The Listmakers World Cup: Slatterns 4 - Areas of Doom 1!

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

Welcome to the new thread everyone

All newbies and lapsed members welcome!

Need a kick up the bum or a shoulder to cry on, this could be the thread for you.

Well, I have picked up the sickness bug that DD had last week and DS1 and DS2 are saying the feel sick. I am feeling yuk and can't bare to eat I hate feeling ill because I can't just take the day off IYSWIM, DC are 24/7 whether you're ill or not!! Hopefully I will be feeling better tomorrow.

mumtoblaire Hip, hip, hooray for maternity leave!!

plum white choc cheesecake yum........ (not that I think my tummy would like it atm!!)

mini sticker chart sounds good, although It would take me ages to earn a prize!!

wasting glad you had a lovely day!!

Enjoy your evenings

Just did some multi tasking-read stories to dc whilst they were in the bath. Normally once I've had all the battles of getting them to wash, clean teeth etc and then spent 15 mins persuading them to get out of the bath I CBA with stories so either read the shortest one possible or tell them it's too late I do read to them a lot at other times but only at bedtime a couple of times a week.

Have a massive ironing pile glowering at me but I don't want to!

Alice I hated waiting at the end, hope he comes soon for you!

alice How exciting!! (the baby and the dining room ) Your friends does sound like a real star!!

Feel better soon rainbow, sick bugs are the worst. I have been sneezing all day, hoping it's not what wc had - he was proper poorly.

Alice bomb recipe please!

Freak you make a chocolate cake (doesn't matter if it turns out a bit rubbish) Grease a bowl, crumble the cake into it (Big crumbs/small chunks) then you want just under a pint of milk, warm it in a saucepan, as it is heating, add teaspoon instant coffee granules, teaspoon cocoa powder, tablespoon of golden syrup and (this is optional) a glug of alcohol (Baileys or Bacardi work very well) heat through til everything mixed (But not boil) then pour over cake in bowl and leave to set (at least 8hrs) in the fridge. Take out of fridge an hour or so before serving and turn upside down on a plate, should slide out dome shaped.

Thank you

just wanted to stop by and say

1. celebrity come dine with me is v amusing tonight and
2. Robbie is back with Take That - yey

those two simple things have cheered me up today.

Mmm sounds yum!!

Mini - nothing specific, have just been having clearouts and decided I would at least try and raise some Paypal money (to buy DC toys with mostly lol!) by listing it on eBay first.
If it doesn't sell I charity shop it.
So, some clothes, some jewellery, some toys (gasp!) etc.
Also my brother gave me his old Xbox to sell for whatever it goes for towards the boys.

Thurs:
DONE

• all up & dressed
• breakfast & tidy up
• DH to work
• DS2 to speech therapy
• DVD for DS1 (Doing)
• post card to friend in hosp
• try and get inbox below 20 Down to 6
• catch up on FB/MN
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• emailed friend i meant to email ages ago about meeting up
• beach to meet friends + cup of tea (they have a beach hut)
• boys tea
• garden
• boys bath & bed
• brush my hair!
• my dinner & tv Doing

• DH home late

Friday:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• DH to work
• lazy morning??
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• afternoon with friends??
• boys tea, bath & bed
• DH home, our dinner, him out
• chill with tv

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 - Have Name of School; HavePhoneNumber
• go through diaries with DH (another printout for this week)
• put highchair in loft
• eBay listings: 1 Selling; 0/1 bid on; 1 sold & waiting for payment
• List next batch of stuff on eBay

Morning

Not doing much this morning, DD in a bad mood already. Thinking of going to wiggle and jiggle at 9.30, then may have a list. Need to clean kitchen though, did a fair bit of cooking yesterday to freeze, but no energy left to clean up afterwards

Morning Alice - not doing much here today so far, may get enthusiastic later

Friday:

• all up & breakfasted DONE

• all dressed
• DH to work
• lazy morning Doing
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• afternoon with friends??
• boys tea, bath & bed
• DH home, our dinner, him out
• chill with tv

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 - Have Name of School; HavePhoneNumber
• go through diaries with DH (another printout for this week)
• put highchair in loft
• eBay listings: 1 Selling; 0/1 bid on; 1 sold & waiting for payment
• List next batch of stuff on eBay
• clear Inbox totally (5)

Morning!

Didn't get up til 8.30 this morning, DS must have been worn out from walking everywhere yesterday. So no toddler group.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom
• dry pots
• laundry - load in
• finger cream!
• lunch
• garden - check for cat poo, water, feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• craft etc.
• finger cream before bed!

Weekly cleaning -

• change beds stripped
• clean bath
• clean bathroom floor
• dust upstairs
• hoover upstairs
• clean oven
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs
• manicure
• pedicure

Gardening -

• weed front yard + borders more
• mow lawn
• pot up the mint into permanent large-ish pot - need more compost

Grot -

• carpet - iron and kitchen roll the trodden in Babybel cases
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover
• tidy kitchen cupboards
• tidy pantry
• tidy cupboard in bedroom

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make/buy, get cross-stitch framed - hand washing cross-stitch? Frame myself?, don?t think about food til Oct, plans for all presents in place by September
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• buy external hard-drive
• find a dentist - keep checking
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• buy -rotary grater
• back room - choose and buy paint for window wall then paint, put up painting, get more pictures to put up above table

Morning everyone

BFN when I tested this morning

Back in a bit with a list, I am feeling so sluggish this morning. Went to pizza express for dinner last night and I totally over-carbed and am paying for it now

Oh Ali maybe too early still?

Friday:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• lazy morning Still Doing
• moved sunflowers to sunnier spots DONE (some anyway)

• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• afternoon with friends??
• boys tea, bath & bed
• laundry
• DH home, our dinner, him out
• chill with tv

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 - Have Name of School; HavePhoneNumber
• go through diaries with DH (another printout for this week)
• put highchair in loft
• eBay listings: 1 Selling; 0/1 bid on; 1 sold & waiting for payment
• List next batch of stuff on eBay
• clear Inbox totally (5)

JKS I don't think so, AF is due tomorrow based on recent cycles. If my cycle is longer this month and so AF isn't due, then I doubt I would be pg anyway as we would have got our timings all wrong. Nightmare!

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - DHdone
Get DS up and dressed - done
Run dishwasher - done
Put a load of washing on - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
DH and DS gone to look at a car - done
Fold washing from airer - done
Shred and shower
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed
Lunch and tidy kitchen
DS nap
Nails, decide on makeup for tomorrow etc
Make sure there is food etc in for SIL and MIL tomorrow
Get a wedding card
Dinner
Clear up
Water plants
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Early night

OTHER JOBS
DH to put up kitchen pinboard
Buy driving gloves for DB - size 8 1/2
Book car in for service - tried, no-one from servicing available. Try again later
Move button on trousers because they are too big
Purchase remaining birthday presents for DS - done
Buy brother and bridezilla a wedding present, boo hiss - done
Buy myself a birthday book
More toy storage for dining room - Expedit, we are going to Ikea on Sunday
Move toy chest to DS' bedroom now we have cleared a space

Afternoon Ladies

2nd day of maternity leave and still pouring down outside. Thank goodness DD1 is nearly 7yrs and has been entertaining herself with Indiana Jones game(x-box)all morning. Hopefully it will clear up soon.

Anyway so far this morning I have

Got dressed, double spatone and OJ
DD1 dressed
Breakfast & kitchen cleared up afterwards/dishes done and put away
Beds made and rooms tidied up
Cooker cleaned thoroughly(well hob done so far, will tackle oven later)
Lunch sorted and dishes done/put away

Still to do this afternoon
Hoover upstairs
more ironing
brush/mop kitchen, dining & living room
drop DD1 at MILs for THREE days
have a bath and try defuzz legs/bikini(36&2, not easy

I am making slow progress here, no idea why everything is taking so long!

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - DHdone
Get DS up and dressed - done
Run dishwasher - done
Put a load of washing on - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
DH and DS gone to look at a car - done
Fold washing from airer - done
Exercise - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Washing into dryer - done
Another load on - done
Unload dishwasher
DS nap
Nails, decide on makeup for tomorrow etc
DH opticians
Get some disposables for SIL to use with DS tomorrow
Make sure there is food etc in for SIL and MIL tomorrow
Get a wedding card
Dinner
Clear up
Water plants
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Early night

OTHER JOBS
DH to put up kitchen pinboard
Buy driving gloves for DB - size 8 1/2
Book car in for service - tried, no-one from servicing available. Try again later
Move button on trousers because they are too big
Purchase remaining birthday presents for DS - done
Buy brother and bridezilla a wedding present, boo hiss - done
Buy myself a birthday book
More toy storage for dining room - Expedit, we are going to Ikea on Sunday
Move toy chest to DS' bedroom now we have cleared a space

Ali - yey for Ikea trip, I want to go too now!

Mtb - 3 days? lucky lucky you!!!

Friday:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• lazy morning DONE
• moved sunflowers to sunnier spots DONE (some anyway)
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• dvd time for DS1 Doing
• afternoon with friends, everyone's busy or away, boo. Means quiet/lazy afternoon too!
• boys tea, bath & bed
• laundry
• DH home, our dinner, him out
• chill with tv

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 - Have Name of School; HavePhoneNumber
• go through diaries with DH (another printout for this week)
• put highchair in loft
• eBay listings: 9 Selling; 0/1 bid on; 1 sold & waiting for payment
• List next batch of stuff on eBay DONE
• clear Inbox totally (2)

Meh

Crap night sleep, full of cold, whiny dc, ruffle dress (the one I haven't even worn yet) that I was planning to wear to friend's wedding is now too tight, had to fork out £12 for a pair of friggin leggings for dd's dance exam and ds opened a drawer above me as I was tidying some stuff away and I stood up into it and have a massive bruise and cut on my back

Woe is me

er clearly the dc aren't the only whiney ones

Freak - oh dear

Have been round the corner for potatoes & a Match Attax folder - not that DS1 has even the slightest clue tbh but people keep giving him the cards. I can feel myself coming over all OCD about the folder & having them in order

Friday:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• lazy morning DONE
• moved sunflowers to sunnier spots DONE (some anyway)
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• dvd time for DS1 DONE
• lazy afternoon Doing
• pop round corner DONE
• chicken casserole in over Cooking

• tea x 4 (if DH home in time, otherwise 3), bath & bed
• laundry
• DH home, him out
• chill with tv

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 - Have Name of School; HavePhoneNumber
• go through diaries with DH (another printout for this week)
• put highchair in loft
• eBay listings: 9 Selling; 0/1 bid on; 1 sold & waiting for payment
• clear Inbox totally (2)

Not sure if I am just grumpy or have PMT...can you have PMT a whole week before you are due on??

Going out to buy an onion in a min, if I can persuade ds he does need clothes on that is.

Hi everyone will catch up later, have been out all day got dh a nice watch for his birthday

BUT have a bit of a WWYD for you all?
thought I would call into hotel and take a photo of the cake set up,
took photo then realised one of the heads was broke went to fix it and it wasn't the right head ,
someone at the hotel had broke the brides head & bridesmaids head and then put the on the wrong way round
thank God I called in, but they knocked alot of hair off so hope the bride remembers seeing lots of hair when I delivered it yesterday

So should I let bride know this happened, because if I hadn't called she would know as heads were on the wrong people, iyswim, she left the cake in their care

Plum - i think i would leave it. She will be getting stressy probably from now on and won't deal well with another problem. You have mostly fixed it now so hopefully she won't notice. just my opinion.
Annoying though, grrrr.

Friday:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• lazy morning DONE
• moved sunflowers to sunnier spots DONE (some anyway)
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• dvd time for DS1 DONE
• lazy afternoon DONE
• pop round corner DONE
• chicken casserole in oven DONE
• tea x 4 DONE

• bath & bed
• laundry
• DH out
• chill with tv

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others; make my playlist; clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 - Have Name of School; HavePhoneNumber
• go through diaries with DH
• put highchair in loft
• eBay listings: 9 Selling; 0/1 bid on; 1 sold & waiting for payment
• clear Inbox totally (2)

Plum I would leave it too. If there is no lasting damage then she doesn't need to know.

hmm Her wedding is today so had no intentions of saying anything, it was only if she contacts me after