Weekly Flylady Thread 4th July 2011

greenbee

Congratulations Mrs AJ have a wonderful honeymoon.

Back garden now looking much better ... Apart from the kayak leaning against the table and the washing on the line! Grass has been cut, beds edged, deadheaded and weeded. Wilderness at the back has had a bag full of weeds hauled out of it. Once I'm back from babysitting I'm going to try to have 30 minutes a day to keep on top of housework, and 30 minutes to make more inroads into the garden. I need to move some plants from the back to the spaces in the beds. And I'm hoping the guy who did the windows will help me finish the garden.

Guess I'd better start sorting my stuff out and head off to make sure that my mother and my nephew have survived each other's company! Will be back flying sometime on Wednesday. Electrician is coming to his bit of the bathroom tomorrow, so I really need to get my act together on sorting the rest of the stuff out for that too! Not sure when I'll have time for work

cyclingyorkie

congratulations mrs aj! Have a great honeymoon.......

first load of washing is dry - second is sodden on the line. Oh well....

Been into town - got DD2 2 new bras (25% off) and some stuff from Holland & Barrett - buy one get one half price.

put DD2's chicken into marinate - the rest of us are having fish -she is intolerant.

Shed loads of ironing done...but loads more to do - where does it come from?

Valli

hex2 wrote: »

Valli - thanks for the suggestion re cherry jam. I have stoned and cooked 3.5lb tonight so they can drip overnight. I haven't had a chance to go and pick the blackcurrants from the community gardens this year so none for us this time. I must plant some of my own. The boys ate most of the raspberries and strawberries so just a few stragglers frozen for fruit coulis to go with meringues at some point.

oh I meant for you to cook them whole...the stones would be held back by the muslin...

been to Meadowhall- in my naivety I thought it wouldn't be busy...and we had to go from AnWland as we watched DS in the first half of a friendly football match...well! if they were being friendly I'd hate to see them not friendly! *gasps with horror*
so am pooped

Froddy - no not yet but first impressions are good

RachelS ((hugs)) Ring the CT people and get your council tax reduced - you don't need proof...just the date he went. Maybe enquire with your county council re free school lunches...

at Meadowhall we tried the handmade burger co - and DD got discount with her schoolstudent card...she is being well brought up inlike mr lavish-with-money-even-though-he-has-none up there (thumbs in direction of DS)

so after a day spent chilling I find I have lots to do *rolls eyes*

hex2

Valli wrote: »

oh I meant for you to cook them whole...the stones would be held back by the muslin...

I did wonder, never mind. I used the drained cherries for the hens which wouldn't have worked with the stones in.

1lb juice with 1lb of sugar, just finished cooking it. If I haven't done it for long enough then I have some rather splendid cherry syrup which is a better result than cherry toffee!

Valli

Fingers crossed for a good set then Hex!

Any fruit can be prepared this way for a jelly (ie no pulp from the fruit, skin, seeds etc) instead of a jam. Just wash the fruit, cover with water and simmer until well cooked. Drain overnight though a muslin (DON'T squeeze - apparently it makes the jelly cloudy) then allow a pint of juice to a pound of sugar. Some fruit will need extra pectin - for instance for brambles I get a bramley apple, quarter it and boil that with the fruit. Bramble Jelly is absolutely delicious...
Damsons - wash, boil whole (again a pain because they are small so this avoids spending hours fishing for stones).

I also tell lots of people that if they provide me with fruit they will be reawrded with a jar (or two) of jam or jelly...that's how I get cherries and damsons.

Mind you, on a country walk last year with the LSB I spotted somebody picking something off a tree and munching it - I went to investigate and it was red and black cherries on trees - so I might be going for a little drive soon;)

pigpen

Todailies.. Sunday

WM (again!) x2
TD
DW .. or we are eating from paper plates!
Laundry out, folded and away
Girls bathed and deflea'd
Squeak bathed
[STRIKE]DD2s clothes sorted [/STRIKE](got a CS bag through the door for Thursday collection FLING!)
10 things chucked on ebeast
[STRIKE] sort 9 boxes from girls room
Remove wardrobe from girls room[/STRIKE]
Deal with contents of said wardrobe :eek:
Bunnies out to play
insist someone/anyone finishes vacuuming the middle room I just can't bring myself to do it!
Send someone to shop before we run out of milk.

Filled 4 more binbags with rubbish.. flung out 3 empty drawers.. 2 have since disappeared *shrug* love my !!!!! neighbours lol.

Off to sort DD3's chest of drawers and decide what to do with DD2's outgrown stuff.... :eek:

mummyyof5

Have a great honeymoon Mrs Aj...glad your special day went well and hope your mum is doing ok xx

Was BabyDs birthday party yesterday...loads of kids and adults alike...house just starting to get back to normality..actually her birthday on Tuesday...she was dressed as a mermaid and LO was a pirate.

Having a real CBA day today although I have managed to clear the ironing pile...and tidy up from the party

Tea next...have prepped pots and carrots so far......

4 lots of washing done 2 dry and ironed...1 on airer and 1 load wet on line

Kids driving me mad as want to play out and its just too wet so LR floor covered in toys they arent playing with .....

Maxonian

Today I have:
hoovered all downstairs
been to MrT and put away
done the plastic recycling
had a nap

pots and turkey in for dinner - I just fancied a roast
need to go and peel and chop veg
going to get the ironing board out now

On Wednesday, it's my day off and i want to do the kitchen. What do i clean very dusty/greasy wooden kitchen doors with, and what about the light fittings? They are fairly grim.
I want to get everything out of the cupboards as well and have a sort out.

ETA Congrats MRSAJ

tootifruities

pigpen I am here if you need a toots!

gratefulforhelp_2

Triker wrote: »

I am up and at 'em today. This Paleo diet thing gives me loads of energy which is lovely having been like a slow thing from slow land for a long time.

Wossat then?

mrsAJ God's richest blessings on you both, and bon voyage.

Today - loads of clothes put away and washed, sitting room hoovered, kitchen table cleared.

DH is trying to mark while DD2 delivers a monologue, evilly I am not going to rescue him:rotfl:

eta just read up on the diet. Apparently I am so agressive as my body is telling me to go and kill an animal for food??