Monday Fly - Christmas home blessings one and all

[TheGarishlyTwinkleyMadHouse]

mission

Zone is the master bedroom

My detailed zone clean for the week

Zone4 - My Bedroom

Ensuite
Clear any cobwebs
Clean all tiles
Wash mat
Polish taps
Clean blinds
Wash windows
Clean all mirrors
Clean outside of toilet
Soak inside of toilet
Tidy drawers
Hot wash all towels
Throw away empty bottles
Clean sink inc pedestal
Wash Floor
Wash hairbrush
Empty and wash out bin
Clear and wash any shelves
descale shower head

Bedroom

Clear cobwebs
Polish Furniture
Clean inside of window
Empty and clean bin
Wipe woodwork, inc skirting
Clean Mirror warbrobe doors
Flip Mattress
Wash Bedding
Sort Makeup
Tidy wardrobe
Tidy Drawers
Sort under bed
Hoover
Beat Mat

Hello all

The first week of the holiday and, boy what a day

Ordinary morning, emergency pressy purchase, home, lunch, yadda yadda yadda. After lunch I take Ed to the park to see the swan who has arrived on the lake. Feed wildfowl (I get nibbled by a goose Supervise Ed in the playground and walk home along the cycle trail. See a 'ninja squirrel' and Ed steps in dog poo. Nowt unusual TBH. Then we start to walk from the cycle trail home and someone points out there is a dog in the beck !!!!

Seems the dog was in a weighted suitcase that some expletive deleted dropped off the bridge into the beck. They said the RSPCA couldn't help so I rummage round my bag looking for a number for the council for the dog warden.

Warden arrives in 15 mins, dog rescued and taken to the vets. Poor thing was wet, cold, terrified and had hurt it's back leg in the fall . Night was falling so if the kids hadn't noticed cos they were still at school, the poor pooch would not have been noticed. I phoned the local rag as they always need good copy and maybe the publicity will get the dog a good new home.

DH doesn't know when he's finishing so it's single parent day (again) I better do something constructive

had a great time at the panto. was fab. dd enjoyed it keeps telling me i like the pantomine mummy i loved the singing!! blesws. and even pre-teen ds enjoyed it he was laughing and joining in was great to see.
slightly disappointed as Joe Swash was off sick, so me and ds are going to go again on boxing day and see him then!!

Groucy Some people are pure evil - our old next door neightbours son got sent to Yoof offenders for setting fire to a cat He was only 13 at the time.

Swan I know I dont mind really, but I am going to take a chance on getting it off - I am borrowing mums carpet cleaner (carpet was already picked when we bought house)

Anne Take things easy remember you have all had bugs, infact that goes for you too Baileys sag and Dyls Hope the pantos went well

So bedding is in washer, dinner has been had by all and I need to get the machine out of the car!

Grouchy's just bought herself an Xmas present!!!

Groucy niiiiicccceeeeeee

I have cleaned the carpet in my bedroom and the whole of the landing. Will so the other rooms when DS2 is napping tomorrow.

Washer is on - DS2's bears (bear bear and spare bear and square bear) They were looking rather grubby (I snuck in and pinched them whilst he sleeps)

I have a list as long as my arm, but most can wait

To Do

Shopping list for tomorrow
Double check Tesco order

To do
Wash up - 3 times!
Tidy kitchen - in progress
Hotspots everywhere! - in progress
Tidy playroom - desperate! done!
Go to town done
Craft activities this afternoon - too busy!
more wrapping - done
make nut roast and other baking - in progress
where's the washing - in progress
what's for lunch and dinner? done
Change beds half done!

Took me two hours in town, got DS a hair cut, bought some Christmas presents for my mum, library, health food shop, chemists then jigsaw shop for DC's presents to Daddy and DS's present to DD!

Can't believe that about the dog Grouchy - well done you though for sorting it!

Waves to all

Sorry I didn't get past "Hello" this morning.

My best friend came for a pre-Christmas visit, so I chatted and drank tea all day

The only urgent FLYing is the dcs rooms, but I obviously can't tackle that while they are sleeping, so will get them doing it in the morning.
Planned day out is cancelled (again) due to lack of transport (me) and ill health (my mate) so I may just have her ds here tomorrow instead.

I went to make my ginger biscuits and don't have enough marg or butter....grrr.

FLYing works really well for me but I am now incapable of shopping without a list. I am still waiting for dp to get paid so I can buy Christmas food.....

I'm going to go over the kitchen and start everything else tomorrow

hello again grouchy the poor dog, what bstrd owners to do that to it.

done

made nice dinner for me and dp thus undoing all of the flying I have been doung today!

I,m so glad that the dog has been rescued. You were very quick thinking Grouchy. What a sad story for Ed, but at least he will know good people will always try to help those in danger. You must be feeling a bit shocked by it all.

We've wrapped all the home presents, and there's only the cousins' Somerset parcel to deal with hopefully it can hitch a lift with a relative - too late to post now, and I couldn't get out today with the sorethroated one.

Fridge is stuffed with food. Hopefully no more shopping ever again. Possibly for catfood, although cat seems very overexcited by contents of fridge.

Biscuits iced by dd, beautifully. dss increasingly renegade talk only of telly schedule occasionally mention skating opportunities.

Laundry zapped, though ironing remains a perpetual reproach.
Supper of fish rice and courgettes eaten and cleared.

Tomorrow I need to:

Recycle
garden
hoover
iron tablecloth and napkins for Xmas eve
ring up about parcel
write 5 final Xmas cards with proper messages
iron clothes for Xmas day
wrap dh's presents
take kids to park in car
wash floors downstairs
take a moment to enjoy the holidays.

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