WAY-HAY...The weekend is here! No Missions, Family Time for now

[AndaGrouchyBahHumbugtoyou]

Hello FLY Ladies (and Laddies if there are any)

As the title says, No missions today or tomorrow but the babysteps thread is here if you're following them or want to revise

Back in a moment

OK and Good morning to ALL

Been awake since 5:15 and DH came home at 5:30 20 hrs straight through yesterday, he's dedicated or insane.

He made some brekkie for us while Ed slept on and while he has a well earned doze I have DONE so far

Put DH's tea from last night away (kitchen is fridge cold anyway)
Loaded and running DW
Tidied away breakfast stuff
Unloaded Whites from washer
Sorted mountain of wet washing for drying
Take down drying washing and replace with wet stuff.
Load TD and run
Clean out cat cellar
Re-line with newspaper and shavings
Take soiled litter to grey bin outside
Empty and reload TD an d run

TO DO

Make fidgetty Ed's breakfast
Wash and dress
Wash and help Ed dress
Downtown to order turkey and grab panettones
Sweep, vac and mop downstairs
Vac soot from fire
Vac staircase
Vac landing and bedrooms
Dust upstairs
Clean and mop bathroom
Complete job app

Have great days ladies (and Laddies)

Thanks Grouchy

Hoping to get back on later, so just a quick post so I can find you.

Morning All

DS2 is really not well - a temp of 40.3 and refusing food and very little sleep. We are keeping him dosed on calpol et al, but there is a period with non and his temp shoots again

Greyskull The cake stuff has arrived - thank you very much and let me know how much - please

DH and I are very tired we took turns with the boys through the night and he got up with them at 5.30am.

Plans for the day are to sort out the christmas decorations from the loft and to let DS2 chill.

I will be back later

Morning everyone

Hold my hands up to say I have been very slack with the thread and flying in general the last couple of weeks . DS has started preschool so routines have changed and I've not really caught up.
Thanks for the thread Madhouse. Hope your DS is better soon. Have fun sorting the xmas decs!
Grouchy see you've been busy this morning!
Hi Jas.

Done-

DC's washed, dressed
Breakfast
Load of washing done and on airer
D/w unloaded and put away
D/w reloaded
Kitchen surfaces wiped down
Kitchen floor swept
Bins emptied
Compost out
Dry washing taken off radiators and folded
Table polished
Sink bleached
Hall hoovered
DS's room hoovered
Packed away baby nest,swing and top n tail bowl. For DP to put in loft.
Toilet bleached

To Do-

Clean bathroom from top to bottom
Clean shower in ensuite ( did the rest yesterday)
Make up spare bed
Tidy spare room
Dust lounge
Hoover lounge
Make cottage pie
Sweep utility

MIL arrives today....can you tell??

Me Again...[fsnile]

Back from town Turkey ordered, panettones etc bought. Also went to Woolworths and got 20% off some stocking fillers for Ed, also got him a telescope and a microscope set to put away for when he's a bit bigger

so Further DONES

Order Xmas lunch
Xmas shopping
Grocery shopping
Put crockery away
dust upstairs
Make bed
Put clean dry washing away and create an ironing pile

Can't do too much downstairs as Ed and DH are building some Lego stuff. Will do the vaccing etc after lunch

see you soon

Morning. Feeling very tired today after initial burst of va-voom.

Took dd to her last ballet lesson and display.
Groceries
bought some emergency xmas cards
Read newspaper
Put away some clothes
Helped dd on computer.

ds and dh out in park/cafe. Hope they stay out a bit longer.

What's for dinner. Rice pilaff with chicken, green pepper, onion. Grated carrot and raisin salad.

TO DO
Go to Polish fair round corner and buy some delicacies
Buy brown paper
Clingfilm
Foil
Prepare Sunday lunch. lamb stew to go with couscous.
Bake cheese cake.
Take kids to last swimming lessons.

TMH hope you get through today.

Hi all.

TMH Hope DS feels better soon and you get a good night tonight.

Have not been around past couple of days, it has been manic so just trying to catch up on the threads. Have done all the missions for the week and house looking generally pretty good so feeling pleased.

Right, to do list or I'll not move off the sofa all afternoon.

Lunch dishes
Dry laundry
Vacuum lounge before friend comes for coffee
Clear leftovers from fridge

That should be enough for a saturday I think

Hello all again

We are gettting through with our lazy day., DS2 is back in bed and suffering - poor mite.

Me, DH and DS1 have put up the tree and other decorations and I am feeling rather festive.

I need to get a stocking hook, as that was a casualty of an over zealous DS1.

FLy wise - washer is on
Lunch has been eaten

I do need to think about whats for dinner - soup for me and DS2

Hello

Now also done-

Cleaned bathroom from top to bottom
Cleaned shower in ensuite
Dusted lounge
Hoovered lounge
Made up spare bed

Left to do-

Tidy spare room
Sweep utility
Make cottage pie

Done my TO DO list except Job app which will wait til tomorrow.

Also cleaning out the dishwasher atm

for DS TMH

had a fab day at betty's made lots of yummy things

done
bed made
washing taken upstairs
ds read to

BWB I am so [envious] I love their smoked haddock fritata and fruit scones - yum

We are in and the boys are in bed, picked up some pain for my bedroom and thats about it.

Must put the washer on again and also the dryer

DS2 seems to be holding his own

We are off to Madagascar 2 tomorrow

for DS2 Madhouse BWB yummy was the course at Betty's worthwhile then? Where do you live?
Grouchy thanks for thread and you've been busy!
swanriver don't burn yourself out with va va voom!
Hi Jas Ruby hope dinner goes well

I have had a fab day in Lincoln with my mum - took £100 cash and got a fiver left . But got quite a few unusual Xmas pressies and also treated me and mum to a pizza and couple of glasses of wine each, so it's not so bad. The savings are definitely paying me a SAHM wage this month

Off to bed soon, still have very bad sore throat and been dosed up with paracetamol all day. No other symptoms except gunky eye - no temp or anything, must be a virus.

Morning all

Long night again in TheMadHouse, but hey ho.

Washer is on
Breakfast is cooling
DH is having a well deserved lie in

Plans for today are to go and see Madagascar 2 at the local independant cinema

I also need to get some ironing done and prep for the week, but that is it.

DH and I were discussing last night that this parenting lark is much harder than we anticipated. Tiring and tough to say the least. We would do it all again though, its just we though it would be easier - some how

Morning All

Well I have a list as long as my arm today!

I'm going in to hospital tomorrow for my sterilisation op. I'm actually very pleased it is finally here and I am looking forward to it being over and done with but I'm getting quite nervous at the thought of being put to sleep and operated on EEK!

I have loads to do today....I think if I wasn't such a control freak I'd be ok but it will drive me potty if something that needs doing doesn't get done and I won't be here to do it (IYSWIM)

I am sure my DH will be a star....he will do a fab job of organising the kids, but he tends to only be able to look after the kids and the house usually gets overlooked. (I'm not nagging honestly because I know he'll look after us all a treat....but it will set off my OCD to see the house neglected!)

Sooooo today I have to:

~Tidy kitchen
~Put bins out
~Make DD1's packed lunch
~Hoover
~Find DD1's homework and bag
~Washing
~Clean downstairs loo and upstairs bathroom
~Clean guinea pigs out
~Tidy living room
~Tidy kids room (should be easy as I gutted I only a few days ago)
~Go clean the nursery (didn't do it on Friday because DS was waaay to poorly)

Hmmmm and do supper (will do a nice filling supper as I can't eat anything at all tomorrow!)

Catch you all in a bit x

I'm going to join in just for today. Week always goes haywire to join in everyday.
Hope you all don't mind but just posting with you lot keeps me motivated.
It's also our Anniversary so I think everything will stop after lunch. Grouchy Thanks for keeping the fly going.

Right so today:-
Hang up washing
Clean fingerprints off following windows:-
Sitting room, DS bedroom our bedroom and kitchen doors.
Put one load of washing on (whites)
Make DS bed
Empty and fill dishwasher
Get all the recycling outside
Put up Christmas tree
Clean up after putting up Tree
Go out to lunch

Evening:- after DS is in bed
Write cards and make orange & clove decorations.
That should do it
Madhouse hope your little one feels better soon

DONE
Woken at 6
Went back to bed
Watered large intransit to 'greenhouse'/to be overwintered scented geranium.
Made a pile of daughters outgrown clothes
Two coffees
Broke up ninendo ds fight
Dressed two children without tears.
Sent two dcs to church with dh without tears
Hidden recycling

TO DO
Decorate/disguise cheesecake
Turn off telly for ds2 and reassign
Transform playroom into diningroom for Sunday lunch guests
chop parseley, coriander
Tablecloth, cutlery
Floral centrepiece???
Prepare courgettes and root veg
cheeseboard/pears
Put lamb stew back in oven
and take for short run.
Sweep porch briefly
Tidy bedroom briefly
Make beds
Dress in smart clothes for guests

Hope it all goes ok tomorrow Luda (just in case I don't get back before then)

Is Tort due her op tomorrow too?

Hi All

Both DS' have done their letters to Santa.
DS2 and me have made 12 christmas card
DS1 has had a paddy
DH is putting up dusk till dawn outside lamp
I have put washer on

I am shattered and will prob fall asleep during Madagascar 2 -

Luda I hope everything goes alright, if it is anything like my tube and ovary operation I was right as rain the next day adn driving 2 days later and swimming with the boys a week after

Torts op is the 9th

Hello All BWB The trip to York sounds great. Ed has a booster seat even tho we have no car but I'm happy with public transport too. Let me know a date that suits you and the rest of the Oop Norf posse and I'll join in. You have my home eMail but if not it's [email protected]

Just about to have a family Lego re-building day in the front room. Lots (i.e. All of Ed's Lego kits have been spread to the 4 winds and as he's getting a fair ammount for Xmas we want to keep on top of it

DONE so far

Up with Ed (letting DS sleep in)
Read him a story (Ed, not DH)
Down to watch cartoons
Enter the kitchen what a bombsite It was nice of DH to make tea last night but did he really have to leave such an appauling mess?
Load dishwaher with crockery and cleanable utensils and run
Filter the oil and clean out the pan
Clean out the batter mix bowl
Handwash big pans and drain
Pile ingredients for putting away and put away
Clean worksurfaces
Clean hob
Clean table
Load WM and run
Load TD and run
Grab a shower

TO Do

Make tomorrow's lunch packd
Get Clothes and bags ready

Good job I got my weekend jobs done yesterday

It is bally cold this morning At least we will be warm if we're all in one room I suppose

Have cosy days

Hi all.

Hope all having a good weekend .

Yesterday I took DCs to town to see Fenwicks window (Its good this year isn't Mad?)and finished my Xmas shopping (Huge sigh of relief!). Today we had a winter walk in the park .

I could probably get to York after Xmas Id love to meet you ladies .

DD wants to go on Cbeebie website so BBL.

Scatty Fenwicks window was one of those traditions we missed whn we lived down dsouth - I really love it.

We have been to Madagascar 2 is was great, lovley to go to our really old local independant cinema, not many left. Really cold though, as it is on the sea front

Just cooking dinner will be back later

Didn't take ds2 for run before sunday lunch as a result he was very 'Lively' for rather dismayed guests.

All jobs done, apart from making beds and tidying.
Delicious lunch made eaten and half washed up

DS1 and DD wrote 4 Xmas cards between them

2nd Advent Sunday candle lit. DS1 read The Grinch to the little ones, and sang a beautiful Irish song. DS2 led a very riotous dance to a song from Oliver. DD cheered up a bit during this and stopped demanding sweets.

Now watching Home Alone with dad.
TO DO
Supper sausages
Piles of laundry
clean kitchen floor

Hi all

Thanks for the good luck vibes, I am sure I'll be fine.

I have done all I wanted to do today and I'm just off for a nice soak in the bath

Probably won't see you tommorrow but I'll be back on to report as usual on Tuesday I expect.

xxx