Thursday - Grit yourself for Errand Day

[swanriver]

Need to just do housework till 10.00am.
bbl.

Thanks for the thread, Swan
DH came home and fixed the heating, thanks for concern - it was lots of air in the pipes. He had only bled the raditors a fortnight ago seems like they need doing often.
DC at school/nursery. Not going to fritter the time today

To do
Move ironed clothes from living room
tidy downstairs
hotspot - dining table
Darks wash and hang on airer
Make pasta for DD and I for lunch
Make sandwiches for tea after dentist
Dentist after school
Empty dishwasher
Get some baby clothes from loft for DD large doll
Find stuff in loft for friend
Arrange and parcel up a birthday present
Edit a menu planning doc on computer

There will be more!
BBL

oh dear, I have not got far, just been frittering/ making useful list on fledgling flyers
BBlater [marches off with grim expression}

Morning

I am a little down, seems my moods just can not balalnce at the moemnt. I fear it is down to my laptop being very ill in TheMadHouse hospital!!

I made a birthday crown for Maxi's BF who is 5 topmorrow last night, we look after him every friday afterschool. I dont have anough cash to buy anything, so have made a monster, a pencil roll and made the crown. Boys will make the card tonight. Would this be OK?

sounds great, TM

A homemade gift is excellent Tea. Sorry your feeling down. It will pass. Blame it on the weather

Morning All

Ed off school again. It's closed due to staff shortages. Ho Hum

Got lots done and I'll take Ed for lunch

DONE

Make bed
Dress, meds and wash
Empty DW
Put away
Reload DW
Help Ed dress
Take him 1/3 to school and back
Home
Empty WM
Sort for drying
Read meters for energy bill (they (gulp) underestimated a bit)
Clean out cat cellar
Clean salt tide mark off DM boots
Sort washing for drying
Locate family via FB

Waiting to see if Beavers is on tonight. Rugby is off as the pitch is frozen!

Will sort my head out eventually and do a set of individual hellos soon

Sounds good TM

Kitchen tidied to Beethoven
now upstairs

Written dates in diary - stillneed to escape from kitchen

3 bathrooms scrubbed[sore hands now]
another load of washng on, cuppa

now beds and put away laundry [sigh]
errands look enticing now

To do
Move ironed clothes from living room done
tidy downstairs
hotspot - dining table
Darks wash and hang on airer done
Make pasta for DD and I for lunch done
Make sandwiches for tea after dentist
Dentist after school
Empty dishwasher
Get some baby clothes from loft for DD large doll done
Find stuff in loft for friend done
Arrange and parcel up a birthday present done
Edit a menu planning doc on computer done

Not a bad morning's work. Nearly time for nursery pick up

not making much progress here, mess seems to grow all the time

sorted out books in ds2's room - found some homework relevant books
sorted out clutter in dd's room - and removed pile of outgrown clothes

lunch in oven, feeling extremely hungry, just do another 10 mins whilst it heats up

Wow wendy You have been busy

I have played with DS2 on C beebies
cut out 2 more crowns for the boys bithdays, they were

Sorted through some clothes for the charity shop, too good to cut up, too small for me

Fed DS2 - he was sarving

To Do

Shopping - if I can be bothered
Sewing
Whats for dinner
Hoover upstairs
Menu plan for the week

I am tired today and also feeling really upset about Hati, it makes me so, so upset

Hi all.

Tea - agree the Hati earthquake is awful.

I have no plans this evening so going to catch up a bit.

To do:
hoover
ds homework
banking
email friend
laundry (PUT IT AWAY)

BBL

afternoon all

TM sorry you're having a down day...hang in there. Crown/homemade gifts sound lovely

swan you are making good progress....little steps remember!

wendyGlad heating turned out OK

GO on no re school...again! Fingers crossed for tomorrow

Well, all back at school here thankfully
Have been shopping
Then mostly just attended to DS2 and dd4 all morning. DS2 in the most testing phase of childhood I fear (although I havent really done teenagers yet so may revise that!)

Feeling a bit sort of on edge. Mostly due to underlying stress about return to work I think...trying to focus on positives...
Official interview will be in Feb...need to do LOTS of reading by then....ho hum

Also need to contact childminder.....

Lots to do this afternoon but motivation is lacking

DD4 is also 4 today...but we are actually not having her bday till a week on Sat as that is when her party is,and from past experience having Bday sepaerated from party by large gap always causes trouble for littlies!! (couldnt do party this weekend as DH away...)
Can't believe my baby girl is 4 though...

right, need to go and be useful...
BBL

OFM How wonderful 4. They grow up far too fast. The sewing is going great guns it seems!!

DONE
mushroom soup for dh's supper
pizza dough for kids's supper

Now errands - get rid of old clothes
An amazingthing has happened - a scrap metal dealer hs just appeared from nowhere, removed my old cooker from garden where it was lurking - and several bits of metal curtain pole! I knew someone needed them. I would have paid someone to take them away quite frankly

Going back to work is not irrevocable OFM, you could always try it for a while and see what happens? Tweak arrangements once settled in etc.
Toddlers are v. sweet aren't they, but quite stubborn
That must have been a busy Christmas when you were about to have dd4

Listening to news about Haiti, makes me very grateful for how small all my disasters have been.

TM yes sewing is going good Still quite thenovice- but improving daily!New addiction seems to be browsing ebay for bargain fabrics for wonderfully dreamy projects that will no doubt never happen...LOL

swan yes, twas a busy Christmas 4 years ago LOL I was very fat and exhausted LOL She was due on Jan 6th as well, but luckily gave me a few extra days to get over Christmas!

And indeed, Haiti really does put a lot in perspective...

We are all reflecting on our good luck today when compared to what happens elsewhere in the world especially at the minute with Haiti. Let's all concentrate on the wonderful things which make our lives special. Today, mine are:
DD laughing uncontrollably as her soft toy chased then gobbled her chocolate buttons (yes it was me operating the soft toy LOL)
DS waving and blowing kisses at me through the window at school
DH waking me up early again (what is it with him this week?! )
My new wellies which have just arrived, I am wearing them now!

Hope you all manage to have calm and serene days.

BBL

Happy birthday OFMDD4!!!

DS1 has just asked me to "come and shake my bits off with him"

Afternoon all

Wendy I bet you are glad for those wellies. I have lived in mine, I don't care what I look like they have been fantastic.

Tea - I bet he will love the presents.

OFM don't stress about the job (easier said than done I know, if it doesn't work out you are no worse off than now and if it does, it sounds like it will be great for you)

Busy day here - DD back at nursery after what appeared to be a 24 hour bug (although no nursery yesterday as need to be off for 48 hours after sickness) so I have done a couple of loads of washing, been to shops and stocked up fridge - had run out of bread and butter today and tesco not coming till tomorrow so still had to pop to shop but at least only for a few bits. Been into school, first time since xmas. Really enjoyed it. Emptied out fridge ready for tomorrows delivery.

Still to do

Cook chick tikka for tea
Sort out washed clothes pile that is taking over my spare room.
Tidy kitchen
Tidy lounge when dd gone to bed

BBL

That sounds most alarming TM

I am getting cross with everyone...
but have cooked some dlicious pzza, using Cirio Salsina sauce (appd on Morrisons'shelves recently) and homemade dough
also some sesame broccoli salad for dh to eat later

lit a lovely fire in livingroom - found wood in shed. But shed is falling down so that is a new source of anxiety.

got rid of old clothes and shoes
hoovered hall and stairs

done 3 sets of homework - more gritted teeth
although ds1 is really enjoying his

supervised Wii (it is driving me nuts - I'll have to ban it) now had one child in hysterics, and one child lying on floor howling becuase I had switched it off before he'd saved level thingmungjig

My feet are really hurting too, carpel tunnel or arthritis not sure, may need laceup shoes after all. Or shagpile.

Have to go to communion prayer meeting tonight as part of communion programme. Am NOT in mood for faithsharing.

aaarrrgggghhh
am filling in GMC form...all 12 pages of it...
Clearly not at all geared towrds Doctors who have taken family related career breaks.. would be much more straight forward if I hadbeen travelling round the world working in other countries it seems....ho hum...

Makingchanges I had a skid on the ice it was scary, so I sympathise

Swan he meant dancing

wendy new wellies - wonderful. What size clothes is DD in, can you give me some measurements please

Swan The wii caused issues for us sometimes too, I got a timer

(OFM* I am a fabric addict, hope the form filling is OK

Anyway, I think that the laptop might be fixed. I am wispering!!!!

evening all
quick skim through thred today, been to uni thn hom quick dinnr and off out to jujitsu for ds. home put dc bed and shower.

so no housework except washing up after dinner

TM hope our mood lifts soon

making changes hope you are feeling better after your skid very scary

OFM hope you have sorted your form out now

everyone else hello