What have you done today and what are you doing later?

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For me:

8am to about 2pm - worked (at home)
2pm to 5pm - out with kids swimming and having their tea in club
5-5.30 - tidied kitchen, put wash on, emptied dryer (fascinatin!!)
5.30 till now - working again

Soon be putting kids to bed, ordering chinese take away and slobbing out for Daziel and Pascoe wtih my current addiction - mint choc chip cadbury cornetto. TOPTASTIC!

9-3 work (at office)
3-7 clean,MN,cook,MN,bath DD,MN,get clothes ready for tomorrow,laugh at DD doing rolypolys on the bed
7- put DD to bed, read my new book and have a glass of milk (would like to say its wine but I dont drink in the house)

WB - that's very saintly! Good on you! I never used to but am now rather partial to a chilled glass of wine every now and then. Not often though and only one glass!

6.15am - 6pm been with ds in the house all day. should really have taken him out in his pram but not having a great day and couldn't pull my finger out.

going downstairs in a min to start getting stuff ready for work/nursery tomorrow.

Went swimming with the dcs for two hours first thing.

Spent rest of day sorting out this tip of a house - emptying bags full of tut which have been ferried back and forth to my mum's when she has the kids while I'm at work - and general clearing up and cleaning.

I have had a glass of wine and a chinny with mate who popped in earlier.

I have washed coats and anything else not pinned down - ooh what a lovely day for drying (sound like my Nan!).

I have made a chicken curry.

I have spent 10 mins on here.

I am about to ship my two off upstairs for a bath while I put away said washing.

I will collapse in heap.

Up at 6.

One load of washing, hung out, dried brought in etc.

Made kids dinner.

Sat all afternoon on MN and chatting on MSN, with tens machine on knee.

Can't do much else

Spent morning in A&E with dh (fractured spine)

Done three loads of washing

Read Observer and Saturday Telegraph

Picked 4lbs damsons and plums from my garden

Currently cooking dinner.BBQ spare ribs,basmati rice and stir fried veg

Done a few loads of washing. Been to Argos, Homebase and Topps Tiles. Just going to get DD from station then going out for dinner for DD's birthday.

Got ready for dd's 4th bday party
Been to see new allotment
Had bday party

Tonight I am FLOPPING!

8am - 1pm = not a lot, was here and there blah blah blah

1.30pm-3pm = went to park, fed ducks, had a run around, had ice cream

3.30pm - 5pm = was here and then fell asleep for 45 mins

5.15pm = tea time

6pm = bath time

6.40pm = Becky went to bed

now = jess about to go to bed

LAter..... card making and watching TV

Slept in till 8 am

Washed hair

Played with ds

Got stuff ready for picnic

Cooked barley risotto for freezer (10 portions)

Had picnic, played games and entertained 15 children for an hour, then slumped on blanket and watched ds play for an hour

Cuddled ds for about an hour after he was stung by a wasp

Later on am going to clear up all the crap that is all over the living room and hall floor, and carry on washing and sterilising 750 heuristic play objects

Gave dd a bath.
Got food ready for her party.
Lunch.
Went to party venue set up.
2 hours of bouncy castle and party food .
Back home, vegging out !

Barley risotto eh?? oooh,get you!
Ditto CD's allotment

Aitch told me it is a proper Italian meal, called orzotto or something swanky

I just know it as "that stuff I cook when we are a bit skint"

C'mon,give us a recipe.
Have a cupboard full of barley,and am stumped

I want an allotment

Never in my 24 years did I think one day Id find myself saying
"I want an allotment"

welsh cakes are nice then?

First day at home for ages ..
Whole family went riding this morning. dd2 did rising trot at last!
Out for Lunch at fantastic cafe
Kite flying on fell followed by
Mucheing (sp?) around looking at other peoples houses, had a drive up to the dam at Haweswater.
Now at the office for a bit.(staff crisis.)
Home tonight to teach ds1 how to tie a tie and look at ds2 in her new school uniform, 1st day on Wednesday (sob)

did breakfast shift with children
took DS to supermarket
read bits of yesterday's paper and Obs/made lunch for 7
after pudding rushed out to catch local leg of that round-UK bicycle race with DD
cleaned up/made children's tea/laundry while everyone else went to park
kids in bed now

later, telly and booze

Woke up about 8
Had breakfast
Got ready for church, dc messed with the DVD recorder
Came home from church and woke up dh (night shift last night)
Had lunch
Went to ASDA (with dc)
Met sister on the way out (dc wanted to back into shop with her and hubby)
Came home, won a competition on the radio
Went to visit gran (she's very confused and unwell)
Came home for dinner
Dh putting kids to bed
About to start the ironing

Moondog:

Fry onions, celery, mushrooms, etc. Rehydrate some dried ceps and some sun dried toms. Add barley (soak overnight first and add the water too) and some strong stock or a stock cube, plus the mushroom water, simmer for about 40 mins until tender. You can serve as is, or add milk and cornflour to make a more gloopy, creamy sort of dish. Lots of black pepper and parmesan cheese to taste - we also love to eat it with peas for some reason - the texture, I think.

This is the posh version, when proper skint we have it without the dried mushrooms or tomatoes, and with cheddar instead of parmesan.

Barley is also fab in a sort of pilaff, served with spices like cumin, with apricots and carrots and chickpeas, but I lost the recipe for that one when I had only cooked it once and I never could remember how to get it so nice.