Babystepping our way through May, The lists thread.

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today's ta dah's so far

Up breakfasted, showered, dressed, hair dried.
Washing in machine, washed and on line (bra crisis averted!)
Finished preparing 1 lesson and totally prepared another
Organised a healthy lunch and...
walked to church and ate it with friends
Found some time to pray

Prepared another lesson
Cleaning and tidying in work room
Taught one lesson
updated accounts

Just about to do a bit more work before music practice.

To Dos and Ta Dahs:

Toddler & I up
Toddler & I shower
Toddler & I dressed
wave to binmen
return bin to it's spot
take out "hidden" recycling to bin before binmen arrive
MRI (3:30, not including travel time)
Seniors (5:30-8:00, including travel time)
take Toddler to friend's (leave around 2:15 to be there by 2:30)
collect Toddler from friend's (go straight to Seniors)
stop at Guiding friend to collect croquet set (probably after hospital before Toddler)
stop home before Seniors for refrigerated stuff (BBQ tonight)
restock diaper bag
restock diaper bag snacks
pack toys for friend's house & Seniors (friend has older children so will take a couple of TS's toys in case)
pack up Toddler's dinner & snacks for Seniors
clear out refrigerator
brown mince for tonight's dinner (after Seniors)
take out trash
take chicken from freezer to thaw (in refrigerator)
pack up Seniors bag
bag up Thank You biscuits & chocolates for friend & her children
keep up on the washing up
keep up on feeding Toddler
update National Trust book (will probably do it at MRI)
register on National Trust site
postbox, mail badges
Seniors, write out check for badges
Seniors, get Guiding friend to sign check for badges
Seniors, deliver check to Depot Secretary
bank or ATM (so I can pay for hospital parking!)
email BiL
fling, downstairs
fling, upstairs
separate sausages
freeze sausages
Seniors, make sure we have enough to keep us busy for 90 minutes
go to tip for recycling
bring in last of "groceries" from last night (left a few non-grocery items in the boot)
hang up Toddler's color line (hang string, add clothes pins, hang pictures)
work out where I'm going to hang his 10 Commandments pictures (he's only done Commandment 1 so far but want to hang them all together and most are A3 sheets)
update presents spreadsheet
make pattern for apples (for Toddler's Family Tree I'm putting on his wall)
cut out Toddler's umbrella/raindrops/flower he colored yesterday
put together umbrella/raindrops/flower in mobile fashion
hang mobile

I haven't done too badly all things considered.

To Dos and Ta Dahs:

Toddler & I
Toddler & I dressed
Wednesday's dishes and pan
bring Seniors bags in from car
clear out Seniors bags
Seniors, write receipts
Seniors, write out deposit slip
Seniors, bank (deposit)
Seniors, update spreadsheets (attendance, badge, payments)
Seniors, find new badge to work on
Seniors, email members with new badge
Seniors, write permission form
Seniors, send permission form
swimming
hang wet swimming gear
separate sausages
freeze sausages
trip to tip, recycling
town, post office
pack for swimming (gear, snacks, lunch, drinks)
email, BiL
email, MiL
email, friend who watched Toddler yesterday
apple leaves, trace
apple leaves, cut out
hang Toddler's color line
fling, upstairs
fling, downstairs
feed ducks (?)
weed out pot (?)
replant climbing plant (?)
replant tomatoes (?)

I'm being gentle on myself today.

Anything with a (?) is weather dependant. I'm not sure what's going with the weather today.

Ta Dahs:

Toddler & I up
Toddler & I dressed
Wednesday's dishes and pan
bring Seniors bags in from car
clear out Seniors bags
Seniors, write receipts
Seniors, write out deposit slip
Seniors, bank (deposit)
Seniors, update spreadsheets (attendance, badge, payments)
Seniors, find new badge to work on
Seniors, email members with new badge
Seniors, write permission form
Seniors, send permission form
swimming
hang wet swimming gear
separate sausages
freeze sausages
trip to tip, recycling
town, post office
pack for swimming (gear, snacks, lunch, drinks)
email, BiL
email, MiL
email, friend who watched Toddler yesterday
apple leaves, trace
apple leaves, cut out
hang Toddler's color line
fling, upstairs
fling, downstairs
feed ducks (?)
weed out pot (?)
replant climbing plant (?)
replant tomatoes (?)

Weather turned this afternoon so we didn't go to town or do any of the other outside activities.

My Ta Da's

Got up, eventually, coffee
Breakfast for family
Made packed lunches, sarnies today
Ushered family out the door
Coffee
Breakfast
Tea & toast for OH post school run
Cleaned bathrooms
Vacuumed downstairs
Took dogs for a walk, including a quick bite for me and a water break for them-2hours
Fed dogs
Showered
Sandwiches for OH, he'd been out sorting my tyre
School dash
DCs home with school friend
Drinks & snacks for DCs
Made more muffins for DD2's friend
Coffee
Dropped muffins due to distraction of DD1's tantrum

Ta da :)

Up
dressed
breakfasted myself and the kids
DS's medication done
DS's physio done
bank checked (thank you bank holiday early payments!)

To do.

Kids to school (with detour for part food that I forgot to buy)
Grab a bin bag and de clutter the bedroom
Set hoover off in the bedroom
empty all bins
dishes
pack overnight bag for me and dp
pack overnight bag for the kids
Shower/shave/hair
drop kids off at their dad's house.

Morning all,

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