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

[Afreshturkeyplease]

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
Opened all upstairs curtain and blinds
Collected up some washing
Sorted christmas shit bag (cards tags etc)
Emptied bedroom bin

Now

[Stilllivinginazoo]

Really should get up n do something.place degenerates dreadfully when had dp around(he has epic shift at work this weekend.started 9am as theres team build day and rest staff off doing that hes man the residence on own ...has sleep in so in offuce til 10pm then to sleep room til 8am(service users can wake him if need to) 8-3 tom.sat back midday to do sleep in and 8-3 monday)

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

Morning all. Big welcome to newbies and to returners. Thanks for a lovely November thread SC and for the December thread Hills.

Oh dear re. school run Callme.

Ta da:-
Home bleugh

To do:-
Declutter whole house
Become miraculously organised for Christmas
Organise all things needing to be sent into school
Online food shop to come tomorrow
Send work email

More realistically:-
Half hour stash and dash
15 mins dealing with the most urgent school bits
Make packed tea
Pick up girls
Xmas fair tonight for us tooAfresh.

Offers festive all round.

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

Forgot, I must, must, must do a card for my Dad’s birthday, get the girls to write in it and post it.

[HillsBesideTheSea]

The plan? All the things
The reality? None of the things

It has taken all day for the sinus pain to calm down but I am still left with painful ears again
Am just going to eat some food and then get everything sorted for cross country driving for ds tonight. Will be back later with links.

[Stilllivinginazoo]

sinus pain sucks and blows

I have achieved crap all.i have lay on opposite sofa to ds and try keep warm in my bloody cold house thats costing over 45quid a week in utilities and still like fecking fridge
Manage get him eat a slice toast and sip if water.hes a nightmare when has very bad colds.stops eating a an inch fat on him so body grinds to a weak halt😞hes exhausted and dizzy and just wants lay quiet(wrings hands out of his line of vision whilst try appear noncholant)

I am burying head under blankie ignoring both mess and xmas galloping towards me....

[Sludgecolours]

[mug] for those who are suffering.

Sinus pain is the pits Hills Hope you can drive ok with it; safe travelling.

Same here Zoo dh has contracted the cold/fluey thing that dd and I had earlier this week. He slept all morning but dragged himself off to work this afternoon. I hope your ds feels much better soon.

Hope you enjoy the Christmas fairs tonight Afreshturkey and Toostressy!

for Cordelia Arf at Christmas spreadsheet !

Thanks for explanation Bowerbird5 I am going to suggest we do a reverse Advent calendar in our parish too - if not this year - then next. Hope the dreaded "O" people do not appear! Have fun in Harrogate!

Shannara like the wrapping idea too!

Cheery wing flaps to everyone else!

Builders have been banging and crashing and seemingly had a competition with one another to see who can open the front door and let as much cold air in as possible?

In the meantime I have been furtling around doing a load of things that (typically!) weren't on my urgent list ie made a vanilla and chocolate swirl cake for colleague's birthday, knocked up a date and walnut loaf for w/e, wrapped up yet more parcels, walked the furry X 2 (going out for 3rd walk later), triaged a bit of laundry, tidied up kitchen, did some banking, post office run, s & s, searched fruitlessly for address book for 30 mins , dropped some glasses and serving dishes off to friend and had a natter, did quick supermarket shop, and (literally) threw some clothes in to some bags.

As a result of which: house is even more of a pit than it was this morning...

Escaping now for a bit though! Hope everyone has an excellent weekend!

[Sludgecolours]

Mug? Mug? I meant !! Sorry!

[Callmecordelia]

Thanks for all the reassurance re Playmobil! I love the calendars too, I'm pleased we will still be able to have them next year.

Like lots of you I have got nothing done. Except fun things like fabric shopping and John Lewis. I need to get on, but the sofa is comfy and the children are actually playing nicely and I don't want to mooooove....

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

Ta da:-
Dad’s birthday card done (badly ) and posted
Stash and dash
Some letters given into school
Went to Xmas fair - mixed results there. DDs’ behaviour initially terrible but then did improve. Some days I wonder if it will ever get easier.
Both DDs have eaten and had shower
Shattered now so having 10 mins while they watch a programme then will hope to get them to bed.

[Longtime]

sc, I paid around €3500 for ds1's orthodontic treatment and got around €900 back. Pretty much the same for dd. They were both around 14 at the time. I don't know what you do if you can't afford it.
People go on about the wonderful Belgian health service. It is great but you have to pay! Our equivalent of NI contributions are higher than the UK but that doesn't stop us having to pay mutuelle costs, high prescription costs and part of all of our medical costs. Rant over!

Thank you for your best wishes for my Dutch class. I think you say: "veel succes bij of met je/uw Nederlandse les".

Tada

Mount Rushmore is finally no more! I went mad with what I decided to wash but have finally got to the bottom of it.
Loaded, put on and unloaded dishwasher
Folded washing
Some of the October books
Dutch class survived!
General tidying

Cleaning lady came today so house is clean!

Dh is going to China on Monday until Christmas so we are going out for the day tomorrow. I've even got our dogsitter to come round so we don't have to worry about the dog! There will be no flying!

[Stilllivinginazoo]

Toostressy even with slightly older ones parenting exactly same.thats not really helpful but lets you know we a here plug away at same old stuff.xx
callme comfy sofas do call when kids play nice and in my opinion would be rude to ignore them
sc pray tell what is non urgent about choc swirl and date and walnut cakes?i am outraged these are sidelined activities.you seriously need rethink your prioritys!!i too shall be asking at church about reverse advent.might be bit late for this year but deffo think be brilliant for next.think we shall try n sort a food bank drop before xmas.we arent in any position on wealth but i remember be nominated by HV as a single mum with dd1 for a little something from salvation army.i clearly remember that shoe box with holly wrapping paper on it.inside-coffee.mince pies.choc animal biscuits.a packet of jelly.some shortbread.that xmas i had very little and it ment a lot to me.dd1 was almost a year old and oblivious to the couple toys under the tree(id had a minor miracle when shopped as our local safeway gave me a toy that wouldnt scan and made me cry at realisation she could have another toy ) and dinner was exciting in her xmas paper made hat and( wow upon wow )a choc biscuit.its made me very aware its not always huge things that can make lives seem betterand i feel its good karma to feed back and teach zoolets same(they try n take a little something like aldi cereal or some beans etc each to food bank box at church once a month or so(or when we can afford it))
I think i am blathering now

Anyhoo
Tempted ds eat a buttered bagel and a frube(along with a slice buttered toast his entire food for today.not good from a weight gaining perspective)
One load laundry

Must do better tomorrow😞

[Stilllivinginazoo]

Xpost longtime gosh thats hard.enjoy the time you have together.

Oh and sc id be scandalized at pay ap with orthodontist to only discuss costs
remembers dd2 needs app to tighten block braces and add to to do for monday in diary

[HillsBesideTheSea]

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[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

Thanks zoo. We went for coffee and a cake before the fair and I had to march them out of the coffee shop (leaving my barely drunk coffee, sob) in disgrace . Tomorrow is another day!

[FlyingJellyfishInTheAttic]

Happy December everybody. Been really busy here so haven't posted for ages.

I did however meet my target of having all rooms cleared and organised ready for finding everything a forever home now. So starting tomorrow is decluttering one box a day. Hopefully all be done by end of the month.

Tomorrow's plan is:
Fun day out with DH and kids
One box
Sorting out diary
Finishing clothes

[Longtime]

Thanks zoo. It's the fourth time this year he's been for so long but the first time since I've been an empty nester so not looking forward to it.

[Callmecordelia]

DD has been vomiting since 9pm last night. I wasn't in. DH managed to let her be sick in both her bed and the spare bed, and put dirty stuff on our bed. She still can't keep water down for long. Dreading DS waking up, as far as I can tell he hasn't got it.

DH is refusing to stay home from work. He's just left. A very rare night out, with overnight babysitting (that happens about once every three years) will have to be cancelled. I have no bedding for the babysitters/my parents, and in any case my dad won't set foot in a house where people are being sick. I will have to ring the launderette at 9 to beg for a collection of the duvets, pillows and a service wash. Good job I got the cash out for the night out yesterday, so I can pay them.

[Callmecordelia]

The rareness of the night out was more that we were both going, not that I never leave the house - obviously as I was out last night. Socialising as a couple hardly ever happens. I booked my parents for this in September, we were supposed to be going dancing and having cocktails.... Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgh.

I've also just realised we won't be able to do the carols and mince pie afternoon at my friend's house tomorrow either, because she won't be 48 hours clear.

Sorry for spamming the thread. I'm really disappointed.

[Afreshturkeyplease]

Oh no callme that sounds really shit

I have had an awful night with ds and dp has slept like a baby. I am contemplating things i can do to him ....

Ds up and down from 1am. Had to bring downstairs at three as he was going crackers. Gave nurofen and eventually got him to sleep in the pushchair about 4-7. Slept on the sofa all bent and my neck hurts. Dd was also up at one point after having a nightmare

House is a fucking pig stye and no more nurofen so ill have to go out. Cba talking to dp as im really annoyed at lack of help.

[HillsBesideTheSea]

It is understandable you are disappointed callme

iforgot to turn my alarm clock off. I am also not ready for moving so I think I am going to go back to sleep for an hour and see if that helps. I have really hit hibernate hard. All I want to do is sleep atm

[HillsBesideTheSea]

Sorry afresh that is a terrible x-post. i hope you get some less chocolate teapot help today, you too Callme

[Stilllivinginazoo]

callme you arent spamming us.we clean and we also chat about life good and bad.im so so sorry.poorly kids are always hard work but to happen when you had something you were looking forward to and need to cancel is awful and sods fucking law

afresh personally my revenge plot would involve either super cold early wake up or maybe crushed glass added to dinner
hills i too want to hibernate...dd1 literally text n woke me a moment ago(i dont often make it past 6am) i cant hear signs of life so all zoolets must still be asleep.i could very easily roll over and return to zzz

[Stilllivinginazoo]

Ooops.forgot afresh vat of tea and i suspect iv of caffeine may also be in ordee

[PurpleDaisies]

and to everyone suffering with tiredness, illness etc. My day yesterday was s washout after starting with sinusitis at lunchtime. Made it to the end of the day at school but came home and did nothing at all except sit on the sofa with painkillers and a hot water bottle.

My friend is still coming, my house is still a mess. Going to emergency clean the Guinea pigs and quick tidy. She’s lovely and will be polite enough not to mention the state of the house.