FLYING week beginning October 4th!

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Morning all

Wendy that's amazing! Knife is a very good touch -one can never find the cake knife!

Nutty sounds like a perfect party to me, I think the best parties I've given have been just the kids playing unsupervised in the garden on climbing frame. An art to get them into the right frame(no pun intended) of mind though

exhausting chaotic Wed is over tg, and now into boring "what am I meant to catch up with? Thursday waiting to hear if ds1has got off reserve list and into a footballtournament, in which case I will need to rustle up packed lunch

have done food shop so far today

Wendy Wendy Wendy You are a beacon that I must follow > I think it's a bigger cheat to get Grannies to make the food (Only since my Mum has gone JW I can't ask her)
I am getting better, had a habit of losing the candles I only bought the week before.
I have a party box now which is very useful
Party bags, ballons etc..
swan I know what you mean about that spare day. I now clean on Fridays and do odds and sods on Thursday it works for me.
Just back from the optician I went in at 9.20am didn't leave until 10.45. Now I'll have two good pairs yippe!
Right on with today
W/M loaded
Clean Baking Tray
Clean food bin
Make beds
Ironing
It not a big list but I'm sure the time will fly.....

what are grannies for? even if they don't know it

nutty it's not as organised as that.. just utter utter muddle - overwhelmed by craperoony factor in this house really. have crawled through this morning, hoping things will look better by lunchtime. actually have had lunch already in an effort to bribe myself to unload and reload dw.
no, kitchen is tidy
dd's room is tidyish
hall is rescued

will press on..

Too true Swan
I have had a lazy day, watched Mad Men instead of ironing!
A little friend of Ds announced quite proudly that she was lazy with a lovely smile, so we shall see here here in 20 years time!
But somethings have been doen

W/M loaded done
Clean Baking Tray done (job I've been avoiding)
Clean food bin c/f
Make beds done
Ironing
Clean cupboard of glasses done
Now going to have a shower before pick up!
See you later

off to pick up
have managed what appears to be a second homebless [aargh] more crap removed/resorted

playroom has emerged from the wreckage and needed a lot of dusting
smidgen of paperwork

Pleased to hear that the party went well nutty .

I took ds2 to playgroup this a.m. so haven't got much done, just keeping on top of the worst of the mess .

Ds1 is tired and foul today and ds2 is tired and teething, so CBeebies has now been deployed!

Funtime I know the expert think that telly is a bad thing but so is a Mummy losing her sanity. My Ds is watching a bit of telly now and I haven't had him around all day!! I remember when my Ds was a baby and having almost tumble weed of dust on our floors I have just cleaned the glass cupboard which I'm sure I haven't done in maybe 5 years as it doesn't habour germs who really cares (some adult guest might do but they shouldn't be so nosey!) fly has helped me fit these little bits in!

Swan well done re playroom. I hated that job as a teenager! Plasticine with bits of grime and hair yukky! Barbie doll with no clothes and matted hair yukky too! No wonder I turned into a bad tempered Big sister!

nutty party sounds absolutely fine. I am rubbish at parties and just buy everything (from Lidl). Haven't had any complaints yet .

My house is a shocking tip! I haven't really got into the swing of it since they went back to school (4 wks ago!!).

Dad coming for the weekend so need to do emergency clean up of whole house and children.

cbeebies is an essential parenting tool

Those of you who know me on FB - I insist you go and see the cutest photo of my DD2 ever :)

My friends used to tidy up our playroom when I was a child/teenager. I used to watch wide-eyed as they put puzzles back in the right boxes, picked up applecores etc. I don't think my poor mother dared go in there My brothers of course

afternoon spent playing in park -football etc. Ds was not selected for tournament, so no tears that he lost the match which is sometimes what happens... Friend over for dd, and spag bol. Everyone calm and happy.

Scatty Nutty I think you both have some excuse if your houses are not Stepford!

Day going well until bedtime Ds's God father came over and gave his present to Ds during story time. Fab Hotwheels thing Ds very happy then he opened the card and as a joke God father gave him a pink girl's card Big tears that he didn't want a pink card!!!! I explained he had a lovely present and don't make a big deal of it. He carried on crying..... I tried to tell him he should be grateful....more tears I thought I heared the front door go as the two men went to the pub. So I told DS to tear up the card and I'll hide it from Daddy so don't worry (thinking this would stop the tears) Big mistake Dh caught me!!! and told ds off! More tears.... Now I think DH is going to tell me off when he gets back from the quiz night I think I'm going to be in detention tommorow and have to do lines

Oh dear Nutty :(

Morning all, have loads of catching up to do in just about every aspect of life today

Nutty glad your party went well. that ds was upset by friends card. Start plotting revenge for his birthday with ds- by him a now your 80 or something card!

Wendy you are doing very well to be so organised.

I hvae got details of my first placement now- I am being sent back to the lovely little infants school I volunteered in last year. so very pleased its a nice school I get on with all the staff there so not feeling as nervous about it now.

today I need to;
tidy
hoover
dust
washing
shop
read loads of uni texts
sort my placement folder out
s&S bathroom
missions
make parsnip soup for lunch
diner?? dont know what to do yet needs to be something with courgettes- anyone got a good idea?

done
dc lunch
dd to school
sort dry washing
iron
load washer
breakfast

think I am going to start by doing some reading. Perhaps I'll alternate between readings and housework so I don't get too bored!

BBL
wash up

Morning all
Morning MNToro & Dyls
I think ploting against Godfather is a great plan! Strangly I think he'll think its funny!
Right have spent far too much time on MN!
Must crack on!
So far
Bleach in loos done
W/M unloaded re loaded & booted done
D/W loaded
To do
Beds
Bathroom
Recycling
Hoovering upstairs
Dusting
Hoovering sitting room
Dusting
Brush dining room
Dusting
Look at the kitchen and shrugg shoulders

nutty little dcs don't get irony or sarcasm, only burlesque - it's dh being used to the secondary schoolers isn't it.?my ds2 would think if funny if godfather dressed up in fluffy pink, but not funny to get the wrong card. Esp when you are a little boy who wants to be cool/grownup. Dyls idea excellent - people are v. touchy about age-ing

Piano tuner has turned up unexpectedly! What a blessing playroom tidy. I did not even look in the diary, (appt was in there) and was about to force myself to go out again, which would have been big mistake. I need to be more organised [sob]

Have been for a brisk walk already today

Dyls glad placement is not scarey.

Swan DH & GF are also over 52 yrs so very grumpy old men! I think a photo of GF in a pink Tutu would be funny!

Nutty I am terrible for plotting jokes on people, though I don't tend to do them on children til they are old enough to understand. I once gave ds nan one of those old lady head scarf things as a joke birthday present on the first birthday she had after becoming a nan. I put lots of glittery spakly things in my nephews card because he told me not to buy him anything messy for his birthday as his mum would moan. I felt that he said this as he was only 4/5 at the time. So I made she she had mess (and I was there when he opened it so he didn't get told off! LOL)

Swan hehe I'd find a grown man in pink tutu v. amusing.

quick update before I eat my lunch

today I need to;
tidy
hoover
dust
shop
read loads of uni texts 1/2 done
sort my placement folder out
s&S bathroom
missions
dinner?? dont know what to do yet needs to be something with courgettes- anyone got a good idea?
collect dd

done
dc lunch
dd to school
sort dry washing
iron
load washer
breakfast
washing
make parsnip soup for lunch

am very impressed with the sunny day so have put the washing outside to dry for the first time in weeks

Beds done
Bathroom done
Recycling done
Laundry room (its really a cupboard!) floor clean. Bits throw out! done

Right it 2pm and I have broken the back of the housework
Folded cothes done
Hoovering upstairs done
Dusting done
Hoovering sitting room done
Dusting done
Brush dining room done
Now to
Have a bit of lunch
clear raditors of drying clothes
brush kitchen floor
Prepare ds swimming stuff & snack
See ya later

So far today I've walked with ds' reception class to the library, made the class teddy bear a dress (very pretty) and updated the Christmas FLY thread.

Obviously my house is perfectly tidy and clean so there is nothing more important to do!!

Good afternoon all. Sorry I've been missing for a day or two. Yesterday was basically shopping and laundry. Today has been catching up on rest (I don't sleep very well and once in a while I need to just take it easy) and doing bits and bobs. See you all on the w/e!

I have washed floors downstairs
had some ladies to lunch
done lots of walking with the twins

now it's Race Night at school - so off to help (dcs staying here with dh so that I can actually ^help - although I fear dd may accompany me she usually gets very overtired by these events but desperate to attend)

Morning DH has gone to help a mate out with some building work (not happy)
Ds is watching telly
Swan did you enoy your lunch? Must do that with the neighbours sometime.
jas I'm going to jump into your Christmas thread very soon! I would like to make some simple craft hearts for the Christmas Fair at school. Not sure where to start or if it will cost me a bomb?!
Right today
Make another cup of tea!
Shower (would be a good idea)
Ds washed and dressed
Breakfast (not the same without DH )
get Ds to write out some Thank you cards!!!
Gardening (wish the weather was like yesterday!
Party for DS
Tea Chicken fajitas

Hi all
Up all night with stomach ache, had cancel trip away to see friends. Sent DC to my Mum's for the afternoon and sleepover! Thank goodness for my mum, I moan about her but she always comes up trumps in times of need.

Still feel rotten, had two hours sleep this morning/afternoon.

BBL