Slatterns getting Sorted for Summer!

[PlumBumMum]

Here it is a new thread for June, and to motivate us for the Summer

Afternoon Ladies

PLUM lucky you with your cook book, share some of the pasta receipes please. DD loves phili and pasta!

JKS you were up baking early.

ALI I'm okay thanks. I've made an appointment with my GP to get things checked out.

Yesterday we went to London Heathrow to meet our friends, one of whom works for Air Canada and is their bowling league across the company and represents London, every year they meet up for the weekend, last year was Montreal. DP is in her bowling team, we had a fabulous day and night, DP even booked us into the Holiday Inn (where the evenings banquet was being held) for the night. I had so much fun I forgot why we were fighting. The canadians were lovely and so much fun to be with. Next year the tournament is in Frankfurt, which we are both looking forward to, and then its Toronto the year after and my parents have already agreed to having DD for those weekends whilst we are away as we made some great friends yesterday.

DP has been back to hiself and so caring etc, he really apologised for being a prick!

Muppets - glad you had a good time & have made up with dp

Today:

• ds2 nap Doing
• unpack for ds1 & dh (more laundry)HungOut
• friend popping round with tomato plants DONE
• plant tomato plants DONE
• hurt finger on sodding pampas grass DONE
• DH home here
• tea Cooking
• boys bath & bed
• papers & crosswords DoingMore
• drink beer Doing
• dinner & bed
• catch up with dh

Ongoing:

• rediscover favourites to save on new laptop DoneMore
• get to 8stone 7lbs (currently 8,9)
• contact handyman (sort list)
• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums
• find correct sized refills for filofax pen EmailedFilofaxForHelp
• upload & order more photos of boys (DS1; 2.5-3 & DS2;1-1.5)
• get on with friend's family tree Restarted
• buy some Apple-friendly family tree software & then transfer all family tree stuff over
• then go through 1911 census (again) for research
• buy the Apple versions of Word, Excel, etc.
• charity shop trip

Right i'm peed off so excuse me ranting for a bit.
DH doesn't like cream so wouldn't taste the strawberry things. i'm trying to be on a diet before my brother's wedding so ate one but the rest will go in the bin
they were nowhere near as nice to eat as they looked which has peed me off too as i need another idea for the Strawberry Tea.
and ds1 insisted on baking some biscuits earlier and i didn't want to really, but gave in, and he won't eat any of the biscuits either. so they will end up in the bin too again.

and Dh was out for a lunch which i knew, but comes home later than expected and says he won't want any dinner, but only tells me that after i've cooked the boys tea so i can't just have the same as them.

fed up? moi? just a tad.

Today:

• unpack for ds1 & dh (more laundry)HungOut
• tea DONE
• boys bath & bed
• papers & crosswords DoingMore
• drink beer ThinkIMightHaveAnother!
• my dinner & bed
• catch up with dh, only if i'm in a better mood by then!

Ongoing:

• rediscover favourites to save on new laptop DoneMore
• get to 8stone 7lbs (currently 8,9)
• contact handyman (sort list)
• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums
• find correct sized refills for filofax pen EmailedFilofaxForHelp
• upload & order more photos of boys (DS1; 2.5-3 & DS2;1-1.5)
• get on with friend's family tree Restarted
• buy some Apple-friendly family tree software & then transfer all family tree stuff over
• then go through 1911 census (again) for research
• buy the Apple versions of Word, Excel, etc.
• charity shop trip

Do you feel better now you;ve ranted? I hate it when baking things don't come out as they should. I don't mind eating hugely calorific things but only if they are really tasty!

Muppets very glad DP apologised, as he was being a prick. Have I missed it or do you know now?

Yes i do thanks!

and yes if something is yummy i can work around the calories but hate that feeling of having eaten something that was not worth the calories, 'wasted calories'.

anyhoo, have eaten my dinner now so not going to do Wii weigh-in tonight. Have put away unpacking, just have to bring in/iron/put away last bits of laundry then i'm on track for the week

Don't worry ladies the Blossom Hill was sent back with the delivery man!

MM - Sounds like you had a great time, good for you and DP.

JKS - I hate chucking food away, especially if you made it yourself. How annoying. Can you drop them off at DS's school or send DH to work with them? My office is always full of ravenous chaps who love home made produce.

Oops will have to find my proper list. Have been on sofa this afternoon with DS watching films .

Get DS to bed
Filing
Sort clothes and stuff for tomorrow
DS's bag for nursery
Write some cards
Tidy lounge
APPRENTICE FINAL!!!!!

Get DS to bed
Filing
Sort clothes and stuff for tomorrow
DS's bag for nursery
Write some cards
Tidy lounge
APPRENTICE FINAL!!!!!
Finish up in kitchen

Plus
Post birthday cards!
Post packages
Update phone done
Buy massive bag of compost and sort patio pots
Do some exercise x 3 times - done x1
Go see head of DS's new school
Buy new bathmat
Home facial
Buy 2 more presents for friends with bdays

JKS I hate chucking away food too, esp as my cooking skills are getting better LOL.

TA I haven't found out yet, have a made a docs appointment tho.

I can't stand blossom hill wine bleurgh, I normally have a lovely rose by Stowells from California and thats yum - doesn't take me long to polish off a bottle of that LOL

I really need to get my arse into gear tomorrow, mainly with my assignments but have to get back on to B&Q about my wardrobes as still not come and all my clothes are on the floor in a pile grrr

I feel really silly DP has just gone home, and I had tears as I wanted him to stay - how emotional/hormonal am I

Chin up MM. Go have a bath or summat.

Right must get DS to bed!

HMHB - Had a bath earlier. DD is now sat in my bed watching Barney, as she got upset DP left and never put her to bed and read her bedtime story, she cried worse than i did, so had to calm her down.

MM - i know how that feels. Sometimes DS is inconsolable if I come home from work and DH isn't here. Poor things. Crack open the blossom hill rose , although you could get more tearful. I guess chocolate may be more appropriate until you see the Doc.

Hmm....where did I put those Drifters I ordered...?

Can't drink the 2 bottles in the fridge till I've seen the doc. Also I don't eat chocolate - can't stand the stuff. Am currently eating a sultana scone!

MM did he leave in a hurry/huff? or just not get round to doing her story?
hope you get a docs appt soon.

Feeling better now honest! glass of red and boys in bed = relaxed

Today:

• unpack for ds1 & dh DONE
• more laundry Ironed&PutAway
• boys bath & bed DONE
• papers & crosswords NearlyDone
• drink beer ChangedToWine
• my dinner DONE & bed
• catch up with dh...

Ongoing:

• rediscover favourites to save on new laptop DoneMore
• get to 8stone 7lbs (currently 8,9)
• contact handyman (sort list)
• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums
• find correct sized refills for filofax pen EmailedFilofaxForHelp
• upload & order more photos of boys (DS1; 2.5-3 & DS2;1-1.5)
• get on with friend's family tree Restarted
• buy some Apple-friendly family tree software & then transfer all family tree stuff over
• then go through 1911 census (again) for research
• buy the Apple versions of Word, Excel, etc.
• charity shop trip
• put fire stuff away (if DH finally agrees winter is over, lol)

Evening,

Hope you are all ok.

Done/to do;

shower and dress done
get up with dc so dh can have a lie in done
breakfast done
clean up from breakfast done
feed baby ongoing
farmers market done
watch dc and dh play on wii - could'nt join in - have pulled somerhing done
lunch at farmers market done
take painkillers and fall asleep done
dinner dh done
try breast shells done
wash up done
load dw, put on and empty on
clean table throughly and chairs done
sweep kitchen floor done
washing and drying done
out washing away started
lots of ironing done
get clothes out for tomm done
shape eyebrows
dc vits done
my vits
watch apprentice final
clean cat litter done
clean bathroom floor done

He didn't leave in a hurry as such, but he was anxious to get home. knew it was DD bedtime and she asked for a story but he still left

tommorrow;

supervise dd's getting dressed, teeth etc
get dressed
make up
breakfast and clean up
school run
nursery run = remember pe kit
hv coming at 9.30
get ready for buggy workout
pick dd up from nursery
lunch
change dd2
buggy workout
load dw, put on and empty
drying
text friend to arrange meet up
more washing
change bed sheet and cot
milk and bread shop
pick dd1 up from after school club
put washing away
ironing
arrange catalogur returns
shower
dinner
clean up from dinner inc sweep floor
homework

Exciting. DH just found a slow worm in the garage. Looks like a mini snake. Apparently they eat slugs and like compost heaps so thats where he is going.

Muppets

HMHB - tad tooo exciting methinks !

Tomorrow:

• all up & dressed
• breakfast
• tidy kitchen
• pack nursery bags
• DH take boys to nursery
• me to work (take lunch?)
• do some work, lol
• collect boys
• boys to bed
• dinner & early night

• Ongoing list
• start list for Bermuda trip (24hr suncream)
• rearrange appt for DS2 follow-up at local hosp

HMHB

I will det those recipes on tomorrow MM, Tesco are dooing philly light 2 for £2 Today so I hope they are nice or I'll have to go back to the brownies

I had a lovely day caught abit of dds show at rehersal it looks really good so I can't wait to see it, the theme is Mamma mia, aladin and Michael Jackson and then they have a section with modern songs

Plum - bet the show will be fab

(that was another baking effort DH didn't like, the brownies. the other mums did though so maybe he's just weird )

Tomorrow:

• all up DONE & dressed 1done
• breakfast Doing
• tidy kitchen Started
• pack nursery bags DONE
• DH take boys to nursery
• me to work (take lunch?)
• do some work, lol
• collect boys
• boys to bed
• dinner & early night

• Ongoing list
• start list for Bermuda trip (24hr suncream)
• rearrange appt for DS2 follow-up at local hosp

Hello slatterns . Hope everyone is ok will try and read through thread later when things are quiet .

MM not sure whats up but hope you are ok (((hugs))).

Hope everyone else is ok and happy missed you all this week have been writing little lists on paper but it is not the same .

I am going to try and do a few things everyday and get back into some sort of routine as the house is starting to get me down it has been hard to do anything this week as I have torn a muscle in my calf and it bloody hurts .

So here is my little list for now if I do well will add some more .

This morning

Feed DD5
Bath and dress me and DD4/5
Make beds
Put a load of washing on
Clean round bathroom

Morning all. Feeling tired, and really should be going for a run.

MN DOING
run
shower and dress
apply for job 1
apply for job 2
put away dry sheets
hang up towels
washing load 1 wash
washing load 1 dry
washing load 2 wash
washing load 2 dry
lunch
sort kitchen
experiment this afternoon
pay in cheques
buy voucher for friend
buy card for other friend
think of somehting to make for dinner

Hey ComeWhine
DP being helpful i hope?
ouch re calf!
it's only now i'm on top of things (normally) that i realise how much it used to get me down when things weren't 'sorted out/tidy/in control' esp when ds2 was a few months old but not sleeping through and ds1 was up bloody early in the morning, i was the walking dead and nothing got done on time/as i wanted it/etc.

Tomorrow:

• all up & dressed DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• pack nursery bags DONE
• DH take boys to nursery DONE
• me to work (take lunch?)DONE (no lunch, will go out for a sandwich later)
• do some work, lol DoneSomeAlready!
• collect boys
• boys to bed
• dinner & early night

• Ongoing list
• start list for Bermuda trip (24hr suncream)
• rearrange appt for DS2 follow-up at local hosp