Thursday Fly - God rest ye merry flyladies

[TheGarishlyTwinkleyMadHouse]

Morning

Mission

Did I say I am off to see Stricktly come dancing live perchance

Went to school with about 9 clanking jars and bottles to give teachers, teaching assts, admin staff and lollypop lady nothing alcoholic, only the scoutmasters get brandy. Returned from school with 2 homemade vehicles taxi and red bus (d & t project) and half a hotplate I'd left behind, and of course the children... All lovely and calm now, children watching telly for an hour then we might go and deliver brandy bottles! and have a little walk in the dusky streets.

Mission
Bath scrub

There are lots of other things to do, but I doubt that any will get done namely
ironing
yard sweeping
Post office

Things to do with children
Xmas decs
Thankyou card to scoutleader
pastry rolling
jam tarts
potting of dead geranium and xmas flowers
spraying gold paint through a doily
make beds
make neat piles of their clothes in their drawers as an inspiration to them
visit Xmas Forest on bus to select xmas tree after delivering brandy
Write message to their cousins before sending parcel.

I didn't know the layering idea for bed-wetters...I might give it a try with ds who still wets the bed fairly frequently.

I have wrapped a load of presents and faffed about wasting time doing God-Knows-What with myself now as I'll have to leave for school soon.
We need to sort the presents for teachers tonight and are also hoping to go carol singing around the village I need a dose of Christmas Spirit as I'm still not really feeling Christmassy thsi year

Hello ALL

DONE
UP
Empty DW
Handwash what didnt clean (sod discounted brand DW tab, they are RUBBISH)
Make breakfast
Eat breakfast
Shine sink
Clean workttops Put away clean dry stuff
Ed to school
Home
Tidy round
Go buy tree, logs and coal
Make lunch
Wash up
Tidy the cellar head
Move board and iron out of the ironing corner to cellar head
Top up the shavings in the cellar
Instal cat tray in the kitchen ( we have an elderly puss who has become rather incontinent)
Check post and e-mails

Bit fed up, I spent ages with Ed last night learning his poem for the school carol concert and parents were NOT allowed to go! I'd have loved to be there. Ah well, I'm sure he did OK

So, what's thhe news?

Bianca I know what you mean, its partly that knot of tension that comes from thinking something has been forgotten, someone missed something not done, and fears for the future. It's so difficult to get past all that organising and worrying to the actual pleasure of being with the family seeing friends and feeling mentally free.

I did the present drops last week. As we baked buscuits for all the staff at the Preschool and a small cake for DS1's key workers (for some reason he has two), that way I could relax about this week. Also I thought that they will get so much this week might as well be early adn then they will remember

Groucy Thats a bit about the carol service

I am pooped today

Swan Enjoy getting the tree etc

Ruby I will try your layering method, although we have a fabby waterproof toweling sheet for DS1 - expensive but worth it from John Lewis (well it wasnt when you factor in the cost of the bed mats)

jas I found a half eaten sweet dwon the backl of my sofa

Right, done lots and feeling much more in control. Will leave the ironing for tonight I think and just relax a bit for the rest of the afternoon.

Like the layering idea for wet beds. We're not at that stage yet but will store it away for future use...

I didn't mean presents for teachers causing knot of tension TMH, just christmas preparations in general, I get a bit rabbit in headlights iyswim. I have to really make a conscious effort get to feel awe and wonder rather than a sort of dismal panicky feeling of trouble ahead. But it's very silly of me, so I'm just going to try and reset the codes. Children are now screaming at me and each other, possibly because they are exhausted and possibly because I need to make a real effort with them now.. Bfnow

I didn't mean presents for teachers causing knot of tension TMH, just christmas preparations in general, I get a bit rabbit in headlights iyswim. I have to really make a conscious effort get to feel awe and wonder rather than a sort of dismal panicky feeling of trouble ahead. But it's very silly of me, so I'm just going to try and reset the codes. Children are now screaming at me and each other, possibly because they are exhausted and possibly because I need to make a real effort with them now.. Bfnow

evening all. for some reason my internet wouldnt let me on here all day
i cancelled dd's christmas party yesterday as she wasnt well still. then today she gets up right as rain and full of the joys. which would be great if i didnt feel quite so crap now.
i was ok earlier but this afternoon i'm having probs with my breathing not quite sure why.
have done basic housework as i'm shattered. it looks passable in here but i'm hoping to wake up feeling better so can finish making it perfect ( secret formulas required please?)

mad at you seeing strictly would love that.

Evening all,
Had a busy day.
Mad and everyone else:

I AM GOING TO SEE STRICTLY LIVE TOO!

I am also very excited, got the tickets for my mum's birthday for us both.

I have had three glasses of mulled wine feeling slightly squiffy as my mum says.

See you tomorrow

Evening - wendy we can compare notes, when are you going and where?

I have managed to feed and bed the mini mads
DW is on
WM is going on
House is OK

But I must do the ironing tomorrow

Finally got decs from loft (2 weeks after first to do)
children refused to leave house so a rather fractious afternoon With children climbing on ladders and bookcases
tidied dd's drawers as she was falling asleep
tidied playroom
tidied kitchen
found some gloves in loft aha!
threw out some old clothes from loft
pep-talk with children about their behaviour

to do
put away clothes on landing
pot dying geraniums
pot mini-xmas tree for porch
menu-plan for weekend without using up xmas stockpile

Tomorrow
retrieve car first thing and BUY XMAS tree
deliver brandy

Feeling better and looking forward to tomorrow.

coeee