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October Slatterns/Listmakers - clearing cobwebs and scary spiders, join us!

942 replies

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 06/10/2009 16:12

My first thread .

OP posts:
cikecaka · 14/10/2009 08:43

PMSL Alice, know the feeling about Cafeworld, I am addicted too

cikecaka · 14/10/2009 08:56

Morning again JBB, I just copied yesterdays list and made some adjustments

Any Babies, looking forward to being a virtual aunty

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Me shower DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school DONE
Computer Class
Breakfast Dishes
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area
Tidy over Sitting Room

-DD2s- -Room-
Sort out Clothes
Make Bed
Tidy under bed
Dump Junk
Hoover Room
Wash Floor

Make Lunch
Wash up after it
Collect DDs
Make Dinner
Tidy up after it
Bath DD3
DD1 to Irish Dancing
Collect DD1
Collapse into bed

JustBeBuffy · 14/10/2009 09:01

Lol, I'm a FarmVille addict!

Wed:

  • all up DONE & breakfasted DONE & dressed 1done
  • unpack all hosp trip stuff Started
  • nanny here Here
  • ds1 to pre-sch NDoing
  • ds2 nap
  • online shopping delivery 10-12
  • put away shopping
  • collect prescription from docs & go to chemists for DS2 drugs
  • collect parcel from neighbour
  • new HV coming to meet me (& ds2 if awake) 10am
  • collect ds1
  • lunch
  • tidy kitchen
  • ds2 nap
  • me & ds1 out with friends?
  • boys tea
  • boys to bed
  • my dinner/dh home/our dinner

Ongoing:

  • get photos of family & hang them up
  • get on with friend's family tree GotFileOut
  • transfer all family trees over to Mac software
  • then go through 1911 census
  • organise (Started), upload & order photos of boys
  • fix my bike (flat tyre)
  • sort out security light outside trying
  • return borrowed highchair
  • get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop/freecycle/bin it?
  • 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
Alibooobaandthe40phantoms · 14/10/2009 09:10

Morning everyone Sooo sleepy this morning, going to have to have a nap otherwise I will just flop about all day and get nothing done!

Alice - that is a monster list considering you're out all day!

TODAY
Up and dressed - done
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Take DH to station for 7:15 - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
DS nap - doing
Load dishwasher and run
Tidy kitchen
Me nap!
Fold clean laundry
Decide what to cook tomorrow when my parents are here
Lunch x 2
Moonpig birthday card for SIL
Make dinner
Hoover upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Pick DH up from station
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Get bag ready for swimming tomorrow
Deal with chairrobe in my bedroom!

Pumpkinbummum · 14/10/2009 09:23

Morning all

Ali I will join you in flopping I'm really tired, still in jammies
dh took dcs to school and Iam finishing off paperwork nefore having a shower to wake me up

need to go get list

Pumpkinbummum · 14/10/2009 09:30

TO DO
get in shower
dry & straighten hair
finish invoices
post invoices
go to bank
get remaining ingredients for cake
bake cake
lunch
dinner(check meal planner)
put a wash on
make shoe box lid template
make box lid

ONGOING
Ice cake board done
make shoe done
Price fireplace for lounge done
fill out vetting form to help out in school
sort out all baking tins etc
sort kitchen cupboards
get in tools needed for SIL's 30th cakedone
get all remaining paperwork to accountant
sort and file pigeon holes
work on meal plannerdoing
steal Norks masterplan
decide on colours for bedroom
repaint chimney breast in lounge

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 14/10/2009 09:40

No babies here - boo! Had back ache in the night and was thinking 'This is it!' but it wasn't. Just kept me awake for ages. So feeling knackered.

Have finished reading childbirth book so I am now READY. Come on baby! Flame hope your baby is going to fit in with DH's work!

DS in school today thankfully as really tired.

Today
Gestate 39 weeks + 6! doing
Breakfast done
Do some yoga to get baby in correct position (panicking)
Tidy away breakfast things done
Get dressed done
DS to school
Make some cakes
Washing away
Dishy emptied
Lunch
Filing / admin
Dinner
DS bed

Ongoing
Get new bathroom rug
Buy more school trousers for DS
Think of baby names!
Get some early nights
Write and send begging letters for local kids charity

Before Baby Arrives
Get some DVD's to watch whilst breastfeeding
Put baby car seat in car -DH to do

OP posts:
PumpkinsCantDanceTheTango · 14/10/2009 09:41

Hello giraffes here, not been on here for a while - oops

Anyway having a big clean up today so here goes

shower
have breakfast
do dishes
make pot of soup
sweep floors
washing on
clean washing away
general wipe round of surfaces etc
make bed

Alibooobaandthe40phantoms · 14/10/2009 09:44

TODAY
Up and dressed - done
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Take DH to station for 7:15 - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
DS nap - doing
Load dishwasher and run - done
Tidy kitchen - done
Me nap! - about to
Fold clean laundry
Decide what to cook tomorrow when my parents are here
Clean patio windows
Lunch x 2
Moonpig birthday card for SIL
Make dinner
Hoover upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Pick DH up from station
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Get bag ready for swimming tomorrow
Deal with chairrobe in my bedroom!

JustBeBuffy · 14/10/2009 11:06

HMHB - hope baby makes an appearance soon!

Hi Giraffes

Wed:

  • all up DONE & breakfasted DONE & dressed 1done
  • unpack all hosp trip stuff Started
  • nanny here Here
  • ds1 to pre-sch NDONE
  • ds2 nap Doing
  • online shopping delivery 10-12 here
  • put away shopping Started
  • collect prescription from docs & go to chemists for DS2 drugs
  • collect parcel from neighbour
  • new HV coming to meet me (& ds2 if awake) DONE
  • collect ds1
  • lunch
  • tidy kitchen
  • ds2 nap
  • me & ds1 out with friends?
  • boys tea
  • boys to bed
  • my dinner/dh home/our dinner

Ongoing:

  • get photos of family & hang them up
  • get on with friend's family tree GotFileOut
  • transfer all family trees over to Mac software
  • then go through 1911 census
  • organise (Started), upload & order photos of boys
  • fix my bike (flat tyre)
  • sort out security light outside trying
  • return borrowed highchair
  • get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop/freecycle/bin it?
  • 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
cikecaka · 14/10/2009 11:21

Went to dress DD3 a while ago, she started screaming when I put the trousers on, luckily enough I didnt force the issue because when I took the trousers off a WASP flew out, it had stung her twice

PumpkinsCantDanceTheTango · 14/10/2009 11:34

Oh no ouch bloody wasps

shower done
have breakfast done
do dishes done
make pot of soup done
sweep floors
washing on done
clean washing away done
tesco shopping away done
clean bathroom done
general wipe round of surfaces etc
make bed
clean kitchen
bins out
recycling out

JustBeBuffy · 14/10/2009 12:05

CC - OUCH!! hope she's ok?

Wed:

  • all up DONE & breakfasted DONE & dressed DONE
  • unpack all hosp trip stuff DONE
  • nanny here Here
  • ds1 to pre-sch NDONE
  • ds2 nap Doing
  • online shopping delivery 10-12 HERE
  • put away shopping Started
  • collect prescription from docs & go to chemists for DS2 drugs
  • collect parcel from neighbour
  • new HV coming to meet me & ds2 DONE
  • collect ds1 NDoing
  • lunch
  • tidy kitchen
  • ds2 nap
  • me & ds1 out with friends to soft play
  • boys tea
  • boys to bed
  • my dinner/dh home/our dinner

Ongoing:

  • get photos of family & hang them up
  • get on with friend's family tree GotFileOut
  • transfer all family trees over to Mac software
  • then go through 1911 census
  • organise (Started), upload & order photos of boys
  • fix my bike (flat tyre)
  • sort out security light outside trying
  • return borrowed highchair
  • get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop/freecycle/bin it?
  • 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
Pumpkinbummum · 14/10/2009 12:17

Hi giraffes, How are you?

Oh CC poor wee thing

JKS how did meeting with HV go, and get that security light fixed (think thats been on your list as long as my christmas crib)

DONE
get in shower
finished nost important invoices & delivered
go to bank
get remaining ingredients for cake
bring papers to school for police vetting (PTA)

TO DO
dry & straighten hair
finish invoices
post invoices
tidy kitchen
bake cake
lunch
dinner(check meal planner)
put a wash on
make shoe box lid template
make box lid
ribbon on cake board
finish labels for shoe box
add heel bit to shoe(think it looks better)

ONGOING
Price fireplace for lounge done
place deposit so fireplace can be ordered
fill out vetting form to help out in schooldone
sort out all baking tins etc
sort kitchen cupboards
get all remaining paperwork to accountant
sort and file pigeon holes
work on meal plannerdoing
steal Norks masterplan
decide on colours for bedroom
repaint chimney breast in lounge

FlameWithTooManyHormones · 14/10/2009 12:24

Ouch for the wasp!!!

Still here. Seen m/w - all is completely perfect apparently, head engaged etc... now just wait. and wait. and wait

Meetings should be done by now, so we're ok to go again. I have absorbed the childbirth book through HMHB so all is good

FlameWithTooManyHormones · 14/10/2009 12:25

Oh all is good except that I smashed my wee pot (in the folder with my notes) in the car door this morning so I have slightly soggy notes

Pumpkinbummum · 14/10/2009 12:30

Flame hope your dh went well at his meetings, I had my fingers crossed for you, when I was having dd2 dh had a big job to finish for the Monday morning,
and on the Saturday night he said just give me one more night and then you can go anytime after that, oops at 2.30 in the morn I said looks like your not getting another night,
poor dh after he left me in hospital he worked all through the Sunday night to get the job finished he was wrecked

scaryclaireyboo · 14/10/2009 13:17

Sooooooooo tired

DS' cold seems to be at a peak and he has been up all night for a few nights now. Am at the so tired I can't think stage and my skin looks all grey and old

Basics only today

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
Load of washing in ? DONE
Take dd to preschool ?DONE
Hang load of washing on line- DONE
2nd load in ? DONE
2nd load on line ? DONE
Clean nappy bucket- DONE
Hoover downstairs - DONE
Clean loo- DONE
Go to shop - DONE
Pick up dd - DONE
Lunch ? DONE
Mop floors -
Yoga -
Cook dinner ?

scaryclaireyboo · 14/10/2009 13:19

Eek poor dd CC, lucky you realised something was really wrong-I'd have probably said oh don't be silly and forced the trousers on

FlameWithTooManyHormones · 14/10/2009 13:24

Meetings done. Not a lot actually sorted, just waiting for responses now.

JustBeBuffy · 14/10/2009 13:24

Flame - oops at the soggy notes!

Clairey - sorry you're feeling so tired, i hate feeling like that.

PBM - i will try lol! i need someone to hold the ladder & for it not to be raining!

Wed:

  • all up & breakfasted & dressed DONE
  • unpack all hosp trip stuff DONE
  • nanny here Here
  • ds1 to pre-sch NDONE
  • ds2 nap DONE
  • online shopping delivery 10-12 HERE
  • put away shopping Started
  • collect prescription from docs & go to chemists for DS2 drugs
  • collect parcel from neighbour
  • new HV coming to meet me & ds2 DONE
  • collect ds1 NDONE
  • lunch DONE
  • tidy kitchen Started
  • ds2 nap
  • me & ds1 out with friends to soft play
  • boys tea
  • boys to bed
  • my dinner/dh home/our dinner

Ongoing:

  • get photos of family & hang them up
  • get on with friend's family tree GotFileOut
  • transfer all family trees over to Mac software
  • then go through 1911 census
  • organise (Started), upload & order photos of boys
  • fix my bike (flat tyre)
  • sort out security light outside trying
  • return borrowed highchair InCar
  • get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop/freecycle/bin it?
  • 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
JustBeBuffy · 14/10/2009 13:26

oh and HV visit went fine, just a chat over a cuppa about DS2 really.

she used to be a MW but left as she couldn't stand the other mws in hosp! i totally understand after ds2's birth.

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 14/10/2009 13:28

Flame - everything fine here too with baby, engaged, in right position etc. Just waiting...

Today
Gestate 39 weeks + 6! doing
Breakfast done
Do some yoga done (my mum is a yoga teacher)
Tidy away breakfast things done
Get dressed done
DS to school done
Make some cakes
Washing away
Dishy
Lunch
Filing / admin
Dinner
DS bed

Ongoing
Get new bathroom rug
Buy more school trousers for DS
Think of baby names!
Get some early nights
Write and send begging letters for local kids charity

Before Baby Arrives
Get some DVD's to watch whilst breastfeeding
Put baby car seat in car -DH to do

OP posts:
cikecaka · 14/10/2009 14:08

DD3 is fine now, though she wont let me dress her, I just knew there was something wrong, the cry was too high pitched. Luckily she doesnt seem too affected and is suffering no side effects.

Sorry Flame but PMSL at you breaking your pot

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Me shower DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school DONE
Computer Class DONE
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area
Tidy over Sitting Room

-DD2s- -Room-
Sort out Clothes
Make Bed
Tidy under bed
Dump Junk
Hoover Room
Wash Floor

Make Lunch DONE
Wash up after it
Collect DDs
Make Dinner
Tidy up after it
Bath DD3
DD1 to Irish Dancing
Collect DD1
Collapse into bed

Alibooobaandthe40phantoms · 14/10/2009 15:17

CC - poor DD3! Glad she seems ok.

Flame - oops

Clairey hope you're ok.

TODAY
Up and dressed - done
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Take DH to station for 7:15 - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
DS nap - done
Load dishwasher and run - done
Tidy kitchen - done
Me nap! - done
Fold clean laundry - done
Decide what to cook tomorrow when my parents are here - done
Clean patio windows - done
Lunch x 2 - done
Unload dishwasher and tidy kitchen after lunch - done
Sweep kitchen floor - done
Moonpig birthday card for SIL
Hoover upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Pick DH up from station
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Get bag ready for swimming tomorrow
Deal with chairrobe in my bedroom!