Weekly Flylady Thread 20th December 2010

Mumof2_2

Sat here waiting for the kettle to cool so I can do my hot water bottle feeling very sorry for myself - I definitely have DH's lurgy and even my elbows and knees hurt - great timing eh . Tomorrow should be a real blast! Don't think DH's frail uncle will be coming over tomorrow which I feel awful about.

Anyhow, have a lovely Christmas everyone, thanks for all your help and support and have fun!! xx

toottifrootti

Huge squishy hugs and painfree vibes for Mumto5 (oooooooooooooh I felt ill just reading about it!)and Mumof2 hope you both feel better tomorrow.

Boddy will be thinking of you tomorrow - raise a glass to your Mum for all the love and joy she brought to everybody that knew her and that includes us flyladies too. xxxxxx

LadyL A very Happy Birthday to your lovely DS for tomorrow - I hope you have saved all your spoons and have a brilliant day - lots of love and hugs xxxxx

love and hugs to everyone - its all of you that makes this thread so special xxx

toots xx

Mudbath

LL - happy 21st for your son tomorrow and all the love going to you and your family xx

Sexymouse - big hugs xxx

Master Hex - next time I need a gingerbread house making I'm coming to see you - that is the BEST gingerbread house EVER!!! Have a good Christmas!

Christmas Boddy Elve - I will be thinking of you in the morning when the boddy elf has visited my children. Hope you have a peaceful day xxxx

We've had a lovely evening with neighbours dropping in and everyone chilling out. All our elderly neighbours made it to their families so it's just DH, DD, DS, myself and my mum and dad tomorrow which will be lovely.

Hugs x 100 to everyone.

Happy christmas xx

Dustykitten

All done plus the house is so tidy and clean.

Mumto5 and Mumof2 hope you both and your offspring feel much better tomorrow so that you can enjoy the day.

Going to having HH chilling out and then to stuff those stockings and snuggle down.

Lady Liberty hoping you have a wonderful day tomorrow that DS can cherish xx

mummyyof5

Sending birthday wishes to your DS LadyL...hope you have a wonderful day.xx

Lovely to see your post Toots..so glad you are back with us..its so strange without your posts.

Mumto5 and mumof2 hope a good nights sleep helps and you feel more human tomorrow

Hugs to Boddy...will be lighting a candle tomorrow for all those no longer with us xxxxx

All my parcels have now arrived so very pleased about that.

All presents fetched from my mums (only next door but one) and arranged on the now invisible settee....

Pork still in oven...OH didnt put it in till late as he put up our new bed today:T:T:T:T:T:T..it doesnt squeak either:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


Hex.... thats a brilliant gingerbread house well done to your Ds

House lovely and tidy...will just put mop round then bed,once pork is done.



A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL YOU WONDERFUL FLYLADIES.....

AND TO ALL AT FCC for keeping me sane regarding the housework....love and hugs to you all
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Mummyyof5

short_bird

One Sleep Till Santa!
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Him Indoors is still out and about having eaten curry
Inflatable bed ready for one visitor
Bedding out for t'other who will sleep on settee
Pillows and clean towels also ready.

Clean bedlinen in our room, floor found, presents relocated.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a Good Night!

greenbee

Slight change of plan... am back home... dropped the dog, presents, food etc off with DB & SIL, then went to the flat, where the key promtly broke in the lock :eek: I had a premonition it would... anyway, managed to get it out, so there are no security problems, but can't get into the flat. Decided not to stay where my parents are (friends house) although I might tomorrow, so went to DB for supper then came home. Not being in OH's flat I think has made me miss him more . I've told him what's happened, so he knows to get a spare key cut asap as there is currently only one. I'm going to see whether I can get one cut from the bits on Sunday so I can get in there and drop some stuff off. I'm glad I live close enough to be able to come home. And it did give me an excuse not to drink much.

Triker wrote: »

Just a quick update, all three bedrooms reconfigured, took a lot of time. effort and energy but we all pitched in and did it.

4 HUGE bags for charity shop and tons and tons of rubbish binned.

Congratulations! That's a fantastic achievement. Do you feel more positive about the house now you've made all the changes?

hex2 wrote: »

Triker - envious of that turkey! We are on the emergency frozen Aldi wonder that I bought when the weather started to turn, adequate if cooked well. I bet yours is superb. *dribbles*

I'm sure you'll manage to have a delicious meal... it sounds as if you and the boys have made plenty of cakes/chocolates/desserts to compensate, and you don't have MIL . Well done for making contingency plans, so you do at least have something to eat - unlike OH's ex who doesn't keep much food in the house and normally shops every couple of days... and ran out of food on Monday, so he (when he was snowed in there after his accident) had to walk 5 miles over fields and 5 miles back to stock up... hopefully they'll get out tomorrow so he can have christmas with his kids at his parents.

lil_me wrote: »

Greenbee I think you're right, just ate one and it felt greasy on the outside and the dark chocolates have less of it. Puppies are such a tie but if you have people to help they are such a joy too.... I have to stop myself getting one all the time

You should be able to use the chocolate for cooking then. Separate any pure chocolate from filled stuff. You may have to be creative with the latter but any pure chocolate can be retempered. The dog thing is a very tentative thought at the moment. I think I'd have to move for it to work, and I'd have to time it so that I got it at the right time - I'd need it to be down to two meals a day and able to stay on its own most of the day before the main travel season starts at work. And help will only really be possible if I do move.

Happy christmas everyone

Triker

.....is back from the pub, quite, quite merry.....


Happy Birthday to Lady L's lad 'P', have a great day ...that's to both of you. xxxx

Needs to deposit stockings however eldest is still at pub with hubby, I've been sensible and called it a night.

Sorry to hear your key/door woes Greenbee hun, bugrit....just get this part of the calander sorted and get yourselves back on track. xx

Soappie, meant to say earlier, congrats on your double egg day. x

Mumof5 and Mumof2, please take care of yourselves and I hope you have a pain/virus free chrimble.

Boddy......huge, huge, hugs. xxx

Kaz...so sorry I forgot to say here how very pleased I am that you have a resolution re Hubby and old job.

Hex2, re turkey bargain, decided to invite loads of people round to devour it so will prob cook it sunday or monday, got a crown already defrosted.

lil_me

Turkey crown now wrapped readyfor tomorrow, as is the cola ham (I reduced some of the cola juice with some brown sugar and honey, sticky but nomnomnom!!!! For whoever was asking about it I do it similar to nigella's but always put cloves in the cola too. DP went to the petrol station so I have lemonade all presents wrapped/built/set up before 3am which is a first for us especially (DP wasn't in until about midnight, having so much food prep done too.... It's all ready to be cooked now. Must convert/find timings for 1.6kg beef as had to use the bathroom scaled to weigh (same as I did with the turkey crown) I made some 'crackers' with the turkey leg meat after I deboned it, must get some sharper knives!

Anyway I best get to bed, unsure what time the boys will emerge as it was 11.30 before they slept

Hope you all have an amazing wonderful day, shall raise a glass to you all. Speci hugs for those missing a loved one too xx

kazwookie

Merry Christmas

I hope you all have some wonderful gifts, currently have magic tricks being done by gs!