Tuesday FLY - Ruby Tuesday

[TheMadHouse]

mission

babysteps

Morning all

Boys are fed and watered and we are all dressed.
My bed stripped and in the washer
We are off to toddlers at 10am

Not sure of what else we are upto today

Morning TMH

House still quite tidy, just needs tweaking.

this morning
make beds - Done
SS bathrooms - Done
Washer - Done
Dishwasher - Done
breakfast - Done
Packed Lunch - Done
DS1 to school with Dh - Done
MN - Doing

ZONE WORK
clean up Dining room from firework rockets
clean out shoe locker
hoover through
prepare dinner
household accounting

Hope everyone has a good day.

Morning TMH and Greyskull.

Kids are back at school, I have a little bit of work to do from home but am otherwise on my own till 3 so need to get some FLYing done.

I plan to tackle the ironing in front of This Morning I don't iron much so it tends to get put off till it's worth doing and now seem to have quite a basket load!

The rest if the house is OKish so I'll do my usual routines to keep on top of things. I can probably get away without doing the mission as I'm on top of those areas

I'm planning our annual Children In Need party so need to order some bits and pieces for that too.

Morning mad and greyskull and all who follow...
Sirens are sounding in the sag household

I have been bad
House is still a mess from Sunday (had friends over) Too pissed tired to clear up and was out all day yesterday
Very bad
The only redemption I have is CRISIS CLEAN

Gah

(Having a cup of tea first
Will start at 9.30am and report back at 10.00

to do

Pretty much flippin everything...

Morning all. Have done morning routine and just trying to stop DD climbing on every available surface!! Have a friend coming over for coffee so hoping to get some flying done after lunch while DD is asleep.
Glad you had a good holiday Tort

Morning everyone, I am saying hi before heading off to decorate DS's birthday cake #2 (one for party on Sunday, birthday today, with family round!) and popping to buy a few things we need. DH off work for DS's birthday so he is playing with DD this morning.

Just deciding where to go this afternoon with DS for birthday - it is drizzling and grey here which limits our option somewhat.

Have a good day all and happy flying

done

Recycling sorted and put away
D/w unloaded and reloaded (and on)
1 load washing on
Dirty washing now in utility room awaiting sorting
Cleaned down kitchen counters
Culled old food
DD's toys repatriated to bedroom
Toiletries back in back (were spread all over bed)
Boots back in cupboard
Cereals back in kitchen cupboard
Filled out form for ds's school photo
Rubbish bagged up

Looks much better .. off to have a cup of tea and then will do another 30 mins

wendy hope your ds has a happy birthday!
Waves to iv and bianca

My to do list. DD2 is ill so not sure if I'll get anything done.

Hallway
Clear stairs

Dining room
Clean windows and doors
Clean skirting boards

Hall/Landing
Wipe banisters, door handles and light fixutures.
Dust cobwebs
Hoover stairs and landing
Mop floors
Wipe handprints off walls.

Outside
Clean front door
Clean window sills
sweep porch and beat mat.

eeek.. have spent the entire morning on t'interweb
going to do something contructive NOW!!!!

Back from toddlers to find my window cleaner had been so the windows look lovley - no money to pay him though

Entrace
Sort Coats and Shoes
Sweep putside
Clean outside lamp
Take paperwork upstairs

Dining Room

Sort CD shelf
Leather clean chairs

Also need to:

Lunch
DS1 to Preschool
Whats for dinner
Ironing
Clean out skip car
change handbag to waterproof one
Go to Library (need to check opening times first)
Put pillow cases on (when dry)

I must ring the boiler people again and also the GP's re DS1's last lot of injections as they are supposed to be next week, but no one has confirmed the time.

Ruby Saw this and thought of you

Hi all.

Feeling better today (yesterday was a washout as headache just got worse and DCs took ages to go to bed so no evening as such ).

saga good luck with the crisis!
wendy happy birthday DS, have a lovely day.
Anne sorry LO is poorly.
Hello everyone else .

To do:
collect car from garage (hopefully).
hoover
laundry
DS swimming.
Get DCs to bed at sensible time!

BBL

Ruby I think the key is too make it accessable and also to offer something different.

Why is it so good? What makes it so special?

DS1 goes to Preschool at the local school, as that was all that was local to me, the only other alternative was a monti one 9 miles away.

Saying that the one he is at is excellent and the only thing I would like is the option of longer hours (and being able to pay from them)

Ruby,

Would suggest

• that they offer a lunch club if possible. They can charge a bit more for that and some parents would be keen to have longer than the 2.5 hours the govt provide.

• that some flyers are put in the book bags of the local schools advertising the fact they have places available.

• Get them onto google maps, if not already.

• Offer to help 1 session of the library baby song time or whatever in return for giving out flyers to all of the parents with babies.

• Ditto for local mother and toddler groups.

Hi Ruby,
our little playgroup is having similar problems, it is on the primary school site - but the primary school nursery class has started taking in children termly so they are all jumping ship the term after they are 3.

We have discussed them changing the midweek session from a 2year old with parents session to a mother and Baby group, therefore attracting parents much much earlier.

Also having the option of a lunch club/breakfast club.

opening during school holidays/ using the building during school holidays for Holiday clubs that could be charged at a more commercial rate.

We have found that alot more mothers in our area have been going back to work and therefore needing to pay for commercial nursery times.

I think we need to address the parent helper.cleaner issue that we have.. most of the parents who move at 3 years old move because they don't want to do these things any more.

Sorry if these aren't any use - it is just what we are going through at the mo.

Ruby - get parental consent and get pictures with happy kids in. Will be much better.

Ruby I think that publicity is what you need, contact the local rag - you used to be in marketing. Draw up a press release. DO something fabby or even just a sponcered silence or sing for children in need and use that for the publicity.

Website will be great - are you guys listed in the childrens information service

Advert in the local NCT magazine - doesnt cost a bundle

Local Heath Visitors

Advertise with Homestart

Make the Nappy thing your USP

You go girl.

I am about to be brave and do some canvass' with handprints on for the boys walls with them.

I am going to run the bath first, then strip them and crack on

Easy dinner tonight - Fishcakes, Wedges and Mushy peas

Can not do the car as it is still heshing down

Ruby - write the article yourself, take a picture and email it to local newspaper. If they have a quiet week you'll be used as a filler . also, get in touch with army services and see if there is a way to engage with all new families posted there - they will have children of pre-school age.

Ruby Wish I had read it before I did the painting, but we only had one mark on the wall which came off lovley.

I now have three lovley canvass' 1 for each of their rooms and one for my mum

I agree do the press release yourself - just a page of blurb focuss on all the positives and loads on the children not needing to be out of nappys. You could even offer sessional care ie one day a week.

I also think that army services would be a good idea. Maybe you need to focus on the 18months to 3 year and leave the 3+ to the school.

So boys are bathed and in PJ's
Their dinner is in

I am pooped and have a headache