Fledglings fly into December to party hard.

[HillsBesideTheSea]

Morning.

Tomorrow is December 1st which means roll call for the fledglings and shiny new thread. It might seem a bit clicky but it is because it is a long term thread, park your arse in the naughty corner for moral support, natter and various delicious goodies. Oh and smidge of housework too.

We follow the flylady system HOWEVER we adapt it to suit the circumstances of our lifes and sometimes we ignore the slightly more fluffy/bonkers babysteps --because we can and there ain't no one the boss of us

[HillsBesideTheSea]

Hoping not to have missed anyone but appologies to anyone who I missed, shout louder and I might hear you for the next one

[Longtime]

I'm in too though have been quiet over the past few days. I can't get beyond my work schedule to do much other than just keep the house ticking over. It's stupid o'clock because I finally got to talk to dd and was on the "phone" (facebook messenger phone bit) for over two hours! I'm now totally awake because I've got past being tired! Won't feel that when I'm in my dutch class tomorrow!

[Bowerbird5]

Sorry bit late. I went to bed early hoping I would feel better but no still have stomach ache. Thinking about the weekend I think it is going to have to be scrabble for GP appointment at 8am.

Thank you Sludgecolours for a great thread in November I felt very welcome to join the flying.
Can you tell me if cards are sent for St. Nicholas celebrations because I have some Polish/ Bulgarian/ Russian children at school and I would like to acknowledge their day somehow so I would be grateful for any suggestions. I used to childmind some German / English children so I know some of the traditions but it was a long time ago as two of them have completed a degree now.😳

Hope no one has changed my timetable today while I was off because I don't think I can cope with anything more. Going to make sure I have a break/ rest at lunchtime.

Plan for today.
Get up
Make bed, load car with three bags of stuff for different classes. Hope I don't forget anything( like Tuesday) and busy day at school.
Home at reasonable hour.
Easy meal, wash up, shiny sink and if up to it wash kitchen floor( been a week😡no one else has thought to do it/ bothered. Yes, looking at you DH😤
Declutter handbags( cos if I feel unwell I can still do this and one is definitely in need of a clear out)
Get ready for tomorrow and hoping a) well enough to go b) it's not snowing in Harrogate.
Dust bedroom, attach fairy lights ( where's the plug) and switch on( bed) take large mug of tea, new magazine and hottie and snuggle down early so I can pretend I had a sleep in on Saturday.

Good luck for flying today on December 1st ( Eeek!) placing tin of soup in reverse Advent calendar box.

Morning hills thank you for starting December thread. Good luck with ICT not my forte at all and can commiserate with any gremlins, glitches as the 10 year olds know more than me!

[Bowerbird5]

Oops that was long sorry. I blame the time of morning.

[Callmecordelia]

To do
Get one lot of batch cooking done today. I have bolognese, chilli con carne, chicken chasseur, red cabbage and meatballs to make this week.
After my mother found things to clean last week, I am going to clean the hob again today and make things look nice as she's staying the night tomorrow.
Go fabric shopping.
Go to John Lewis and look at the pretty things.
Go to DD's Christmas fair and try to get out in one piece.

Our advent calendars are up! Both Playmobil. DS has a 1.2.3. one which is all farm animals - so sweet, he loves animals, particularly chickens - and DD a general snowy Christmas scene.

Now I must get dressed, the Ocado driver might arrive in 15 minutes and I prefer to be up properly rather than looking a fright with unbrushed hair. No shoes though...

[Afreshstartplease]

Morning all!

Happy december!

It is Christmas! Advent calendars are out, 1st of December boxes are under the tree! Christmas fair tonight! All very festive!

Home most of today as have a parcel being collected so i should really get a decent amount done

Ta da

Dryer on

[Afreshturkeyplease]

And a festive name change .....🎄

[PurpleDaisies]

Morning everyone. I’ve got a friend coming tomorrow so a big to do list...

Bathrooms x 2
Sweep floors
Guinea pigs
General tidy
Buy food
Bins out

[Stilllivinginazoo]

afresh love nc(mn wheres the santa hat smileys.first if dec you are failing us!!)
callme i LOVE playmobil calenders.i feel very nostalgic for those...this xmas be first year no epic playmobil building either as zoolets are growing up

Ive been awake 20mins.its dark.its freezing.i dont want get up
Kitts have hear miniscule movements and are feverishly clawing my door and mewing pathetically like hslf starved(kibble mountain laid in bowl before i go to bed)
afresh×2 extra hot ready for the busy day ahead
oh.my.god.24days to go and i have a couple of books for zoolets.this is not xmas sorted

[PurpleDaisies]

I had the play mobile farm calendar last year. It’s lovely and goes very well with their nativity scene! Just a boring one for us this year though.

[Sludgecolours]

Good morning all! Pinch punch first of the month and all of that!

Fantastic name change Afreshstart you sound mahoosively organised for Christmas!!! How do you do it?!!! [doffs hat]

[Waves across the city] Dag Longtime Ik wens je geluk op uw Nederlandse les! (Hope that's correct!)

Good luck with the batch cooking Cordelia

Bowerbird5 no, as far as I know, cards are not sent for St Nicolas (but I am sure they would be appreciated anyway). It is more usual for children to receive chocolate, satsumas (or oranges as St Nicolas traditionally arrives on a steam boat from Spain) sweets, speculoos biscuits (spice biscuits) and possible some small marzipan creations in their shoes or slippers that have been put in the fireplace, plus some toys (well that is the Belgian version anyway)! It is lovely of you to think of your expat children - not sure of Bulgarian customs - but can definitely find out about Russian and Polish traditions for you though! What is a reverse Advent calendar box? (How does it work?) Sounds great!

Ta da:
animals
polished dd school boots
ironed and packed gym kit
dd packed lunch
emptied dw
(and filled again from last night
wiped down kitchen surfaces and shined sink
prep for builders

To do:
Everything!! (Literally - the house has descended in to an absolute shameful pit again - it is so depressing - will have to do another full home bleugh I think. No one else bloomin' well picks anything up after themselves!! Grrrr. And laundry has reached Mt Washmore heights again (sigh).

The bad news is that dh feels ill and fluey and couldn't sleep all night despite feeling exhausted. He has gone back to bed this morning (very unusual for him). My cleaning lady has also got flu and has cancelled.

The good news is that the passive aggressive window cleaner has also cancelled (well it's not good news actually because windows are filthy and I may not get another slot before Christmas) but I am happy I don't have to deal with him today. Builders are enough!

Hope everyone has a great start to the Flying month!

[Sludgecolours]

Sorry that was so long I crossed posts with Purple and Zoo [waves!]

[Afreshturkeyplease]

Ta da

Dryer on
Washer on
Parcel label printed and parcel wrapped
Dd reading done (couldnt face last night as she hates it)

I am organised for christmas for the dc. But thats about it. But tbh thats what matters to me.

[Callmecordelia]

I am very organised for Christmas. I have a food stash, a Christmas Eve Ocado order booked in October and a gift spreadsheet.

I love Christmas, I plan for it all year.

When do children grow out of Playmobil? DD is 6, 7 next month. I was hoping to get one more Playmobil Christmas after this one. I fear we are moving on to Lego Friends though.

[Sludgecolours]

CallmeCordelia my dd was still playing with Playmobil (house/school/vets) right up to the age of about 11yrs, and she even played with it for a bit (in a different way combining it with making hand-made models of stables etc) for two intensive blocks of time when she was 12/13 yrs. She's well over it now though. I think it is a good investment (but my dd is an only and so probably played with it more than most).

Afreshturkey aye that shines through in your posts

Off for walk 1 with furry... .

[Shannaratiger]

Morning all

Thanks for bravely taking on the December thread.

I do catch up on thread just not posting much.

Hi to everyone new and old.

To Do

Dd's school this morning to help with present wrapping, they bring in £1 and choose a present for family etc. and we help them wrap it.
Ds school fair in the afternoon, have to meet Ds, give him some money, run to the end of the road collect Dd and drag her complaining back to school probably met by Ds saying he's bored and wants to go home!

i love Christmas though.
Time to get Dd off the laptop and out the door.

Will try and get back on later and do proper replies.

[Sludgecolours]

PS Cordelia I would happily pass on what we have to you although it needs a thoroughly good sort and clean first which will probably not get done before Christmas! Underlying condition is good though but couldn't guarantee all heads on correct figures for example!

[Sludgecolours]

Lovely to see you Shannara

[Bowerbird5]

Waves to everyone.

Reverse Advent Calendar suggested by parish priest last Sunday. You get a bag or a box and every day you put an item of food in it. This will go to families and pensioners in need. I think they might be for January because the Christmas ones usually go out mid December. I could do a double up though couldn't I and send before Christmas. I will check with SVP friend as she will likely be in charge of distribution. Need to find and take my advent calendar to school today. Children already asked me about it last week! Decs will go up at weekend so then we'll all be "EXCITED" except the staff who are still wondering if The "O" people will come before we break up.😕
Happy flying today😄

[Bowerbird5]

Sorry meant to thanks for info. Yes, that is how I remember it might leave some satsumas in trays then😃 they can get cards with other kids but will acknowledge the day. I know one family at least will appreciate my nod to their traditions.

[HillsBesideTheSea]

Food banks also appreciate the reverse calendars, i think theirs you can pop in weekly.

Welcome to the crazy train everyone, nice to see a few long time lurking members pop in.

My sinuses hate me today. I forgot my allergy tablets yesterday so combined with the hideous level of caffiene intake sleep was hard so this morning I have a very bad case of I. don't. want. to. must go poke ds and make sure he is up and find a cup of coffee I need to get my floor cleared so that I can have a new shelf put up, also I believe I might have put the fear of god into people about not hanging about in the lounge so I can some more stuff sorted and cleared up so I suppose I probably should.

Happy December 1st people. Hope you are not delayed by snow, frost or ice!

[Stilllivinginazoo]

Well ive ground to a halt
Ds was up n down all night stuffed up n snotty say chest hurt.fever tiday and wont shift from pit not even promise anything wants to eat(unheard of)
Lil zoo alao not well.complaining bad tummyache and laying curled up in bed also not wanting breakfast

Ta das
Fed cats
Fed dd2 and pack up
Littertray

My house is silent (cats/kits positioned virtually on radiators.zoolets in beds sleeping)as wave dd2 off grateful i not having venture out in that wind but not at expense thrm be ill...

how long left with playmobilwell we still sporadically drag our extensive stash out.dd2 is 13 and will join in.ds 11still plays at times.dep which sets out.lil zoo(just 10) loves the vet and stables(ds favourites) id say we not fully outgrown just not wanting to add.ds wants lego 3in one creations still.

Need start plan what to buy and also some new xmas traditions now they are getting older..we always do crib service at church.theres a house about 10miles away that is seriously decked out in lights raising money for charity we sometimes go to view and look at others lit up on way there n back.im thinking xmas dvd n blankies with hot chocolate etc?miht get them paperchaining.year before last we did homespun look using old newspapers cut n stuck together(time consuming but effective)sadly unless i get very irganised and rejig A LOT there no room fir a tree.was like that last year n didnt feel esp xmassy..that said with kits maybe fir best.our atticys cat had thing for climb top damn thing n try perch like a fairy whilst it swayed precariously. ....

[Afreshturkeyplease]

zoo what about a minature tree on your table or a shelf?

Dd (4) asked for playmobil for christmas in about september. Then in october said no i dont want any of that. Last night she started playing with the older 2s old stash and now wants it for christmas again. But ive already bought all her presents so she will have to wait for her birthday (spring) Bloody indecisive child!

I have an online food slot booked for a couple of days before xmas, like Callme this has been booked for AGES

Ta da

Dry on
Washer on
Parcel label printed and parcel wrapped
Dd reading done (couldnt face last night as she hates it)
Me and 4dc up dressed fed and out 840
3 uniforms ironed
2 lunches made
School run done

[Callmecordelia]

The school/nursery run was HIDEOUS.

[HillsBesideTheSea]

ds has been dispatched to school finally despite his appeals that he is too sick and the fact that I feel like crap and didn't want to leave the house. But as a result I need to sort out the emergency winter car stuff. Just going to stick a list here of everything that I need to find/sort because i fail at my to do list item 1 a lot atm 1. don't lose to do list

Car emergency box
extra layers
blankets
food - dry and hot up with water
cups
drink stuff
plastic spoons
thermos
water
snow chains
snow shovel
cardboard

I think that is everything