Calling all dosmestic goddesses!

[doubletrouble9]

What is your average weekend like, particulary if the weather is pretty awful. Here's mine:
7.30
Twins wake (aged 3), get into our bed, tv on, wait at east an hr before i move downstairs for toast etc.
10.00 - strain myself to get everyone including myself dressed, cup of tea time
11.00 - the discussion of what to do today starts with dh which results in nothing cause the weather is bad
11.30 - dh gets laptop down and you know it will be on for the duration of the afternoon - twins are still watching tv
12.00 - more tea, start to think i better 'do something' with the kids, start to resent dh for sticking his head in the laptop but then again i have nothing to suggest, oh and make some lunch
1pm - state there is to be no more tv but then panic what to do next. get out for a bit to the supermarket for no real reason other than to kill time
3pm - back from trip out, countdown till dinner time, more senseless tv, bit of colouring
5pm tea and bath time
7pm kids are in bed, now wait for it maybe you think it will get better but....both mum and dad put pyjamas on, get into bed, tv on, phonecall to friend
11pm lights out

the 7pm pyjama thing happens every night, to be fair it's cold downstairs and pj's are so comfy!!!
I did one weekend make a chocolate cake - it wasnt too great

So come on all you DG's out there, what would you do, come on change my life!!!
thanks in advance :)

Swimming lessons sat morning, with a vending machine snack - which they thought a real treat. Rugby club afternoon. Watching dads play with other kids and pop & crisps, competitive mums and running around. Dad Hangover and tv on Sunday with Sunday dinner maybe with inlaws. Divorced now with tenagers and we all have a snooze/tv at weekends. Sets us up for the week.

doubletrouble - for my pizza and bread dough I use the recipe that came with the bread machine and try to keep all of the ingredients close together in the cupboard. As I get it out and use it, back in it goes, so no tidying up to do. Kids help with the roll/pizza base shaping or not if I want less mess I have enough surface space in utility room to store bread machine on worktop so no digging in back of cupboard when I need it, just bring it into kitchen. I find the same helps with any equipment I use regularly - I find it a 'front of cupboard' space so I can't be put off doing something by a 10 minute search for what I need.

Housework on the go is pretty much tidying up as I go along - put stuff at bottom or top of stairs and each time I go up/down, I take something and put it in its correct place. I keep cleaning cloths behind each sink and so give sinks/baths/loos a quick flick round as and when and then a proper clean when I am in the mood. Damp dusting takes care of the other rooms and I do a quick hoover once the kids are heading up to bed. A load of washing goes in at night, ready to be hung out the next morning and I don't do much ironing any more, especially of the kids clothes (twins too!). Straighten the sofa cushions before I go up to bed (early - not long after the kids, where I sit and read/browse internet) and get breakfast stuff ready for the morning.

Being mom of twins myself, I'd say try to shortcut as much as possible - it's a knackering job looking after little ones and I was certainly less goddessey when they were the age of your two! Even today I crashed on the sofa and snoozed for an hour after school pick up

Oh and I don't sew/knit/crochet or anything like that although I do get an occasional urge to after watching programs like Kirsty Alsop does, but see sense before I even attempt to

Good luck to you

I am far from being a domestic goddess. Weekends (or time when we're all in the house together) is downtime for everyone, which includes me. I reserve the right to waste an hour or two in the bath reading and the DC deserve to watch crap TV (I restrict them during the week). However, it's family time too, so we always have a walk in the woods together every day with the dog (something I've done since they were babies) and I always do at least one thing with them each day that is fun - whether it's baking a cake, making something or playing a game. We will usually also fit in a visit once a weekend to a friend/library/place of interest, etc.

Personally, I find being stuck in the house doing nothing very tiring after more than an hour. I find the more active I am the more energy I have.

But you know that as long as you're all happy, it really doesn't matter.

I'm no domestic goddess but do try to do homey stuff with the DCs because I have two boys (six and eight) and I want them to grow up being able to look after themselves.

Weekends tend to look like this

Saturday wake up about 6.30 since DS2 cant be persuaded to stay in bed any longer.
DSs and DH rides their bikes to the shop to get milk even if we don't need any since they like the ride.
DS2 collects the eggs from the chickens
We make pancakes - the DCs make the mixture and DH does the flipping.
9.30 DCs go swimming. I usually have a bath whilst they are out of the house.
10.30 DCs and DH get back, we generally potter about in the garden for an hour or so. I'm trying to make sure they know the names of plants, trees and insects.
11.30ish we pop to the library and change books. Then come back and spend an hour or so pottering or reading.
Lunch something easy like risotto or pasta bake, both of which DS1(8) can now make on his own
Saturday afternoon often a kids party.
Saturday evening is games night. The boys make pizza dough in the afternoon and make pizzas (everyone gets to chose their own topping). We then play board games before bed.
Kids go to bed at about 8 and DH and I have a glass of wine and a movie.

Sunday morning the kids get up early and play for a bit, sort out chickens and cats.
Kids play rugby (DH takes them) and I batch cook for the week and bake a cake/make a crumble whilst doing the sunday roast.
Sunday lunch (often inlaws come back after watching the boys play rugby)
Sunday afternoon walk in the woods. This time of year we are often collecting wood for the fire throughout the winter or collecting chestnuts, blackberries etc. I shelled chestnuts for hours this evening! My fingers hurt!!

Sunday late afternoon - kids do any homework they haven't finished and then we watch a family movie. We make popcorn and DS2 delights in it popping everywhere.
Bags ready for school
Bath, Bed for the boys
Ironing school uniform for the week, bath, bed for us!

Not exactly domestic goddess but as close as I'm ever going to get.