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Slatterns, you are beckoned!

Come hither from thither but do not dither!!

Should be sisterly wave stupid keyboard

Three times I have clicked on thread now, and three times I have clicked on active instead of add a message Not having a great morning so far tbh!

Firstly got up late, then realised bin lorry was at the end of the road and I hadn't put rubbish out so raced to do that, cut my thumb badly on food bin, didn't realise how badly until I dripped blood on dd's cereal, had to get her a fresh bowl etc. Then went to get medicine box down from cupboard to get a plaster but knocked a bottle of calpol out of cupboard which landed on a bowl and sent that crashing to the floor where it smashed.

Have friend coming to stay later, luckily not the sort of friend I need to clean for! Not much decent food in the house so think will go to pub or get chinese for dinner.

Most of my dc's stuff is hand me down too, even pants which some people are funny about.

All for recycling clothes, me and my friends used to pass clothes back and forward with our dcs all being 6 months or so apart.
Have just got cute pinafore for DGD1 from local dress agnecy. It just makes sense. As a granny I feel that I can then splash out on something I know mum would not buy.
Sorry your having a bit of a 'morning' Freak, best watch out for those Ninja peas again.

crap morning freak hopefully your friend will cheer you up [as well as the pub/chinese ]

must go and put this baby in his basket and make an early lunch....

I am hoping she chooses pub because you can get 2 meals for £10

Morning :) I am better, hurrah! The house is a pit though so I need to do some serious tidying, and DS and I must go out for a walk even if it's just to the post box to get some fresh air after being stuck inside for days. We are away this weekend too so need to get started on some packing later.

I need to look at ebay for stuff for DS this Christmas. I am dreadful for being really disorganised and then suddenly realising I don't have time to wait to bid on things and them turn up, so I end up ordering everything online brand new, although I never pay full price for anything.

Freak - I love a bargain meal out!

Alice - tell me about it. I have a huge washing machine and matching dryer, they both take a 9kg load rather than the 4/5kg standard and I still can't keep up with it.

Talk to me about dusty bathrooms everyone. Mine gets a layer over it so quickly, I am forever wiping and rinsing in there - any tips?

DONE
Nappies on to wash
Kitchen bin emptied and cleaned
DS up and dressed
Breakfast (in bed, thank you DH )
DH to work
Lovely long shower and pampery scrubbing
Fold some clean washing and put it in airing cupboard
Sing rock-a-bye baby to DS 10 times at his request

TO DO
Go round and gather up cups/glasses etc and run dishwasher
Go round and gather up wrinkled apple cores that DS has left in EVERY room!
Lunch - I am so hungry I could eat the entire contents of the fridge!
Walk to post box to post SIL's birthday card
General tidying

hello alice
having a crap day
half way through mopping my bedroom 1st room my mop broke
dp got stuck on M25 on way to kent because they shut it due to a crash then he has a flat tyre and will be home late
dd2 still being a pain
and still place looks like i have done nothing

done
everyone up
everyone dressed
everyone feed
everyone washed
dd to school
wash load 1 on
empty wwardrobe
move dp wardrobe
put clothes back in wardrobe
drying 1 load
scrubbed bed
washed walls
washed damp from windows
washed doors and woodwork in bedroom
hovered bedroom
mopped floor in bedroom
wash load 2 doing
lunch doing

todo
pick toys up
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

Oh Freaki things come in threes. Bin, Thumb, Broken Bowl. YOU ARE DONE. So sorry to hear it. Enjoy the pub (go to the pub defo!)

Alice - fabulous news on the long sleep period. Well done you.

TODAY

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s DONE
• DC?s to school DONE
• Place Ocado shop DONE
• general tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Two wash loads ? DONE
• 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 DOING - very satisfying (sad) actually!!
• Chickens
• Walk dog
• Post ebay items
• Go to the dump
• 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
• Change all the beds
• DS Rugby tournament
• List more ebay

Ali - get a grey bathroom! Our old bathroom was grey and i never noticed the dust

Freak - just say to her "come on, lets get dinner at the pub" no questions

My 'intelligent' daughter is eating paint

Yes my bathroom may be minging but it doesn't look too dusty so if you don't fancy grey perhaps orange pine would appeal Oh and also fluffy towels give off more dust-fact. Convert yourself to crispy towels (a la freak) and your bathroom will be less dusty (and you can exfoliate as you dry)

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 2/10th done
Phone about Pilates lessons done waiting for a call back
sort childrens pictures and put up/take down from door
Freecycle 1 item up
Put up things to sell 14 done
Order book from Amazon done

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.

Hi all - lots going on this morning. PIL meant to be here for 12 but texted at 11 from Clacket Lane so they def won't be - tad annoyed as they made such a big deal about being here for school run then not leaving i reckon til 9.30+

Left from Thurs:

• put new wrapped bits away in suitcase with others DONE

Fri:

• rubbish out DONE
• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH work/DS1 sch DONE
• drop N & DS2 at playgroup DONE
• food shopping DONE
• home & put away shopping DONE
• collect N & DS2 DONE

• PIL arriving sometime this morning
• collect DS1 (early on fri)
• lunch & tidy up DS2 doing early
• 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; 3 bid on
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too)
• cats drops

Am having christmas present dilemma, thought about getting the dc kidizoom cameras but then thought no too expensive. But have now seen them in the boots 3 for 2 so I need to decide on a 3rd thing, probably ds' birthday present which is also december. Am having real problems choosing, obviously want something similarly expensive so the free thing is a better deal

JKS I used to stop at clacket lane on my way to and from uni

done
everyone up
everyone dressed
everyone feed
everyone washed
dd to school
wash load 1 on
empty wwardrobe
move dp wardrobe
put clothes back in wardrobe
drying 1 load
scrubbed bed
washed walls
washed damp from windows
washed doors and woodwork in bedroom
hovered bedroom
mopped floor in bedroom
wash load 2
lunch
change bedding (1 bed done 2 more to do)
phone dp gp to see if they can still have dds on monday
wash load 2 drying
wash load 3 on

todo
pick toys up
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
visit new baby maybe steal
food shopping
get rid of migrain coming

i like that my to do lisit is getting smaller but the mess in the house dont look like it has

List
Read cc through abit
washing piles abit
find bed spread as 'tis b.freezing
dishy done
kitchen done
re boil jam done
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
plant wall flowers if they are still alive
write up feedback sheets
shopping -do list for DH
tidy bedroom
faff about
Hand wash wool rug thingy done

They are here now anyway :)

Fri:

• rubbish out DONE
• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH work/DS1 sch DONE
• drop N & DS2 at playgroup DONE
• food shopping DONE
• home & put away shopping DONE
• collect N & DS2 DONE
• PIL arriving sometime this morning DONE
• collect DS1 (early on fri) DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE

• afternoon plan?
• 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; 18 Listed; 3 bid on
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too)
• cats drops

Freak that is a crap morning, dd2 is getting a kidizoom, but they are £39.99 in Toys r us & Smyths so just be careful what price you pay in Boots,
And if you sign up to a goldcard in toys r us they send you out loads of coupons, so I have £5 off if I spend over £30 and £5 off cameras (dd1 wants a proper camera)

I will check what vouchers I have, see if I have any extra

I have been baking all morning for a cake sale tomorrow for ds's football team, my house is like a ticking bomb

Kiddizoom are on Amazon for £35 at the moment.

We clearly have the wrong colour of bathroom - it was put in just before we moved in and is very nice, but white and cream really shows the dust!!

Have had a major flop post-lunch. DS is really tired as well so I think naptime for him.

DONE
Nappies on to wash
Kitchen bin emptied and cleaned
DS up and dressed
Breakfast (in bed, thank you DH )
DH to work
Lovely long shower and pampery scrubbing
Fold some clean washing and put it in airing cupboard
Sing rock-a-bye baby to DS 10 times at his request
Go round and gather up cups/glasses etc and run dishwasher
Go round and gather up wrinkled apple cores that DS has left in EVERY room!
Lunch - I am so hungry I could eat the entire contents of the fridge!

TO DO
Walk to post box to post SIL's birthday card
General tidying

Children up, breakfast, showers, dressed, lunch boxes made, off to school done
DC3 to nursery is home today
Dishwasher on,emptied and on again
washing machine wash in and hung out
Wipe surfaces started
Start clearing the centre work surface started God! there is so much junk on there just under half done done
Phone about Pilates lessons done waiting for a call back
sort childrens pictures and put up/take down from door
Freecycle 1 item up
Put up things to sell 14 done
Order book from Amazon done
Supervise DC1 to iron necker
Sew cub badges on

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.

Have managed to file all bank statements and bin a load of old ones. But feeling weak ( mops brow)now I have weeded through the rest of the bills, need a sit down and cake.

Mini - i had a doughnut already but cake sounds good.

Re those kidizooms, DS1 got one for his birthday and although he loves the idea of it he hardly uses it, it's actually quite hard to use and he finds my iphone or any normal digi camera much easier, so maybe worth considering 2 cheapish proper ones instead (admittedly not so bump-proof).

Fri:

• rubbish out DONE
• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH work/DS1 sch DONE
• drop N & DS2 at playgroup DONE
• food shopping DONE
• home & put away shopping DONE
• collect N & DS2 DONE
• PIL arriving sometime this morning DONE
• collect DS1 (early on fri) DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE

• afternoon plan?
• 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; 27 Listed; 3 bid on
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too)
• cats drops

Cake - wishful thinking. Only virtual cake.
However have now made buns for DGD. God I need a mixer. Might have to sample one, quality control of course
Virtual cake has less calories however. So hands cake round - Anyone try this? large slice of chocolate cake with lovely dense choc filling and maybe choc on top for extra chocci-ness. Too much choc do you think?

I have just eaten some chocolate cake - real rather than virtual - and it has given me heartburn. I am only 17 weeks, how can this be fair? :(

Mini - get thee a Kenwood Chef, I luuurve mine, it is useful for all sorts of things. I would never bake or make anything if I had to do it by hand I don't think!

I have done nothing this afternoon, feeling really tired and a bit yucky still. Pizza for tea, an improvement on last night's toast! :)