The "things to do today" list makers, otherwise known as the Slatterns - thread 248,309

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here you go - new shiny thread all ready for us when the current one fills up

Yeap whyme hope everything okay

I know TA and if your ever in Northern Ireland make sure you have a Mauds ice cream, and then you'll be completely baffled its the most delicious ice cream ever

JKS I have my dcs photos done in albums, some are done better than other, namely the 2 girls, it really is a good way to look back at them growing up

CWWM hope your okay

WME Sort out my bedroom is on my ongoing list, it really does seem to be the last room in the house I ever get round to

Alice hope you enjoy you wedding

me & dh up washed dressed done
ds & dd2 up
dd1 has went back to bed ( she was up late having a dance competition with me and MIL)
breakfast x4 dd still to do
dcs washed & dressed
clean tidy kitchen
uniforms in wash
MIL coming to pick up dcs
mask off hall
PAINT HALL (yey)

Any other bits and pieces before MIL comes

arrgghh dh just gone on a breakdown and didn't leave ladders in
go into garage and see if there is a reasonably clean set big enough to get into attic

Modest list today as we're both feeling rubbish. I hate sore throats!

However I've done my ongoing list and it's rather But it all needs doing.

Today:-

• make the bed done
• breakfast done
• bring milk in
• fold dry washing
• dry pots done
• put washing in done
• clear breakfast/ highchair
• wash pots done
• DS nap doing
• start writing up ongoing list done
• DS dressed
• me showered, dressed and face on
• DS snack
• hang washing up
• lunch
• clear lunch/highchair
• DS nap
• walk
• DS snack
• dinner
• DS bath and bed
• clear dinner/highchair
• wash pots
• soak feet

Ongoing:-

• Get under 18 st the next stone down!
• Child Trust Fund sorted
• Tax credits - sort dates, ring them up
• Set up travel cot in living room
• Put clock and pictures up in DS room
• Sort Mum's stuff in garage
• Book dentist appointment
• How does Macbook connect to printer?
• Put gas & electric on dd
• Organise pantry
• DS join library
• Ring childrens centre
• Ring Post Office re: previous occupants post
• Get bottom stairgate up
• Other babyproofing?
• Buy double buggy for me and SIL
• Birthday party planning!

no actually it's really odd it's too quiet - I really enjoyed the last 2 times it was his weekend to have them but they stayed here..........

FAQ I'm going to make your list

Relax & enjoy a dc weekend
go to to shop and buy a magazine nice bar of choc(galaxy cookie crumble)
relax
maybe get uniforms ready so you don't have to worry about that tomorrrow

oops adc free weekend

no todays list is

Another coffee
Run a bath and have a long soak
Last load of washing
Get it dried
Iron those few bits
Do a general tidy up (did quite a bit yesterday so not too much to do)
Studying/get on with assignment
Possibly go and do my big grocery shop - although I may leave that until tomorrow afternoon after church as I'll already be close to Morrisons.
Change sheets on my bed
Put the clothes away that I ironed yesterday (which includes the school uniforms )

Thats still a good list, will your dcs be back tomorrow,
I find it hard to concentrate doing my big shop with all dcs I lose track of my calculations

yea they'll be back just before dinner time tomorrow afternoon.

I like to try and do my big grocery shopping on the weekends when I'm child free as I don't drive - so I walk down, do a huge shop and then get a taxi back. My DS's are pretty good when we go shopping together, but it's more awkward if I'm doing a big shop and taxi home again with them.

Today I need to:

-clear the piiles of paperwork in the front room
-get DS's feet measured
-plant out sunflowers and rose
_buy sticks to plant with sunflowers,
-phone mum

• hoover downstairs
• meal plan
• bake cakes as requested by DDs.
• bath children,
• arrange dinner,

For the coming months weeks,

• Children to dentist
• change children's beds
• clean bathroom floor
• decide when we're visiting parents at easter.
• sort out some after school activity for DD1.
• Find local babysitter so dh and myself can have a night out
• buy underbed storage boxes
• write thank yous for DD2's birthday presents
• take DH's suit to cleaners.
• get rid of old clothes
• ebay maternity clothes.

Feeling positive now.

Yes, I'm okay, I have regular hospital check ups due to a kidney condition, all okay at the moment.

Hello slatterns . Waves to all newbies . Hope everyone is ok will read through later .
All ok here dp keeping a very low profile and I am concent rating on dc and dd3s birthday . Thanks for all the comments just didn't want to take over this thread with my traumas lol !
DD4 is much better but I think I have her bug am all snotty and yuk .

Today

Bath girls
Dp gone to pick up dds gifts
Prepare soup
Washing and drying
Wash my hair - I look like Amy Winehouse on a bad day
Find ongoing list from other thread and paste here
make beds
Bunk beds up
dinner
Clean bathroom and downstairs loo
sort clean washing
wait for mr tesco
wrap gifts
iron clothes for tomorrow
put new baby clothes away
Quick tea
wait for dc to go to bed put up banners and balloons
sleep

wow have ordered the boys photos!!
thought it would take me all weekend but...realised i've not been taking as many as i used to & not very many of ds2, oops so his books will be significantly thinner thsn ds1's.
best get camera out more often...

Today:

• me up first DONE
• all up DONE & dressed 3done
• dw on DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• DH out with ds1; shopping & other activities Doing
• me to do photos DONE & sort laundry started & anything else off list i can manage!
• ds2 nap Doing
• lunch
• dh out for a bit
• poss bike ride? depends on weather (need to attach trailer to my bike)
• tea
• boys bath & bed
• dinner & early night for us

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site Started
• photos for boys albums DONE
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards MostlyDone
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get photos of family for new frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• ring Ikea to reorder missing parts DONE
• download & fill in form for half-marathon walk

Goals for this week:

• upload & order boys photos DONE
• try and get below 9 stone StillTrying!
• get on with family tree
• some early nights 2ManagedSoFar

I'm still sat here - haven't done anything yet

LOL FAQ

Today:

• me up first DONE
• all up DONE & dressed 3done
• dw on DONE unloaded & reloaded
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• DH out with ds1; shopping & other activities Doing
• me to do photos DONE & sort laundryDONE & anything else off list i can manage!
• ds2 nap Doing
• lunch
• dh out for a bit
• poss bike ride? depends on weather (need to attach trailer to my bike)
• tea
• boys bath & bed
• dinner & early night for us

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site Started
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards MostlyDone
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get photos of family for new frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• download & fill in form for half-marathon walk

Goals for this week:

• upload & order boys photos DONE
• try and get below 9 stone StillTrying!
• get on with family tree
• some early nights 2ManagedSoFar

JKS I have hundreds of photos of ds as a baby and less and less of the girls poor old dd4 only had 3 actual real photos all the rest were stored on the computer until recently .

Today

Bath girls
Dp gone to pick up dds gifts
Prepare soup veginoven
Washing and drying started
Wash my hair - I look like Amy Winehouse on a bad day
Find ongoing list from other thread and paste here
make beds done
Bunk beds up
dinner
Clean bathroom and downstairs loo loodone
sort clean washing
wait for mr tesco waiting
wrap gifts
iron clothes for tomorrow
put new baby clothes away
Quick tea
wait for dc to go to bed put up banners and balloons
sleep

CWWM- hope you feel better soon, and enjoy the birthday.
I haven't done a kids birthday party yet, so in my head they're fun like when you're a kid. I suspect, I may be wrong!

JKS, I'm going to put photo organising on my list as soon as I've knocked a few other things off. Where did you order them from?
I keep thinking I've got millions of photos of DS, but I check my digital camera and there's about ten almost identical pictures, but only three or four different actual 'poses'. Would never have done that with a film in the camera!

FAQ -

Today:-

• make the bed done
• breakfast done
• bring milk in done
• fold dry washing done
• dry pots done
• put washing in done
• clear breakfast/ highchair done
• wash pots done
• DS nap doing
• start writing up ongoing list done
• DS dressed
• me showered, dressed and face on
• DS snack done
• hang washing up done
• lunch
• clear lunch/highchair
• DS nap
• walk
• DS snack
• dinner
• DS bath and bed
• clear dinner/highchair
• wash pots
• soak feet

Ongoing:-

• Get under 18 st the next stone down!
• Child Trust Fund sorted
• Tax credits - sort dates, ring them up
• Set up travel cot in living room done!
• Put clock and pictures up in DS room
• Sort Mum's stuff in garage
• Book dentist appointment
• How does Macbook connect to printer?
• Put gas & electric on dd
• Organise pantry
• DS join library
• Ring childrens centre
• Ring Post Office re: previous occupants post
• Get bottom stairgate up
• Other babyproofing?
• Buy double buggy for me and SIL
• Birthday party planning!

Glad to see you back CWWM,
Yes my mum called over I could take up a whole thread on how pissed off she makes me feel

everyone up washed dressed done
breakfast done
clean tidy kitchen done
ordered oil done its fecking freezing
uniforms in wash done someone left tissue in pocket [grr]
MIL coming to pick up dcs done
mask off hall done
take down hall curtains done
wash curtains
PAINT HALL (yey)abouttodo

Any other bits and pieces before MIL comes

I know it's inevitable that you'll take less as you get more DCs but still it was a shock!

May get out for DCs haircut in a mo though DH has just sat down with papers

Today:

• me up first DONE
• all up DONE & dressed DONE
• dw on DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• DH out with ds1; shopping & other activities DONE
• me to do photos DONE & sort laundry DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• lunch DONE
• dh out for a bit
• poss bike ride? depends on weather (need to attach trailer to my bike)
• tea
• boys bath & bed
• dinner & early night for us

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site Started
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards MostlyDone
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get photos of family for new frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• download DONE & fill in form for half-marathon walk
• fix Thomas toy & toy hoover

Goals for this week:

• try and get below 9 stone StillTrying!
• get on with family tree
• some early nights 2ManagedSoFar

Thanks WME PBM sorry you are feeling a bit down after your mums visit it has been a bit of a rubbish week really hasn't it ?

JKS Good luck with the haircut I don't envy you my dd's all need their hair trimming but my dsis is a hairdresser so usually does it but dd4 freaks everytime you mention haircut .

Right presents are all hid soup has been made and dds are colouring in .
Think DD1 and 4 are in competition on who can throw a tantrum over the most random thing though .

Today

Bath girls
Dp gone to pick up dds gifts done
Prepare soup done
Washing and drying started
Wash my hair - I look like Amy Winehouse on a bad day
Find ongoing list from other thread and paste here
make beds done
Bunk beds up
dinner done
Clean bathroom and downstairs loo loodone
sort clean washing
wait for mr tesco done
wrap gifts
iron clothes for tomorrow
put new baby clothes away
Quick tea
wait for dc to go to bed put up banners and balloons
sleep

ComeWhine - glad you are concentrating on the DCs for now

DS2 wasn't impressed by the haircut but thought it was v funny when Daddy & big brother had their turns!

Today:

• me up first DONE
• all up DONE & dressed DONE
• dw on DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• DH out with ds1; shopping & other activities DONE
• me to do photos DONE & sort laundry DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• lunch DONE
• haircut & walk round block DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• dh out for a bit Doing
• poss bike ride? depends on weather (need to attach trailer to my bike)
• tea
• boys bath & bed
• dinner & early night for us

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site Started
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards MostlyDone
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get photos of family for new frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut DONE
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• fill in form for half-marathon walk
• fix Thomas toy & toy hoover see here

Goals for this week:

• try and get below 9 stone StillTrying!
• get on with family tree
• some early nights 2ManagedSoFar

First haircut! Oooh! DS is still bald, and I expect he will continue to be so, as I was bald til I was at least two.

DS is in the travel cot and not crying atm. I am going to venture off for a mo shortly and see what he thinks then.

Today:-

• make the bed done
• breakfast done
• bring milk in done
• fold dry washing done
• dry pots done
• put washing in done
• clear breakfast/ highchair done
• wash pots done
• DS nap doing
• start writing up ongoing list done
• DS dressed done
• me showered, dressed and face on
• DS snack done
• hang washing up done
• lunch done
• clear lunch/highchair
• DS napdone
• walk
• DS snack
• dinner
• DS bath and bed
• clear dinner/highchair
• wash pots
• soak feet

Ongoing:-

• Get under 18 st the next stone down!
• Child Trust Fund sorted
• Tax credits - sort dates, ring them up
• Set up travel cot in living room done!
• Move furniture round in DS room started
• Put clock and pictures up in DS room
• Sort Mum's stuff in garage
• Book dentist appointment
• How does Macbook connect to printer?
• Put gas & electric on dd
• Organise pantry
• DS join library
• Ring childrens centre
• Ring Post Office re: previous occupants post
• Get bottom stairgate up
• Other babyproofing?
• Buy double buggy for me and SIL
• Birthday party planning!

Good luck!!

(could be a lifesaver...)

DS1 was bald until well past 1 but ds2 grew hair much earlier, and it's mostly been sticking straight up since!

right off to tackle some more kitchen cupboards while ds1 watches Diego....

well I managed to have my bath just after lunch, and got dressed about 2ish..........

oh and I got a few more clothes dried - haven't done anything else yet

Just done the playing with shaving foam with dd4 after reading about it on another thread what a mess but it has made the kitchen floor come up lovely .

Sounds like the trip to the barbers was fun JKS .

WME just reminded me I better get a travel cot soon they are great as playpens (and also as huge clean laundry baskets ).

I am a bit unsure if I should laugh or cry but I polished the stuff in the living room and hallway a while ago and dd2 walked past and asked if I was ok .

Today

Bath girls done
Dp gone to pick up dds gifts done
Prepare soup done
Washing and drying started
Wash my hair - I look like Amy Winehouse on a bad day
Find ongoing list from other thread and paste here
make beds done
Bunk beds up
dinner done
Clean bathroom and downstairs loo done
sort clean washing
wait for mr tesco done
wrap gifts
iron clothes for tomorrow
put new baby clothes away
Quick tea done
Polished living room and hallway done
wait for dc to go to bed put up banners and balloons
sleep

All day - scrubbing carpet/sofa/washing and drying bedlinen/pyjamas etc after endless projectile vomiting last night! Poor ds