Pumpkin spice and ghost abound, fledglings flying through the crazy

[HillsBesideTheSea]

Right for this seasonal thread of the Fledgings, I invite you to pull up a comfy chair around the fire pit and pour yourself a mug of something that you fancy.

We loosely follow the flylady system and her babysteps. But we have our own spin, our own abbreviations and have been around for far longer than some of us would like to admit. If you are new to these parts welcome in, we'll get you up to speed in no time. But we have rules, yes rules!

Rule 1: No fledgling left behind.
life happens. If you fall off the thread, jump back when you are ready.

Rule 2: If you wouldn't say it to someone else, don't say it to yourself
Be kind to yourself, the world is still crazy, and life happens. Just do what you can, when you can.

Right that's the rules now for the fun part. Acronyms and autocorrects!
Amongst others (and there are others but we'll have to explain as we go along)
It's all gone a bit ponty pridd - tits up, pete tong, wrong etc etc we get to thank auto correct for this
WOW wash out Wednesday - humps days often don't go to plan and get washed out
LOL round these parts it is load of laundry

Urm... Yeah about that fire pit and comfy chair... Dibs on the big floofy one with fluffy blankies... Last one in brings the marshmallows!

Bloody hell tidy that's outrageous. Not just that boy those but all the boys in the school. Unfortunately, it's all too common. How is your daughter tidy? Hope she is okay.

(I assume it's a boy)

. Will resume flying tomorrow.

Evening everyone☺️ ~places Phoebe in naughty corner so everyone can have a snuggle~
ta da
🧞‍♂️managed a walk around the garden and then spent most of the day on the porch watching DS’s play
🧞‍♂️Washed my hair!!
🧞‍♂️3 LOLs
I managed 3 hours sleep last night and I feel like a new woman for it😂. DH took the boys to their playgroup and I did some laundry whilst they were gone. 2 more sets of my grandparents came to visit, they’d bought dinner for tonight and my grandad walked the dog so I can’t complain really they’re all doing their bit. I did get a bit upset with my step mum who visited after she told DH that he should get a DNA test as the DC look nothing like us. It was all said in jest and it’s probably just my hormones but it really upset me.
DH took Jared to the cinema to see the paw patrol movie, he loved it (see pic) and I think he liked a couple of hours away from his little siblings😂.
I’m hoping to go for a bit of a longer walk around our garden tomorrow as cabin fever is getting real. Even if me and Phoebe just sit on the porch again, it’s nice to get some fresh air.

thank you goth🥰

yup I’m glad you had a lovely evening with your DS!

hazel I hope you enjoyed your weekend!. I love hocus pocus, we need to start watching some Halloween movies now it’s October🎃

those sorry about the bad night! I hope it’s better tonight💐

red I’m just happy we’re allowed to see family this time around. Micah was born in May 2020 so he didn’t get to meet families until he was older. It was awful☹️

dancing I am like that too. My nicknames the pied piper as every time we go on holiday/playgroup/birthday parties I get followed by a group of children wanting to play🤣

mrstidy oh gosh that videos made me a blubbing mess😭 what a gorgeous video! I’ve sent it to my Nan whose favourite animal is an elephant and she’s crying too😂. How awful that that happened to your LG! It’s disgusting how much this sort of stuff happens, especially in high schools.

fiddle I hope you enjoyed the end of the journey!

I forgot the picture. I love how chilled he looks😂. Also please appreciate the outfit he chose to wear today, when it was absolutely freezing. When it was 30 degrees in the summer he insisted on wearing his rain coat, wellies and a wooly hat.

Aw, tidy that was a lovely connection for LG to make about the elephants and people looking after her. 💕 So sorry that she had to deal with the shitty behaviour. Please let us know what the school say. DS doesn't take his phone to school but his school take the phones off the students at form time and give them back at the end of the day. If his school can do it, I cant understand why the rest of them can't do it too. It's a safeguarding issue.

hazel DP is doing end of life care for his mum a few hours from us.

Jared looks very chilled famous.

It's been a weird day today but ta-das include:

Starting decluttering for new thread
Tidying drawer
Eating healthily
Very basic flying done.

Famous I would have been upset at that comment too. I hate rudeness disguised as 'jokes'.
Yup that must be very tough on your DP.
Tidy that's shocking. I hope your LG is ok.

Ta das:
🌟Got a haircut! DH didn't notice until I told him.
🌟LOL
🌟All the flying routines done
🌟Watered all indoor plants that needed watering

Roll on weekend!

Ds' school have a out of sight not heard policy to phones. in the lower school if the phone comes out during school hours it is taken off the child and the parent has to collect it 2 days later. The teachers do not want the responsibility for collecting in over 1000 phones from lower school per day (9-10 forms of 30ish student per year). would be a logistical nightmare and quite rightly not one the teacher should be dealing with.

My dcs (year 8 and year 9) actually use their phones in class on a regular basis for things like Kahoot. If they forget their phone they cant join in

famous that was extremely rude of your step mum. She may say she's joking, but they say that jokes have truth behind it. Is she always like this?
yup I'm so sorry to hear that DH is taking care of his mum, that is a very tough thing to go through for all of you 💐
mc men aren't very observant, I've accepted that my DH won't know I've had mine done unless I say something. Usually I just do my roots though and get a trim, but next time I go I'm going to add some darker streaks in my hair, so we'll see if he notices

hills & those you both are up really late!

I had a full day of work again, so only added more dirty dishes to the DW (that DS rotated for me) and got it started. Tonight we only had sandwiches for dinner as we have lots of deli meat and cheese, even though DH had a friend over to help him with the house, a well as his wife and DC. I played card games with his wife while their DC was being a brat 🤦‍♀️ I try to bite my tongue since he's not mine, but when he started to push his mum off the chair because he wanted to sit in it, I had to say something. I told him that was rude and there were 2 other chairs to sit in. He started crying, but I can't deal with shitty behaviour from a 2 year old!

Anyway, I'm about to head to bed. I'm glad it's the weekend, I'm exhausted 😩

Morning

It feels very autumnal here today. DD stayed in her own bed all night so I’m well rested, but we are all cosy under a throw on the sofa for the foreseeable future.

Today will be laundry and cooking. Also a bit of thudding about in the understairs cupboard where things have been tossed into the darkest corner from the safety of the door.

Morning all.

Thanks hazel and mc.

hazel bratty children is down to the parents so I always get wound up by the ineffectual parent(s). There's one friend who I only meet without her child because the way she not deals with her DC is so aggravating.

Phone policies in schools seem to vary so widely. hills what's lower school? Is that primary? those the school should not be relying on students using their phones in class for class work. How do they manage the safeguarding aspect of it?

To-do
Wash up breakfast stuff
Small top up shop
Dust
Tidy bedroom
Tidy kitchen
Open official letters - gulp
Get DS to tidy the floor so Boosty can go round his room
TLC Boosty (didn't do it the other day)

🍒👋🏼 to everyone. Have a good day every one.

Yup havent a clue, they arent allowed them on usually during school day but are expected to use them on some apps etc in class!

Bratty children. Ugh. Mind you I do worry about Cagletini because much as she’s absolutely charming and funny, she also has a precocious/cheeky streak that my other two never had! 😬

I am so so sleepy. DH left me to sleep till 9 which is good as I didn’t sleep until gone 2, just felt a bit wired.

Thanks for the thoughts on diaries! It’ll definitely be a paper one as I can’t manage digital 🦖🦕😳 and it is an excuse to visit the retail park with friends for Paperchase, which happens to be next to Hobbycraft (I actually do need some little boxes for various maths resources) 😇

I’m taking Cagletini to dance today, as it’s exhibition launch day at the local museum and DH is helping set up for the party. DS will go with him to help for a bit and I’ll collect him after. Must get up now and make sure the Caglets are getting ready. DD1 needs to tidy her room too.

Also cannot stand bratty behaviour. Also worry that the level of sarcasm that comes from my 8 year old would be percieved as rude by some but as she has clearly picked it up from me i can't really say much

Those people tend to look at ds and me weirdly when we were talking, the level of sarcasm we use is huge. Then there are the conversations that should not be over heard. we have some great conversations. We were discussing an artist's work recently. Amazing talent but the implications of the horrors of war that had been seen. They also say sarcasm is a sign of intelligence. But if you are worried I would say the fact she knows sarcasm is of no importance, which is important is that she knows when it is not appropriate. But then i have always felt the same way about swearing. whether or not a child knows how to swear is one thing, but the life skill is to know when it is appropriate.

Lower school and upper school is all high school/secondary school Yup ds corrected me as I was typing. Lower school is years 7 - 9 who have to stay on school grounds. Upper school is years 10 &11 who can leave school grounds at lunchtime with parental permission. And then they have 6th form. Apparently they also had lessons which made use of apps in class.

Sarcasm. I think it's a running theme here as well. I remember DS saying "oh you're being sarcastic, aren't you" when he was about 10 years old- I was so proud of him that he got it.

Now he's very sarcastic and mostly at appropriate times. But then timing is not a skill I have mastered fully either.

Hills and Those DH and I mainly communicate in sarcasm and DD is starting to pick up on it . I do worry a bit about how people perceive DD too Sing. I don’t think she’s bratty, but she has the exasperated eye roll of a teenager nailed already.

Wondering if you can get something like a Filofax type thing that has separate sections Sing?

Well I’ve done nothing of any use so far. Played with DD, allowed her to “do my makeup” (I’m looking very pink) and have had two breakfasts

It’s a relative’s birthday today so need to call in to them. Home bleurgh and laundry also required.

My downstairs cupboard also needs a bit of work Tidy, don’t get lost in there.

Morning UP&everyone else.

Phones are a problem even in Primary! Ours were supposed to hand them in first thing but sometimes it turned to an argument as the pupil said- My (Mum,dad,granny) says I don’t have to/it is mine you can’t take it off me.

MrsTidy how old is your LG now? It is awful I hope the boys got a good talking to by the Headteacher. Thanks for the link. Great she made that connection.

Those my guess is you were up with baby, hope you got some more sleep before5 gets up.

WowFamous That was really rude and unpleasant of her.

Yup That is hard on all of you but it means a lot to both of them. DD & her DP came back early from trAvelling as his DM was very ill. They stayed there and DD stepped up and helped nurse her. His aunt said she was wonderful. We had never seen that side to her and it made such a strong bond between them all.

MC DH is like that.. he didn’t notice for a week once.
Hazel glad you had a lovely time.

🍒👋🍒👋🍒👋🍒👋🍒👋🍒👋 to everyone else.

We went to the big butchers and the supermarket. DH made a list and we almost stuck to it. I saw some baklava and it jumped in the trolley.
He bought a few extras like Doritos and salsa.

Price of lamb meant we bought pork. Planning to make a curry from this weeks WW. So bought the ingredients for that.
Larder now refilled.

Not so much flying done.
Sorted some books to go.
Vacuumed stairs and sitting room. Suggested to DH he might do something( holding tin hat) and he cleaned out fridge before shopping and washed kitchen floor.

I’m pleased with some changes I made on bedroom chests.
Charity box didn’t go because DH didn’t want to take it.🙄

Today’s plan
Finish clearing hall.
Do ironing
Sort dining room
Vacuum.
Post sister’s bday card. Thank goodness I remembered yesterday. Also DS1 birthday this week. I have a funeral that day. Local person I wish I had gone to visit recently.

Good wishes for flying.

👋🍒👋to Zoo if you are looking in.

Launch pad

Babysteps

Today is family fun day, and apparently the fat fairy is already 3 weeks into her cruising through the holidays missions (thanks giving is fast approaching which is why she starts so early)

YES ZOO 🥳

Steady that anyone would think you missed me🤣🤣🤣🤣