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

Morning ladies.

Mini - fraud sounds bad...

Freaki - that is one hell of a day. WOW! But boo hiss for delivery. One assumes (one hopes) that they will re pack the fresh/freezer items of your delivery for today!

God, another beautiful day. DS gone on school trip to Ely Cathedral. All that sun streaming through those beautiful stained glass windows, glistening on the river..... Ahhhhh.

Right, half an hour blitz, then bike ride ()

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc
• DC to school DONE
• DD's class assembly DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing
• Hoovering
• Kitchen
• Ironing
• On line banking
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances
• Building project plans/lists to update
• Top up car whizzy wipe
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders
• Chickens DONE
• Dog
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• Ocado 5.30-6.30
• Get fire going
• Make dinner
• Extra big hugs for DC before bed

One off things this week/soon:

• DN's birthday DONE
• Car to wash down
• Work out parental controls on Mac
• Maths/phonics workbooks
• Clubcard deals for Easter Hols
• Activities for Easter Hols
• Life insurance to finalise
• Contact Consultant re cancelling DS's operation (hopefully)
• Free songs off itunes with Amex card
• 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 and kennel booking for holiday
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust
• Think about Olympics tickets
• Census

Weekly

• Towels
• Bedding
• Mop Floors
• Meal plan DONE til next weekend.
• Bathroom DONE

Anon - I am of your DCs, Ely is beautiful. Youngest DB was at Uni in Cambridge and we went to Ely a couple of times when I was up visiting him.
Hmmm, thinking about that has made me wish I was planning to go punting and drink Pimms today. How old do you think children need to be before you can take them punting? Pretty old I am thinking.

Mini - I totally missed that sorry - what a nightmare about your bank! Have they said what will happen in terms of getting the money back to you?

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Transfer food from old to new F/F - DH done
Clean out old F/F and move it into the garage - DH done
Unload dishwasher - DH done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed
Waitrose here 9-11am - hmm, no sign yet!
Put away the shopping
Laundry

• towels
• our bedding
• one other load
• put away all the clean things
• book an ironing pick up

Lunch and tidy kitchen Garden for DS Online banking Dinner Clear up DS bath and bed Post DS-to-bed tidy Kitchen clear before bed

BEFORE BABY
Buy and hang a mirror in the spare room
Shred old paperwork - have got shredder out of the garage
Clean bugaboo
Wrap DS' presents from the baby
Census form
Sort out some music for my iPhone (maybe iPod??)
Make Mum's birthday cake ready for Sunday

Morning all

well wedding cake was a success in the end but I must have been so stressed as I was in bed and sleeping for 10.00 last night

ow to get house back on track, I have a back log of washing and the lovely sunny weather has dissappeared and I wanted to avoid tumble drier due to astronimical electricity bill

Mini that all sounds awful, bad enough paying VAT twice without worrying about the safety of your account!!

Mini - missed it too, hope you get it sorted.

Plum - well done on another successful cake :)

Had scan - baby is head down so can stop worrying about that (for now) and placenta well up out of the way & baby looking like a good size.
Had a lovely lunch out with DH & DS2 in the sunshine, now must get on with stuff really, not just sit on MN all afternoon.

Fri:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS1 to sch DONE
• DH to work DONE
• cup of tea with friend DONE
• wrap presents for party later DONE
• make card for party DONE
• late snack/early lunch for DS2 DONE
• scan at hosp (12) DONE
• lunch DONE

• collect DS1 & friend
• DH taking DS1 & friend to party
• tea for DS2
• boys bath & bed
• another early night

Pre-Baby:

• sort baby stuff from loft; More Done
• sort baby room; More Done
• book pg massage for next week

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• 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; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• census forms; Started
• party invites; write out; STARTED; & 'post' at school first before holidays, then non-sch friends over holidays
• buy 'hookbacks' for the front door curtain; Researching
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• thank-you card & present for pre-sch (tin of biscuits I think)
• tidy BF course file, rewrite scrawled notes, etc & hand in (have a month)

Yep the fraud was made by being able to change a pass word, obv.the banks sytem is not as tight as they would like. The most humorous thing is that the account is in overdraft so they were stealing money we haven't got!!
i am not filled with confidence. Under matress safer.

Oh mini, someone accessed your bank account online, or used card details to get a payment out???? grief.

Ok, I don't feel very productive right now, but I have less than a week until DC break up and just a crazy amount to do.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, hold the front page. Not just rendering but internal plastering today. Never in my unwildest dreams did I think those two words would get me quite so damned excited!!!!!

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE
• DD's class assembly DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW ready to empty now
• Washing
• Hoovering
• Kitchen
• Ironing
• On line banking DONE
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances
• Building project plans/lists to update
• Order sample knob and latch
• Top up car whizzy wipe
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• Ocado 5.30-6.30
• Get fire going
• Make dinner
• Extra big hugs for DC before bed

One off things this week/soon:

• DN's birthday DONE
• Car to wash down
• Work out parental controls on Mac
• Maths/phonics workbooks
• Clubcard deals for Easter Hols
• Activities for Easter Hols
• Life insurance to finalise
• Contact Consultant re cancelling DS's operation (hopefully)
• Free songs off itunes with Amex card
• 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 and kennel booking for holiday
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust
• Think about Olympics tickets
• Census

Weekly

• Towels
• Bedding
• Mop Floors
• Meal plan DONE til next weekend.
• Bathroom DONE

I feel I should just warn all to be extra vigilant. have messeged you Anon

Yay for plastering. It does become a recognisable possible home when that happens.

Anon that is very exciting about the plastering!

Mini - which bank is it?

Mini - you are so right about being vigilant.

Just a few minutes ago I received an email apparently from my bank saying "your account is now restricted" etc. Luckily it was so obviously NOT a genuine one, that I simply deleted it. But fraud is happening all the time, and it can happen to anyone, even if we think we are careful. Details out there.... people use and manipulate.

Plastering - i can't quite believe it!! But it's a kind of false promise because, although they plastered one room today, there aren't any more ready for plastering until middle of next week most likely. But it's a start, and it does mean the end is in sight.

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE
• DD's class assembly DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing
• Hoovering
• Kitchen DONE
• Ironing
• On line banking DONE
• Building project finances
• Building project plans/lists to update
• Order sample knob and latch DONE
• Top up car whizzy wipe
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• Ocado 5.30-6.30 DONE
• Get fire going
• Make dinner
• Extra big hugs for DC before bed

Anon. hope it is not too lengthy. My DH is in the building trade these days and I think this is the most stressful part of the build, as you think its going to be ready soon and all the twiddly bits take aaages.

Mini - 5 weeks left of builders on site (due to finish on Royal Wedding day/day before). Then approx/at least 7 more weeks of decorating/flooring/kitchen/carpets. That bit will take a long time because you can't have armies of people all over it in the way the builders do, it needs to be A then B, then ooo, wait a bit, then C etc.

Urgh, have collapsed, DS2 still needs attention (though happy with cars atm) and all I want is DH to get in and sort the boys for bed again
Then i think a freezer meal & bed for me, he's off out.

Fri:

• collect DS1 & friend DH DONE
• DH taking DS1 & friend to party Doing
• tea for DS2 DONE
• boys bath & bed
• another early night

Weekend:

• lots of rest for me
• DH i/c boys
• inflate birth pool
• DH to repair any punctures
• check we've got all bits for pool (tap adaptors, etc)
• me dinner out with Mum friends (Sat night)
• PIL coming for Sun night (arriving prob late afternoon Sun)
• maybe swimming (floating) Sun am (test DS2's new swim shorts)
• clocks changing (I think?)

Pre-Baby:

• sort baby stuff from loft; More Done
• sort baby room; More Done
• book pg massage for next week

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• 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; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• census forms; Started
• party invites; write out; STARTED; & 'post' at school first before holidays, then non-sch friends over holidays
• buy 'hookbacks' for the front door curtain; Researching
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• thank-you card & present for pre-sch (tin of biscuits I think)
• tidy BF course file, rewrite scrawled notes, etc & hand in (have a month)

Morning :) Due date today!!

Not really doing a list, although DH has one that I've made him on a piece of paper downstairs

I am having my last lazy day for probably about a year!! DH is about to bring me a bacon sarnie in bed, a friend is coming over for coffee this morning, and I'm planning to watch the cricket and have a nap later and then takeaway for tea.
Oh I need to make a birthday cake for my Mum for tomorrow, that is my one task :)

Have a lovely day everyone.

OMG Ali due date today I can't believe it time flies!!

I need to get on with some major housework today so I am going to try and stay away from computer!!

Ali. Good luck, are we to expect 'happenings' or is it definately the cesarian option?

Happy Due Date Ali :)

37 weeks tomorrow for me so could have my home birth from then, though PIL arriving tomorrow for 1 night and i'd rather not have them in the audience!

Slightly peeved with DH as he announced this morning he has a work thing this afternoon and another tomorrow morning, grr. And this was after coming home at 6.40 last night (after party & dropping other friend off admittedly) to say he needed to be at work do at 7....i stood my ground i'm afraid and said no way, you will be late, the boys need a bath & bed & I need you to do it
he did bless him, haven't asked how late he got there...

So may be inflating the pool on my own and swimming looks not so likely.

Weekend:

• lots of rest for me Lie in DONE
• DH i/c boys Did breakfast
• inflate birth pool
• DH to repair any punctures
• check we've got all bits for pool (tap adaptors, etc)
• me dinner out with Mum friends (Sat night)
• PIL coming for Sun night (arriving prob late afternoon Sun)
• maybe swimming (floating) Sun am (test DS2's new swim shorts)
• clocks changing (I think?)

Pre-Baby:

• sort baby stuff from loft; More Done
• sort baby room; More Done
• book pg massage for next week

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• 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; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• census forms; Started
• party invites; write out; STARTED; & 'post' at school first before holidays, then non-sch friends over holidays
• buy 'hookbacks' for the front door curtain; Researching
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• thank-you card & present for pre-sch (tin of biscuits I think)
• tidy BF course file, rewrite scrawled notes, etc & hand in (have a month)

Oh Ali - is it tomorrow then?

Lazy day here so far. Watched the F1 qualifying (DD is mad about F1), then started on the cricket. To be followed by England v Wales footy for DS, then watching DH playing second half of his rugby cup semi final (sounds grander than it actually is!) AND THEN the boat race. Thank God for sky plus hey?!

Tomorrow is DS's biggest rugby tournament of the season.

Phew. It'll be a sporting weekend.

Off to make lasagne, otherwise I will just sit in front of the TV ALL DAY!

Mini it will be a c-section unless things start happening and move rapidly between now and Monday morning! I'm not sure I want them to now, it is Mum's birthday tomorrow and we are all set for a nice roast dinner and a little family party here for that.

Anon - Monday 8am - eeek! We are having a similar sport watching day here :)

JKS - well done for putting your foot down - I think I would be throwing an enormous tantrum about weekend work things at this stage of things! Is he going to be around more from now?
DH is on paternity leave now, but has decided to put his name forward for an internal promotion which would mean him working longer and weirder hours and being away more than he is at the moment. I want to encourage him, and I am because it would be great for his career and financially it would be a massive difference for us - but I am a bit about the timing!

I'm having a lovely day. Had a nap on the sofa, and am generally lolling about doing not a lot - except I was seized by the urge to clean the insides of all the windows. Have done what I can reach and now DH needs to do the rest

He should be around from Thursday :) Odd bits of work away after that but only an hour by car/train. Then he has 2 weeks based locally (good timing on our parts lol!) when i hope baby will appear.

Pool has been inflated :)
And is now filling with water, may just have to get in for a wallow test later!
DS1 very excited.

Am peeved with myself now for agreeing to go out tonight, otherwise i could spend hours wallowing. Never mind, i may just have to get him to re-test it next weekend

Oh and I stupidly agreed to do a square for Edgar's quilt, have done it but it's rubbish compared to those who've posted pics already.

Weekend:

• lots of rest for me Lie in DONE
• DH i/c boys Doing
• inflate birth pool DONE
• DH to repair any punctures No punctures
• check we've got all bits for pool (tap adaptors, etc) DONE
• quilt square DONE
• me dinner out with Mum friends (Sat night)
• PIL coming for Sun night (arriving prob late afternoon Sun)
• clocks changing (I think?)

Pre-Baby:

• sort baby stuff from loft; More Done
• sort baby room; More Done
• book pg massage for next week

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• 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; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• census forms; Started
• party invites; write out; STARTED; & 'post' at school first before holidays, then non-sch friends over holidays
• buy 'hookbacks' for the front door curtain; Researching
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• thank-you card & present for pre-sch (tin of biscuits I think)
• tidy BF course file, rewrite scrawled notes, etc & hand in (have a month)
• post quilt square (find out where to)

Pool test (with both boys!) very successful :)

Think we may be getting nearly ready!

Ali - hope you have a good day today :)

Weekend:

• lots of rest for me Doing
• DH i/c boys Doing
• me dinner out with Mum friends (Sat night) DONE
• PIL coming for Sun night (arriving prob late afternoon Sun)
• clocks changing Started changing house clocks
• change car clocks (always get forgotten)

Pre-Baby:

• sort baby stuff from loft; More Done
• sort baby room; More Done
• book pg massage for next week

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• 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; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• census forms; Ready to post tomorrow
• party invites; write out; STARTED; & 'post' at school first before holidays, then non-sch friends over holidays
• buy 'hookbacks' for the front door curtain; Researching
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• thank-you card & present for pre-sch (tin of biscuits I think)
• tidy BF course file, rewrite scrawled notes, etc & hand in (have a month)
• post quilt square (find out where to)

Ali - hope you get a good (last) night's sleep tonight & good luck for tomorrow :)

Weekend:

• lots of rest for me Doing
• DH i/c boys Doing
• PIL coming for Sun night Here
• clocks changing DONE house clocks
• DS1 homework DONE
• lots of laundry, ironing & putting away DONE
• change car clocks (always get forgotten)

Mon:

• DH up first
• breakfast & tidy kitchen
• all dressed (except me!)
• DS2 to SN pre-sch with N
• DS1 to sch (PIL?)
• DH to work (post census forms)
• PIL home
• me back to bed :)
• potter around doing odd bits of jobs, lol
• lunch & tidy up
• library
• collect DS1
• chill out time/make Toy Story cakes from PIL
• tea x 3 (what? pizza again?)
• boys bath & bed
• early quiet night for me

Pre-Baby:

• sort baby stuff from loft; More Done
• sort baby room; More Done
• book pg massage
• maybe book reflexology for next week
• buy some candles
• find iPod & docking station & charge up
• see if i can figure out playlists...

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• 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; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• census forms; Ready to post tomorrow
• party invites; write out; STARTED; & 'post' at school first before holidays, then non-sch friends over holidays
• buy 'hookbacks' for the front door curtain; Researching
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• thank-you card & present for pre-sch (tin of biscuits I think)
• tidy BF course file; Started, rewrite scrawled notes, etc & hand in (have a month)
• post quilt square (find out where to)
• library (return one & collect one)

Just a quick hello :) Really should be asleep but I am too nervous

I'm all packed and organised, census form is done, and everything here in reasonable order so that Mum won't be tearing her hair out trying to look after DS

Will try and get DH to post an update once the baby is here! Eeek!

JKS - yes I had misunderstood re. the pool - couldn't envisage how you would manage to keep the boys out! If you pop while I'm away - good luck and I hope you get your smooth HB :)

Best of luck Ali.

Doing a list for Monday and Tuesday

Comunity centre
Garden
Theatre
Washing
Ironing
Accounts work
Read trade mags
Hoover
Dusting
Party bags to sort
Bathroom
Kitchen
Tidy clothes

I think that will do