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942 replies

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 06/10/2009 16:12

My first thread .

OP posts:
PlumBumMum · 21/10/2009 20:57

Happy birthday Jenduck Alton Towers,
I went to Chessington years ago when I was in England staying with my cousin, I loved it, we have nothing like that here,
dh, dd1 & I went to Disneyland, LA when she was 2, but that suited dh, hes not into rollercoasters etc. Although I think the older you get the more frightened you get, or is that just me?

JKS I get so many ideas and then I panic incase I forget them!

Dh's uncle has called in and they are in the kitchen chatting so feel I will just have to go watch TV, thank god had kitchen table cleaned straight after dinner
Poor dh his is still in the oven, cheap and chearful dinners are only nice fresh, god knows what it will taste like when his uncle has left

JustBeBuffy · 21/10/2009 21:54

Plum - lol

Jenduck - happy birthday, have fun!

Today:

  • online food shopping
  • drug stock check & list of what's needed DONE
  • paperwork/filing (maybe) & birthday cards
  • ice-cream DONE
  • book restaurant for Fri with friends HaveToCallTomorrow

Tomorrow:

  • anything left from today
  • long bath (once ds1 to pre-sch & ds2 asleep)
  • any immediate shopping needed before online delivery
  • phone and book haircut appt
  • maybe send nanny & ds1 out in afternoon?
  • boys tea & bed
  • PIL arriving at some point

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
  • bag of stuff to charity shop (In Car)
  • 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
  • call SN HV re DLA form for DS2
cikecaka · 22/10/2009 06:37

DD3 has me up since 5.45 , have very stingy eyes as was late going asleep. Will read back while I am having my cup of tea to see what I missed

TO DO
Everyone up
Breakfast
Make Lunches
Dcs to school
DD3 to toddler group
Wait on online dolivery
Breakfast Dishes
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area
Tidy over Sitting Room
Collect DD3
-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
DD2 to Badminton
DD1 to Choir
Collapse into bed

JustBeBuffy · 22/10/2009 06:46

Morning CC - DS1 up at 5.58....went back to bed for a bit but i was awake anyway so CBeebies time

Left from yesterday:

  • online food shopping
  • paperwork/filing (maybe) & birthday cards
  • book restaurant for Fri with friends

Tomorrow:

  • long bath (once ds1 to pre-sch & ds2 asleep)
  • any immediate shopping needed before online delivery
  • phone and book haircut appt
  • maybe send nanny & ds1 out in afternoon/or ds1 & I meet friends
  • boys tea & bed
  • PIL arriving at some point
  • DH home late

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
  • bag of stuff to charity shop (In Car)
  • 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
  • call SN HV re DLA form for DS2 LeftMessage
cikecaka · 22/10/2009 07:08

AAAAARRRRGGGHHH, cant get into cafe world,my food will be ruined

JustBeBuffy · 22/10/2009 07:22

Nightmare CC - hate when that happens to my farm too!

Left from yesterday:

  • online food shopping DONE
  • paperwork/filing (maybe) & birthday cards
  • book restaurant for Fri with friends

Tomorrow:

  • long bath (once ds1 to pre-sch & ds2 asleep)
  • any immediate shopping needed before online delivery
  • phone and book haircut appt
  • maybe send nanny & ds1 out in afternoon/or ds1 & I meet friends
  • boys tea & bed
  • PIL arriving at some point
  • DH home late
  • shopping 7-9 & put away

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
  • bag of stuff to charity shop (In Car)
  • 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
  • call SN HV re DLA form for DS2 LeftMessage
cikecaka · 22/10/2009 08:36

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school
DD3 to toddler group
Wait on online dolivery
Breakfast Dishes
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area
Tidy over Sitting Room
Collect DD3
-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
DD2 to Badminton
DD1 to Choir
Collapse into bed

SpookyAlice · 22/10/2009 09:05

Morning slatterns

cikecaka you sound like me, sad isn't it?!

Jenduck Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great weekend.

Fil was here for breakfast this morning but luckily the house is still looking okish so didn't need to do much. I don't know if i mentioned but we have just found out he is getting remarried (MIL died 2yrs ago) We haven't even met her yet!

Get up done done
Get dressed done
Get DD up done
Get DD breakfast done
Clear up breakfast stuff
Check weather forcast
Put washload on
Clean the cat bowls and feed cat done
Get DD dressed
Go to Tot Rock at the library
Go to Savers for cleaning stuff
Go to Toy shop for my brother's present and friends little girl's present
Tidy and sweep hall
Sweep/hoover stairs
Hoover upstairs
Clean bathroom
Make beds
Dry washing
Put second lot of washing on
Lunch and feed cat
Go to horses and muck out, ride and put to bed again
Cook dinner and feed cat
DD bed
Tidy all toys up from living room
Load dishwasher
Wipe down kitchen
Shut living room up so cat can't get in
Take clean washing upstairs and put away
Load up dirty clothes in basket to take downstairs in the morning.

cikecaka · 22/10/2009 09:31

Had small heart attack earlier, couldnt get telly in kitchen to work (have it over 14 yrs), discovered DD2 wanted the aerial out of it last night so she could watch her own, in doing so she pulled out the wire that connected tv to the plug.
TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school DONE
DD3 to toddler group DONE
Wait on online delivery DOING
Breakfast Dishes
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area
Tidy over Sitting Room
Collect DD3
-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
DD2 to Badminton
DD1 to Choir
Collapse into bed

Oh Spookyalice, sounds interesting, how does your DH feel about him remarrying

mumof2rugrats · 22/10/2009 09:54

spookyalice did you know he had a gf.
hows little lady now is she feeling better now iv just made some choco crispy cakes and now i want some we had a visit from the tooth fairy on sunday night and we are due another visit any day now so this yr the xmas song will be all i want for xmas is my 2 front teeth
my lisit today isnt very big i think at the moment
wash up
washing
hover
clean bathroom

Alibooobaandthe40phantoms · 22/10/2009 09:57

Alice - is DH ok about it? How long has FIL been with his wife-to-be?

Jen - Happy Birthday! Have a lovely day/weekend.

Right I really need to get on now, need to leave at 11:30 for swimming.

TODAY
Up and dressed - done
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Towels into washing machine and clean ones into the bathroom - done
Take DH to the station for 8:30am - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
Unload dishwasher
Tidy kitchen
Get ready for swimming
Fold clean washing
Swimming class with DS
Lunch x 2
Mum coming to look after DS
Me counsellor 3:15pm
Tidy, hoover and dust spare room
Make up spare bed
Pick DH up from station at some point
Dinner x 3 - what?
Clear up
DS bath and bed

PlumBumMum · 22/10/2009 09:59

Spooky Alice should we do a face, hows your dh about it?

CC Is Desperate housewives on yet it has started in America RTE are normally not that far behind!

Do you ever wonder what happened to Smallblessings, hope shes okay, and Rainbow drops and Muppets just disappeared

I got up at 6.30 with dh this morn, he has 2 big jobs to do today,
So was able to get up and have breakfast get ready get hair straightened and lunches made all before dcs even awake, so at the min I feel good!
Except when I realised there was a reason I wanted to go to the shop, there is no bread now for lunches [grrr]

DONE
Everyone up & dressed
hair straightened
lunches made
schoolruns
load dishwasher & on

TO DO
At least 1 basket of ironing
put a wash on
10 o'clock tea with dh
declutter kitchen

That will do me I'm going to get on with those first

cikecaka · 22/10/2009 10:06

Not so far PBM, havent seen it advertised yet, as soon as it is advertised I will let you know.

cikecaka · 22/10/2009 10:39

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school DONE
DD3 to toddler group DONE
Wait on online delivery DOING
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Clean Counters DONE
Hoover Floor
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area
Tidy over Sitting Room
Collect DD3
-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
DD2 to Badminton
DD1 to Choir
Collapse into bed

JustBeBuffy · 22/10/2009 11:01

Left from yesterday:

  • online food shopping DONE
  • paperwork/filing (maybe) & birthday cards OneDone
  • book restaurant for Fri with friends

Tomorrow:

  • long bath DONE
  • any immediate shopping needed before online delivery
  • phone and book haircut appt
  • maybe send nanny & ds1 out in afternoon/or ds1 & I meet friends
  • boys tea & bed
  • PIL arriving at some point
  • DH home late
  • shopping 7-9 & put away

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
  • bag of stuff to charity shop (In Car)
  • 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
  • call SN HV re DLA form for DS2 (Missed her call)
cikecaka · 22/10/2009 11:21

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school DONE
DD3 to toddler group DONE
Wait on online delivery DOING
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Clean Counters DONE
Hoover Floor DONE
Hoover Hall DONE
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area DONE
Tidy over Sitting Room
Collect DD3
-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
DD2 to Badminton
DD1 to Choir
Collapse into bed

JustBeBuffy · 22/10/2009 12:01

Left from yesterday:

  • online food shopping DONE
  • paperwork/filing (maybe) & birthday cards OneDone
  • book restaurant for Fri with friends

Tomorrow:

  • long bath DONE
  • any shopping needed before delivery DONE
  • phone and book haircut appt
  • maybe send nanny & ds1 out in afternoon/or ds1 & I meet friends
  • boys tea & bed
  • PIL arriving at some point
  • DH home late
  • shopping 7-9 & put away

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
  • bag of stuff to charity shop (In Car) DONE
  • 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
  • call SN HV re DLA form for DS2 (Missed her call)
PlumBumMum · 22/10/2009 12:14

RIGHT WHO stole the time,
I had a cup of tea with dh
then baked a wheaten, cos we had no bread for lunch,
while wheaten baking chatted to friend on phone,
then dh came in for lunch early so he could go get more parts, now I'm sat here and nothing done [gggrrrrr]

will try and get that list done before school run

cikecaka · 22/10/2009 12:36

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school DONE
DD3 to toddler group DONE
Wait on online delivery DONE (was late and I had a peppa pig tea set in my order for DD for christmas and she has seen it [hgrr]
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Clean Counters DONE
Hoover Floor DONE
Hoover Hall DONE
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area DONE
Tidy over Sitting Room DONE
Collect DD3
-DD2s- -Room-
Sort out Clothes
Make Bed
Tidy under bed
Dump Junk
Hoover Room
Wash Floor

Make Lunch DOING
Wash up after it
Collect DDs
Make Dinner
Tidy up after it
Bath DD3
DD2 to Badminton
DD1 to Choir
Collapse into bed

SpookyAlice · 22/10/2009 12:37

I think Dh is ok with it, but feels that if his dad was serious about this woman, then would like to have met her first iyswim? Is he ashamed of his GF or of us?

Have had a lovely morning at Tot Rock with DD and then went for a coffee with a Nanny and her charge that i met a few weeks ago. Then went to the toy shop to get various birthday presents. Got a Disney Princess stamping set for friend's little girl (will be 3) and got one of those big hopscotch number mat things that come apart for DD's birthday next month.

Get up done done
Get dressed done
Get DD up done
Get DD breakfast done
Clear up breakfast stuff done
Put washload on
Clean the cat bowls and feed cat done
Get DD dressed done
Go to Tot Rock at the library done
Go to Savers for cleaning stuff
Go to Toy shop for my brother's present and friends little girl's present done
Tidy and sweep hall
Sweep/hoover stairs
Hoover upstairs
Clean bathroom
Make beds
Dry washing
Put second lot of washing on
Lunch and feed cat
Go to horses and muck out, ride and put to bed again
Cook dinner and feed cat
DD bed
Tidy all toys up from living room
Load dishwasher
Wipe down kitchen
Shut living room up so cat can't get in
Take clean washing upstairs and put away
Load up dirty clothes in basket to take downstairs in the morning.

cikecaka · 22/10/2009 12:49

I have a 2 year old who is refusing to come down the stairs so that we can go down town to meet her daddy for lunch " i am not going". I have pretended to go out the front door (came in the back door quietly) and she hasnt missed me!!!

cikecaka · 22/10/2009 12:53

Right, have her and I am heading out now. Be back later

PlumBumMum · 22/10/2009 12:56

CC, I think your dd and my dd would get on like a house on fire

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 22/10/2009 13:50

Hi,

Checking in again. We are in new baby mode in the biscuit household. Lovely new DD kept me up most of the night feeding for ages. goes to sleep on the boob then wakes up when you put her in the cot - great .

jobs
prey for decent nights kip
change nappies x100
washing
ask dh to make me cup of tea x2000

hope you are all getting loads done

OP posts:
JustBeBuffy · 22/10/2009 13:56

HMHB can you feed her sort of wrapped up in a blanket that you then transfer her in? so she's isn't going into a cold cot [brr]

Left from yesterday:

  • paperwork/filing (maybe) & birthday cards CardsDone
  • book restaurant for Fri with friends

Tomorrow:

  • long bath DONE
  • any shopping needed before delivery DONE
  • phone and book haircut appt
  • maybe send nanny & ds1 out in afternoon/or ds1 & I meet friends GoingOutNow
  • boys tea & bed
  • PIL arriving at some point
  • DH home early (yey!)
  • shopping 7-9 & put away

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
  • 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
  • call SN HV re DLA form for DS2 MeetingNextWeek
  • ring Benefits people to order official copy of form so they start the date from then
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