Evening all,
Cromer sounds lovely Blue and what perfect weather, I am v. envious of anyone whose DCs are still off school!
Arses - well done!
Ellie - you too, especially in top of work
Lauren - [envious] of you and your dates!
Bitchy - hope you are asleep
Engels - 9.10 that's pretty early. I'm doing well if I have the light off before midnight.
Toffee - thank you, I always seem to start the new term with a great wave of morning routine enthusiasm, especially now and spring when it's warm and light in the mornings and I can have the kitchen French doors open. It usually all goes to pot by week 2....
Foad - welcome back
PA - no, not quite Stamford Bridge, I certainly wouldn't have wanted to go to that game either.
Brices - thanks for the reminder, my kitchen French doors are very much in need of a clean
Swan - thank you for your kind words about DS. I know exactly what you mean about being so proud of them one minute and then a moment later they have gone and done something like the lecturing a 6 year old (who probably didn't even notice but we are acutely aware of). Hope DS2's first day back went OK.
Eyesdomore - thank you too, that is sad that your mum wasn't able to help you. I constantly feel I should be doing more / better for DS, but there is only so much you can do.
Mymums - how old are your DSs? My DS is 8, he's the one with speech therapy, but DD (6) doesn't speak very clearly either (although much better than DS) so I am doing the exercises with both of them together. Poor old DS has SALT and OT and sometimes feels a bit singled out for all the extra work, so I try and involve DD too where I can. Similarly DD struggles with phonics and I am doing extra work with her and DS is joining in with that. Then I wonder why my evening routine is a bit slack!
Jchoc - hello!
Well, a good day Chez Whoknows, as follows:
DH was better and went back to work.
Morning routine went well.
DCs seemed to have a good day at school and DS was invited to a party.
A lovely relaxed evening with the DCs in the house and garden
I have passed my first OU module! 
I have transferred all info onto next years Organised Mum calendar so we are up and running for the next 15 months.
Also I have been struggling to focus at work, I sit in a silent office trying to do boring stuff on a computer and resist the temptation to MN instead, in my previous job I worked in a very bustling office and I seem to need constant stimulation. Anyway, yesterday I discovered that I can listen directly to BBC podcasts on my phone without having to put them on via Itunes and I am sorted! I have been listening to all sorts of things from Radio 4 and 5Live and my concentration is much better. And actually I could probably do it direct from my laptop, but I hadn't thought of that. Sorted!