Weekend FLY - Family Time

[grouchyoscar]

Welcome one, welcome all, welcome Oldies, Newbies, Babysteppers and Lurkers alike. The FLY thread is here to stop the housework driving you batty.

Join in, we all do it

galen men! Can't live with them, can't pay the bills without them! How do you manage to have so much energy? Is it true I can't get as much done as I'm so old (my DH last night!)
Swanriver There must be something in the air this week! Dh put a black cloud on this morning as he watched Ds at gymnastics. To be fair Ds wasn't paying any attention and just mucking about! I think DH's dreams of the next Olympics anything, star rower or judo champ came tumbling down!!!
OrdinarySAHM We did naffink for Eid and my Dad is Muslim. Next time just a rough idea and do the nice things! I like Diwali. Far more fun, it has lots of lights & 'Bollywood' music & dance. Muslims are the Oliver Cromwell's of another land no dancing or fun just eat!
Must go and do some ironing & wash kitchen floor even though I've had a little bit of wine!Hiccough!

Evening all

Sorry not been about... We have decorated the study/spare/craft/ironing room. It looks lovley.

DS1 made pizza for dinner and it was fab

DS2 is not feeling well poor poppet

EHM I love your phraze about the journey

groucy I agree stay away from the loft, go shopping

Now to make DH a cuppa and run him a bath!!!!

Evening

I was supposed to spend all day sorting the house....funeral and birthday party next week. Who knows who will arrive and when so I want it as nice as it can be.

I didn't get as much done as I'd hoped, and tomorrow I am going out for a belated birthday meet up with my best friend. I will be back on Monday needing to do some serious crisis cleaning I think.

I was supposed to be getting a coffin
delivered today and it didn't arrive....trying not to worry. There is nothing I can do til Monday.

Jas, I'll join you on Monday with an early start. Need to get the house sorted fast so I can have some time off to buy myself something nice to wear to next weeks BBQ & a treat! & to enjoy time with friends not grouchy husbands! Sorry grouchy Why not take it easy with me on Monday and plan some treats.

Hiya all
just catching up with the x factor, having watched strictly, which was good.
One of my cats has been in the wars, he keeps fighting with the neighbour's cat, he already has one abscess from the other day, now has two more from two more bites
Bit worried about him really.
Otherwise, went to a lovely abbey today - Roche Abbey, have you been galen, Rotherham way. Really beautiful place and kids loved it, and I spent an hour blackberry picking (which I absolutely love doing!) so we had a good day. Finished painting the walls in the bedroom tonight whilst watching Strictly. Woodwork to do next and touch up the ceiling round the edges. I am so excited about getting wardrobes next and curtains and bedding to match, which I've never had before - I'm a bit giddy!
Anyway, see you all tomorrow, I'm too tired for individs so I'll be back tomorrow

okay kitchen floor washed! Ds & my uniform ironed that's enough now! Sleep tight everyone!

morning all
I'm on early shift today!

ehm yay fro flowers from DH, how lovely. Glad to see some DH's shaping up LOL and wow busy day indeed!

star hope washing kitchen floor under the influence wasnt too risky LOL

tm pizza sounds lovely, hope DS2 soon better

Jas you are doing so well with all you have to deal with. I cant imagine waiting for a coffin to be delivered....hope it is all easily sorted on Mon

wendy Yes Roche Abbey is lovely. Not far from us at all. We have been quite a lot - although not for a while actually - must go agian soon. Nice walks round and about...Blackberries sound good - think we'll have togo soon if you havent picked them all LOL
Just remembered I forgot to email you about DLP...will do later....sory memory like a sieve at the mo!
Bedroom sounds lovely - lucky you. Our bedroom is next on my list to do if I ver have any time or energy or money LOL

Well interesting night here....DD3 wet the bed ...again ...at about 1am. She has been so unsettled since she went back to school. Then she woke at 2.00 with a bad dream...
Then at 2.45 DD2 woke up with sore throat and temp...so downsatirs for Calpol , to discover Dog had wee'd in kitchen...so mop out....back up with calpol...
DS2 woke up so comforted him back off to sleep...
Crawled back into bed sometime after 3.00, but then WIDE AWAKE - so took AGES to get back off to sleep..
Then DS2 up at 6.30...
So a bit exhausted but hey!

DS2 seems fine today though so that is good...

Tody:
Church
Grocery shopping
Clean washing away
Bulbs in front garden
Finish veg patch and back garden sort out
Lunchboxes
uniform
check calendar for next week.
Walk in woods for all?

OK need more coffee....BBL

Morning galen Sundays are my early shift day too

DS2 also wet the bed at 1am, do I have bedding in the wash (we took him in with us).

Both boys are currently playing nicely.

Other dones

Washing hung out
Bedding in wash
DW emptied

To DO;s

Duvet to wash
Bedding to hang out
Breakfasts
Get dressed and get boys dressed
Ironing
List stuff on e-bay
package some stuff to post
Whats for dinner
Garden - pull onions and general tidy
Lunch money
Visit MIL and take photos of dogs
Mop the floor

I am tired, but loving the early morning sun. I need another cup of tea

Hello to all. My, you have been busy!

EHM Thanks for your CAT. Will reply after brekkie.

I spent yesterday evening sitting on the sofa sewing up dd's trousers which she likes to have long in the leg and then the hem comes undone and they start getting worn! I've used hemming stuff but I think the only solution is sewing so that's what I'm going to do.

Dh and I were on standby taxi duty last night for ds who was out with friends. He didn't catch the last bus home > but did have a lift to about 3 miles away with a friend so dh collected him from there.

Teenagers!

Jas Well done on all you've done so far. I hope the delivery arrives very soon. I hope you have a lovely belated birthday meet-up.

Back later.

Morning

We were woken at 4.00 by poorly ds2 saying he needed to throw up [yuk]
Then he kept poor dh awake for another 2 hours chatting non-stop
dh now feels v.rough and says he is not leaving house

However all seems calm now, fever has subsided and no more throwing up
BUT today's plans pretty much abandoned (I think DH was taking everyone out all day so that I could clean up

So
plan is
violin practice x 2
ironing
church for some
baked potatoes and veg for lunch
put dd's room back together (URGENT)

also start reading music theory book so that I can understand their practice
start practicing piano so can read music

Jas: it does sound very stressful, hope everyone appreciates how much effort you are putting into this
TM: a change is as good as a rest (re:rooms)
Wendy: what colour is your bedroom now?
Determined to tackle rest of my grimy house myself paintwise - just find things like filling falling down ceilings impossible

Oh dear a tide of moaning kids advancing towards me better dash..

Morning All Galen & TM Wet beds & middle of the night sorting them out, throws the next day out. Hope you all have an easy day.galen I cleaned the floor with Flash spray & it has left marks on the tiles! Dropped a light bulb on the floor this morning instead!!!!!
Jas I've had to organise two funerals in recent years and I prefer to be part of the organising. It makes me think deeply about my own life. I don't know how to put this but, it comforts me to get family and friends together and remember with fondness the past & reconnect with your past. Does that make sense!
Simply By now I should have had teenagers but, I've got a 4 year old instead. I think by the time my Ds is a teenager he be looking after us!! making sure I don't wander into town still in out nightie
Wendy Your day sounds fab!I think we will go adventuring next Sunday & find somewhere to blackberry pick.
Do you think setting off after church at 11.30pm to late in the day?

Opps! Grammer melt down. I mean 'still in my nightie'

& for today we have the following to look forward to.
Done
Boys washed dressed & breakfasted to off to church.
W/M loaded
clothes folded
D/W unloaded
beds made

To do
Wash & dress (me)
Shopping for Sunday dinner, friends over around 4pm.
buy present for next door's baby!
put stuff back on uniform & reload.
Sort out diary & calender phone friends (v.important)
Dinner roast chicken
Clean up !!!!!!
collapse on sofa!!!

Star We didn't set off til 11.30 yesterday as it was after my yoga class, arrived at 12.30 and left at 4.30 - so def worth it!
galen brainwave! We should meet up at Roche Abbey very soon for an hour during the day! It would be lovely to meet you in rl.
Bedroom is 'whisper of choc chip' - a very very pale colour but lovely and calming.
DH taken children swimming. I have just squeezed the bad out of cat's abscess again [yukky emoticon] - must put phone vets on my list for tomorrow. DH actually likes [yukky again] squeezing abscesses - weird!
Not sure what's happening today, DH's parents may be taking DC to Harewood for car rally thing with SIL and her husband but not sure. If so may go to Ikea to order wardrobes!

Oh we are getting a piano in the near future - DH's boyhood one, which his cousin has atm. She is getting her girlhood one and wants rid of his - confusing! Anyway, it's exciting!

After spending all day yesterday with dh cleaning our house, and I mean all day I think i need to join this thread. I used to do flylady and have now fallen into bad habits. House was filthy Even the spiders in the corners of the rooms were sneezing.
Don't want to let it get like that again!

Still got kitchen and bathroom to do and my gigantic paper work pile and then I can do it the Fly way

hello kitten and welcome
baking sounds fun ruby wish I was so talented and creative!

Hello girls. (welcome kitten, you've come to the right place).

Have had a lovely weekend with dad. Went to open day at Railway museum yesterday. It was great. Gave ds the camera, its hilarious the things a 6yo think are worthy of a photo. Lots of petrol cans etc, also some of the pictures are quite arty as taken from his (short arse) point of view . Dad has gone now but I think he had a good time.

I am supposed to be ironing.

Afternoon All

Well we have been swimming again. We spent over an hour in the pool! Then came home had lunch & went blackberry picking. We managed to pick 8 the bramble bushes where bare.
Just completed 'My First Poem 2009' with Ellie as we have to hand into Preschool.
My neighbour has just come to the door with yummy tomatoes from his allotment & free range eggs from his hens. So omlette tonight I think.
Have to pick DH up from Stansted Aiport his flight lands at 7pm. Should take us around 45/50 mins to drive there. Plan to feed, bath & have Ellie in pj's before the 2 of us set off.

scatty glad you had nice time with your Dad-sounds like ds had lots of fun with the camera
welcome kitten ruby you are very cleverfingers x fridge is fixed tomorrow.
wendy I take it that DH can play the piano?Yuck squeezing the abscess[vomit emoticon]
starbear hope you have nice lunch with friends.
swan hope ds2 & dh are ok.
simply no worries
Tea hope ds2 is ok.
galen hope you have a restful day & night. Poor dc's hope they are better settled tonight.
jas hoping delivery arrived tomorrow-enjoy your birthday meet up with friend.

Right off lay out clothes for tomorrow.
iron clothes washed/dried today
make tea for me & dd
bath dd & pj's
pick up dh & drive back

until tomorrow lovely ladies

Thank you for the welcomes

I have tackled my paperwork mountain (which was very scary) and now know which tasks are my priority for tomorrow (struggling with everything seeming important at the moment)

Also picked our pears and now wondering what to do with our pear mountain

Ah well time to get on with dinner.

Done
Church am
Film (C with Meatballs - which was quite good if occasionally a bt offputting - excellent for those on diets)
struggled in palatial new shopping centre to buy stationery for pencil cases - what a horrid place it is with kids in tow..
refused to buy ds a Beano annual which caused major tantrum (told him to save up for it
but rather meanly bought dd a pair of slippers and a new pair of gumboots on her request (she needed them I suppose)

Anyway returned home feeling worn out by the horrors of the Metropolis to more Starwars Excerpts

also did
music practice x 4 with kids
forced ds1 to do some homework (just now)

Ruby how has your working week gone? Did you liven up the quiet party or was it irremediable?
EHM - that will be a exciting bedtime excursion for Ellie - hope he arrived safely
Kitten - hello
Starbear - yes most of my old friends now have teenagers

kitten hi and wlecome!
wendy yes - great idea. Would be lovely to meet at Roche abbey
TM hope doggy photos went well
EHM oh yay your dh is coming home - enjoy your evening together
scatty so glad you had a good wk/end with your dad.
swan hope DS2 is feeling better
ruby cakes do indeed sound V creative!
star hope you got through your list!

Well I have had something of a cleaning/sorting/tidying frenzy!
Became totally desponandt at state of the house this morning and just started and didnt stop till many hours later LOL
Did over do it though, and nw V tired, and grumpy, and dodgy Sacro iliac joints are killing me....BUT at least I feel almost back in control of the house, and feel next week will progree somewhat more smoothly (fingers crossed!)

So have done:
ut away massive pile of clean washing
Hung up loads of my clothes abandoned on rocking chair!
Sorted out pile of books and magizines by the side of my bed - re-assigned some to dining room shelves
dusted our room
cleaned windows our room
changed our bed
hoovered our room
Sorted out DD1,2 and 3's wardrobes - assigned clothes to loft and charity bags
located dd1 missing pe shorts
Hung up huge mound of theoir clothes in tidied wardrobes
Tidied their room, and hoovered
Hung up littlies clothes, hoovered their room
hoovered landing
Retrived old sleeping bag from loft to put in playhouse as bed for lazy dogs afternoon naps when out in garden with us LOL!
Cleaned main bathroom
Detailed Lounge clean: thorough hoover, behind sofas inc.
Wiped down sofa
Hoovered between sofa cushions
washed cushion covers
wiped skirting
de-cobwebed
Sorted out DS2 toy box
dusted
cleaned windows
calendar update
lunchboxes
clothes for morning

now:
collapsed on sofa eating cheescake lol

didnt do the garden stuff , but will do that tomorrow if nice weather holds! although dh did cut the gtrass

so will bb tromorrow all

Evening all

I have had a lovley relaxing day.

We did the doggy photos and I have some really nice ones to get sorted for christmas for MIL.
We did some garden havest and tidy.
Mowed front and back
Cleaned up mess from poorly cooking fat
Did homework with DS1
Lables ready for e-bay packing tomorrow
ironing done and put away

played with the boys in the garden.

See you tomorrow

All done
Shopping for Sunday dinner, friends over around 4pm.
buy present for next door's baby!
W/M reload.
Sort out diary & calender
Dinner roast chicken
Clean up !!!!!!
plus
Took Ds small clothes to charity (at last)
Galen How do you manage to get so much done in a day? What is your secret.
Hi kitten I hope your enjoyed your year off housework, what did you get up too? and welcome back into the fold.
Ruby Hope your fridge gets fixed soon!
wendy Dh inherited a piano many years ago (before I arrived) one day he might get lessons!
swan It is odd to think we are a new trend.
Now to phone friends & make a list for the morning need to get going
Good night all.