Weekend Fly Thread - enjoying our families

[wendyredredrobin]

Morning all

Your poor dh, TMH, could he take them to a relative for lunch or even a cafe to cut back on dreaded housekeeping, all those little clearing up tasks? Or even dare I say park them in front of DVD midafternoon and go for a nap whilst they are occupied? Even if he doesn't feel so tired then.
You can't get up, and you shouldn't. In the end it might backfire and your recovery might be delayed.
Well done on church Galen, my non-churchy dh has got very irritable about church interfering with his Bolt plans so hope I can go at 6.00pm instead with ds1. Just got the children completely used to idea of Sunday morning equals church and he moves the goalposts again in the name of family life. It's a difficult one but suppose it is more important NOT to have a ROW about it...actually it's my fault for not getting up earlier and taking them to 9.00 service, so I should really stop blaming him.
rant over.
Lovely day, dcs are playing "bowls" with dad in back garden, which is so muddy I feel only depressed when I enter.

Done
washed kitchen windows
wash in
dry uniform away in drawers

Well swan I have skipped Church! Ds2 was grumpy and tired due to a bad night last night, so really needed to nap, I too am exhausted and not feeling up to it really so DH has gone with DD1, DS2 is napping, DD's 3 and 4 are drawing and I have let DD 2 watch DVD
Now sorting roast so we can have at lunch time instead of tea time - which I much prefer but cant normally do cause of church...
Still feeling quite bluegh.. not totally sure why.....
Going to cheer myself up by making a totally stodgy and unhealthy pudding LOL... Dh has said he may take them all out for an hour this PM... so may get some time to relax hopefully!

See you all later!

hello again

done
dw unloaded reloaded and on
washing up done
kitchen surfaces, hob, front of oven, front of dw and wm, small appliances, and top cabinets, full lenght cabinets and handles and some splashbacks all washed.
rubbish out
milk bottles washed and out
plastic bottles washed and in recycling
glass washed and in recycling
bin washed
sink shone
quick kitchen tidy
kitchen floor vacumed and mopped

just letting kitchen floor dry so I can go for a shower.

mad I hope both you and ds get some rest today
galen take it easy, stodgy pudding sounds yummy
ruby well done on getting your things exchanged
swan enjoy the film

hello ehm

ds is still being hideous, he has just been told off for repeatedly headbutting and biting me, argh, I feel we are going backwards not forwards, wolf bangs head on cave wall.

bbl

Hellooooooooooo you wonderful lot

Boris is gone!!! Finished him off with Guiness and port last night. No hangover and I've gone back to bed just to keep him at bay

DONES

Up
Empty WM and sort for drying
Sort out dry washing and put away
Brekkie
Empty DW
Put away
Tidy after brekkie
Ironing
Clothes ready for morning
Bags ready for morning
Lunches for tomorrow

So I've got nothing to do today (phew)

Wolf Shut the door and come round for a brew, bring DS as Ed is that way out too so they can bang each other's heads together

hiya everyone
Well what a morning, it's been sunny, rainy and snowy all within an hour here! We happened to be at the Sculpure park at the time so were cold and wet but were well wrapped up. Home to play dough and flapjacks (the former is for physio for dd's finger! play dough every day)
Got home, tided up toys in dc's room and managed to break their wooden toy chest. DH is repairing it to use a raised bed for vegetables which will be good!
Feeling cross again today and grumpy - seems it is prevalent on here today

Just doing some work on tutoring friend's essay, all of which has had me thinking about tutoring for real. Ruby was it you who said DH tutors? Can I email you and pick your brains about it?

Need to do tonight's dinner, must involve veggie sausages, potatoes and frozen peas as we have no fresh vegetables. Been trying to run things down a bit to clear the fridge. wavering between the sausage and mash option or toad in the hole option.

Glad Boris has scarpered, Grouchy. You did have a very busy week last week and last weekend.

sorry, that's the Sculpture park we were at of course.

afternoon all
grouchy yay for banishing Boris!
wolf hope DS's mood has improved.
wendy sorry youre still feeling grumpy - think I've caught it off you as I have a severe case of grumpyitis today!
mad hope MrMad has had chance for a reast, and you are feeling OK

Well I've pursuaded Dh to take kids out for an hour...not sure where though as we have the same bizarre weather as Wendy! Snow, rain,sun,hail.....
Done some reading a bit of tidying, now MNing trying to de-grump before they get back....

Need to tidy some more later and sort school stuff. Then collect DS2...
Not doing much else today - will have to wait for the improved re-motivated me tomorrow LOL

Hope youre all having good afternoons

Why can't DHs look at you and SEE how things are?!! No matter how many times I've asked for him to leave me alone, told him I've had enough of children, need some space etc he still keeps bothering me. I have just lost it with him when he came in whilst I am working on friend's essay task, asking me if he should make batter for toad in the hole, and if so should he use two eggs or more?! FPS how would he feel if I phoned him at work and asked him if I should put one carrot or two into the soup?!
Sorry for rant am seriously seriously fed up today.

afternoon all. hope all those who aren't feeling quite themselves are feeling better soon.

have a had a busy weekend, did all the shopping and went to the bank yesterday then took ds out on his bike whilst i jogged. thought i'd get some training in for the race for life. i managed to jog 1 km and walk 1km relatively fast. then spent a couple of hours in the wii with him.
today we cycled over to the next town, swam for an hour and cycled home. at some young teens outside pool. they meddled with our bikes i think. i had an almost flat back tyre that was fine when i went in. and as we rode off one of them said to ds 'your gears are messed up' we hadn't even unlocked the bikes at this time. as he went to move he discovered the gears had all been moved so we had to stop and sort his chain out. while they laughing and saying haha have a nice ride and that you fall off

have got home and done my house blessing and the ironing.
dinner is cooking i can't wait am starving

dyl, but well done you at all the exercise. Have to go as tea is ready.

Wendy - my dh is so like ds sometimes as he also seems to need alot of attention, this wasn't a problem until we had dc.

wolf - your ds sounds just like mine at 2!

grouchy dammit, I drove past your street this afternoon too! Can you guess which particular circle of hell I was going to? I'm glad Boris has backed off.

I have got ds's thomas tent set out in an effort to wear him out.

wendy lock yourself in the bathroom later with a book and a glass of wine. DP is always right in my face when I want to be left alone too.

dyls for you, teenagers have no respect these days (old biddy mode) at least they were stupid enough to say something about ds's gears so that you could sort them out before he got onto a road.

I'm feeling sick again, I don't think the pills for my knee are helping and I am now fairly sure that my intense grumpiness if probably pmt (and lack of sleep) so I appologise if I am a cranky old bat for the next few days.

grouchy mad I have bought ds some omega 3 please tell me it has some effect [desperate emoticon]

Wendy I've had a few days feeling like that with DH tyoo. He's between contracts ATM and has been clutterring the house up for about 2 months. I love him dearly, I really do but he is unable to do anything without me either

1. Explaining what needs doing in 3 different ways, probably with a set of illustrations to go with
2. Giving in and doing it myself He is unable to think outside the box or multi-task. The idea of doing things in 15min chunks would just befuddle the poor bewildered fella

Further DONES

Load of whites to TD
Clean hearth
Clean glass TV cabinet
Clean TV
Clean front room windows
Vac front room rug
Tackle the small hotspots in the front room, kitchen and landing
Write the annual 'Please don't expect me to pay my student loan back.' letters
Write an introductory letter for a job for DH

Just got to have tea and get Ed settled for a good night's sleep

lol grouchy .

Done
aquarium
laundry
homework
ironing
park
read paper
wash up

To do
pack bags etc

quick check in and helps to see i am not the only one dealing with horrid tantrums. ds2 also asleep on me as i type as has cold and refusing to be put down.
waiting fir dh to get home after over a week away - yay!

Evening all,
not been around much but ladies that doesn't mean I am not thinking about y'all.

Things are not great atm, but I managed to clear out the bedroom yesterday ready for painting. Today I have painted the ceiling and undercoated one of the walls.

Managed to convince DH to let me go to Sainsbury's alone which started off ok but I got in a bit of a pickle and it took me 3 hours to do what normally takes me an hour

ANyway, trying to think positive, tomorrow is monday, a new week and things will be better.

Hello Qumps, you survived!

Tantrums take sooo much time don't they, one can't quite believe that one small child could leave one feeling as if put through an industrial mangle.
I have several methods of dealing with now.

1. blame dh or absence of dh.
2. try distraction and empathy
3. final method put the child in a quiet room AWAY from me with a nice book (dc not me) and go back in five ten mins.
4. give in to tantrum straightaway (crisps, biscuit, drink, piggyback, telly, glass ornament, steering wheel) and resolve to head tantrum off tomorrow before it occurs.

Anyway today has been fine, a bit of bickering but no full out rows thank goodness. Managed to get to 6.00 pm church, so not cross with dh, although ds1 spent most of service practically lying down on pew saying he was too tired to go on.
Came back to idyllic scene of dh reading Bible story to twins who then went straight to bed and sleep.
Bolt was excellent esp the crazy hamster, and made me cry. Children said it was too long for them. Think story within story too confusing for them.
We also did lots of running around in park after film so

Housework wise - not much done
Chilli con carne
cleaned boys' bedroom and hoovered it
hung out some washing
swished a tiny bit

HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE

Galen it has just occurred to me that your children hardly ever seem to have screaming tantrums even if they are in a bad mood. What do you think is your secret weapon against this?

Greyskull, I'm sorry you are feeling bad. Well done on the painting - that is really dynamic of you. I always feel so worried I won't get the chance to finish that I never start. So I'm in admiration of you TMH and Galen for doing DIY projects at all (and anyone else whose projects I don't know about)

Night all, just back from tutoring friend, feeling a bit better - it is defo PMT!
see you all tomorrow

Evening Ladies

Been a bit of a day. Went to the hopital, dressings done - disapointed still have drains in.

Had a sleep with DS2 and DH took mum home. Boys went to bed OK, but DS1 was really tired. Started crying brought him in to our bed que sick every where

Bed changed and then sick everyhere again and lucozade all over the floor - DH is now beyond tired