Flying in rainy November 7/11/10

[wendyhappysmile]

Hi

I'll be joining the "lively boys support group" please

LOL OFM possibly!

Today
school/worl
beavers/rainbows (panto money)
buy food
txt het
laundry
wallace and gromit

Have a good day all (good luck with those boys!!)

Today lively boy wanted to stay at home and hid under the bed
and lively girl was hopping up and down with rage that I hadn't filled in various school forms
done
piano practice supervised
found school photo forms
picked up something for PTA
kids to school

feeling ill this morning but todo
SORT OUT PAPERWORK
RECYCLING right now!
find dd's personalised xmas card form
piano practice for lesson
wrap presents for School present stall
dw
sink
saucepans
lunch? Tuna and salad sandwiches
supper? Cheesy potatoes and veg

more later, but will get on with that lot.

ScattyWhen is Wallace and Gromit?
a panto has come to our very doorstep, local church this Sat, Magician's Nephew, so relieved not to have to do any organising or £ Still have choice of Beauty and Beast and Dick Whittington elsewhere though..worried about lurgies striking after bookign £££ tickets

OFM you are a heroine.
re: ds2 - I think when you are the youngest you are often v confident, and to some people that comes across as boisterous. I had a long conversation with my sis on this matter who was told her youngest very unruly by Granny (her MIL) and we decided our apple of our eye youngests were not tyrants but absolutely GORGEOUS! But possibly appeared a bit spoilt [whisper]

now feeling a bit more in land of living - off I trot..

recycling done including sweeping up all the leaves
most basic routines done- laundry beds done
paperwork - tax disc, school photos, Cahms, school nursery consult, building fund cheque, home insurance done lots of horrid pile still there though
dw done

kitchen is a mess, but beginnng to panic to moving swiftly onto piano practice
and need to deal with ds now as well

and it's Beavers helping tonight! aka lots of screaming from everyone at bedtime.
PANIC PANIC PANIC

off to practice my Sandman lullaby

so moving swiftly

and need to wrap those fl*png presents for PTA

everyone is at work today I think!

done
piano practice, lessons x 2
lots of walking
struggled to get anythng done with ds1
supper in oven
children seem to be in front of tv 24/7 (when they are not at piano lessons

now going to attempt to wrench ds1 and dd from CBBC and make them do some homework.

I am obviously just not used to boys! Thanks for you all your support, you have all made me feel a lot better.

Been brighter today, made DD's birthday cake, need to ice it hopefully before the baby is born in time for the party! My parents took DD to dancing after school which made a big difference, no rushing around driving across busy town etc etc. Felt guilty as they wanted to come in and chat and sit down and have cuppa but told them it was children's tea time (5.30 what took them so long to get home, i'm always home by 5.05 at the latest!!) and they left - they only live up the road and could visit any time but never do unless invited ...

Right onwards and upwards

done
homework x 2
baths
everyone to Scout stuff, andme too
last min dd hysterics over lost brownie sash
dh has taken her to Brownies just now
ds2 has taken up dancing to ballet music and he has asked me to buy some more classicalmusic for him to dance to!

Arguing? TPF

Yes, yes testosterone surge for boys at aroung 6-7.

House a tip. Just picked DH up from work. They are now playing Guess Who. I do like that game :)

Me too - does your person's head look like an egg being the question which made me laugh from DS (Bill, I think - I have the original version from when I was little! Is it all PC now in the new version?!)

Well I will sign up for membership of the lively boy brigade.
Have been kicked punched and slapped this evening by DS1 all because I gave him a 10 minute warning for bath time. So we managed to get to bed in a calm manner and a lovely story but it was a horrid 10 minuted of rage.

Anyway.not achieved much in the house today but got some stuff done for DH's surprise birthday party in a couple of weeks time, and played the dutiful daughter taking mum out for lunch for her birthday.
Tomorrow am out in the morning but have the afternoon to bake cakes for Saturday.

Sorry to not do one to ones back tomorrow

evening all

Gosh , I have to say it is in some way comforting to hear there are so many of us with such "lively" boys!!

swan yes, I think added to the fact that DS2 is,well, a 2 yr old boy, there is also the fact he is youngest in a busy house of 6 siblings...sigh...
Sounds like you've been productive today, well done

wendy yay for helpful PIL, but boo for badly timed attempts to visit for tea!

everyone-else Hi

Full day at work today...which still most bizarrly in many ways feels much easier than my shorter days mostly as DH collects DC from nursery/afterschool club, and they have all had tea...so I just come home, and snuggle with them for an hour or so before littlies bed....

Have been to the gym, then swimming this evening...really enjoyed it

Now trying to do a bit of battle with washing mountain...

Am hoping to nip to shops for 1/2 hour at some point tomorrow as still need to get dds shoes for Sat....
Am trying not to think about the fact that MIL is arriving on Friday, and house is a tip etc....

right, ogg to chill for a bit, then bed...

BBtomorrow

Wendy yes children's tea is not a good time for PIL to have a cosy chat, requires concentration! Unless they want to serve it!
TPT statistics again, who knows what they signify.
Greyskull bedtime can be hell well done for calming him down

We've finished Hetty Feather (JW)It was verygood. I recommend it to all girls 8-12!

OFM glad your day went well.

greyskull :(

yes, we have the old version of guess who :)

I am looking for cheap white chest of drawers for dds bedroom. and failing. Is this nice or naff? They have a blanket box in white wicker which contains all teddies at the moment.

Evening

swan I have a JW fan here. DD1 is 11 and has finally started reading things NOT by JW after about 18 months of her!

greyskull - Not nicw being kicked

My lively boy got hold of he kitchen scissors this evening. He has cut up lots of the clothes from dd2s polly pocket dolls, and there is a huge cut across his quilt cover

I spent the evening in the kitchen chopping fruit for Christmas chutney. I will be making it tomorrow - everyone will be getting it from me this year

I may have finally persuaded dp that sorting out the loft is not something he can put off any more. DD2 needs her own room. Sharing with ds soesn't work any more, and at 10 she is starting to need her privacy.

jas that sounds like a big project in the planning. are you going to end up with stuff all over the house for months? about scissors

We have just bought Guess Who for DS1 for Christmas do you think it will work for a 4 and 6 year old to play together?

OFM sounds like a good day!
satinshoes is the chest for toys or clothes?
we have this on its side for toy storage with blue boxes in and red drawers.

TPT hope you have a better day at work tomorrow.

night all.

Satin I like it but would have to try it out....how easly are wicker drawers to open and shut? I think my son would break them. I like greyskulls as it is practical and durable.

greyskull = As always he is promising no mess and little disruption. I always fread having him working at home. It takes three times as long/never gets finished, and it extremely stressful.
It desperately needs doing though, so I'll wait and see if he does anything about getting stairs made up....

I am going to be home all day again today. Back after the school run.

Your going to need more than 24hrs for that day prof!!

Today
laundry
cheercats

Does anyone do cross stich? I have emabarked on a kit but have got in a bit of a muddle .

It's for clothes. DDs are pretty good at not trashing things (sorry, Jas )

Prof - you love it!

I have done cross stitch before. Suggest you try and unpick where it is a mess before you keep going and make it worse.

prof think you'd better not work that day!!!

Hi all
I'm shattered and running behind this morning - didn't wake up!! Blamed DH - poor man. He is always in charge of getting me up, it takes me an hour from first wake up to getting out of bed, I am really awful.

To do list

What's for tea? I'm not planning ahead atm, it's day to day!
Washing - prob going in the drier
tidy up
vacuum if i have energy
nap probably!
what to do this afternoon with dd?

BBL

I can do tapestry, but not crossstitch, always lose my place with all those x-s.

Wendy Dh got up this morning as I managed to go to bed far too late after MadMen. Spent ages tidying kitchen afterwards on a strange high.
Both dss now at home, one with cold (younger is in bed listening to Radio 3, the badlegged one is listening to Fun Radio

friend to lunch (or two) need to double clean house
laundry away
tidy dd's room
prepare mash
chop cabbage
declutter and clean front room, fire, get rid of dead flowers
hoover raw cauliflower off playroom floor where ds spat it out yest
jif on grimy surfaces

also: take ds to his violin lesson in school t 1.30