waiting for a call back
sort childrens pictures and put up/take down from door
Freecycle
Put up things to sell

Medium term
Re-do budget sheets
Sort swimming lessons
Opticians appt
Make appt. for smear eeek! Rang and needs to be done at a certain time of the month.
Make Dr's appt.

Long term
Find cable for printer
Print out baby photo's
Sort out dentists
Sort out health ins.

Anon - i love watching my selling items, get totally addicted to checking! Those boots sound a bargain.
DH & I have this theory that those people who can't really afford it spend ridiculous amounts on their kids as if to prove everyone wrong, that they can afford it. which is mad.
We could prob afford to buy new lots of the bits i buy but i love a bargain and i have no prob with the DC getting second hand stuff - some people really do though
And there is a small environmental thing about reusing too which i like :)

Left from Thurs:

• put new wrapped bits away in suitcase with others

Fri:

• rubbish out DONE
• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH work/DS1 sch DONE
• drop N & DS2 at playgroup
• food shopping
• home & put away shopping
• collect N & DS2
• PIL arriving sometime this morning
• collect DS1 (early on fri) with PIL (they want to see his school)
• lunch & tidy up
• afternoon plan? soft play?
• boys tea, bath & bed
• us all out to quiz night with fish & chips :)

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• 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
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frame; (50 x 70) (poss Ikea trip?/Wilkinsons?)
• eBay stuff; 12 Listed; 2 bid on
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too)
• cats drops

Can't go to life class today, 'cos had to take car to garage for service and repair, so stuck at home
So time to reboil that jam, catch up on housework and possibly make cupcakes for baby biscuits birthday. Might even make a foray into office of DOOM
List
Read cc through
washing piles
find bed spread as 'tis b.freezing
dishy
kitchen
re boil jam
make cupcakes using special glitter
print stuff
prep stuff
2star DOOM household filing. is worse than I thught
accounts
go for a walk
gardne tidy, more to do
plant garlic
write up feedback sheets
shopping -do list for DH
tidy bedroom
faff about

I completely agree - no worries about second hand at all. Once it has been worn once by your own child, it is second hand! I remember when we were expecting DS, people would say "I would offer you X Y and Z hand me down, but I expect you want to buy new". "Errrr..... not worried, pass me those hand me downs!!!!!"

I adore a bargain. DH used to really wonder about me but has got used to it now. He sees one of the kids in a new top etc and now just says "Ebay?". To which the answer is invariably "yes"! The only thing I buy new is their school shoes. Even uniform I tend to get what I can from the school second hand shop. DS goes through trousers and jumpers like there is no tomorrow!

Cor, all this bargain/selling talk makes we want to list some more. Need to sort the spare room though as it is a mix of ebay items and storage items.....

morning all had bad night sleep again had to get up and run to the toilet in middle of t he night as i thought i was going to be sick i wasnt but still felt ill
dp didnt like where i moved his wardrobe so have to do it again today and dd2 is being a complete bugger today and i have to start housework over again feel like im having a groundhog day

hope everyone on here is ok

done
everyone up
everyone dressed
everyone feed
everyone washed
dd to school
wash load 1 on

todo
wash up
empty dp wardrobe
move dp wardrobe
put clothes back in wardrobe
drying
puff sofa
empty bins
dd from school
put bins out
cook dinner
bath dds
hover everywhere
mop everywhere
clean bathroom
get clothes out for monday
change bedding
visit new baby maybe steal
phone dp gp to see if they can still have dds on monday

Morning lovelies

My kids hardly had anything new as babies as got handed down so much lovely stuff. DD now has new stuff but that is because there gets less to hand down as the kids get older due to them actually wearing through them. Spent £21 in H&M yesterday on DD, got 3 pairs of winter trousers and a jumper for her.

F went to sleep at 10pm woke at 5am!!! Woohoo! So feeling quite normal today, look shocking though due to not tking my make up off last night [slattern]

Why is laundry such an ongoing problem? It really is such a full time job, god knows how anyone has time to iron!

DONE
Everyone up
Breakfast
Do washing up (DH emptied the dishy for me)
Tidy kitchen sides and wipe
Put breast pump in steriliser
Express some milk
Empty tumble and take clean washing upstairs
Put wet washing into tumble
Make our bed
Put sme sheets in the wash (they have been waiting to be washed since the weekend )
Separate washing into piles (got about 4/5 loads
Drink tea
Clean loo

TO DO
Continue with the souless task that is the laundry
Early lunch and make DH a sandwich to take up to his work after BF group
Get everyone ready to leave the house by 12 (well by 12.20, but aim for 12 and we might just make it!)
BF group 12.30 (take some pencils and colouring pages for DD and other little girl)
See DH at his office (show F off too)
Do horses - try to skip field out today
Figure out what to have for dinner (bolognese?)
Bath DC's
DD bed