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Alibabaandthe80nappies · 19/04/2011 13:16

Welcome to the new thread ladies :)

OP posts:
PlumBumMum · 20/04/2011 22:07

Can't believe JKS has live birth thread, hope shes ok, I think its the older I get I worry more until I hear the good news, when I was younger I just wanted to know boy/girl

Right I need to go tidy kitchen & make picnic for tomorrow

dcs went out into tent tonight but lasted just over an hour it was very funny, not that I was going to let a 4 & 7 year old stay out all night, but they were so convinced they would be fine, and then just after 9 they came in saying it must be midnight and they were coming in Grin

SupersonicDave · 21/04/2011 08:35

Congratulations JKS!!!!

We were going to go to the park this morning, but both dcs are grumpy so hmmmmm, we shall see.

DS bit me while i was feeding him this morning, with his 2 teeth - ouch! He hasn't done that before, could be on borrowed time now.....Grin

DONE
Everyone up
Everyone breakfast
DS dressed
Dishy emptied and reloaded

TO DO
Hang washing out
Put another washload in (car seat cover and footstool cover)
Do washing up
Wipe down kitchen
Clear up breakfast stuff

So monotonous!

Going to copy Wasting's sticker chart idea. DD has nearly filled one, so when she has finished it i will print 2 off, 1 each for me and her. I thought it might help her too Grin

AnonymousBird · 21/04/2011 08:56

Oh didn't she do well?! So sorry to hear about her tear - clearly Mary was in a hurry.... my DD was in a hurry and came out back to front (or is it back to back?!) so I have every sympathy of how JKS is feeling. Mind you, I didn't need to go to theatre for my stitches. {ouch emoticon}

Dave - maybe the trip to the park will sort the grumpy cycle?! At least gets you out!

Daily/Today

  • Up, showered and dressed DONE
  • General tidy, make beds etc DONE
  • Fill/Run/Empty DW Emptied
  • Washing
  • DD's friend coming over
  • Hoovering
  • Kitchen
  • Ironing
  • Playroom
  • On line banking
  • Supermarket Delivery 11-1
  • Maths/phonics workbooks and cards
  • Clean Oven
  • Collect post from house
  • Chickens
  • Dog
  • Reading/Spellings/Word cards
  • April budget itemise everything DOING
  • Get fire going
  • Make dinner
  • Extra big hugs for DC before bed

House

  • Go see builders
  • Check bulbs for new wall lights and order the lights
  • Building project finances - need to update spreadsheet
  • Building project plans/lists/schedule to update
  • Choose bathroom mirrors
  • Carpets
  • Post sample back to flooring people
  • Pick paint and order from building merchants.
Alibabaandthe80nappies · 21/04/2011 10:22

Morning :)

JKS - well done! And OUCH! Shock

Dave - when he bites, pull him towards your breast. It will block his nose which will make him open his mouth. Really hard to teach them 'manners' when they are so little - I sympathise because DS1 started teething when he was 13 weeks and did give me quite a few nips.

Plum - Grin at your kids thinking it was midnight. I was never brave enough to go and sleep in the garden. Tents elsewhere, fine, but for some reason my house scared me from the outside in the dark Hmm Thinking about it, I couldn't sleep in a tent in the garden at my parents house now - too spooky!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Kitchen bin - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 to Peppa Pig World - done
DH into London - done
Strip our bed - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
1 load of washing - washing
Relaxing morning for me - doing :)
Make the dinner
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Friend coming over for a Brew
DH home early
DS1 home at some point

Dinner
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

OP posts:
PlumBumMum · 22/04/2011 08:15

Happy Easter weekend everyone

Right incase anyone missed it before, I have been suggested friends on FB, I think one is you Ali, but didn't want to request you incase its not you and I look like some mad bint saying hi its PlumGrin so pm me if you want another friend (sounds quite sad)

Right
dd1 to hosp
need to stock up on beer & meat
lemons for lemon drizzle
bake desserts for Sunday
Clean house

Had a lovely day with my nannie yesterday Smile

AnonymousBird · 22/04/2011 10:38

Hello everyone, have a great Good Friday! Beautiful here, had breakfast outside Shock.

DC and I are still in our pyjamas... Blush Aiming to be dressed and ready to go out in one hour - no rush today! Still things to do though

Hope we may barbeque later or tomorrow - our proper barbecue is too big to bring over to our rented house, so it's disposable all the way......! Better than nowt but not very eco friendly I suppose just chucking the whole thing away afterwards...

Plum - I don't understand FB - only registered because we got a friend request from someone we had never heard of, so we registered to find out who it was.... still didn't know! So our email address is in there somewhere, but hell if I know what I would actually do next!

Daily/Today

  • Up, showered and dressed
  • General tidy, make beds etc DONE
  • Fill/Run/Empty DW
  • Washing
  • Hoovering
  • Kitchen
  • Ironing DONE!!!!!!!!!!! at long bloody last
  • Playroom
  • On line banking
  • Maths/phonics workbooks and cards
  • Clean Oven
  • Collect post from house
  • Chickens
  • Dog
  • Reading/Spellings/Word cards
  • April budget itemise everything DOING
  • Get fire going
  • Make dinner
  • Extra big hugs for DC before bed
minimammoth · 22/04/2011 13:35

I have a facebook page too and 'tis a mystery to me, and a bit scary.
I am knitting like mad now to try and finish cardi for the baby before he/she arrives on tuesday.
DH STILL in lots of pain re teeth/gums. he has more out next week. Any ideas for tasty soups?
List
Pimms
garden
get out lounger
plant stuff
water stuff
ignore inside housework
eat chocolate

Anyways have a great weekend everyone.

PlumBumMum · 22/04/2011 16:36

I'm starting to get the hang of it and don't normally pay attention to friend suggestions but 1 had freak & CC as mutual friends so just wondered which slattern it was, but afraid incase it was a slattern and a different mumsnetter I don't know iyswim

AnonymousBird · 22/04/2011 16:44

But I don't even have a page (or do I?!)

How do you find people?

PlumBumMum · 22/04/2011 17:23

go to log in put in email address and pasword your page will come up

SupersonicDave · 23/04/2011 10:16

Ooh, i'm on FB, friends with Freak, Ali and CC, my initials are CEE add meeeeee [bugrin]

We are having a party next saturday and my house is still a complete hole. Lots to do this week, so if you don't see me on here, either i am in denial and am hiding in the cupboard eating easter egg or i am busy actually cleaning [bugrin]

cikecaka · 23/04/2011 12:25

Just goes to show SD, its that long since I have been on here that you have namechanged, and I didnt know at least I know whow you are. I am friends Ali, PBM,Freak,CWWM (think she has namechanged though) and another slattern whos name wont come to me.

Trying to get stuff done but DD1 and DD2 keep hogging the computer, time to think about a laptop

SupersonicDave · 23/04/2011 18:21

I was Alice [bugrin]

I have got a pint of Pimms

FreakoidOrganisoid · 24/04/2011 14:04

Hellooo

Just getting this onto threads I'm on ready for next week

Am a teensy bit hungover today Blush

Congrats to JKS Grin

minimammoth · 24/04/2011 20:47

Am off to HMHB tomorrow, to see DGC. then over to DD2 for birth of DGC3. What will it be? keep thinking boy then nah.... girl. Anyone like to guess, any intuitive gut feelings?

TimeWasting · 25/04/2011 09:17

It's meee! You're all friends with me! And I'm back now. [bugrin] I've enjoyed the MN break, though it was a bit odd after over three years constant attachment. [bugrin] Add me everyone, initials are AI.

Congrats to JKS! And Ali! How old is DS2? How was it?

I've got a very busy month ahead, DS is 3 in a few weeks, so Ive a party to plan and execute, and then the following week we are moving house, back to where we lived before now the crazy neighbour has moved. [bugrin]
And all of this while DH is working away. [buconfused]

TimeWasting · 25/04/2011 09:47

So, I do actually need a list today. DH is taking DS out, and I am going to clean and declutter.

  • get DS dressed and ready to go
  • put washing in
  • dry pots
  • clean sink
  • get showered and dressed
  • strip bed
  • sort clean washing and put away
  • declutter and sort shelves in wardrobe
...

For now. Smile

TimeWasting · 25/04/2011 10:36
  • get DS dressed and ready to go done
  • put washing in done
  • dry pots done
  • clean sink done
  • get showered and dressed
  • strip bed done
  • sort clean washing and put away
  • declutter and sort shelves in wardrobe
  • take rubbish and recycling out
  • hang out washing
  • put load in
minimammoth · 25/04/2011 11:05

Hiya Wasting. Welcome back. I am just getting ready to go forth and do grannying. Bit too scared of facebook to start adding everyone , so I will hide away for now. Will let you know when new grand child appears.

FreakoidOrganisoid · 25/04/2011 11:22

Say hello to HMHB for us mini,hope they are all well

TimeWasting · 25/04/2011 11:58

Have a gran-tastic time! Blush Grin

  • get DS dressed and ready to go done
  • put washing in done
  • dry pots done
  • clean sink done
  • get showered and dressed done
  • strip bed done
  • sort clean washing done and put away
  • declutter and sort shelves in wardrobe done for now (need to declutter about half the towels we own)
  • take rubbish and recycling out
  • hang out washing
  • put load in done
  • lunch!
cikecaka · 25/04/2011 12:39

Thats it Wasting..... have been wrecking my brains all weekend to think of your name! Smile. Need to write up list!

TimeWasting · 25/04/2011 13:11
Grin
  • get DS dressed and ready to go done
  • put washing in done
  • dry pots done
  • clean sink done
  • get showered and dressed done
  • strip bed done
  • sort clean washing done and put away
  • declutter and sort shelves in wardrobe done for now (need to declutter about half the towels we own)
  • take rubbish and recycling out some
  • hang out washing done
  • put load in done
  • lunch done
  • sort washing loads done
  • hoover downstairs done
  • clean lino in dining room
  • hang washing
  • put washing in
  • wash pots
TimeWasting · 25/04/2011 15:01
  • get DS dressed and ready to go done
  • put washing in done
  • dry pots done
  • clean sink done
  • get showered and dressed done
  • strip bed done
  • sort clean washing done and put away most
  • declutter and sort shelves in wardrobe done for now (need to declutter about half the towels we own) towels done
  • take rubbish and recycling out most
  • hang out washing done
  • put load in done
  • lunch done
  • sort washing loads done
  • hoover downstairs done
  • clean lino in dining room done
  • hang washing done
  • put washing in done
  • wash pots nearly done
  • tidy itunes done
  • hang washing done
  • put washing in done
  • sort through intray
  • 15 min blast in kitchen to finish pots and tidy etc.
  • take dusters upstairs
  • get bedroom tidies and bed made
TimeWasting · 25/04/2011 15:02

Ooh, they're back!

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