Carpe sorry you're sore. But it was for a worthy cause, right? I'll bet you smile every time you see that drive.
LairyP welcome! Congrats! Don't over do it! We all do right away, in an effort to make a new start...then we pull back and realise chocolate and feet up isn't always bad. 
One more day until maternity leave? Bet you're excited today!!!
Coffee welcome! Sounds like you're keeping pretty busy there! I was reminded when reading your list that I haven't done a freezer inventory in awhile, so I'll be adding that to my list for this week. The dangers of reading everyone's lists - finding something else I need to do!
Peach I could never get stbx on board, DD was on board when she lived here as she was older. Ds1 and ds2 are learning to be on board with it - not keen though. But they're only 7 and 4, so still young.
SC Hooray for full holiday mode! Had to laugh over the mobile though. I swear mine has legs and walks off sometimes. 
WhoKnows I notice you have an allotment. May I ask how much time you spend on it generally? I have mulled over getting one (well, putting my name on the list for one). I would love to have a veg garden, although I don't know how good I'd be at it. I worry about the time needed though. And good luck on your appeal. Statementing stuff is so exhausting and frustrating.
Doodle Hope you're feeling a bit better today. Seriously, just ignore MIL.
Eyelet If you have another mammoth list today, I will have to rest before reading it.
Trazzletoes good luck on your run! What vitamins does your ds take? We tried quite a few before we finally got the chewable squishy ones (that we trialed on a MN product test). It's the only ones the dcs will eat.
Mercury Brave you hanging your washing out. Every single time I hung my washing out before leaving the house, it rained. That's why I bought a condensor dryer.
Swan Glad your ds had a good time in Belgium. at the chocolate factory verdict. I imagine you're right - expecting Willy Wonka. Hope you are having a nice lunch today. I also worry when others come to my house - I have a few friends whose houses are immaculate and I always feel a bit embarrassed when they come over - they never EVER say anything bad about my house. It's just my paranoia, I suppose.
Toffee congrats on the 8 hours of sleep!! I understand how you feel about the weekly boarding. I would really struggle with that as well.
Bitchy did you solve your lunch box drinks problem? And yes, I have one child with disabilities and one child with SNs. I have noticed there are a number of us on this board with children with SNs.
Waving and hello to Blue hyperhops and everyone I have missed.
I've been breathing in very thick dust. I'm pretty sure it was about an inch thick behind my television stand. 
So I spent about almost two hours moving furniture around, disconnecting all the cables (one by one, I'm not insane, you know!! had to be able to put it back together!) and rearranging the cables neatly.
Then it was vacuuming all the dust and then just before I was ready to start wiping down the wall one last time before I took down the shelf and started the wallpaper.... I bumped a cable protector strip (whatever they're called) that was attached to the wall, and the blasted thing came off the wall. Taking a number of huge chunks of plaster with it!! 
So now I have to fix THAT before I can do the wallpaper. And of course, I don't have anything to fix it with right now, and no spare money to pick it up until Friday. grrrrrrrr
Wallpaper will have to be postponed until Monday now, provided the stuff I buy on Friday to fix the holes is dry and solid by Monday.
Isn't that just like DIY? Fix one thing, find another to fix. And now I need to put the tv back in place again and take it all out again Friday to fix wall, and back. And again on Monday to put up the wallpaper and back. Well, better go start putting it all back in place for today.