Slatterns and list makers reunited - FAQ returns!!!

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new thread - a little early but I wanted to mark my return.

Sorry for everything I've missed - but I can promise you I'm BACK now

(any major updates please let me know )

I am one of 6 as well, I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
Thanks for explaining the hot press PBM, I even googled to see was there another word for it, all i could think of was Airing Cupboard

This morning I have done
Folded Clothes,socks and knickers
Put in a wash
Getting ready to put wash on line!
Put in a casserole (PITA having to have lunch on the table for 1pm)
Made Breakfast (DDs were home early from their sleepover)
Washed Breakfast Dishes

NEED TO DO
Peel Potatoes
Dress DD3
Make Lunch
Wash up after it
Go somewhere!!!

Ahhhh - Hot press = airing cupboard! Thanks Plum!

I'm the eldest of 3. Always thought it was the perfect number of kids until my middle brother has turned into an arsehole. I would still love to have 3 but DH is worried about how we would afford it since we would need a much bigger house. Since I've given up work I don't want to pile the pressure on him too much financially, although he is doing very well at work. We will see, I may yet get my way!

Up, shower and dressed - no time for shower
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Washing out of machine - done
Take DH to station for 8:15am - done
Home - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
Clear up kitchen - done
Dishwasher on - done
DS jabs at 9:40am - done He howled
DS nap? - doing
Hang up washing - done
Proper clean of kitchen - done
Me sleep too - not yet
Lunch x 2
Make a cake, banana I think
Clean blinds in living room
Dust living room
Ocado delivery 6-7pm
Me and DS dinner
DS bath and bed
DH home late
Sleep

Alice your seat must be a better argos one than ours then because the one we got for ds is much flimsier than dd's bebeconfort one, also hers has 3 different bits holding it to the seat belt wheras his only had the one clip and that snapped just with me adjusting it-thank god it wasn't an accident or he'd have flown out of the car .

I always had images of a hot press being one of those big iron type things where you fold the clothes and put the lid down (don't know what they are called but my gran has one!)

How does Anthea fold her towels, I try to keep mine neat but it's always a mess. Doesn't help that it is narrow but deep so we have piles in front of each other. Fitted sheets also give me problems, no matter how you fold them they are never flat!

Today:
All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table - DONE
Load of washing in - DONE
Hang load of washing on line-
Clean nappy bucket - DONE
Hoover downstairs -DONE
Make cake - DONE
Go to friends for lunch -
Clean loo - DONE
Lunch -
Sort and put away basket of clean clothes x 2 now -
Dust sitting room -
Bring in washing -
Hoover again -
Cook dinner -

Oh wow alice so your dd's aunt/uncle is younger than her? My uncle and my cousin are the same age which I've always thought was quite cool (but not sure I'd like my mum being pg at the same time as me in reality!)

The seat belt goes over the arm, threads through the back and out over the other arm. You have to pull it really tight, but it is secure.

I have decided not to look after this puppy anymore after today. He is my best friend's dog and she is the only person who ever babysits for me but it is impossible trying to look after the two of them and keeping them apart at all times. Puppy is getting more agressive everytime she goes near him, and when i put him in the garden he just digs. It is starting to stress me out tbh. I have now got puppy sleeping on my lap and DD is playing on the other side of the room, so ok for now. It's sad because he really is so loving, but feels threatened by DD (not blaming him tbh!) I don't know what time i have got him til as my friend has gone in for a hernia op, and they are going to pick him up on way back from hosp.

Sorry for moan, but can't really moan to anyone in RL in case it gets out and i hurt her feelings. I will have to think about how best to word it to her.

clairy My DD is nearly 21 months, so i had already had her before my mum got pg. I was furious (didn't tell her though) as i felt she had had her turn and although i don't like to admit it, i think she did the wrong thing having the baby. My brother is suspected autistic and a bit a handful and she knew the baby she was carrying was downs with a big risk of heart complications. She told us that she would terminate if the baby was disabled (if she knew early) because she wasn't healthy herself and didn't think it would be fair bringing a child into this world if she was unable to provide the care it would require.
She was never a mother to me or my next sister who ended up living with my mum's mum.

Sorry if long, it is all complicated

LG - bad luck on the glasses! have only ever lost shoes to puppies!

Plum - thanks, we will carry on with the ones we have for now - esp as DH is anal about them, lol! but i think we will end up with some of the cheaper boosters chucked in the boot in the future.
Awww at your dd

Alice - it does sound complicated! so does your mum now look after you (suspected) autistic brother & the baby with Downs? must be hard work.
And sounds you are making the right decision about the dog

Well my day going kind of pear-shaped. The car wasn't ready to be collected post-mot yesterday so DH went to collect this morning and was gone ages. so he didnt take ds1 out.
And just had a text saying we may postpone the mums dinner until next week - was looking forward to it!
Plus got a text from my babysitter saying he can't do wed afternoon (dh working) so ds1 and I can't go out to friend's DD's birthday tea.

HMPH!

Left from yest:

• speak to parents about poss coming to visit next week Emailed

Tues:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast DONE, lunch & dinner
• kitchen DONE
• laundry Load1Dry
• ironing
• everyone dressed DONE
• general tidy pre-cleaners DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• quick trip to hosp to collect new drugs for ds2 - NotInYet grr
• dh take ds1 out for shoe measurement NotDone
• ds2 naps x 2 Doing1
• ds2 meds x 2 x 2 Done1
• friends for the afternoon with ds1 while dh 'ds2-sits'
• boys bath & bed
• me out to dinner with other mums MaybeNot

Have also done:

• tidied shed
• found big pile of plastic plant pots i'm hoping to pass on to a friend
• repotted sunflowers that have sprouted & watered them
• let ds1 watch tv while i mn!

Airing cupboard, of course!

• DS boobed, changed, dressed done
• breakfast done
• dry pots done
• fold dry washing done
• sort out food cupboards, using new baskets done
• wash nappies clothsinstead
• wipe round bathroom done
• me showered and dressed done

+ put clothes away done

• paperwork! donehah!
• lunch done

• tidy kitchen
• pack changebag
• go out

NEED TO DO
Peel Potatoes DONE
Dress DD3
Make Lunch DOING
Wash up after it
Go somewhere!!! ARRANGED TO SEE MY FRIEND BUT BOTH DD 1 and 2 ARE ASLEEP

Right sorry I have been away. DD1 has been very poorly with swine flu and housework hasn't been a priority. She is still poorly but need to get some stuff done now.

Up dressed and Breakfast done
Tidy living room done
Hoover living room done
Calpol before nap time done
Put girls down for a nap done
Lunch - not that anybody will eat it
Clear out car
Tidy hallway
Hoover hallway
Load stuff from clearout into car ready to take to mums when we are swine flu free!
Washing up
Cook dinner
Wash nappies and hang up
Dye (other) nappies and hang up
Do a clothes wash and hang out
Wash blankets that got left outside
Take DD1 out to play in the garden for a bit
Sort out tax credits done
Ring jobcentre done
Send of DCs passports
Relax!

Ladygooga Chewing glasses, doesn't she know dogs should chew slippers

PBM We have a crazy few in our family too, not me of course

I was wondering about the hotpress I call it my airing cupboard.

DS1 is going to be a heartbreaker, he is turning into a handsome young man, blonde hair, blue eyes!!

Ali My DH would like 6 DC, I don't!! It's not practical, house too small, car too small, bank balance too small. I would have to be a working mum if I had anymore.

clairey I have trouble folding fitted sheets too, I suppose a way to fold them neatly would be to iron them first, but I'm too lazy to do that

JKS about mums dinner and friends DD birthday tea.

alice DS1 would love a puppy, I think it would be just too stressful at the moment with the little ones, maybe when they get a bit older

Give card & present to nephew done
Hang out washing done
put away clean clothes done
Run WM
Run DW done
Breakfast done
Lunch done
Dinner
Make dough for DCs to make animal biscuits done They are now cooking
Sterilise bottles
Clean bathroom
Keep kitchen clean and tidy after every meal
Hoover
Tape at least 1 more camcorder tape onto DVD
DCs bath and to bed
Read more book
Work on DH books (self employed builder)
Clutter clearing, starting with boxes of stuff from living room sorted the box of CDs (I am going to do 15 mins at a time because this is a boring job!!)
HV visiting 2pm
Hoover
Wash floors done
Tidy hall done
Think about all 3 DS birthdays!!!
Put cushions and covers back on sofa
Clean leather sofa
Contact brother about the work on my car (he's a mechanic) doneI have 4 brothers BTW, my crazy mum and dad have 6 of us
Put socket covers in living room , Need to do now before HV comes I don't want her to think I haven't thought about the sockets!!

CC - sorry we x-posted earlier!

JKS - at your day.

Jenny - hope your DD is feeling better soon.

Peppa/Clairey - I just roll up fitted sheets, they are too difficult to even try and fold.

Today
Up, shower and dressed - no time for shower
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Washing out of machine - done
Take DH to station for 8:15am - done
Home - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
Clear up kitchen - done
Dishwasher on - done
DS jabs at 9:40am - done He howled
DS nap? - done
Hang up washing - done
Proper clean of kitchen - done
Me sleep too - not yet
Lunch x 2 - done
Make a cake, banana I think - OMG yum, I have eaten a huge slice!
Make flapjacks - done
Unload dishwasher
Clear up kitchen
Clean blinds in living room
Dust living room
Ocado delivery 6-7pm
Me and DS dinner
DS bath and bed
DH home late
Sleep

Hi everyone, my hair is done, but she took abit too much of the front I have like a side frindge thing going on now

Anthea does have a way of folding her fitted sheets so that they look nice and flat but I never seen that episode!

Not sure I can explain the towels
lay towel flat fold in a third(longways) then fold over the other side
then take the ends and fold them so they meet in the middle
then fold that over you should have a nice square with no edges showing

Anyway back to the dinner, didn't get making it earlier but got out to buy all my ingredients

Peppa Yeap I'm the only sane one too

Peel Potatoes DONE
Dress DD3 DONE
Make Lunch DOING
Wash up after it DONE
Go somewhere!!! ARRANGED TO SEE MY FRIEND BUT BOTH DD 1 and 2 ARE ASLEEP DONE
Make Tea DONE
Clean up after it DH DOING IT

JennyPenny - hope DD1 is recovering well? anyone else get it?

Plum - i'm going to have to try the towel thing just to see if it looks any better than how i normally do it!

Left from yest:

• speak to parents about poss coming to visit next week Emailed

Tues:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast DONE, lunch DONE & dinner DONE
• kitchen DONE
• laundry Stalled
• ironing no
• everyone dressed DONE
• general tidy pre-cleaners DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• quick trip to hosp to collect new drugs for ds2 DH DONE
• dh take ds1 out for shoe measurement NotDone
• ds2 naps x 2 DONE
• ds2 meds x 2 x 2 DONE
• friends for the afternoon with ds1 while dh 'ds2-sits' DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• me out to dinner with other mums No

Have also done:

• tidied shed
• found big pile of plastic plant pots i'm hoping to pass on to a friend
• repotted sunflowers that have sprouted & watered them
• let ds1 watch tv while i mn!
• boiled Mooncup (overdue )
• charged camera
• got pile of clothes ready to post to friend for her DCs

Left To Do:

• drink wine Doing lol
• watch tv Doing
• bed!

Wed:

• DH up first
• breakfast, lunch & dinner
• get everyone dressed
• DH to work
• ds2 meds 2 x 2
• ds2 naps x 2
• PO to send clothes to friend for her DC (they live in Jersey and have no cheapo shops like Primark so I get them some when i see anything suitable and send/take them over)
• walk round block for fresh air
• Not go to friend's for her DD's birthday
• try and do something other than tv watching with ds1....
• dinner & bed

Jennypenny hope your dd is alright

Hope Smallblessings and CWWM are alright too, they haven't been around, SB had swineflu didn't she?

Got all the beds stripped and changed
dd2 & ds covers in wash now

The biscuits were a success, they have all been eaten and DD1 enjoyed using the animal cutter, I have promised we can have some more tomorrow, I am going to try swaping 1oz of flour for 1oz of cocoa powder.

The clutter clearing is going quite well too, I have sorted 2 boxes, one of CDs and one of paperwork most of which can be shredded, DS2 favourite job so that has been delageted to him.

jenny hope your DD will be feeling better soon,

Give card & present to nephew done
Hang out washing done
put away clean clothes done
Run WM done
Run DW done
Breakfast done
Lunch done
Dinner done
Make dough for DCs to make animal biscuits done
Sterilise bottles done
Clean bathroom
Keep kitchen clean and tidy after every meal
Hoover
Tape at least 1 more camcorder tape onto DVD
DCs bath and to bed
Read more book
Work on DH books (self employed builder)
Clutter clearing, starting with boxes of stuff from living room sorted the box of CDs (I am going to do 15 mins at a time because this is a boring job!!)
HV visiting 2pm done
Wash floors done
Tidy hall done
Think about all 3 DS birthdays!!!
Put cushions and covers back on sofa done
Clean leather sofa
Contact brother about the work on my car (he's a mechanic) done
Put socket covers in living room done

How to fold fitted sheets

Tomorows task, try to make head or tail of those instructions

Glad the cookies were ok.

Cwwm has been having problems with her computer (internet connection i think)

Will look at those instructions in a bit - not that i can imagine i would normally manage anything with fitted sheets really but hey, i'm anal enough to try anything

Just spoke to my mum and they may not make it next week, getting a tad fed up with them as they haven't bothered seen the boys in ages.

Left To Do:

• drink wine DONE
• watch tv NearlyDone
• bed! soon

Wed:

• DH up first
• breakfast, lunch & dinner
• get everyone dressed
• DH to work
• ds2 meds 2 x 2
• ds2 naps x 2
• PO to send clothes to friend for her DC (they live in Jersey and have no cheapo shops like Primark so I get them some when i see anything suitable and send/take them over)
• walk round block for fresh air
• Not go to friend's for her DD's birthday
• try and do something other than tv watching with ds1....
• dinner & bed

PMSL at those instructions!!!!

will have to give it a go tomorrow!

Dear god those instructions look hideous - I will stick with my rolling method I think. DH only stirs up the whole airing cupboard when he puts things in and out anyway so any tidy folding is short lived!

JKS - FIL doesn't make an effort to see DS. I just get angry about it, but I see how hurt DH is by it. FIL sees the DNs all the time, very annoying. Must be hard when it's your own parent .

Today
Up, shower and dressed - no time for shower
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Washing out of machine - done
Take DH to station for 8:15am - done
Home - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
Clear up kitchen - done
Dishwasher on - done
DS jabs at 9:40am - done He howled
DS nap? - done
Hang up washing - done
Proper clean of kitchen - done
Me sleep too - not yet
Lunch x 2 - done
Make a cake, banana I think - OMG yum, I have eaten a huge slice!
Make flapjacks - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Clear up kitchen - done
Clean blinds in living room
Dust living room
Ocado delivery 6-7pm - done
Unpack shopping - done
Pick DH up as home earlier than expected - done
Dinner x 3
DS bath and bed - done
Clear up
Sleep

Glanced at the thread quickly thought you were all laughing at my towel instructions although they were hideous too

off to check out the fitted sheet ones although mine are done in a roll/fold way too Ali

ohh the end of it is how the towls are supposed to be...............hmm wonder if Anthea was trying to be Martha

Heres anthea's hot press