Weekly Flylady Thread 30th November 2009

cyclingyorkie

DS working from 9.30 to 5pm.

we got a message saying he was staying till 9...and then a call to say he would be later than that!

It's 11.07 for gods sake - where the hell is he? I'd go and look for him but OH is away..and I don't want to leave the girls on their own...

froddington

Well I give up! I can't get the Christmas card list to open in any format I can read If anyone can get it to me via a message on facebook or somehow, I'd be really grateful. I wanted to do the cards tonight so I could get them to the PO first thing but that won't happen now! Oh well.

Night all, sleep well xx

tootifruities

stars done to 1272

pigpen

Dustykitten wrote: »

Piggers - how is Moomin?

She is fine thanks.. just a wee bit itchy. Tiddles is full of cold.. but they have all been packed off to daddy's... but.. he was too idle to walk across the road to the chemist to get a bottle of medised for them to keep their uber-snot and itchies at bay!!!

I have however dumped loads of carp on him at his..

froddington wrote: »

Well I give up! I can't get the Christmas card list to open in any format I can read If anyone can get it to me via a message on facebook or somehow, I'd be really grateful. I wanted to do the cards tonight so I could get them to the PO first thing but that won't happen now! Oh well.

Night all, sleep well xx

I'll PM it in a sec

Quillion

Night All

Can i have three stars please Kitchen Bathroom and Living room all Done Thanks Toots / Soappie xx

toottifrootti

Triker honey I think you have answered your own question - I might be too late but if i were you it would be lease - you are worried about more debt and being off if you are poorly again so give yourself peace of mind
LadyL you deserve them honey - enjoy xxxx
TAG congratulations on the bed - hope you get a great sleep tonight xx
pigpen thats another fine to-do - rubella!!!!:eek: hope the wee treasure is not too bad with it - and nobody else gets it either. Brilliant news about the leukeamia:T
AnW'sMum - awhh bless Miss A bet she is wrecked!! and Congratulations to master W:T:T:T:T well done young man that is brilliant! another presie sorted - good for you xx
Valli hope you have grounded DS and made him do all the cleaning up??? Do not pick up the washing or he will never learn! (((hugs)))) for you for a bad day xx
sexymouse - fingers and toes and evryhting crossed for a pass for you - please let us know so we can tune in and send the right vibes.xx
ishtar thanks re the arm - it is sore but nothing like the first timw - touch wood xx
well done to wilf and pigpen for those brilliant numbers to go on ebay - did you get them on today?
rach glad the results were negative / good to hear that DH is more relexad/ you are doing really well with your walks
TAG
lil_me glad you managed to talk to DH - it sounds like a good plan re the unpacking - no point being miserable over Christmas with boxes about. good news about DS as well (((hugs))) you will get there - you are one determind and focussed lady. xx

greenbee wrote: »

I think a cathedral deserves a new outfit so you need to hang in there to give us all time to save up Besides which, you need to get your moneys worth from your lovely newly-decorated flat... oh yes, and you've got your list to get through - have you managed to sort out a Mr Toots yet... because you can't go before that's sorted out

No, No, yes,yes,no no!!!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

mudbath well done to your DS - enjoy your time away

those of you who were kind enough to wish me a nice day with my Mum -thank you so much but I am afraid to say that really wasnt on the cards and unlikely. At best it was going to be a 'nice' day with no meanness or nasty remarks.
Anyway we went - we had a horrible journey up with rain and rain - she wasnt impressed with our presents - she couldnt hide her true feelings from her face and even less impressed by the time we left:eek:
We had bought her a tv recorder/digi box - you know the hard drive thing that records programmes, pauses live tv and gives you loads of digi programmes and a 3 handset phone.
we had chocolate birthday cake to start with and she wouldnt have a piece because of her diabetes - well she is the same as me ther but i had a piece - it was really for the children's sake we had brought it but she wouldnt budge - normally she eats anything!
My bruv and I set up the tv box - disconnected an ancient video player and it all looked very neat - but wouldnt work - we knew she wouldnt get digital programmes for another few months - middle of next year i think but we thought she would still get terrestial - well it seemed that the box only accepted digi signals so it didnt do anything - she said she couldnt see the point of it but would leave it in place until there was a signal.

so we would reconnect the video player in the other room with a smaller tv in the meantime - after rummaging in the shed for another aerial cable- oh no the video player wouldnt work - no instructions - her bellowing that it worked fine in the LR and we should have left it there!!! we left it to go back to after lunch.

had a lovely lunch that my SiL had brought with us which mother said was 'nice' but I think she really meant - she was not impressed! She kept saying what a nice lunch she had at XXXX or XXXXX so i think she was disappointed we hadn't taken her out!!! which would have been impossible given that there was 7 of us and she was on crutches!!!

after lunch DB tried to do the phones - as he was plugging in the base station in the LR she announced that her phone had stopped working this morning - he plugged it in and then it went off - tried allover the house and all the phone sockets but no luck - so present number 2 useless!!!!
we did actually manage to get her present phone working - it was just a loose connection but have had to bring the new lot back for replacement.

back to the video player - still no luck - a visitor arrived to see us as he had heard we were coming so she was not impressed at someone stealing her thunder of being the important one!!! and proceeded to tell him we should not have bothered as all we had done was make things worse!!!!!

we eventually left about an hour later than planned and had a rotten journey of very slow moving traffic - my nephew wasnt very well on the way back so we had to stop - I managed to sleep some of the way and had a nap when i got in before catching up here!!!

her first words to me were ' how nice of you to come - you loook as if you have put on weight':eek: she is obssessed with how i look and once would not go out with me as I had no hair ( when i was having chemo) even though i was wearing a scarf.
Today I kept very calm and was as nice as i could be - there were lots of swear words said between my DB and me out of earshot as we pulled our hair out!!! It got quite farcical in the end - we decided we should have stuck with a bunch of flowers:rotfl::rotfl: at least we decided we have given her loads to tell her friends about for the next couple of weeks:rolleyes:

so anyway we did our best and its over although i am sure we will never hear the end of it!!!

ok I am off to bed and will see you in the morning

love and hugs to you all
toots xx

nopot2pin

toottifrootti wrote: »

so anyway we did our best and its over although i am sure we will never hear the end of it!!!

Big hugs toots.
It is very draining, trying to remain positive, when others are so negative.
Tomorrow is another day....
Again, big hugs
xx

hollyh

Hi all,

Big hugs Toots I bet you wished you never bothered.:mad::mad: As for not going out with you because you didn't have hair.:eek: That'a an awful thing to say to your daughter.:mad:

We went to the cinema and watched Paranormal Activity ( i think that's what it's called ). I'm going to be scared when i go to bed.:eek: OH was even scared it was that bad.

List update then i'm off to bed to try and sleep:o.

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor!
Level Two
Sort and stash any presents you have lying about.. clear the floordrobe!
Clear a box of stuff away
Binbag dance
Level Three
Clear away any stuff on the top of cupboards/chest of drawers/dressing tables etc.
Sort the airing cupboard/linen store/towel cupboard.. is there anything past its best? PDSA/animal charities often are desperate for such things!
Dust and deweb and wipe the paintwork
Extras

1. HHI
2. Wrap more pressies!!

Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study
Level One
Dejunk pc desk!
Level three
Wipe the cup rings and dust off the desk

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip , wash and replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork
Extras

1. List 1 item to sell .. or sort pics and listings for this weekend FREE LISTING on ebay!

My Extras

• Ebay 1 item listed
• Update Xmas SS & Wrap

• Take small bean tin into nursery
• Take game back
• Pay cheque in
• post letters
• Deal with post
• Menu plan
• Cancel WW
• Fill in K form
• Print off pics for scrapbook
• [STRIKE]Update spending SS[/STRIKE]
• Clean rabbits out
• [STRIKE]Elf letter & mischief[/STRIKE]
• Card for UP

mummyyof5

(((HUGS )) Toots

I like the old saying that you can choose your friends but not your family

Try not to let it get to you,as you say you did your best,some people are never happy.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Lady-Liberty

froddington wrote: »

Well I give up! I can't get the Christmas card list to open in any format I can read If anyone can get it to me via a message on facebook or somehow, I'd be really grateful. I wanted to do the cards tonight so I could get them to the PO first thing but that won't happen now! Oh well.

I have sent you the list of names via FB.....just in case you can't get the other one to work

Toots Oh honey.....that sounds so like my Mother......we could never do right......everything was wrong in her eyes......& yes, she used to gloat to her friends about how "awful" her children were to her :rotfl: you have my sympathy.....thanks goodness for your DB...you need someone who "gets" where you are coming from;) My Mum passed away 18 months ago.....but I still remember that feeling of doom whenever I saw her that sounds dreadful, I loved her very much but I'm sure you know what I mean Try & get a good nights sleep now......big hugs xxx