New term - New Fly

[scattyspice]

Morning all .

Back to school/work .

BBL

evening all, dd has had a lovely day. She has bossed me about constantly and got lots of lovely presents.

She loves her tool kit and is amazed it really works

had her friend round after school for a birthday tea and lots of garden playing.

I now have to go and wash up before making cake for her party on saturday. My boiler isnt even doing hot water now have an engineer coming in the morning to sort it. neighbours cant make theirs work either so gld it not just me.

poor littlies weeing theirselves, hope thye are both feeling ok about it now.

WEndy congrats

OFM hope air has cleared for you by now

right better get on- another late night I suspect

Lots of birthdays about Happy Birthday to dyls's & Ruby's DDs.

Wendy Don't be I didn't do anything fun today. Hope you feel better soon! Enjoy T.V in bed.
EVye yippie for Daddies that are useful little engines sometimes.
Right off to bull shoes in front of telly & find belt.
Should make fish pie now or let the fish rot!maybe I will while listening to Comedy on BBC7

Ruby, pleae put piccies of your cupcakes up, I am dying to see them now

ds had another meltdown tonight but I think we managed it better

Hello - we seem to have skipped a season now I'm back in London, blossoms everywhere,all very floaty and bridal Wolf..
children back in school this morning - we came back on plane yesterday from Dublin.

house a total disaster not even going to write a list, dh has been doing loads of laundry in my absence and shopping but somehow has not mastered surface clearing or sink shining.

Have lost summer uniform, except for one of each item which I had luckily kept in main drawer. Dd has had meltdown about her summer dress being wrong style (they just wear blue checks - in whatever style you want) but I finally got her to school.

MC I understand that anxiety when day is in slots - I can't seem to cope with it, and have had to either simplify or just make it something that only happens once a week. I love being out and about but hate rushing to a deadline or doing too much in one day. It brings out the absolute worst OCD in me or else paralysis. I'm sure you are right to stop the school volunteering for now.

I find visiting my sister (who has three kids) and parents very interesting because they are not perfectionist about anything, but get loads done and arrange back to back visits, outings, errands. Sometimes it is too much for them, but they don't seem to have this FEAR of things not going to plan- possibly because they just act rather than than thinking obsessively about things that could go wrong. anyway..sorry...warbling on as usual..It's been an instructive holiday because I see how very unadventurous I am in comparison to the rest of my family, when I always thought myself quite brave...

Nose to grindstone now!

morning all

have done;
dc to school
dc breakfast
tidy through
hoover
wash up
build lego pirate ship
strip all beds
one load in machine
one on washing line (am loving having outdoor washing again )

to do

law report- YAWN! i hate this module its nearly done now
wash kitchen floor
ice dd's bday cake
s&S bathrooms
pop to shops for bobs and bits
collect dc
unload washer
remake beds
meter readings need to be sent in
lunch (left overs from last nights tea)
dinner- pasta fish and salad

right nose to grindstone time! I aim to write 500 words before lunch

BBL

Morning all

Have spent the morning playing hair and nail salon and school with DD. Have given her my DS and a new Peppa Pig game as bribery to let me get on with some other things

I enjoyed my night out at cinema with Sis yesterday but the film was quiet slow. Might make it a more frequent thing as she doesn't really go out very often. DD really enjoyed ballet yesterday and even though it was only her second lesson I gave in and bought the uniform as she absolutely loves it and was upset at not having it. I've told her she has to go until shes old to pay for it though

Todays jobs

• Go to shop for car washing things. DH has no idea where they are and I refuse to go to car wash in summer. Plus DD loves car washing.
• Clean out water filter thing - we have warm water so I'm hoping it just needs a clean and not to be replaced. Its an electric one that sits on side and can be expensive
• Clean car - think i'll let DD do it with me when she finishes nursery
• Sign language notes
• Washing - including DHs cricket whites - yuck
• Hoover lounge
• Clean dining room where cat has got food and litter everywhere
• Clean kitchen

BBL

MC sounds a fun morning . glad your dd is liking ballet the cost of the uniform is isnt it. I still have the cardigan and specific tights to buy for dd. Her ballet schol let you buy it gradually which is very handy!

I have written 558 words so far, have had the man out to look at the boiler he is convinced it is going to go again now. said that it will be slow to get going porperly as it an eco system not sure how it is eco if it needs to be on hours just to heat up!

Now have man here looking at drains as me and neighbour are having drain issues- new builds are such fun!

oh well going to break for lunch then come and aim to do another 500 words before going to collect dc

I need your dd MC hair and nails faltering

Have managed to completely tidy and resort ds1's room
talk to two friends on phone at length
make some headway in kitchen - down to bare though grimey worktops now

It is the most Beautiful day outside - who could not be in good spirits?

afternoon all

swan glad your back
dyls hope boiler gets into action soon
ruby cupcakes sound fab
MC my dd4 went through a phase of playing hairdressers every day for ages!

As it is such a nice day I have ignored the house,and been out to country park with dd4,ds2 and dog all morning Lovely walk round lake,dc played in playground then ice creams
DD now at nursery, DS2 napping HOORAY having been succsefully tired out this morning.Dog snoozing on window sill....
Me having cuppa and biccie (fruit and water didnt last long did it LOL)

Meant to be catching up on house stuff this afternoon....but feel wave of laziness sweeping over me...

Off to nursery reading session at 2.30....

BBL

swan interesting about your sister and her dc....I find similar when visiting DH family.I am the opposite...have to have everything totally organised...live in dread of forgetting something or being late, and just get SO overwhelmed when I have too many places to be in one day.....I could really do with learning to relax a bit about some things....

OFM - glad you had a lovely morning, running free. Stay a bit lazy this afternoon. I hope ds has a lovely refreshing nap.

A mite of progress made on house, dcs bedrooms much better, ironing of dh's shirts' done. Bit of decluttering on bathrooms, bookshelves and heaps of cassettes. Dusted various wardrobe tops.

Right been to shop and bought all stuff for car - have promised DD that will wait until she comes home to wash it.

Am half way through water filter - I hate doing it but DH doesn't clean it so it is pointless if its not cleaned.

OFM You have inspired me to take DD to Rother Valley I think. Its just up the road and i've been this morning and bought a fold up scooter for her (To encourage her to walk to and from school) I think I may try that this weekend or one morning next week (if the weather holds) before nursery. One of my resolutions this year was to run around the lake a few times a week - I managed it once until my knee gave in.

Right off to pick up DD - I've told her I'm leaving the car at home and walking, then going to wash the car, sort the clothes out and may try for 30 minutes on treadmill.

BBL

OFM hope you enjoyed your peace and stayed lazy this afternoon.

I have got all the washing washed and dried, remade dc beds and wrote 1018 words of my assignment!

now going ot go and get ready to collect dc from school before cracking on with rest of the list.

boiler is sorted (i think) and drains are unblocked

BBL

OFM I would be overwhelmed if I had to be in too many places with several small children in tow. There are just too many VARIABLES

Hi all. Glad your back safely swan .

Have been to work and Lidl and rebooted laundry.

Nice to see you back safely, Swan OFM just enjoy the weather, never mind the house! (and I'm meant to be a veteran flylady!!!)
Work this morning, then went to visit my aunt for her birthday (aunt by marriage, so not close to her, she is only about 10 years older than I am) which was nice actually. After school pick up kids did painting at kitchen table and I made scones (cheese and plain) and cheese pies ... anyone seeing the pregnancy link?! LOL stodge!
Feeling worse ever today but got by - Ds just in bed.
BB tomorrow

Morning all .

Glad dd had a nice day ruby. Hope you get a breather over the weekend wendy.

Dh has taken DC into town for ds swim lesson (yay).

To do:
laundry
change bed
wash up
get cash and buy papers
ironing
ds to party
dc homework

Have a good day .

Afternoon all

We have been to DDs dance class and I have been to the gym. I've tried running for the first time today since the physio said I could, only a minute at a time then walking but it didn't hurt

Been to argos on way home for a new water fiter - bought a cheaper fridge jug on this time

DH now gone to play cricket so won't see him again till after dark.

Plan for today

• washing
• Sort water filter - throw away old one
• Take DD to shop on new scooter
• May go to park - we haven't really got on within walking distance and all the carparks will be full - we'll see how we go
• Make soup - DH never wants to eat in warm weather so that should keep him going
• Paperwork mountain - started before I went out need to finish the pile.

Right off to get started - I don't plan on spending all day inside

h dear, oh dear, just had long conversation with another friend, and any moment dh is going to come back with kids and say - I thought you were going to B & Q dh]

need to get turf - quick quick make garden springlike
now friend coming over at four as she has despatched her entire family of teenage sons and dh to Italy, and clearly catching up on lost chat

busy morning so far, communion meeting, getting kids to music, wrestling with dh over the day's plans.

Wendy yes, stodge, strangely enough I just wanted things with zinc, craving vanished when baby born, then only wanted mashed potato and cake!

catching up with friends sounds much better than B&Q swan.

I craved ice .

Had a good time lolling about in the park with dd and a picnic, tis like high summer .

afternoon all I hope everyone has had a nice relaxing day in the sun.

MC yay for no knee pain
Ruby glad dd had a nice day
Swan hope you had a good catch up with friend- agree with scatty loads more interesting than b&q!
hello wolf

have taken dd to ballet, ds to swimming then had dd's party and thats our day gone. dc enjoyed it though. ds now despatched to aunties house for the night will collect him at lunch time tomorrow. going to have a bath then do some uni work- oh what an exciting sat evening

Dyslmum - my Sats eves are NEVER exciting - I quite like it that way
Another year gone - poof - I remember your party for dd last year

Dh has relaid the 6 strips of turf
just another ten wheelbarrows of work to go then
we have been at odds with each other again, although friend's visit was a lovely treat - and took dd swimming before, bumping into two more friends so feel a bit less of a lone swan.

Just getting started on Facebook, which caused much hilarity in RL, as we are all too old for it, and have to keep trading "friends" - also it is usually only possible to find people through their children...
and the teen messages are rather unnerving to read....

Yay, something exciting - just taken online speed typing test to find I can do 44 words a minute with only mistake! I knew Mumsnet was working its magic over last year.

now I am retiring to peruse Facebook...(fell asleep earlier reading to dd, now feeling wide awake unfortunately)