Christmas Slatterns are polishing our baubles and writing our christmas lists

[AliceandtheGinormousBaps]

Here you go ladies....

Phew, quick blitz in the kitchen & getting laundry started, now having a sit down with tea & biscuits :)

Left from Wed:

• spare table to shed Not Done

Fri:

• DH up first DONE (5.30 sigh)
• breakfast & tidy up DH DONE
• DS1 to sch DH DONE
• DH taking DS2 to speech therapy Doing
• shower & get dressed DONE
• laundry WM & TD On
• dw unloaded & reloaded DONE

• John Lewis to look at curtains there & PO
• lunch & tidy up
• chill out/jobs at home
• collect DS1 (collect PE kit!!!)
• soft play to meet friends + boys tea
• home & boys to bed
• our dinner & early night

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• try and link printer to Time Capsule so I can use it
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom; trip to curtain shop tomorrow
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Added to)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• eBay stuff; 15 Listed; 7 bid on (yey)
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; Due to be collected yesterday; Emailed person to remind them (grr)
• fill out Statement forms for DS2; Done all notes; Gone through with Portage worker; DH to look at next
• Gap for more mat tops (London trip next week)

Go for it mini - we need a "mini's exhibition thread/photo gallery or something".

Purple - good luck, understandable that you are nervous/apprehensive, but it'll all be over very soon.

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Minimal Housework
• Washing
• Post last couple of thank you cards
• Meal planning
• On line banking and check credit card payments gone through
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances
• Sort stuff to list on Ebay
• Refix with EON ? part done, but need to shop around for a ?switch?
• Call Builder
• Feb house budget (desperate measures needed!) Started - needs more work
• Babysitter for school quiz night
• Cooking at school with DD?s class
• Quick dive into supermarket
• Buy coal
• Buy straw and dried meal worm
• Reading and Flash Cards
• Collect post from house
• Go see builders
• Chickens
• Dog
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

Thanks everyone, I am sure the op will be fine. Mum and Dad staying most of next week now so expecting an unproductive week.

This week I'm almost up to date so not too bad given I've gone back to work. Have done some admin this morning so this is what is left for today/the weekend...

STILL TO DO:
update to do list
admin DONE
check money DONE
call medical insurer re DS operation DONE
chase landscapers
hoover
order skip
book babysitter and restaurant for dinner with DH
put away washing
update calendar
exercise
plan meals next week
clean bathroom
clean shower room
DD"s school project

Do-able if I get a move on I guess.

Lazy day here today :) DS could really do with some fresh air but it is pouring with rain and windy outside.

DONE
All up and dressed
Ocado here 8.30am
Shopping away
Sheets on to wash
DH into London for work
Organise ironing pick-up for Monday
Play trains with DS
Ring grandma

TO DO
Unload dishwasher
Lunch and clear up
Ring Mum
DH home 3ish?

Hello

Need to go sort out kitchen for lunch,
but just popped on to say I took the plunge and set up a fanpage on FB, still not quite sure what I'm doing and FB seem to be slow now so can't do anymore at minute

both ds & I have dodgy tummys so don't think I will be drinking tonight

will catch up later

Baby having a right old kicking session

JL looks better for curtains, but there was a couple waiting already to see the lady who does curtains so i nosed around a bit then left for now.

Left from Wed:

• spare table to shed Not Done

Fri:

• DH up first DONE (5.30 sigh)
• breakfast & tidy up DH DONE
• DS1 to sch DH DONE
• DH taking DS2 to speech therapy DONE
• shower & get dressed DONE
• laundry WM & TD On again
• dw unloaded & reloaded DONE
• John Lewis to look at curtains there & PO DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• chill out/jobs at home Doing

• collect DS1 (collect PE kit!!!)
• soft play to meet friends + boys tea
• home & boys to bed
• our dinner & early night

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• try and link printer to Time Capsule so I can use it
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom; trip to curtain shop tomorrow
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Added to)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• eBay stuff; 15 Listed; 7 bid on (yey)
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; Due to be collected yesterday; Emailed person to remind them (grr) And again
• fill out Statement forms for DS2; Done all notes; Gone through with Portage worker; DH to look at next
• Gap for more mat tops (London trip next week)

Eyes going boggly, have lost list again.
Trying to have a sort of day off today as working weekend. but have managed:
DONE LIST
dishy
washing
clear kitchen
do a bit of admin for DH
photo all pics for exhib.
decided on as open day for private veiwing
started to design invites

JKS I also bought curtains ready made from John Lewis, full length 90inch drop. double width, fully lined, about £105.
ANON are we ready for next stage project photos?
ALI still queen of the done list

Washing DOING
Ironing DOING
Ring Mother DONE
Make appointment at bank DONE
Write down Birthdays in diary
Check boilerman has chq DONE
Put rubbish out DONE
Check finances DONE (HORRIBLE)
Read trade mag to keep up to date DONE

Think I will start a new list next week. Tired.

Oh Mini - good thought, they've now pulled down one end (oh good bloody grief) this week, so yes, it probably is a good time for some more. I'm there in the morning with DH to measure up for where the windows are going, so will take camera.

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Minimal Housework
• Washing DONE
• Post last couple of thank you cards
• Meal planning
• On line banking and check credit card payments gone through DONE
• Check dehumidifier DONE
• Building project finances
• Sort stuff to list on Ebay
• Refix with EON ? part done, but need to shop around for a ?switch?
• Call Builder >
• Feb house budget (desperate measures needed!) Started - needs more work
• Babysitter for school quiz night
• Cooking at school with DD?s class DONE
• Quick dive into supermarket DONE
• Buy coal DONE
• Buy straw and dried meal worm DONE
• Reading and Flash Cards
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Get fire going DONE
• Make dinner

Anon - look forward to next lot of photos :)

Think the playroom ones can definitely come from JL, need to get a rail that will do a bay window too & DH has requested a corded one even though it's more ££.

Left from Wed:

• spare table to shed Not Done

Fri:

• laundry WM & TD On again
• chill out/jobs at home DONE
• collect DS1 (collect PE kit!!!) DONE
• soft play to meet friends + boys tea DONE
• home DONE & boys to bed DH Doing
• move laundry on
• our dinner & early night

Sat:

• me up first
• breakfast & tidy up
• all dressed
• DH + boys to Dad's group
• sort spare room
• try and finish lots of laundry
• brother & his gf coming for day/night
• lunch & tidy up
• afternoon? depends on weather really
• get DB to help me accurately measure for all curtains
• follow eBay items finishing today
• dinner x 6 & tidy up
• boys bath & bed
• evening with DB & GF

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• try and link printer to Time Capsule so I can use it
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Added to)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• eBay stuff; 15 Listed; 7 bid on (yey)
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; If person doesn't respond today I will email 2nd person
• fill out Statement forms for DS2; Done all notes; Gone through with Portage worker; DH to look at next
• Gap for more mat tops (London trip next week)

Hello! Dad visiting this weekend, it's lovely to see him.

Hope you're all well.

List for morning -

• up
• shower and dress
• breakfast
• Ds potty and dress
• dry pots
• wash pots
• take rubbish out
• tidy front room

• up done
• shower and dress done
• breakfast done
• Ds potty and dress done
• dry pots done
• wash pots no not a bowlful
• take rubbish out when my shoes are on
• tidy front room done

Have a good Saturday, won't you all.

Wasting - you've done lots already

Leftover:

• spare table to shed Not Done

Sat:

• me up first DONE (6am)
• breakfast DONE & tidy up
• go back to bed with tea for DH DONE
• all dressed 3Done

Next:

• finish papers & crosswords
• get out of bed
• get dressed
• DH + boys to Dad's group
• sort spare room
• try and finish lots of laundry More sorted & folded
• brother & his gf coming for day/night
• lunch & tidy up
• afternoon? depends on weather really
• get DB to help me accurately measure for all curtains
• follow eBay items finishing today Doing
• dinner x 6 & tidy up
• boys bath & bed
• evening with DB & GF

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• try and link printer to Time Capsule so I can use it
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Added to)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• eBay stuff; 15 Listed; 7 bid on (yey)
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; If person doesn't respond today I will email 2nd person
• fill out Statement forms for DS2; Done all notes; Gone through with Portage worker; DH to look at next
• Gap for more mat tops (London trip next week)

Morning :)

Early night AND a lie-in! Feel sooo much better :)

Wasting have a lovely time with your Dad :)

Spacehoppa - hope you have a relaxing weekend and feel less knackered.

TODAY
All up and dressed - all still in pjs
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - DS done bacon is under the grill
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed
DH car tinkering
Some decluttering upstairs
Laundry
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Out for a walk
Get another door key cut for the cleaner
Get my prescription made up
DS tea
DS bath and bed
Takeaway for us
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

ONGOING
E-mail out some recent photos of DS (and scan pic) to family etc
Confirm DS preschool sessions
Buy cards ready for next Christmas
Thank yous for DS' presents - started
Strip wash and sort through cloth nappies to see how many new ones we need for DC2 (love buying new cloth nappies )
Look at prices for a non-Isofix base for the baby carseat
Apply for HIP grant?
Ring new NHS dental practice
Order wine
Buy and hang a mirror in the spare room

SPRING CLEANING LIST
Clean living room and dining room carpets
Spare bedroom bookcase
Clear out my bedside drawer
Nag DH into sorting out his growing stacks of shite paperwork - ongoing
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage - have rung, need to check it has the relevant fire label
Polish the silver
Sideboard (this is a mega task) - one cupboard done
Sort and shred old paperwork

Yey for sleep Ali :) I went to bed early, was up early but still lots of hours, mostly undisturbed

Sat:

• me up first DONE (6am)
• breakfast DONE & tidy up DONE
• go back to bed with tea for DH DONE
• all dressed DONE
• finish papers DONE & crosswords Nearly Done
• get out of bed DONE
• get dressed DONE
• DH + boys to Dad's group Doing
• sort spare room DONE
• try and finish lots of laundry; Lots put away Wm on
• bins emptied, cat food topped up, general kitchen tidy DONE
• general tidy upstairs DONE

• brother & his gf coming for day/night
• lunch & tidy up
• afternoon? depends on weather really
• get DB to help me accurately measure for all curtains & move spare table to shed
• follow eBay items finishing today Doing
• dinner x 6 & tidy up
• boys bath & bed
• evening with DB & GF

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• try and link printer to Time Capsule so I can use it
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Added to)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• eBay stuff; 15 Listed; 7 bid on (yey)
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; If person doesn't respond today I will email 2nd person
• fill out Statement forms for DS2; Done all notes; Gone through with Portage worker; DH to look at next
• Gap for more mat tops (London trip next week)

More photos up ladies, taken just this morning!!

Do you like my rather groovy blue tarpaulin effect, so lovely and not all noisy when it is windy that I thought I might just stick with it. Whaddayareckon?!?!?

Grief, even DH was rather ashen faced this morning when faced with the enormity of what we are doing. He hadn't seen it in daylight since they restarted work last Monday, literally one end of the house has gone, in the skip, and the piles of rubble everywhere are extraordinary.

THAT'S MY HOME!!!!!!! Very mixed emotions and feelings at the moment. I had "detached" myself quite well from it before Christmas, just turned up, treated it as a building site, didn't get all fretty or wibbly, but now we are in pure demolition I am rather . Anyway, no rest for the wicked, they start to rebuild next week..... thank the lord. Onwards and upwards boys! And fast please!

So much to do... scary trousers. Cannot even think about the finances.

Have fun with your Dad wasting. You sound so pleased to see him, it's lovely!

No list today except:

• DC to MIL for a couple of hours DONE
• DH and I to house to prep for Monday's site meeting DONE
• Bacon sandwiches (yey) DONE
• Go watch DH get head kicked in play rugby
• Hang up washing to dry
• Make curry for tonight

Tomorrow:

• DC to rugby
• Panto
• Supper at PIL's

DC are watching some rugby on the TV, and are now reenacting the tackles and tries in our not-very-roomy sitting room so must dash to prevent some disaster befalling! Laters, friends. xx

Evening girls

Feeling abit fragile at min, delayed hangover I think
Still haven't had a chance to catch up, trying to work out how to FB, I'm not normally a technophobe but I'm afraid I haven't a clue what I'm doing

Anon great photos, any of outside since you are feeling brave

Having a v relaxed/lazy afternoon here :)

Sat:

• me up first DONE (6am)
• breakfast DONE & tidy up DONE
• go back to bed with tea for DH DONE
• all dressed DONE
• finish papers DONE & crosswords Nearly Done
• get out of bed DONE
• get dressed DONE
• DH + boys to Dad's group DONE
• sort spare room DONE
• try and finish lots of laundry; Lots put away Wm on
• bins emptied, cat food topped up, general kitchen tidy DONE
• general tidy upstairs DONE
• brother & his gf coming for day/night Here
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• afternoon; lazy one Doing
• get DB to help me accurately measure for all curtains & move spare table to shed Table DONE
• move tv and empty box tv sits on DONE
• follow eBay items finishing today Lots sold, 2 still going
• dinner x 2 & tidy up
• boys bath & bed
• evening with DB & GF; going out somewhere for dinner Sitter booked

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• try and link printer to Time Capsule so I can use it
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Added to)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• eBay stuff; 2 Listed; 10 Sold
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 2nd person
• fill out Statement forms for DS2; Done all notes; Gone through with Portage worker; DH to look at next
• Gap for more mat tops (London trip next week)
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat (from tv box)

Hi Girls. Not sleeping very well at the mo. seem to be having lots of hot flushes disturbing my nights. DH has had amassive reaction to his anti bios. Covered in raised itchy, lumpy rash all over God if its not one thing its another. Can I trade him in please

Morning.
Everyone just gone out for a couple of hours so this is my chance to straighten the house MN and walk the dog in peace.... Very busy week coming up, so want to get ahead today.

Did have a picture of the outside, but it didn't come out very well as all you can see is the scaffolding and tarpaulin, no real sense of the sheer destruction that has befallen my beautiful cottage! Ah well.

Quick list then:

• Walk DDog
• Shower
• Tidy up
• Washing (two loads)
• Dusting and hoovering
• Empty fire
• Mop floor
• Light lunch
• Panto
• Supper at PIL's

PS. Sorry to hear Mr Mini is suffering - that sounds very uncomfortable..

Morning,
can you believe I still feel abit hungover, not sick or sore just as I say fragile,
Poor Mr Mini what med will they give him instead?

Right I am getting stuck in today

Clean out fire & light
strip dcs beds & in wash
shower dcs & me
clean out hoover
hoover
tidy my bedroom
wipe round bathroom
wipe round ensuite
mop kit floor
Iron
uniforms

need to go back up thread and find spring clean list

Anon it will be worth it!!

Plum - hope you're feeling better soon.

Mini - can he take piriton for the reaction? (i sometimes wonder if i could trade in dh, esp when his back goes and he's useless!!)

Anon - it will be worth it, but still stressful!!

Brother & gf gone, got loads to do, i'm off to London with DH tomorrow for his work do, then we're going to stay the night and leave Nanny in charge, yey. Then she's going to bring DS2 up on the train for his appts in Gosh on Tues. But lots of work for me to get everyone & everything organised first.

Sun:

• breakfast DONE
• dw on DONE
• DB & Gf gone DONE
• unload & reload dw
• general kitchen tidy
• all dressed 1Done so far!
• watch cricket, lol Doing
• pack car with stuff for London for DH to take up
• pack buggy for Nanny for Tues morning for train journey
• sort food plan for boys for Mon & Tues
• sort uniform for DS1 for Mon & Tues
• pack backpack for me instead of handbag for tomorrow
• pack sold ebay items ready to post tomorrow
• DH has work to do
• potatoes, etc for roast
• lunch & tidy up
• outside activity as sunny, yey
• roast x 4 & tidy up
• ironing & putting away
• boys bath & bed
• tv & early night

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• try and link printer to Time Capsule so I can use it
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Added to)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• eBay stuff; 2 Listed; 10 Sold
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 2nd person
• fill out Statement forms for DS2; Done all notes; Gone through with Portage worker; DH to look at today
• Gap for more mat tops & mat tights needed (London trip tomorrow)
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat (from tv box)

JKS self inflicted can't say no to Shots!

Clean out fire & light done
strip dcs beds & in wash ds & dd2done
shower dcs done & me
clean out hoover done
hoover
tidy my bedroom
wipe round bathroom
wipe round ensuite
mop kit floor
Iron
uniforms

Lol Plum, never been much of a one for shots really - but know, in your pain, i envy you, for the night out & ability to drink

Sun:

• breakfast DONE
• dw on DONE
• DB & Gf gone DONE
• unload & reload dw
• general kitchen tidy
• all dressed DONE
• watch cricket, lol DONE
• dress, shoes, jewellery for tomorrow DONE
• DH haircut Doing
• DS2 haircut
• strip spare bed & remake for Nanny (wash bedding if time)
• pack car with stuff for London for DH to take up Started pile
• pack buggy for Nanny for Tues morning for train journey
• train times for me for Mon & Nanny for Tues
• sort food plan for boys for Mon & Tues
• sort uniform for DS1 for Mon & Tues
• pack backpack for me instead of handbag for tomorrow
• pack sold ebay items ready to post tomorrow
• DH has work to do
• potatoes, etc for roast
• lunch & tidy up
• outside activity as sunny, yey
• roast x 4 & tidy up
• ironing & putting away
• boys bath & bed
• tv & early night

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• try and link printer to Time Capsule so I can use it
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Added to)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• eBay stuff; 2 Listed; 10 Sold
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 2nd person
• fill out Statement forms for DS2; Done all notes; Gone through with Portage worker; DH to look at today
• Gap for more mat tops & mat tights needed (London trip tomorrow)
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat (from tv box)