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[JKSLtd]

Welcome one and all, especially if you love writing a great list, then sitting back and MNing crossing everything off.

And extra welcomes to those of us who write something we've already done on the list just for the satisfaction of getting to cross it off

Just got drenched coming home from Beavers, DD was fine under her raincover, the rest of us were dripping!

DONE:
Me & dd dressed
Supermarket
Laundry; loads 1 & 2 dry, load 3 in td, load 4 in wm
Make lego out of cardboard boxes & bottle lids for decorations
get crayons ready for making lego crayons in mould tomorrow
ring man re wm making bad noises (coming Wed)
make pasta bake for tea (rejected by 2 out of 3, luckily had made some plain too, sigh)
DS1 to Beavers & home again
change wet clothes

TO DO:
more laundry, sigh
DC to bed yey
ironing/sorting

NOT DONE/Tomorrow:
Photocopy colouring pages (at supermarket?)
Start on tidying spare room/junk storage area!
make lego crayons (find heat/timing instructions)
funeral for schoolmate of DS2's (v sad)

• usual Tues stuff

I have been very busy a work so haven't been focused on the house, and boy, does it show.

This morning I have done

Cleared up kitchen (but not the table)
Dishwasher on
Den tidied
Clean laundry put away
DDs too small clothes bagged up
Visit to Drs to sort out an apt
Coffee with a friend for a moan
Lunch

This afternoon I have to

Grocery shop
DS's homework
Make dinner
Iron school uniform

Hope you are all well.

Hi Slattern :)

All ok-ish here, DD spent the day being ill but seemed fine at bedtime so hoping that's it. Really can't be doing with d&v in the house this week/end.

DONE:
tidy spare room ready for PIL/PIL here
DS1's parents eve (nice & positive)
lots of party prep
DS1's card
DS1's presents ready

TO DO:
DS1's present opening & birthday breakfast
DS2 onto school bus
Photocopy colouring pages (at supermarket?)
make lego crayons (find heat/timing instructions)
poss DD Jo Jingles
any other party planning?
chase last few non-replies, sigh
sch runs, party tea & cake
DC bath & bed/DS1 late night with GPs & DH (& me)
tv & bed

Ds1 is 7 today

I woke at 4 he woke at 5ish, not great.

Dd is poorly too poss pre-chicken pox? Hopeful in a weird way.

To do:
Lunch
Dd nap
Attempt more crayons, first lot mostly didn't work well
Some food shopping?

Happy birthday little JKS!

Thanks he had a lovely day

In laws here, lots to do & I'm knackered as not sleeping. Right so list...

Done:
Breakfast & tidy up
Ds2 & dh to football
One lot of crayons made

To do:
Rest of us dressed
More crayons
Start on tidying downstairs
More laundry & get it upstairs
Fil to cut grass & dh to tidy garden
Clean outside table & chairs
Party bags packed?
Ds1 out to a party
Make lego cake; check ingredients supply; make big & small loaf; trim into brick shapes;ice;make blobs for top;set up on board

Done everything except
Put laundry upstairs
Clean garden chairs

Tomorrow (pre-party);
Wash last lot of bits downstairs
Blow up balloons
Make small cakes
Put up various decorations
Tidy up last bits downstairs
Breakfast/lunch/dd's nap

Await onslaught & cross fingers for dry weather...

Good luck with the paaaarttyy tomorrow JKS, I think the weather is supposed to be better, (at least around these parts). My DS's birthday is in the summer too so I feel your weather watching pain. I hope all goes to plan.

I did a bit of tidying today and then had a wee doze. So not the most taxing of days , ah well there is always tomorrow.

Dd's just been sick... Ds1 has a rash but seems to be okay, fil has stuck stuff up wonky & now mil has added normal flour to my g-f cakes.....and breathe!!!!!

And it's over

It was all fine, lovely sunshine and they played outside until we called them in for cake & other (junk) food.

All over for another year yey.

Today:
Reclaim house
Put everything back where it should be
Find homes for presents
Laundry x lots
Start in tqs (ds1 & dd)
Start on France halfterm trip planning

I have moved stuff around all day yet feel that I haven't actually completed anything.

Today:
Reclaim house Nearly Done
Put everything back where it should be Nearly Done
Find homes for presents not at all done
Laundry x lots Lots done, couple of loads still left to do
Start in tqs (ds1 & dd) nope
Start on France halfterm trip planning nope!

Next:
DC to bed
some ironing & putting upstairs
early night

Hi jks, hope ds1 had a good bday. Dd is 7 on thurs, fingers crossed we have good weather for her party on sat.

Done a few random jobs today such as cleaning kitchen light fittings and top of boiler. Started off just doing the cupboard fronts and it escalated!

Managed to do that without it being work avoidance technique too as I also did my learning diaries for work.

Going to try to get back into thread properly as it helps me keep on top of it all better

Busy day today, lots to do

Sort out PTA floats
Work work
Tidy bedroom, (it is awful)
Tidy bathroom
Start on b'day invites
Iron at least 2 quilt covers
Put a wash on
Shopping list
Grocery shop
Identify urgent ironing and then iron

See you later!

Not too much on list today

Daily stuff
Load of washing
Reserve play sand at argos
Shop for couple of bits
2 loads washing away

Must clean loo in a min when I go up to do dc bath. Still got to wash up (after bf and I eat), bath and bed dc and wrap dds presents and write card

Freak - happy birthday to your dd, hope she's having a good day :)

I have managed to send in TQ notes to school today, but still have DS1's non-sch ones to do & all of DD's, sigh.

Am feeling a little overwhelmed by all i have to do, holiday packing/planning, sch governor stuff, Gosh appt for DS2 (development check), etc etc.
And DH is mega-busy trying to get lots done before we go away.

DONE:
morning routine (TQs to sch)
Jo Jingles with DD
lunch & tidy kitchen
dw, wm & td on
beginning of clothes packing for DC
transfer money for next term's Tumble Tots
reduce inbox to less than 30

TO DO:
ring Mum to find out how she's doing (started new drugs on Tues)
do DS1's birthday entry in his book (plus height & weight)
list who's left for TQs
get DD up
DS2 home, DS1 drama club
DC tea & tidy up
DC to bed
me out for dinner with other mums

Right, so, train booked for midday tomorrow.

To do before then:

pack car with:
clothes x 5
bathroom bits x 5
extras for DD (travel cot, etc)
coats, wellies, hats (gloves & scarves? how cold is it going to be?!)
spare wellies for DNephew
some beach stuff (in hope)
any cold food we can fit in coolbag
any other food & drink
passports & printout for train
toys, books.....

last bits of ironing/folding/sorting clean clothes
last load into td
notes for cleaner & cat feeder
DC tea, bath & bed
our dinner & bed

Quite a few dones today.
My sister is arriving in an hour and I had told dc they could stay up and eat dinner with us but ds is already throwing himsrlf around in a tantrum so may have to rethink. He's had plenty of snacks so it's not that [sigh]

Good luck with that Freak!

I was wondering if we could wait for dinner together with DB + 2 tomorrow night in Normandy but then he thinks he'll get there about 6, which is just too late for my lot.

Packing car = in hallway for now.

pack car with:
clothes x 5 3 done
bathroom bits x 5
extras for DD (travel cot, etc) Some done (remember booster seats)
coats, wellies, hats (gloves & scarves? how cold is it going to be?!) DONE
spare wellies for DNephew DONE
some beach stuff (in hope) DONE
any cold food we can fit in coolbag
any other food & drink Some done
passports & printout for train DONE
toys, books..... Started

last bits of ironing/folding/sorting clean clothes DONE
last load into td DONE
notes for cleaner & cat feeder
DC tea, bath & bed DONE
our dinner DONE & bed

Have a great trip JKS.

Phew party over! So glad I had dsis, bil and bf helping me as I'd have struggled on my own. Two days later and myfloors are finally sand free and no longer crunchy underfoot! Have spent all day today cleaning, tidying and doing laundry but now feel like my house is back to normal.

Hope everyone has had a lovely bank holiday weekend

Hiya all. Took me ages to find you. And you're all on hols. Have not read through thread yet but marking place. Back with news etc later.

Tis party central round here. I think everybody is either preparing for or recovering from a child's party.

Nice to have you back Mini.

We have been having a few dramas here. PIL fell and broke his hip, now in hospital recovering from hip replacement. MIL has dementia, we have had to organise care for her. We have been up and down the motorway many times.theyare2.5 hrs away. So my lists are backing up. I have deep litter lists.
I have only ten days to my USA trip so I neeeed a list. I will then become sane.

Oh no mini, how stressful.

Today I have mostly tried to organise tge dcs bedroom a bit. Parents have taken their massive chest of drawers I have been borrowing for 7 years and I am going to get some storage that will work better for us- a bookcase and a small chest of drawers.