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33 replies

BiancaCastafiore · 13/11/2007 09:05

Morning all

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BiancaCastafiore · 13/11/2007 09:10

Mission

Love all the new names from last night

I've dropped the kids at school, both clean and tidy - it's school photo day today.

I need to play catch-up FLYwise today and get the place in order (again) I didn't do yesterdays mission so will do that and todays this morning, along with my usual jobs. I'm swopping Tuesday and Thursday this week and so will be tackling upstairs mostly today.
I also need to do more baking - cookies and cakes today if possible.

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TheMadHouse · 13/11/2007 09:31

Morning. Oh I need a chritmas name too - must start thinking, any ideas welcome.

I have done my morning routine and we are off to mums and toddlers and then have a group of 2.6 year olds coming for lunch. I have popped the ingredients for pizza dough in the bread machine and prepped all the toppings, made galic butter for dough balls.

So they can make them and I will pop in the oven and clean up the carnage then.

Builders back again - it never seems to end. They are quite good thougt, I just give them electric and they bring their own kettle and stuff, so no making tea. However, they told me last night that I will need a humidifyer if I want to get the floor back down in the conservatory before christmas - ho hum

FrostyGlassSlipper · 13/11/2007 09:39

Morning Guys, Got a lie in courtesy of DH today

DD2 in bed though and we need to go out in 10 minutes!

TMH - TheMadGrotto, TheTinselHouse, TheMerryHouse...

Simply · 13/11/2007 10:24

Hello to all. Just a quick post as I'm trying to get the most out of today. Ds is off school so no work for me until Thurs at least. I am really going to run out of holidays at this rate. It's not long since dd had days off school with a virus. I'm going to discuss giving up work with dh. It's that or get an au pair and no-one seems to want to come to mid Wales, funnily enough! We are just 20 mins away from an uni town by bus but I've become quite disheartened by the au pair stuff after spending about 40 hours on it and getting no-where except a good one might come to us in 2008. She's in Uni in East Anglia atm. Oh, don't listen to me, I'm just fed up!

Have a good day one and all!

Grouchyoscar · 13/11/2007 10:49

Morning Bianca FGS THM and Simply

Done my morning routines inc making a pan of steaming porridge Took Ed to School (in hat, scarf and gloves) Came home and fleshed out a job app. Productive amorning.

Going to think about a Crimbo name

BiancaCastafiore · 13/11/2007 13:41

Good to see you TMH, Simply, FGS and Grouchy
Hope you sort your child care issues soon simply, you seem to have been looking for an au pair forever!

Very quiet here today - I hope everyone is OK

I have done very little cleaning but have been having a sort out so have been busy in my own way.
Ds has just gone to play with a friend so I'm going to start some baking while I have some peace and quiet

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RubyRioja · 13/11/2007 13:45

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Oodlesandludasoftinsel · 13/11/2007 14:36

Love the new names

I'm very festive today...have started my xmas shopping (at last)
Also bought oodles and oodles of tinsel
Big fat bushy tinsel...can't wait to put it on the tree...our tinsel we have at the mo is a bit thread bare

Actually it is fairly depressing as there is so much stuff I'd like to buy for people, but we are on a serious budget this year, so no such luck

But still, its very nice to make a start, and feel a bit festive

Well gardening club after school, so I had better get on and tidy up quick before we have to go

yaddayah · 13/11/2007 14:41

Eh ?

I posted this morning I'm sure I did ??

Oh well someother lucky lot have been told I need to get on and start doing some housework then !

Brrr its cold

Have started buying christmas presents too !

Madhouse you're pizza sounds scrum

Well i've 15 mins before I have to pick madam up from nursery .. off to scoot around and finish procrastinating

yaddayah · 13/11/2007 14:43

luda like the name ! I've been trying to think of a fastive one to no avail

yad
bad
mad
sad
glad

ayah
bar
far

GladIcangotothebar is the nearest I've got

Simply · 13/11/2007 14:43

Thanks BC. Yes, since June, though I didn't bother with it much in Aug and Sept and have done very little recently except have a quick look and find that they still mostly want to be in London!

Hi go. I didn't have a Halloween name and may not bother with a Christmas name either. Actually, my sis is good and thinking up names and captions and things and she knows my MN name so I'll ask her!

Ruby Hi there! Have a rest if you're shattered - Simply Simon says! [am I barking, or am I barking?!!!)

Ds and I have been out for an hour. I promised him a cake in a local cafe. We mostly talked about GCSE choices. Where have the last 14 yrs gone? Believe it or not, if I could re-wind and go through it all again, I would and I'd make sure I smelt the flowers more along the way. And this from a Mum who took 6 yrs off to be with the kids and it still doesn't feel like enough - they grow up so quickly! A friend has just had her 5th child. I'm very pleased for her but I'm also a bit envious. Ah, well!

See you later!

yaddayah · 13/11/2007 18:29

Where is everyone ??

I want to boast my house is tidy !

luda tinsel !! Nooooooo I have a running battle every year with dh about the stuff, I HATE it with a passion .. it just moults everywhere !

Gah !

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Grouchyoscar · 13/11/2007 19:06

Hello everyone

Still thinking of an xmas name

Spent all afternoon playing with Ed, just boxed card games and the like. Oh and watching Educational DVDs and carving up a slab of my rocky road crunch bar.

Any of you with Virgin for cable? Ed has worked out that if he enters 999 the info on how to use the service appears with a cartoon cat and bird. He thinks it's amazing but I've had to cope with it on a 5 min loop for 2 days now. I turn it off, he turns it back on and hits all the 9s I don't know if I'm immune or homicidal.

Done my evening routines.We're fed, DH to football. I've finished my job app so an early night with Ed and Madagascar I think.

See you all tomorrow xx

ATortIsForLifeNotJustChristmas · 13/11/2007 19:08

Evening all.
OOOh i love tinsel too Luda.
Where is everyone today? I am normally reading through 50+posts!

I have a HUGE pile of stuff to list on Ebay tonight. I HAVE to make some money or it will be a very bad Christmas.

TheMadHouse · 13/11/2007 19:15

evening all

DH is doing puzzles with the mini mads and I am just catching up with a cuppa.

Bulders are finnish - just the electrician to come back on Thursday am. I am having the conservatory floor relaid a week on Thursday. DH is going to be spending every weeken fixing up the mess in the garden - have no money left to get it done.

Not much fying done today bar the essentials, I am hoping the week gets better.

DS1 has got the terrible twos and is trying to slowing grind me down and my mum goes on holiday for 2.5 weeks on Thursday - boo hoo.

I am still thinking re the christmas name, must work harder.

GO what educational DVD's do you have? My two only want tractor tom or bob or thomas?

luda I have banded tinnsel in the mad house the cat has a love hate relationship with it

Ruby Surely the proplus and the ADHD meds would counteract each other. Maybe just proplus and pots of coffee, although I am like the duracel bunny on E with coffee

Yada Pizza was scrum - dead easy to make the dough. 540g of strong white flour, 1 tblespoon of oil, 1 of honey, sachet of yeast, tiny tad of salt and then 12 fluid onz of water and mix. The honey makes the crust all golden and crispy. Oh and a tip for the garlic butter is to add olive oil to it.

Simply I hope you get the childcare sorted and are feeling more upbeat.

Bianca what cookies and cakes did you bake?

TheMadHouse · 13/11/2007 19:16

x-post tort - waves

ATortIsForLifeNotJustChristmas · 13/11/2007 19:18
yaddayah · 13/11/2007 19:28

Ruby I would.. sigh but i've just opened a rather cheeky pinot grigio and dh has bought the new Harry Potter dvd

(gawd I am officially SAD .. HARRY Bloody Potter !)

Duracel bunny on E

Neverenough · 13/11/2007 21:01

Yadda-What about We3KingsofYaddayah?
or Yaddayule?

Evening all-think I've probably missed everyone this evening. Never mind.

TMH ?TheGladTidingsHouse? Ruby rest girl rest!

Simply I feel as you do about your DS-my DD1 is 14 too, DD2 is 13 and has just started her first period! I wish I could turn the clock back-they seem so independent and seem to, I don't know, almost find me incidental to their lives now!

*Grouchy"-hmm will have to work on your Xmas name....

Neverenough · 13/11/2007 21:02

GrouchytheSnowman?

Neverenough · 13/11/2007 21:03

HaveyourselfaGrouchyLilXmas?

Neverenough · 13/11/2007 21:04

Love your Christmas name Luda! Still feeling perky now you have been reintroduced to a good night's sleep?[smile}

Neverenough · 13/11/2007 21:07
TheMadHouse · 13/11/2007 21:09

NeverenoughMincePies I live your name for me. I recordedspooks on BBC3 last week so seen it - pah ha

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