SAHM paying off debts slowly

mouche

7pm! SAHM you lucky thing! I used to take my 2.5 year old up at 8pm and found he would NOT fall asleep till 9.30 and as we are in the bad habit of cuddling him till he sleeps, this was getting very frustrating. So I now take him up at 8.30pm and he still goes to sleep at 9.30pm but at least I have half an hour less of trying to get him to sleep. But 9.30 is too late for me to get anything much done in the house so I am very jealous of your 7pm bedtimes.

I think letting them stay up in the summer would be good and will as you say lead to a few lie ins.

slm6002

Mouche that is my dilemma as i don't want them getting in the habit of 8pm and then thinking it can continue. My DD is getting to that age where i think i will have to make it later but will keep it at 7 as long as possible (she does read or do loom bands at the mo until 8 ish. There are also a few activities that require darker nights that i have planned such as glow stick ring toss and star gazing. maybe see how it goes day by day. I have borrowed a kids yoga dvd from the library - my hope is that the kids will enjoy doing it and it will calm them when they are starting to craze me. I will watch later and see what its like. If its any good i will get my own copy. I also bought cloudy with meatballs 2 for one day during the holiday as kids loved the first one. Hoping it was like last one with lots of food ideas. Plan on making it a day event. Watch the movie, eat some food from it and then maybe a craft relating to it somehow. Wondering if i can think up a few more dvd days for when the weather inevitably is not playing ball!

Have cleaned under my bed today and found some bits for the WI and the Brownie fetes which have been asking for donations so thats another job done with no cost involved plus it also got rid of some more junk. Still more under the bed but at least 2 boxes have now gone. Lets just all keep fingers crossed as its our nursery fete tomorrow and it is outside as no inside space. It is supposed to thunder and rain all day - so please all cross fingers and hope for 2 hours of dry weather 2-4pm would be enough lol or it will be a big flop

Eager_Elephant

I agree SLM, it is so difficult to know what to do.

My DD is 11 and although we used to let her stay up the reprecussions:eek: the next day were not worth it so apart from once every couple of weeks (ini the holidays) we do not stray from the bedtime even in holidays.

DD has been going to bed at 8pm for quite a few years now, to start with she would go to sleep immediately but over time she has gone to sleep later and later. Now she goes to sleep between 9pm - 9.30pm.

In the holidays we tried to let her stay up later thinking that she would go to sleep at 9.30pm still but it did not work and she didn't sleep til gone 10pm.

The next day she would be a moody mare and if someone/something annoyed her instead of accepting it she would sob hysterically for what felt like hours and hours.

She accepts that her behaviour when she has a late night is not acceptable so she is happy to go to her room at 8pm (bath just before) and then she can have electronics on until 8.45pm (TV, kindle, ipod etc) and then she has to read or do loom bands until she goes to sleep.

Ini the holidays we allow 1 late night every few weeks, this gives us the chance if we go out for the day or have an evening activity.

This holiday she has Guide camp and I know she will need to sleep for a week afterwards because she will have loads of late nights.

I can see her at 15yrs old still going to her room at 8pm:eek:

Obviously ignore me if you want as this may be related to her hormones (given her age) and not relevant to your kids:rotfl:

Would just like to say what great ideas you have for the holidays - I wish I was that creative!!

slm6002

Thanks E.E it is good to know what other think and yes if she gets tired she is a stropy mare! Maybe i will stick to normal times and then with the odd late night it will seem more like a treat too.

As i have said before i borrow a lot of my ideas for the web

I have thought of a few more films - Ratatouille - lots of foods we can use and shrek - thinking swamp stew or swamp jelly.

Well nursery fete did not go well. At hlf 1 the heavens opened and it was decided by the committee (most of which would not even get out of their cars) that it would be cancelled as bouncy castle couldnt be used whist raining. We had full use of the pub but they thought no one would turn up so cancelled it. I stayed on though with my pirate map, sweets in the jar and all of the cakes that had been baked. I figured the pub had stayed open for our purpose and provided a bbq (although not set up as thought it may not be needed) so the least i could do was to stay and try to raise a little money. I was the only one to offer. We made £58.66 - not bad as the games were 20p each and the cakes were donations. Several people had obviously not seen the fb notice about the cancellation and had braved the rain so i felt happy to have stayed on.

I am now ready for bed but waiting for OH to get home from the pub - he stayed on with his dad so not expecting him home too early - at least it is cheaper than real pub!

slm6002

Oh my goodness i am watching 12 year old shopoholics - i am gobsmacked at how the parents dont think their kids are spoilt. The child that struggled to find anything to by n toy shop as they have it all, and the paper round in the car! Cant wait to see them in the real world when they have to pay for things themselves

slm6002

Just had a look at the bank and oh my goodness where has all of the money gone - only got about £25 left in the bank All of the little spends here and there soon mount up. Definately a quiet week at home this week cleaning and using up what we have. Really not that much in the cupboards anymore though so it might be a little tricky. Now off to count pennies in the purse and see if i need to raid the other penny pots........... £18.73. If i can do top up shops with this then i may stand a chance of getting back on track. OH still not home so time to start planning

slm6002

Well i now have 57p in my purse and some food in the fridge. OH has decided he will need to start taking pack up to work as he is home most days now. He wants pasta dishes and perhaps sometimes roll and crisps. Hoping he will contribute a little more to the food fund if this becomes full time. Hoping i can make several days worth at a time but in reality not sure he will want same dish 2-3 days in a row? Does pasta freeze well?

slm6002

oh he doesn't want any tomato based sauces? Time to get thinking cap on i reckon and find some cheap easy recipes that keep well. He has a fridge in the lorry so keeping it fresh is not too difficult.

Onwardsandupwards

Hi I have justf read your diary and I can really relate! My oh has just passed his hgv licence and started working in jan. We have 2 kids so I think I will steal some of your ideas if that's ok? ( iam not creative at all!)One of the pack ups my oh likes to take on shift is pasta tuna sweet corn and mayo. Xx

slm6002

Hi and thanks for dropping by. He likes tuna so yes maybe a good one to try out. We have been here before and it lasts about 2 weeks and then he starts getting bored with it all and forgets to get lunch out of the fridge - well i guess its the last thing on his mind at 3am! Anyway i will give it a try.
OH is getting restless as since the contract he is on was changed (less hours and hardly any nights out) he is on less money and therefore he is less motivated to stay. He says there is a job going for the people whos contract he does which is more money but he doesn't like the lorry! Have a feeling he is fed up with the job in general and will make any excuse. He wants to be a recovery driver now. I asked if it was better money as this is what he has issues with at the mo and he did not know. As long as he doesn't just leave - don't think he will anymore - i don't mind. He must have a job to go to first but he wont ring up to find out - but he know a lot of people that will just give him a job - really dont think it works that way now but there is no telling him.

Sorry it of a rant there. Off for my bath and then bed