Christmas is coming and the dust bunnies are getting fat.... slatterns and list-makers , all are welcome!

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If you need to write down lists and have a friendly chat, please feel free to join us!

CLEANING

Lounge
Tidy toys away, straighten sofa
Dust and wipe window ledges
Polish mirrors

Dining Room
Clear away breakfast things and wipe table done

Kitchen
Clear surfaces done
Put dishy on
Empty dishy done
Take out bins / recycling done

Laundry
Washing on done
Washing out
Washing folded and put away

Upstairs
Tidy DS?s room
Clean bathroom
Tidy bedroom

Xmas Jobs
Finish making cards with DS
Write and send xmas cards
Buy rest of presents
Wrap presents and post any that need it.

Other
Sort bank account for DD
Ring insurance about roof

On a go slow today as dh hanging around, always keeps me back
Feel abit strange, niggly throat, tummy pains and abit sniffy hope it dosen't develope into anything

Alice when they move on to nickJr its a sign they are getting bigger, you'll be watching iCarly, Zoey101, High SchoolMusical etc before you know it

WEDNESDAY

DONE
everyone up
everyone washed & dressed
breakfast
pack lunches
school runs
put a wash on
clean bathroom
clean ensuite

TO DO
clean out fire
set fire ready to light again
hoover mat infront of fire
empty boxes ready to go back in attic
empty dishwasher
load dishwasher

hang up wash
Ironing
put away all clean washing
put away smalls

mop kitchen/hall/utility
mop bedrooms/bathroom
clean windows inside
clean windows outside
change beds
put big bag of old clothes in car
Clean Shower
Polish shower doors
outside lights

ONGOING
buy more tree lights for big tree
Draw template for Stewie cake
make a list of any remaing cakes over holidays done just Stewie
order a new matress for our bed
finish off presents for twins
presents friends/family
start xmas shopping
buy christmas cards
special family cards
pick colours for bedroom
paint bedroom
get curtains for bedroom
sort kitchen cupboards
sort freezer ready to stock up
make a list of customer gifts(drink)
November invoices most done
put shopping bags in car

hi all hope your already for christmas or nearly there were all sorted sort of just got to sort the adults out now if i dont run out of money before then we even have everything wrapped
i was going to get my dear sister and her dh a bottle of gin for xmas but now i cant as she has a mince pie in the oven so now what to do
alice im going to colchester on sat if you have any cards you want me to take we dont really watch nick jr offten now its either playhouse disney or disney for hannah montana or wizards thing and zack &cody dd2 still does love peppa and i hope she keeps it like that as we have brought her a peppa quilt set for when they get bunk beds after xmas
today
everyone up done
everyone feed done
everyone washed done
everyone dressed done
dd1 school bit late done
dd2 mum & tots DONE one of the mums there was having mild contractions so there might be a new baby there next week
lunch doing
wash up
washing
drying
wipe kitchen sides
go to shop bread and soup
tidy toys puff sofa hover
sweep
school run
make dinner
dds bath and bed

Plum - impressed by the size of your list!

Plum - I often struggle when DH is around, he seems to make mess as he walks about!

I got nothing done this morning, have galvanised myself a bit now so it no longer looks like a bomb has hit.

I am sitting down with a cup of tea looking at the tree and listening to carols on the radio while DS is asleep - bliss

TODAY
DH to work early - done
All up and dressed - done
Water Tree - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS nap - doing
DH home at some point
Dinner x 3 - ?
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy + Tree repair
Check Tree water
Take ADs

JOBS
Clean bathroom - almostdone
Sort out spare room - done
Hoover upstairs
Mop kitchen floor (and hall if DS is out of the way)
Airing cupboard (argh this is a real mess atm) - started
Hoover downstairs - done
Downstairs loo
Fold washing from last night
Make some pastry
Tidy utility
Clean hob - done
Empty bins - somedone
Wash nappies

CHRISTMAS
Organise wrapping paper etc for Christmas
Write Christmas cards
Make mince pies
Place online orders for the presents I have made decisions on
Wrap presents we have bought so far
Think about what cheese to buy

Afternoon! I've bought some new picture hooks, hopefully with nails that will actually go in the wall when I hammer them, so should get that done in the next day or so.

• all up, dressed and teeth-brushed done
• make beds, open windows and curtains done
• condensation patrol done
• breakfast, clear up done
• wash pots done
• wipe sides down done
• coffee done
• washing in done
• get ready to go out done
• out done
• lunch? done
• Range - picture hooks bought
• coffee and Columbo doing
• sort clean washing and put away
• clean bath
• finalise online shop
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning?
• knitting

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 2 coats inside 1 done, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up
• rehang bedroom curtains
• put condensation strips on single-glazed windows front room done
• open painted-shut windows 1 in frontroom
• shelves and rails up in kitchen
• cabinet up in bathroom (tricky - partition wall)
• polyfilla holes in landing window frame

To Do -

• finish raking grass
• CTF paperwork
• Christmas! - present shopping, cards?, anything else
• change inner tube on pram and pump up all tyres

TODAY
DH to work early - done
All up and dressed - done
Water Tree - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS nap - done
DH home at some point
Dinner x 3 - ?
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy + Tree repair
Check Tree water
Take ADs

JOBS
Clean bathroom - done
Sort out spare room - done
Hoover upstairs
Mop kitchen floor (and hall if DS is out of the way)
Airing cupboard (argh this is a real mess atm) - started
Hoover downstairs - done
Downstairs loo
Fold washing from last night
Make some pastry
Tidy utility - done
Clean hob - done
Empty bins - done
Wash nappies
Take recycling out - done

CHRISTMAS
Organise wrapping paper etc for Christmas
Write Christmas cards
Make mince pies
Place online orders for the presents I have made decisions on
Wrap presents we have bought so far
Think about what cheese to buy

Evening all

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 2done
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• bath DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• town for Secret Santa present, choc tree decs, choc brazils DONE
• re-tie reindeer Tomorrow (still standing anyway)
• decorate Gingerbread House Tomorrow!
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• afternoon; go to friends house DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• DS2 tea - Nanny, DS1 tea @ friends DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• fish finger sandwich for my tea DONE
• quiet night for me Doing

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• ds1 to pre-sch
• ds2 nap
• last quiet morning for a whil
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• ds2 nap
• poss trip to B&Q for more lights?
• DH home at some point
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• sort out iPhone
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'

Pre-Hosp:

• print out local map with soft play, playground, etc. marked on
• finish list of names & numbers of people to help
• check Sky+, make space for recordings whilst away

*- make sure Gruffalo is set to record (not sure when it is) *- key to cat feeder

• finish mini-book with all helpful info

+ maybe other stuff as I think of it

JKS - looks like you are doing really well. You seem very organised for the hospital trip. What day are you having as your xmas day (unless doing it in hospital)?

CLEANING
Lounge
Tidy toys away, straighten sofa done
Dust and wipe window ledges
Polish mirrors

Dining Room
Clear away breakfast/tea things and wipe table done done

Kitchen
Clear surfaces done
Put dishy on done
Empty dishy done
Take out bins / recycling done

Laundry
Washing on
Washing out done
Washing folded and put away

Upstairs
Tidy DS?s room
Clean bathroom
Tidy bedroom done

Xmas Jobs
Finish making cards with DS
Write and send xmas cards
Buy rest of presents
Wrap presents and post any that need it.

Other
Sort bank account for DD
Ring insurance about roof done

Morning, will have to post and run, back later

Everyone up done
Everyone dressed done
Everyone breakfast doing
Tackle laundry mountain ongoing
Turn horses out
Load dishy done
Make more bathbombs
Go to TotRock then coffee
Lunch
Do horses
Get christmas tree/put decs up
Cook dinner
DD bath and bed
Have a play with some felt (making christmas decs)

Morning Alice
HMHB - we are officially doing Christmas on Monday (14th), the whole shebang

We may acknowledge Christmas Day in hosp if all is going well.

Up at 3am with DS1 who'd lost his pillow then with a cat who'd managed to hide again at bedtime in ds2's room so was scratching at his door. hmph. But tried the Night-time Rescue Remedy last night and i slept really well otherwise.

Not really sure what to do with myself today, finish pre-hosp list i suppose.

Left over:

• re-tie reindeer
• decorate Gingerbread House

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 1done
• ds1 to pre-sch NDoing
• ds2 nap
• last quiet morning for a while
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• ds2 nap
• poss trip to B&Q for more lights?
• DH home at some point
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• sort out iPhone
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'

Pre-Hosp:

• print out local map with soft play, playground, etc. marked on
• finish list of names & numbers of people to help
• check Sky+, make space for recordings whilst away

*- make sure Gruffalo is set to record (not sure when it is) *- key to cat feeder

• finish mini-book with all helpful info

+ maybe other stuff as I think of i

Have been organised enough to do list today

DCs breakfast & clear away done
Dcs dressed done
DS school run done
phone solicitor
phone builder
hunt online for new bookcase
phone house insurance co.
phone bank to transfer money from one acct to another
look for pair of winter boots online
DD luch & clear away
put laundry away
load dishwasher and empty when finished
load washing machine & hang up when finished
DS school run
DCs tea & clear away
DS homework
Dcs bathtime
DCs bed time
put rubbish out
sweep floor
mop floor
clothes out for tomorrow
wrap Xmas pressies
me time!!

Think I am going to be knackered tonight!!

Morning all

JKS I think I might change your ongoing list
-throw out security light
-buy new security light that works

THURSDAY
well I had 3 very happy dcs this morning they wrote their Santa letters last night, put them in their stockings and low and behold this morning there were 3 letters in the stockings from Santa

DONE
everyone up
everyone washed & dressed
breakfast
pack lunches
school runs
invoices

TO DO
clean out fire
set fire ready to light again
hoover mat infront of fire
empty boxes ready to go back in attic
empty dishwasher
load dishwasher
Take wash off clothes horse
put another wash on
Ironing
put away all clean washing
put away smalls
mop kitchen/hall/utility
mop bedrooms/bathroom
clean windows inside
clean windows outside
change beds
put big bag of old clothes in car
Clean Shower
Polish shower doors
outside lights

ONGOING
buy more tree lights for big tree
Draw template for Stewie cake
make a list of any remaing cakes over holidays done just Stewie
order a new matress for our bed
finish off presents for twins
presents friends/family
start xmas shopping
buy wrapping paper
buy christmas cards
special family cards
pick colours for bedroom
paint bedroom
get curtains for bedroom
sort kitchen cupboards
sort freezer ready to stock up
make a list of customer gifts(drink)
November invoices most done
put shopping bags in car

right need to get a move on, didn't achieve much yesterday and had planned to do grocery shopping today but had to come home and finish invoices so its too late to go now

Plum i'm not that bothered really! don't even know if it's still coming on flashing instead of a solid beam may get round to testing it one day....

Left over:

• re-tie reindeer
• decorate Gingerbread House

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 2done
• ds1 to pre-sch NDONE
• ds2 nap Done (sort of woke and bashed his lip, blood, nice)
• last quiet morning for a while GoingFarTooFast
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• ds2 nap
• poss trip to B&Q for more lights?
• DH home at some point
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• sort out iPhone
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'

Pre-Hosp:

• print out local map with soft play, playground, etc. marked on
• finish list of names & numbers of people to help
• check Sky+, make space for recordings whilst away

*- make sure Gruffalo is set to record (not sure when it is, can't find it's date online anywhere) *- key to cat feeder

• finish mini-book with all helpful info

+ maybe other stuff as I think of it

Left over:

• re-tie reindeer DONE
• decorate Gingerbread House

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 2done
• ds1 to pre-sch NDONE
• ds2 nap Done Doing OnSofa
• last quiet morning for a while GoingFarTooFast
• collect ds1 NDoing
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• ds2 nap
• poss trip to B&Q for more lights?
• DH home at some point
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• sort out iPhone
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'

Pre-Hosp:

• local map DONE
• finish list of names & numbers of people to help
• check Sky+, make space for recordings whilst away

*- make sure Gruffalo is set to record (not sure when it is, can't find it's date online anywhere) *- key to cat feeder

• finish mini-book with all helpful info DONE

+ maybe other stuff as I think of it

Afternoon

JKS - awww bless him, small people sleeping are so lovely.

simpson - no blushes, this is a slatterns thread

Plum - I can't wait until DS is old enough to understand Santa!!

Struggling a bit today, didn't sleep that well and I've got a banging headache. Feel really drained after swimming, wouldn't have gone but it was the last one until halfway through January and DS loves it. I am going to eat some cake later though so that will make me feel better!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
DH working at home - done
Spatone
Water Tree
Unload dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Get ready for swimming, pack bag etc - done
Swimming with DS - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - doing
Friend and her DD coming for the afternoon
DS nap
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy + Tree repair
Check Tree water
Take ADs

JOBS
Hoover upstairs
Mop kitchen floor (and hall if DS is out of the way)
Airing cupboard (argh this is a real mess atm) - done
Downstairs loo - done
Fold washing from last night - done
Make some pastry

CHRISTMAS
Organise wrapping paper etc for Christmas
Write Christmas cards
Make mince pies
More online shopping and ebay for presents
Wrap presents we have bought so far
Think about what cheese to buy

Afternoon!

We had our first visit to toddler group this morning and it went well. DS only got a little fractious towards the end, and he didn't bash anyone.

• all up, dressed and teeth-brushed done
• make beds, open windows and curtains done
• condensation patrol done
• breakfast, clear up done
• washing in done
• get ready to go out done
• toddler group done
• lunch at SILs done
• Range and Morrisons done
• tea break doing
• hang washing up
• clean fridge out
• Tesco delivery 4-6
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning?
• knitting

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 2 coats inside 1 done, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up
• rehang bedroom curtains
• put condensation strips on single-glazed windows front room done
• open painted-shut windows 1 in frontroom
• shelves and rails up in kitchen
• cabinet up in bathroom (tricky - partition wall)
• polyfilla holes in landing window frame

To Do -

• finish raking grass
• CTF paperwork
• Christmas! - present shopping, cards?, anything else
• change inner tube on pram and pump up all tyres

Bought new lights to replace broken ones for the mantelpiece and new ones for in the kitchen - you'd think Christmas was over the amount of stock left though! Not convinced about my mantel ones as they are colour changing & not necessarily Christmas colours IYKWIM?

DS2 will not settle in bed today, keeps banging his mouth somehow and crying, so bac on the sofa where we can watch him.

Left over:

• decorate Gingerbread House

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 2done
• ds1 to pre-sch NDONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• last quiet morning for a while DONE
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• ds2 nap DoingOnSofaAgain
• trip to B&Q for more lights DONE
• Waitrose for crackers DONE (overpriced but still)
• put up new lights x 2 DONE
• DH home at some point OnWay
• boys tea DefrostingFishPie
• boys bath & bed
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• sort out iPhone
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'

Pre-Hosp:

• finish list of names & numbers of people to help
• check Sky+, make space for recordings whilst away

*- make sure Gruffalo is set to record (not sure when it is, can't find it's date online anywhere) *- key to cat feeder + maybe other stuff as I think of it

DH home - i'm off duty, yey!

(going to crack open a drink in a bit i think!)

Left over:

• decorate Gingerbread House

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 2done
• ds1 to pre-sch NDONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• last quiet morning for a while DONE
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• trip to B&Q for more lights DONE
• Waitrose for crackers DONE (overpriced but still)
• put up new lights x 2 DONE
• DH home at some point HERE
• boys tea DONE
• boys bath & bed
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• sort out iPhone TryingToSortFB
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'

Pre-Hosp:

• finish list of names & numbers of people to help
• check Sky+, make space for recordings whilst away

*- make sure Gruffalo is set to record (not sure when it is, can't find it's date online anywhere) *- key to cat feeder + maybe other stuff as I think of it

JKS - enjoy

Plum - fab idea re letter from santa, msy have to try that here

not done too badly today...

DCs breakfast & clear away done
Dcs dressed done (although DD insisted on wearing slippers all day )
DS school run done
phone solicitor
phone builder done
hunt online for new bookcase done
phone home insurance co done
phone bank to transfer money
look for pair of winter boots online done
DD lunch & clear away done
put laundry away done
load dishwasher & empty when finished done
load of washing on
Ds school run done
Dcs tea & clear away done
Ds homework done
Dcs bathtime done
Dcs bedtime soon
put rubbish out (when Dcs in bed)
sweep floor done
mop floor
clothes out for tomorrow done
wrap Xmas pressies done
me time!!

• all up, dressed and teeth-brushed done
• make beds, open windows and curtains done
• condensation patrol done
• breakfast, clear up done
• washing in done
• get ready to go out done
• toddler group done
• lunch at SILs done
• Range and Morrisons done
• tea break done
• hang washing up done
• clean fridge out done
• Tesco delivery 4-6 done
• tea cooling
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning?
• knitting

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 2 coats inside 1 done, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up
• rehang bedroom curtains
• put condensation strips on single-glazed windows front room done
• open painted-shut windows 1 in frontroom
• shelves and rails up in kitchen
• cabinet up in bathroom (tricky - partition wall)
• polyfilla holes in landing window frame

To Do -

• finish raking grass
• CTF paperwork
• Christmas! - present shopping, cards?, anything else
• change inner tube on pram and pump up all tyres

Oh Yes Simpson they include things like
-I know you try to be good but mummy like pictures drawn on paper so she can kkep them safe not on the furniture dd2
-dd1 Your very good at helping your mummy but try to remember to put your socks in the wash
etc and they actually love it, they are wow Santa knows everything!!!

Plum - cheers for tips, think I might do this over weekend.

DS (4) has already written his letter to santa so will tell him to leave it out

I think he will love it

Totally separate issue but does anyone know if or when we are getting Xmas smileys??

Bit late this yr

Plum that is funny, will have to remember that one.

Not actually feeling too bad today which is nice, just a vague queasiness.

Everyone up done
Everyone dressed done
Everyone breakfast done
Tackle laundry mountain ongoing (only 2 more loads and that is the downstairs pile cleared, next is the upstairs basket )
Turn horses out done
Load dishy done
Make more bathbombs
Go to TotRock then coffee done
Lunch done
Do horses done
Get christmas tree/put decs up got tree
Cook dinner done
DD bath and bed
Have a play with some felt (making christmas decs)

I used to have a publishing package and I made them from that (not the smileys) but this year I just downloaded a Santa letter from microsoft templates,
it was actually supposed to be one to Santa but I just edited it, they really loved it,
I do it every year include something special they may have down and the usual go to bed early stuff