Weekly Flylady Thread 21st July 2008

tiamai_d

ragz wrote: »

I'm potty training my DS today too. Good luck! I have had 4 successes and 4 puddles so not too bad. So glad I have a garden! :rotfl:

Two wet pairs of pants and 3 or 4 sucesses! I'm trying to take him every hour. Still trying to work out if he knows when he needs a pee.

And trying to get him to comunicate clearly (he doesn't speak well and most of the time it sounds like 'Ba` ah da mqba!' and you nod and say yes....) although.... the pee pee song is not really the most discrete.. Pee-Pee! Pee-Pee! Pee-Pee! :eek:

Good luck to us all!!! :rotfl:

nicki_2

Still not done anything other than strip my bed and finish my library book...oooppsss

I'll go wash the dishes now and think about something for tea - I need MEAT LOL

vanilla

JAM and Bobby big big hugs.

I've been out all morning with one thing or another, livingroom looks a complete state again so i'll get it done and cut the grass while it's dry here.

serena

mudbath, hex, boddy and pigpen, DS2 says thank you very much for the congratulations!

dusty - fantastically well done to your DS - which subject did he get the level 8 for?

pigpen - yes, DS2 is in Year 9. The results seem quite patchy. Some schools have taken one look, and sent the whole lot back for remarking. According to the Times Ed, some papers are still sitting on markers' floors, because they were sent the wrong subject, and despite repeated phone calls, the company have failed to collect them. The whole thing has been messed up.

justamum - nothing wrong with you poppet, just your perception of yourself - write down something that you do like about yourself, and stick it up inside your wardrobe, and read it every day. Add to your list. When anyone says something like 'You have such a lovely smile', add it to the list.

And to whichever newbie it was who was disappointed with what she had done - we celebrate successes on this thread - so if you did Level One, then feel very pleased! If you did just one thing, then feel very pleased! The house didn't get in that state in one morning, and you won't get it sorted in one morning, but you will after a while! (I'm seeing results, and I'm getting there!)

Lovely day here, and the last day of the summer term. I cleaned the cloakroom, livingroom, and hall today, but just heaved a sigh and ignored the stairs. I'll delegate that tomorrow (ie I will shout a lot at the children until they remove their belongings)

The head at the children's school retired today after 25 years at the school. They had a special surprise treat for him, after the final assembly, all the school went out to the field, and then he was taken off by helicopter for a fly round the city and over the school field, where they were all standing to make the word 'goodbye'! I saw the helicopter, as it flew over the allotment twice. I'm upset he's leaving, as we got to know each other when he looked after DS1 in China and Bangkok, before I could get out there to take over, and was terrifically supportive after and we've kept in touch since - not that I intend to lose touch! He gave each child a glass, engraved with the name of the school, and also the name of the school they've built in Sudan this year as it is also the school's 50th anniversary.

Far too long a post...

:hello:to all my flylady friends!!

nicki_2

HHC later ....

Minging Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
[strike] Sort & clean fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
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Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Wipe all the windows in these areas!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer, cooker hood and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Tuesday trashing- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
[strike]Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks[/strike]
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
[strike]Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc[/strike] Done Monday
[strike]Wipe down tiles in bathroom.[/strike]. defragment your pc while doing this. Defrag can happen later
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
[strike]Collect all the dirty laundry [/strike]
Wednesday Weirdness- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
HHI
Level 3
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself

ALSO :

• Dusted Masterbedroom
• S&S window in Masterbedroom
• Dusted DDs bedroom
• S&S window in DDs bedroom
• Damp dusted bannister & skirtingboards down the stairs.

No extras for me as I have enough of my own to do :

• Dishes - More still to do as we've used so many glasses & mugs I've filled the drainer just with them again
  
• Laundry - 1 in, 1 to go. Then I might do a cleaning cloth one
• Sort clean washing out properly (DD's uniform into her cupboard etc)
• Write packing list for DD
• Get DD to make birthday cards x 2 (or 3...depends if she wants to make one for the dog :rolleyes: )
• PACK DD's stuff as much as possible
• Change my bed - Currently stripped at least
• Bath DD & myself (not at the same time...bath isn't big enough )
• Fill in replacement CRB Form when it arrives tomorrow hopefully & return ASAP:mad: The one I filled in weeks ago has gotten lost somewhere between the sorting office where I posted it 1st class and its destination :mad::mad:
• [strike]Finish library book[/strike] - possibly to return with DD tomorrow morning as she's finished her ones. :eek:

Now its time for tea...but what to have Fall out time I think :rotfl: :wave:

Dustykitten

serena wrote: »

dusty - fantastically well done to your DS - which subject did he get the level 8 for?

It was for Maths which he has always been quite good at so was pleased. Actually the English 7 he (and I) was most delighted with as that is the one he has improved in the most.

I'm glad the school made your head's last day so special.

We had a great time at the tennis BBQ, sat drank tea and chatted whilst kids all played. They had burgers so I've just done them a french stick/cheese and grapes tea.

Early baths and bed I think as they are all shattered.

pigpen

serena wrote: »

mudbath, hex, boddy and pigpen, DS2 says thank you very much for the congratulations

pigpen - yes, DS2 is in Year 9. The results seem quite patchy. Some schools have taken one look, and sent the whole lot back for remarking. According to the Times Ed, some papers are still sitting on markers' floors, because they were sent the wrong subject, and despite repeated phone calls, the company have failed to collect them. The whole thing has been messed up.

DD1 is in year 9.. they sent the entire years results back at hers.. all 255 of them!!

pigpen

Dusty.. I didn't realise your ds had done sats too.. very well done him!!! DD1 has provisionally been given all 8's.. but we shall see. DD3 did the KS1 sats and did really badly (2x 1 and 1x 2.. not impressed!).. I am going to insist on booster classes for her after summer.

This year I had 1 do KS1 SATs.. 1 doing KS2 SAT's, 1 doing KS3 SATs and 1 doing GCSEs

Mudbath

I've not had time to read the thread so hugs to everyone who needs them and hugs to everyone else too.

MY DARLING LITTLE BOY DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE AN OPERATION THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the first year of his life he's not needed one. I am so, so, so, so relieved. His consultant also told him he needs to try and put eye drops himself now which he doesn't want to do. I told him i'd buy him some starwars lego when he can do it. He took the drops and did it! Bribery is fabulous!!!

Need to do my list as i've got a friend coming round shortly xx

pigpen

Mudbath.. that is fabulous news.. I can feel your excitement and relief from here!! and very very well done to your young man for putting in his own drops.. even my sister can't do that and she is 21!!!