Spring into action Slatterns, it's Cheap, Easy and Quick here...

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New thread ladies!! Welcome back.

Bring your lists, bring whatever you want, but remember we love it cheap easy and quick .

Who mentioned Shake n Vac??? Cor, that takes me back, those adverts! I used to love the stuff!!!

Oh, and JKS - the ebay stuff keeps getting up on the bed (naughty ebay stuff) and then I have to take it off again each night. How silly is that.

Anyway

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• Major tidy up DONE (except playroom)
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing DONE
• Ironing DONE
• On line banking DONE
• 24th DONE and 25th Jan ? credit card payments
• Check dehumidifier DONE
• Building project finances
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders
• Collect dog food
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Find/buy photo frames DONE
• Check photo printing DONE
• Pay Utilities Warehouse Bill
• Sort stuff to list on Ebay
• Refix with EON ? part done, but need to shop around for a possible ?switch?
• Call Builder re costings
• Feb house budget Started - needs more work
• Babysitter for school quiz night
• Gloves and other warm gear for DD
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

This is funny! My SIL is much more "stand and fight" with MIL and they have a very turbulent relationship. If MIL swoops in with SIL, SIL always says "butt out". I can be irritated by the swooping, but TBH, in the grand scheme, I'd rather pick my fights when they really matter rather than all the time. As a result, SIL and MIL are constantly at loggerheads, I rarely am, but I have to bite my tongue regularly, which can leave me feeling a bit wimpy, but I just cannot bear confrontation!! I'd rather be a silent wimp, in this particular instance, than "at war" like SIL/MIL generally are.

Hey ho. Right, just waiting for a call, then off to late pick up from school and running around half of Essex doing this that and the other!

Anon - i think my SIL makes it harder for herself as she backs away from MIL, who then tries to get closer to her, etc etc - i have sat and watched the pair of them physically move across the room, it's v funny!
I tend to approach her differently, eg when i get to her house i hand over baby and let her get on with it (within reason), SIL tends to cling onto her babies and not 'offer' cuddles with them.

Left from Tues:

• cash for sitter (forgot card last night)

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS1 to sch/DS2 to pre-sch DONE
• bath DONE
• sort bank paperwork DONE
• pack up niece's bday present to post DONE
• make some sandwiches for DS2 to take DONE
• straight to SN group for lunch & playtime DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• PO with parcel Tomorrow
• chemist with piles cream prescription tomorrow
• chill out time DONE
• tea x 3 (fish fingers day) DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• tv Doing & bed

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• sch runs
• jobs at home; ironing & putting away
• jobs in town; new (big) pjs, party invites for DS1's party, other stuff
• lunch & tidy up
• nap?
• collect DS1
• straight to MW with DS1 (first time for him)
• home & chill out
• tea x 2
• boys to bed
• DH home (time?)
• dinner & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• practice stuff from Portage Worker with DS2
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started
• spare room ready for PIL (coming Fri) DONE
• baby room ready for PIL's friend (coming too...) DONE

Morning! JKS - that is one of the major bones of contention between MIL and SIL - direct access to SIL's DC, almost literally as you describe. She did all attachment parenting thing which meant that a) she was not prepared to let go ever of either of her children in the early years and b) they did not want to leave her even for a split second, even to their father. MIL thought this was a load of old clap trap, tried the direct approach (ie. go in and grab "don't worry they'll soon get used to it") which meant that SIL and MIL would immediate start rowing, and the children would immediately start crying and it was always a complete disaster. AND they are both very stubborn so didn't budge half an inch! For me, life is just too short! but each to their own of course.

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed
• General tidy, make beds etc
• DC to school DONE - got a lift*
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing
• Hoovering
• Kitchen
• Ironing DONE yesterday
• Book haircut
• Money for School Book Day tomorrow
• On line banking
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances DONE FOR NOW
• Building project plans/lists to update underway
• Find/order light fitting
• Expect call from kitchen people
• Expect call from window people re fitting this/next week (?)
• Chase hedge people up for timing for tomorrow
• Collect post from house
• English Heritage membership to buy
• Sweep and tidy up front of house and broken bricks
• Go see builders
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• DS out for tea
• DD haircut
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

One off things this week/soon:

• Work out parental controls on Mac
• Maths/phonics workbooks
• Think about bikes for DC
• Clubcard deals for Easter Hols
• Life insurance to finalise
• New fork and spring rake needed
• Call health insurance re DS?s possible operation
• Sort through DC?s clothes and uniform
• Free songs off itunes with Amex card
• Sort out pile of newspapers
• Holiday dates with MIL mostly done
• Look through MIL's magazines and online for ideas DOING
• Spend DH's Amex points!
• 121 tutorials
• List more eBay
• Set up weather station
• Travel insurance and car hire for holiday
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust
• Think about Olympics tickets
• DH's birthday

Morning :) Still in bed here with a

JKS - good idea to get the nanny involved a bit more in that week - will DH be around more after that? I wouldn't want my MIL here if there was the prospect of me going into labour and wanting to birth at home either!!

Anon - see I think that gives APs a bad name in lots of ways. One of my friends does AP, and their Dad is just as involved as she is, and the DCs are very well socialised and confident - which is I believe the whole point of doing it! Sounds more like control-freakery from your SIL

TODAY
DH to work early - done
All up and dressed
Spatone + vitamins
Unload dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - next
Ring and cancel AN appointment at the hospital
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Online banking
E-mail cleaner
Catch up with some e-mails and texts to friends
Early lunch and tidy kitchen
Take DS to music class
Afternoon of peace while DS goes out for playtime and tea!

• Nap
• Read
• MN

Pick DS up DH home DS bath and bed Our dinner (DH doing risotto) Clear up Post DS-to-bed tidy Kitchen clear before bed

BEFORE BABY
Use up things from the freezer - doing
Order a new fridge freezer - almost decided which
Ring midwife about HIP form
Go into dental practice to fill in forms
Buy and hang a mirror in the spare room
Clean living room and dining room carpets - need to chase quotes
Sort and shred old paperwork
Book my car in for service and first MOT, due 9th April
DH's birthday - MIL coming and has offered to babysit. Present bought.
Bag clean baby clothes by size
Clean bugaboo and find pram fabrics
Mum's birthday present and card
Birthday card for brother
Wrap DS' presents from the baby
Wash baby bedding and towels
Order new changing bag, have decided which
Load up Kindle

The jury's out with me on AP, but I have very limited experience, so I don't write it off at all. Put it this way. My niece (nearly 4) has never ever spoken to me. I'd take it personally, if it weren't for the fact that she doesn't actually speak to anyone other than her mum.

Though, mini breakthrough just this week. For the first time ever (and I see them a lot!) she actually approached my DC of her own free will and looked really pleased to see them.

The key difference? SIL wasn't there, so DN was a free agent! She nearly spoke to me, opened her mouth, but then thought, oo, no, I don't do that! And promptly shut it again. Never mind. One day. She has now spoken to MIL a few times, so maybe my turn is approaching.

on the control freakery

Blimey that is weird - how does she manage at school?

Morning, done my two long days at work so back now to do things at home.

Cleaner in today so she is doing
bedroom
dining room
sitting room

I need to
kitchen surfaces
cooker top
pay water bill
put laundry away
note for my sister
phone accountant
online shop
apply for job
watch Bambi with DS
emails
depoists

Long term
recipes on computer
books
sort out study

She goes to pre school a couple of mornings a week and I know to start with it was a complete nightmare, but think it is ok now, not sure really TBH, I stay well out of it, though suspect MIL has something to say on the subject! Things are clearly improving, as MIL was allowed to pick up DN from pre school yesterday, hence us seeing DN on her own. But still getting the silent treatment!

Anyway, quite relieved that DH is safely on his nice comfortable BA flight OUT of the middle east for the last time. Not his territory any more!

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE - got a lift*
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing DC bedding in
• Hoovering
• Kitchen
• Ironing DONE yesterday
• Book haircut
• Money for School Book Day tomorrow
• On line banking
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances DONE FOR NOW
• Building project plans/lists to update underway
• Find/order light fitting
• Expect call from kitchen people
• Expect call from window people re fitting this/next week (?)
• Chase hedge people up for timing for tomorrow
• Collect post from house
• English Heritage membership to buy
• Sweep and tidy up front of house and broken bricks DONE
• Go see builders
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• DS out for tea
• DD haircut
• DH Home!!
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

Only doing a little list. BY the end of the week I mainly need .

gardening
washing
ironing
library
playgroup
Do letters with daughter
Sort out change jar
Change her bed
Clean kitchen floor
Hoover

I think that will do.

I had to stop for & cake halfway through jobs!

Anon/re AP - i know nothing about AP, but i do know i want to have confident, independent children. And i get all twitchy when other people's kids are all clingy & whiny.
SIL i doubt follows any kind of plan with her DC but her eldest was v clingy & i've never warmed to him. He also made my DS1 & their 2nd (a DD) look terribly wild & naughty as they are both 'independent spirits'

Left from Tues:

• cash for sitter; got cash

Left from Wed:

• PO with parcel DONE
• chemist with piles cream prescription DONE!

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• sch runs DONE
• jobs at home; ironing DONE & putting away
• jobs in town; new (big) pjs, party invites for DS1's party, other stuff Mostly Done

• lunch & tidy up
• Portage Worker (1.30)
• collect DS1
• straight to MW with DS1 (first time for him)
• home & chill out
• tea x 2
• boys to bed
• DH home (time?)
• dinner & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• practice stuff from Portage Worker with DS2 DONE
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started

Quick check in - don't feel like I'm getting much done!!!

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE - got a lift
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing Second in
• Hoovering DONE
• Kitchen DONE
• Ironing DONE yesterday
• Book haircut
• Money for School Book Day tomorrow
• On line banking
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances DONE FOR NOW
• Building project plans/lists to update underway
• Find/order light fitting
• Expect call from kitchen people
• Expect call from window people re fitting this/next week (?)
• Chase hedge people up for timing for tomorrow
• Collect post from house DONE
• English Heritage membership to buy
• Sweep and tidy up front of house and broken bricks DONE
• Go see builders DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• DS out for tea
• DD haircut
• DH Home!!
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

Dave I would nerver have taken you for a slattern.

I am feeling very run down at the moment so spent a lot of time bimbling today.

Cleaner in today so she is doing
bedroom DONE
dining room DONE
sitting room DONE

I need to
kitchen surfaces DONE
cooker top DONE
pay water bill DONE
put laundry away
note for my sister DONE
phone accountant
online shop DONE
apply for job DONE
watch Bambi with DS grin
emails
depoists

Long term
recipes on computer
books
sort out study

Feeling aggravated after MW appt - had to see the younger one of the pair (and i didn't warm to her months ago when i first saw her) - she started going on about taking weekly bloods if i want an HBAC & extra 'deviation from protocol' paperwork double .
The nicer older one never mentioned any of this crap.
I have declined the blood-sucking as she couldn't give me a decent reason for it!
And i was fairly assertive about only wanting supportive MWs in my house when it comes to it, so think she knows where i stand, lol!

Left from Tues:

• cash for sitter; got cash

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• sch runs DONE
• jobs at home; ironing DONE & putting away DONE
• jobs in town; new (big) pjs, party invites for DS1's party, other stuff Mostly Done
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• Portage Worker (1.30) DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• straight to MW with DS1 (first time for him) DONE (+ library for him)
• home & chill out Doing

• tea x 2 (pasta)
• boys to bed
• DH home (time?)
• dinner & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started

Sorry you feel aggravated, but I can see why!

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE - got a lift
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing DONE
• Hoovering DONE
• Kitchen DONE
• Ironing DONE yesterday
• On line banking DONE
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances DONE FOR NOW
• Building project plans/lists to update underway
• Find/order light fitting
• Collect post from house DONE
• Sweep and tidy up front of house and broken bricks DONE
• Go see builders DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• DS out for tea DH collecting
• DD haircut DONE
• DH Home!! DONE
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

Friday

Usual +

• Book haircut
• Money for School Book Day
• Expect call from kitchen people
• Expect call from window people re fitting this/next week (?)
• Chase hedge people up for timing
• English Heritage membership to buy - DS friend over
• DD to tea party
• Confirm time to babysitter
• Friends over and to stay
• Out for dinner!

Evening :)

JKS - that would annoy me too, why can't these people be consistant!

five - bimbling is good

TODAY
DH to work early - done
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Unload dishwasher - done
Ring and cancel AN appointment - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - *done8
Online banking - done
E-mail cleaner - done
Midwife is going to call me instead of me going to clinic - done
Finalise Waitrose order before 11.45am - done
Catch up with some e-mails and texts to friends - done
Early lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Take DS to music class - done
Afternoon of peace while DS goes out for playtime and tea!

• Nap - done
• Read - done
• MN - done
• - done + cake! done

Pick DS up - DH done DH home - done DS bath and bed - done Our dinner (DH doing risotto) - next :) Clear up Post DS-to-bed tidy Kitchen clear before bed

Yes annoying it is, hopefully some inspirational reading will cheer me up later :)

Left from Tues:

• cash for sitter; got cash

Thurs:

• tea x 3 (pasta) DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• DH home On way
• tv Doing & bed

Fri:

• DH up first
• breakfast & tidy up
• Dh to work/DS1 to sch
• me & DS2 to Sn playgroup
• home for lunch & tidy up
• laundry
• PIL & friend arriving at some point
• they're collecting DS1
• chill out time
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• takeaway

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started

OK, I've bitten off more than I can chew today, have meeting at the house/am helping at school/taking our silly dog in for Pets Day/ have both children on different tea dates/ have 3 people coming to stay the night/ going out for dinner.

Grief. Poor planning on my part (as DH "kindly" just pointed out").

So here goes

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed
• General tidy, make beds etc
• DC to school
• Fill/Run/Empty DW Emptied
• Washing
• Hoovering
• Kitchen
• Ironing
• On line banking
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances DONE FOR NOW
• Building project plans/lists to update underway
• Find/order light fitting DONE
• Book haircut
• Money for School Book Day DONE
• Expect call from kitchen people
• Expect call from window people re fitting this/next week (?)
• Chase hedge people up for timing DH DOING
• English Heritage membership to buy
• Cooking at school
• Dog to school
• Confirm time to babysitter
• Collect post from house
• Go see builders
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• DS friend for tea
• DD out for tea
• Friends over
• Get fire going
• Make Out for dinner

Blimey Anon Good luck!!

DS woke up at 6.45am this morning. That is mega early for him and I am half asleep here!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
DH working from home - doing
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Waitrose delivery - done
Put away shopping
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Friday housework (MIL coming for lunch tomorrow)

• hoover downstairs
• toilets
• patio doors
• dusting

Builder coming to repair wall at the bottom of the stairs at 12.30ish Lunch and tidy kitchen Make casserole for tomorrow's lunch Send DH to Sainsbury's for one or two things I forgot in the online shop Dinner - chip shop Clear up DS bath and bed Post DS-to-bed tidy Kitchen clear before bed

BEFORE BABY
Use up things from the freezer - doing
Order a new fridge freezer - almost decided which
Ring midwife about HIP form
Go into dental practice to fill in forms
Buy and hang a mirror in the spare room
Clean living room and dining room carpets - coming next Wednesday 10am
Sort and shred old paperwork
Book my car in for service and first MOT, due 9th April
DH's birthday - MIL coming and has offered to babysit. Present bought.
Bag clean baby clothes by size
Clean bugaboo and find pram fabrics
Mum's birthday present and card
Birthday card for brother
Wrap DS' presents from the baby
Wash baby bedding and towels
Order new changing bag, have decided which
Load up Kindle

Scary shit in Japan, thankfully DSIS and BIL are ok.

Extra freaky is that dd was awake in the early hours whimpering and saying everything was moving and the the shaking was making her feel ill Have kept her off school but she is now fine.

Very freaky Freak!! Have seen some of the footage, scary & somehow impressive by nature at the same time, that tsunami footage is something else.

Left from Tues:

• cash for sitter; got cash

Fri:

• DH up first DONE (5am 2nd day running yawn)
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• Dh to work/DS1 to sch DONE
• me & DS2 to SN playgroup DONE
• home for lunch & tidy up
• laundry; 1st load on line (1st time this year yey!)
• PIL & friend arriving at some point on way
• they're collecting DS1
• chill out time
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• takeaway

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; DH doing; Waiting for extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started

Right, quick check in:

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW Emptied
• Washing DONE
• Hoovering
• Kitchen
• Ironing
• On line banking DONE
• Check dehumidifier DONE
• Building project finances DONE FOR NOW
• Building project plans/lists to update underway
• Find/order light fitting DONE
• Book haircut
• Money for School Book Day DONE
• Expect call from kitchen people
• Expect call from window people re fitting
• Chase hedge people up for timing DH DOING
• English Heritage membership to buy
• Cooking at school
• Dog to school
• Confirm time to babysitter DONE
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• DS friend for tea
• DD out for tea
• Friends over
• Get fire going
• Make Out for dinner

PIL & their friend here, i'm already feeling the need to hide upstairs

Left from Tues:

• cash for sitter; got cash

Fri:

• DH up first DONE (5am 2nd day running yawn)
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• Dh to work/DS1 to sch DONE
• me & DS2 to SN playgroup DONE
• home for lunch & tidy up DONE
• laundry; 1st load on line (1st time this year yey!)
• PIL & friend arriving DONE
• they're collecting DS1 DONE
• chill out time Doing

• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• takeaway

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; DH doing; Waiting for extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started
• census forms :)

JKS - that is lovely of you to have PILs friend there too!
I need to add census forms to my list too - can't do it until the 27th incase the baby is here by then!

Anon - hope your day has been successful :)

Freaky - that is weird. DS was disturbed from very early and then up at 6.45 which is v.v.early for him.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
DH working from home - doing
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Waitrose delivery - done
Put away shopping - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Friday housework (MIL coming for lunch tomorrow)

• hoover downstairs - hall and kitchen swept
• toilets - done
• patio doors - tomorrow
• dusting - done

Laundry - 1 washing/1 in TD/1 on airer Unload dishwasher - done Builder coming to repair wall at the bottom of the stairs at 12.30ish - done Lunch and tidy kitchen - done Make casserole for tomorrow's lunch - done Send DH to Sainsbury's for one or two things I forgot in the online shop - tomorrow Clean towels etc - done Change DS' bedding - done Dinner - chip shop - done Clear up - done DS bath and bed - done Post DS-to-bed tidy - done Run dishwasher - doing Unload and re-load dishwasher Kitchen clear before bed

Ali - i know re the census, have filled in what i can for now and hope baby isn't here by the 27th!
Hmm, it turns out the friend is a smoker. Now she has been very good and gone outside to smoke every time without even having to be told or anything. I suspect from DH's silence on the topic that he knew this.

Meanwhile DH has taken one of the cats to the vets - appeared with an injury 2 days ago but has been v wary of coming near me, i thought he was fine as he has been happier last night/this morning, but DH thinks the injury looks v bad.

Totally drawn to the tv coverage about Japan, it's awful but can't turn it off.

Sat:

• DH test driving poss car DONE
• DH taking cat to vet DONE
• breakfast & tidy kitchen MIL DONE
• lazy morning for me Doing (still in pjs)
• maybe a bath?
• lunch & tidy up
• DH has a couple of hours work
• PIL taking DS1 out on his bike (hopefully)
• boys tea & bed
• dinner (?) & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; DH doing; Waiting for extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started
• census forms; Started
• cash to sitter from Tues (oops)
• read through statement (look at DH's notes), make notes/adjustments, see what we have to do next

Ooh I would hate that! Stinky smokey person in my house, yuck! I am paranoid about chemical remains on clothes etc etc. My BIL smokes but he never smokes when they are here because he knows me feelings on it.

MIL and S-FIL due here for lunch shortly. I've had a lazy morning, DH has done a few little DIY jobs and put the hoover round.
We are going to have an afternoon in front of the rugby once PILs are gone - I soooo want to have several a beer!