A new start for Mooloo

Savvy_sewing

Riaght I have read up about washing the wool. Thats time consuming rather then effort wise. Taking out the bits of grass etc will be the time consuming bit. We did take out some as we were walking of course. But we have about a small carrier bag full. Actually it was the big pockets in BF's shorts and a hand full or two in our hands. (he reminded me of the excess trousers of the wingcommander in Russ abbot!).
Even if it only fills a few pin cushions its all Free. Natural, and recycled.! Cant be better then that. If it doesnt work its not a great loss, as we were wandering around in the sunshine anyway.

Biggest of Mooloo saw my oven gloves etc yesterday. She was surprised that I had made them. She said that they looked "Manufactured". I hope that thats a compliment.
I was looking at similar types of things in the Wyvale shops on Saturday. Inspiration, prices and the things like that. I am going to have to be disciplined tomorrow when i get to start sewing for the first time, as a "productive" day. Obviously I cannot sew all day. My arm/neck would not let me. But I will have a few breaks inbetween.
I shall have to sort out all my recycled goods and get them into boxes etc ready to use in future. Can I actually start to get organised? I really hope so.
I am aiming to get the cottage back to some sort of order before my birthday in a months time.. then I am giving myself the next year to have turned back full circle to the dreams I had wanted when I first rented this cottage, and to add to that, I want to have a decent hobby built up, and a good supply of things available to sell!. Wonder if its ever going to be possible. ?

clairehi

Mooloo wrote: »

This morning is one of the last running arounds for Twin1. I told them all on Friday that its got to stop. Not only is it wearing me out, its taking its toll on my car. This morning she has to sign on, and then we are to see the Solicitor for her. Havent got around to checking out the advocacy people yet. But after today I shall make a concerted effort to get them to deal with things for each of the twins, which would, I hope, allow me to back off more.

Biggest of Mooloo went around to give her the bus money last night, (I had given it to her on Friday, incase I hadnt got the car back), and said that the place was in a mess. So all the importance of keeping her home clean and tidy has fallen on deaf ears. This is very worrying. As it means that she would not be able to have DGD to stay for an hour or so, as of the dangers this could bring.
That also means that dispite her telling me that she has learnt her lesson, she has not. So now I am not so sure that tryhing to get the solicitors to work on her behalf will be of any use, as if she cannot keep her home clean, get her budgeting right in the little house, then she will not be able to move on to bigger and better with DGD back with her. Certainly not any time soon. She will need to have been consistantly tidy, inspected and all the other things that Social would want done, and what I would want done before i can let her take on DGD. If I cannot feel confident that she is able to master these problems then I cannot see how the Social would.
So when I go to collect her this morning. I will makesure I "need to go to the loo", and borrow hers, so that I get to go inside. As I have sometimes picked her up from the carpark, and not gone into the house. If its still a mess this morning, which I bet it is, she will need to be warned that its got to change. (yet again). Where are these support workers who are supposed to be helping her? Is she missing appointments with them, as she is out at ther sisters a lot? or here with us?
I dont want to discourage her contact with DGD, thats not the object. But its only her in her little place, Or sometimes DS, but he didnt stay there in the end this weekend?
Its all quite worrying. The last thing that I needed was starting to worry about somethingelse.
Its important that I stop things not add to them.

I need to leave here by 10am. But doubt I will be back before 3pm. I suppose it depends on how long she gets with the solicitor, and then getting back via dropping twin1 back home.

Re the wool, I shall google spinning. I had planned to do it last night, but never got my laptop back.
Having Ds home has some serious disadvantages. Like my cupboards are practically bare of all snack stuff. There are hardly any juice drink left, and squashes and I had stocked up for my usual 2 to 3 months not so long ago. I am worried that after paying out for the car etc, I have left myself quite short, (what with the fees for the nursery), and its going to take me some time before I can gather any stock again. Looks like we may have Soups for lunch in this weather!. The cereal has all gone. Only porridge left, and DGD doesnt like that. May have to use the oats to make chewy bars instead. Time to get my thinking cap on.

Hi Mooloo,

Boys eh - they do eat you out of house and home don't they. He can always drink water if there is no squash in. My kids all love home made flapjacks made with porridge oats, marge and golden syrup and/or sugar, is that what you mean by chewy bars?

Im glad that you are going to look into advocacy schemes and that you are trying to limit the amount of driving you are doing. It must seem like yet another thing for you to sort out, but if you can access advocacy help for the twins (either or both) then it would hopefully save you a lot of time and effort in the long run.

tired_mum

The worry with Twin 1 is that the support people are probably advising her the same as you but they are not there to do the jobs for her even with her disabilities she must know the difference between clean and dirty? It is a shame as she is getting on so well with DD
How is DD2 getting on in her house hope the new partner is helping to keep things under control
Glad you had a good weekend

shaz_mum_of__2

mooloo the spinning group i saw recommended washing raw wool in a mild solution of baby shampoo, but just leave it to soak rather than agitating or it will "felt" rinse it ain a change of water without too much squidging then dry naturally

HTH

Savvy_sewing

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

mooloo the spinning group i saw recommended washing raw wool in a mild solution of baby shampoo, but just leave it to soak rather than agitating or it will "felt" rinse it ain a change of water without too much squidging then dry naturally

HTH

Thanks Shaz, thats what I was reading. (Although it didnt say which type of soap.) But as I am not going to be weaving/spinning the bits of wool I have scavenged. I am not too worried about it "felting" infact it may even be interesting at some stage if it did. Never know what i might be able to make out of that!.

Just going to see if Molly is at home. Be back in a bit.

Savvy_sewing

DGD first day at Nursery!. (the bank is now empty though!).
Had a change of plan this morning and had a wasted journey into town as DS needed to sign on. However when we got there, did the signing on etc at connextions and then went to the jobcentre, there was a mistake on his paperwork, and it said 22nd. Wednesday. So they have said he has to go back tomorrow now. With that normally being an £8 bus fare. I think that its disgusting that they expect them to go back again, especially when he still has not had any money what so ever!. So its me that will either have to drive him, pay for the car park, £1.60 min charge, and hang around the roughest part of town. Which ever way it costs me.!

I am just going to have lunch, and then see if I can muster up the energy to sew. But my arm/neck is quite bad, so I think that its going to be more of making ideas ready for another time alas. (sods law!).

Savvy_sewing

Reluctantly this morning I am taking twin2 to see her solicitor. DS has to go into town again due to the mess up by the Jobcentre yesterday. So I am going that way anway.
As expected she finally asked me yesterday evening, if I would go with her to see the solicitor. Luckily this morning was flexible. But it means that I will have to have my catch up with Molly41 at a later time or date. Which is annoying. We are three days into the week, and so far I have not managed to have my time!. Ah well, we still have two more days ahead.
Twin1 is around today, and she is going to have DGD at twin2's house, as the garden is safer then mine.
I will have to do some very basic shopping. My tax credits have gone into the bank today. (£47) so I can get the squash, bread etc etc that we need, with the fruit and vegetables I am missing. Sick of frozen peas and sweetcorn.
Right I better make a move or I will be rushing around again.

tired_mum

I cannot understand why you are taking twin 2 she wouldnt come home to see her children she needs to make an effort to get them back not you you have paid for dgd to go to nursery so you can have time for yourself and you still havent got it she has a partner she has income support she has children she needs to be doing the running not you to prove that she can look after the boys she is still dependent on you as the boys get older will they become her carers? you have DGD to look after god knows when youre young n fit you need a break but if you dont get some me time i am worried for you and twin 1 who has been coming on in leaps and bounds with DGD
Take care and have your me time we all need that hour or two
I know its easy for me to say i am not in your shoes but i think we are all worried for you that you are doing to much again

Savvy_sewing

Morning, I think I am worried for me myself! I am torn between wanting to help, and wanting to run a mile.
The solicitor is going to represent Twin2 in court next week, (again on a Tuesday), and at the moment Twin2 is asking me to go with her. I did try and plant the idea into her head that perhaps her BF could go with her rather then me. So we will see.
I do not see that she will manage to get the boys back any time soon. She is beginning to realise this as well. I think she didnt understand what a court case meant.
She has been to see the boys without my help. Although on Tuesday Biggest of Mooloo dropped her off in the area as she was on her way to work. (I had left the money that Social services had given me with Biggest to drop around the night before, and she had forgotten too, so she was going to leave it in the morning). She managed to get the bus back.
She should be on the bus now for todays visits.
They have not yet had thier claim for Jobseekers sorted out and so are still without much money. (On Monday they had to have a crisis loan).
Twin1 is doing much better with DGD, and is seeing her most days now. But thats still a bit of running around on my behalf. Oh to live nearer a bus route! Then I could relax more.

I still have to do the shopping, I didnt do it yesterday in the end.
Twin1 will be going back to her place today. So it will be just DGD and me this afternoon, evening.
I am going to bed when she does!. Tomorrow is Stay and Play back in Towcester with her mother. So its driving again. But I will stop at my Mums house for the hour and a half, and read a book!

Savvy_sewing

Twin1 has had a problem with her Jobseekers and they only Paid her £40 for two weeks. so she is panicing. she has been on the phone for a while. used up all my calling credit (their number cost me £3.36 of credit and she was still not sorted. Ended up calling from my parents landline while we were in the area!). They said that she had missed a back to works interview and so they had fined her! this is so rediculous as now she will also have to have a crisis loan to survive for the next two weeks.! Its all a complete farce really!. That also means another trip to the big town to collect it if she is granted one. (And her money will be reduced accordingly oveer the coming weeks and she will be living on less and less.) Make a mistake and they are in the spiral!.
Unfortunately the bank of mum is empty as its all going on the Nursery fees for DGD on Tuesday.
Things are tight for me after the emergency funds went on the car on the weekend.

If am feeling tired, and rather deflated today. luckily its lovely and cool in the cottage. DGD is watching the Jungle Book again! and is telling me that she will be watching Bambi next.! Thank goodness for those video's Oystercatcher!.

Right I better get on. There is a mountain of things that need to be done, and I have to start somewhere! Its just a case of where?
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