Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd November 2008

froddington

Hi Tonight I have wiped the kitchen surfaces, microwave, kettle and toaster, filled a bin bag and emptied and cleaned the bins! (Still avoiding the living room though :rolleyes: )

valli - hope you're doing ok
frazzmunch - wow - you did loads :T I've not done that much in the last month!!!!

pigpen - even more hugs and prayers - it MUST get better for you soon
justamum - :T for your parents

johanne - oh, hugs hun - what a way to tell you - take care and remember pumpkin and you are the most important - you are both in my thoughts and prayers.

mudbath - sounds a good deal to me (ooh, just seen that you bought it )
Great docs service and glad it's not shingles!

diva - hugs - glad you're slowly getting there and .... mmmm - B & J ....

summerMoon - great news - what a lovely aunty!

deniseNZ - glad things are better

lil-me - thought for a sec you were asking if you could get NHS funding for B & J's :rotfl:

Sorry if I missed anyone - it's taken me nearly an hour to catch up with all the chat!!

Monday Marvels- Living Room & Hall & Stairs

Level One
Clear floors of clutter :eek:

Level Two
Vacuum floors and sofas
Dust fluffy areas
Wipe sofas and tables

Level Three
Wash windows in these rooms

Extra Mission : help yourself

1. Wipe down paintwork in these rooms
2. 35 fling boogie..

Tuesday Twinkles - kitchen and dining room

Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
wash windows
deweb these rooms

Level three
wipe table and get out a new cloth if needed
Clean out your grottiest cupboard!! It doedn't need to be like that
Empty and clean out your bins!

Extras

1. HHI

pigpen

the toe strapping goes over one toe.. under the next then over the third.. like a hammock thing in the middle for the curly toe. It was just micropore tape.. and I think that might be the problem I am pretty sensitive to it and it makes me feel like it is burning so I wondered if she was the same. I did offer pink sparkly polish.. and red.. and twinkly stars but she was beyond redemption and stopped screaming the second I took it off.. while we were sitting in the pod's office.. I didn't care she was distressed. I think maybe a little bit of bandaging with a bit of linty stuff will be comfier.. I'll do you a pic of the toes and then of the strapping IF she will let me and you can come uo with a genius plan!

x_raphael_xx

Just popping on to update my list, read a couple of pages (god you lot can't half talk) and will catch up with the rest of the posts later in work :P

Hugs to Johanne

My Tuesday list:
Tuesday Twinkles - kitchen and dining room
level one
Clear and wipe work surfaces
spend 15 minutes in a grotspot
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
wash windows
deweb these rooms
Level three
Clean out your grottiest cupboard!! It doedn't need to be like that Was going to clean the oven instead, but ran out of time
Empty and clean out your bins! Handy, it's bin day tomorrow!
Extras

1. HH None to do!
2. binbag dance 3 large things waiting to be collected by freecylcians
3. Is it time to deflea the cats and dogs again? Don't forget their beds Dog needs frontline & worming next month.
4. Sit down with a cuppa and do NOTHING for half an hour! No time!! But I did have some 'me' time at the gym running on the treadmill is my relaxing!
   

Extra 'To Do's':
Check bills went out okay
Pay Water bill
Pay £227.05 onto Credit Card
Ring Lloyds re:Balance Transfer
Ring work re:friend's application
Pick up parcel
Buy fish food!
Drop stuff at charity shop

vivw_2

Dustykitten wrote: »

Wow I'm surprised you supply these - our students are expected to bring everything they require. We will replace a pen if it runs out during the exam.

We supply because most parents won't. Have got the bargain ones from Tescos so should last long enough for 2 exams!!

AnW'sMum

lil_me wrote: »

DS2 now invested, he's not keen on having that thing around his neck :rotfl: I did warn him. Hmmmm, I'm not very good at sewing but have half a dozen badges to sew on.....bother.

Wundaweb :D:D A must for mum's of beavers, cubs, brownies, guides etc

Mudbath

Tooti - you know me....I might have my ups and downs but I like to get my list done (most of the time!!!):rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: . Saying that, i'm shattered so when DH comes in from the shop i'll scan it all and then go to bed!

Hex - I read things like Horrid Henry to my son. When we came to one of his 'key words' he read it. It became a game as he really wanted to spot a word he knew. He started to really concentrate and most boys love Horrid Henry (and girls come to that!!). I used to worry about DSs reading but he's 7 and had just read Harry Potter so I know he very quickly caught up - he just didn't see the point of the school reading books. Isn't that men in general....they do it if there's a point to it :rotfl: :rotfl: .

Thanks for everyones good wishes. I feel a bit of a fraud because apart from being covered in blisters and feeling really tired I actually feel pretty ok xx

Mum_on_a_mission_2

pigpen wrote: »

It was just micropore tape.. and I think that might be the problem I am pretty sensitive to it and it makes me feel like it is burning so I wondered if she was the same.

I would agree there - horrid stuff - brings me out in wheals in 30 minutes.

I suspect you are in for some experimenting to find something soft enough for such young skin. Will ask my physio when I see him for next strapping session - he's pretty good on ideas.

Moam

serena

g&b - thank you for asking after DD -she went into school today, but rang me to pick her up after break (when she has a free) as she had tummy ache, and felt tired. She still looks very washed out, so I'm trying to make her rest, sleep at a reasonable hour, eat sensibly - you know, all the things that just come naturally to a 16 year old girl!!
I hope that you are feeling much better - well on the road to recovery now?

hex - don't forget comics! Lots of boys love them. There are loads of proper books that come in a cartoon format, and non fiction is usually a winner too. Enjoy you day tomorrow - I'm having this week as a sort of half term, but with two days work, as last week was so rubbish!

valli - happy to hear that today went well.

I never got around to doing today's list - well, it can wait until tomorrow! I did however do three or four lots of washing, made chicken stock, then used it for roasted butternut squash soup - delicious! I used a recipe from Sarah Raven's Garden Cookbook, and it worked great.

I've also done a lot of reading about Assessment for Learning online, which has been on my list of things to look into properly, since I did a lightning introduction on a course. I now need to print off the information, make notes, and then try it out in class. I was inspired to get on with this as there was a staff meeting on Monday, and one of the suggestions was something that rang a few bells - only I'm pretty sure that they're not proposing to do it in the right way for the right reasons...(ie, to improve the test results, and to give staff extra info about what they've not taught properly, as opposed to involving the pupils to improve their learning...)

Now I need a cup of tea, or that'll be another night when I sleep badly...

See you tomorrow!

vivw_2

Mudbath wrote: »

Hex - I read things like Horrid Henry to my son. When we came to one of his 'key words' he read it. It became a game as he really wanted to spot a word he knew. He started to really concentrate and most boys love Horrid Henry (and girls come to that!!). I used to worry about DSs reading but he's 7 and had just read Harry Potter so I know he very quickly caught up - he just didn't see the point of the school reading books. Isn't that men in general....they do it if there's a point to it :rotfl: :rotfl: .

Both Mudbath and Pigpen have given some very sensible advice re- reading. I'm afraid my experience is with much older ones. By the way the Horrid Henry are available from the Book People. http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&pageSize=10&beginIndex=0&searchScope=SimpleSearch&resultType=2&resultCatEntryType=1&catgrpSchemaType=2&vipStatus=&fromPage=basicSearch&layout=oneColumn&pageNumber=&pageSizeOption=&format=&sortOption=&ageRange=&onlySets=&categoryName=&categoryPath=&categoryId=&luceneSearchType=BASIC&searchTerm=horrid+henry

Mum_on_a_mission_2

Hex - what phonics system does the school use?

We've used Superphonics & Read Write Inc at home. to better effect than the school one (Codebreakers).

Also have you tried PC games - lots of phonics/early reader ones about- or using magnetic letters/writing in sand etc?

but ((hugs)) - know where you are coming from - its very frustrating isn't it?

Moam