Weekly Flylady Thread 15th August 2011

cyclingyorkie

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

If you highlight valli's previous post (post 337) then you will see what else is written.

many thanks!

Extra hugs to Valli and DS......

I find kids exams really hard - esp when they don't go to plan! Is clearing a possibility or is he going to have to devise a cunning plan?

Goodintentions

I have done some flying!! :j
I have washed up the pots, put on the DW, wiped down the hob (when it EVENTUALLY cooled down - we have gas at home!!), put a new bin liner in the bin that DH emptied, swept the kitchen, wiped the kitchen surfaces and (wait for it!) wiped the oven :eek: I am SO getting mine cleaned when I get home! It is so easy when it is clean to start with
(I think I was getting withdrawal symptoms )

DH & kids were playing tennis while I did the above

Valli - this happened with DD1 last year - only we (DH, DD2, DS & me) were on holiday, and she was at home :eek: (didn't realise when I booked ) I am such a terrible mother! She was in floods of tears on the phone (just - the signal was really bad). She didn't have back up, but managed to get into Uni (not one we had even looked at) and wouldn't change it now Phoned me later with the good news. We are at home for DD2's results next week!

LameWolf

Back from T & M's place; Codicil all signed and witnessed, me and Mr LW suitably fed with M's HM onion bhajis.:drool:

((((HUGS)))) to Valli & DS, Lady-L and Toots and anyone else in need of one.

Going to indulge in a very large whisky and have a game with Ted.;)

Craftyscholar

Mum_on_a_mission wrote: »

Just seen an update from LadyLib on Facebook

"Surgery over, making a slow recovery. Thanks for all the love & support xoxo"

Thank you for letting us know

toottifrootti wrote: »

wont be around for a week from tomorrow so you had better all behave and be busy!!!! Pigpen could you please do post 2 on the new thread as I wont have internet access. thank you xx

love and hugs to all
toots xx

Love and hugs back, toots.

Dustykitten

Valli I hope in a few days a plan can be hatched and things got back on track - was it AS?

Toots and LL sending you both love

Need to set the WM and wipe the side and then bed for me.

Valli

just so you know (Yes Dusty AS)

this is first year 6th form he has flunked. Of the 5 A levels he's taking he has U's in 3 and lower than expected in the other 2. In other words he hasn't worked hard enough/hasn't aquired the skill of answering questions...

so they won't let him progress to y13 - as he has too many retakes.

his options are to retake the year
leave and go to college
leave and get a job

I asked him what his next step would have been ; he stil wants Uni (this from someone - me -who dropped out of 6th form but went back eventually bear in mind;)) Not ALL the pupils who've had bad results are being even OFFERED the opportunity to retake the year...

so

we have seen the 6th form tutor (who gave me the answers I wanted) and she said how he would be supported/monitored if he retook the year. I don't want him to go to college (sorry Cally!) as I beleive the school structure more suited to his temperament. I haven't told him this,just asked him to focus on his future ambititon (uni) and think how he's going to get there.

He has said 'I'll have to do it (Y12) again' - so we'll see.

And JUST to add to the pressure DD wanted to go to Thorpe Park but has said she'd rather have the -has to be paid for by someone- dental work done - so that's a grand to find...I've *almost* run out of stuff to ebay..

still - at least I'm not dealing with what J's mum & dad are dealing with (brain tumour) though, at the moment, THAT seems positive (she's had good news). Or Toots - or CY's daughter or Lady Liberty....

I should - on some level - be flattered, as DD 'doesn't feel she can ask her dad to help out with the dental costs' but can ask me. What I want to know is !!!!!! did he do with the £30K divorce settlement - because he didn't put a deposit down on the house he told the judge he 'needed'...wait...new car; foreign holiday...

pigpen

toottifrootti wrote: »

wont be around for a week from tomorrow so you had better all behave and be busy!!!! Pigpen could you please do post 2 on the new thread as I wont have internet access. thank you xx

love and hugs to all
toots xx

Yep.. can do.... Dont you be away too much longer though we may miss you xxx

Valli... DS1 resat yr 12.. he missed a lot with Jacobs birth etc.. he felt reall old doing the second year .. which was his 3rd.. and he isnt impressed with his results either so has 1 resit this year too.. which he will be the oldest person at college. These wake up calls are character building!!!

pigpen

Everydailies for Friday

WM
DW
TD
Laundry out, folded and away..

Monday

Hang cupboard door in girls room and glitter it
Minimum of 3 binbags flung to CS..
Measure gap for desk for boys room.. source said desk

Tuesday

Sort coats etc under the stairs

Wednesday

Draught tape doors and windows... and cat flap lol

Thursday

Sort girls clothes again
Sort bedding
Sort towels
Price up new pillows for the 7 childrens beds and duvets for the 3 girls

Friday

Sort fabric stash under the stairs.
nail appt 9am
hosp. appt 1:30
Pay bills.. set them up to be paid so hopefully itll go straight through.. need to pay Orange (£97)
Update Toots list and money spreadsheet

Monday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Level One
Declutter all the floors
Level Two
Vacuum all the floors

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces.. 2 of 3 done the third will take a while!
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Clean the oven and hob

Extras

1. Clean light fittings/lamps

Wednesday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs!
Level One
Declutter floors
Vacuum/mop all these floors
Level Two
scrub the tiles.. paying particular attention to yellowed grout.

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage
Sort through a box or bag of stuff
Extras

1. Binbag dance!
2. Make a start on that list of stuff you need to do to winter-proof your home!..
3. Make sure you are well on your way to having the new school wardrobe kitted out.. labelling?

Friday - childrens rooms and spare room
Level One
vacuum the floors
Make half an hour to do something for yourself!
Level Two
Binbag dance
Level Three
tidy the cupboards /drawers of clothes
Sort through a box of toys/gibble

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

House is tidy - been out all day. Not a single flap necessary

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Haven't heard a bean from DD1 about her A level results. This is not surprising. What would be surprising is if she passed one, having only been allowed to take one as she failed all but one AS last year due to not turning up or bothering to do the work. Last thing I heard from her was that college was fine and she was going to either stay on there or transfer to another college easier to get to [STRIKE]the boyfriend's house from when she is supposed to be there[/STRIKE].

Mind you, she didn't realise that I had access to her disclipinary record from college online until recently. So I know they refused point blank to waste their money and damage their results by having her not turning up for another year. Never mind, she might get around to [STRIKE]lying[/STRIKE] telling me how fantastically well she has done this year at some point. Probably just before she asks for money again.


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Survived the duty visit.

And came back to find a very soggy cat sitting in the veggie patch, who had apparently found a friend baking in a kitchen nearby when he got locked out this morning as he legged it when I left just before 9am (he likes children, people with long, scratchy fingernails and biscuits), as he absolutely ponged of cinnamon

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Then there was a pounding on the door and I found the ex BIL shouting and swearing that my ex was hiding in here and he needed to come out so they could 'have it out once and or all', whatever IT was. :huh:

Having just had the riots round here, to have this drunken buffoon turn up and try and scare me with Minion here just wasn't going to happen. He tried to force his way in twice - the second time I deposited him on his drunken backside. Had there been a third attempt, he would have found out I still haven't got rid of all my anti rioter paraphernalia from behind the front door.


Ex turned up at this point, having been sent a garbled message that made him realise trouble was brewing and BIL left the front garden quicker than he arrived.

Seems that BIL had the strop because ex isn't willing to go to a [STRIKE]night of people getting drunk on beer, smoking drugs and finishing off with a punchup or five[/STRIKE] party at his sister's house. And the solution was to scream and shout and threaten violence until ex agreed to go and pretend to be his bestest fwend and bruvver in the world ever becos they're FAAAAAMMMMMILLLEEEEEEEE, Innit?

Or in other words, he was drunk and looking for a way to continue an argument he had probably already started at home with Ex's sister. I daresay the story she gets is that the big, bad Jo went for him when all he wanted to do was say how much he missed his special fwend. Who has always hated him and made no secret about it, btw.



I really don't approve of this scrapping-in-the-street-nonsense.

But a year of playing bass has given me more upper body strength than I ever thought possible. And a whole lot more attitude - so stuff trying to talk him down, he got dumped on his behind for trying to scare me with violence.



Anyway, the ex is sitting downstairs on drunken-violent-Narcissist-vigil and I am still fuming upstairs (with a locked bedroom door and enough heavy stuff to knock anyone out, btw). He can lose sleep over it, I have no intention of doing so.

But I have damaged my thumb somehow in the fracas, so I am hoping it is better by tomorrow morning.




Remind me again, what exactly is it that men are for?



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Tomorrow's plan -


School Uniform buying at outfitter's. Trousers, PE top.

School uniform at sports shop. Shorts, trackies, footie socks.

Purchase of basketball for Minion, white trainers for school and a baseball bat or indoor hockey stick :whistle:



Putting away of new purchases.

Craftyscholar

Oh dear, Jojo, I hope it all calmed down and you managed to get some sleep.
Valli, hopefully this will be the 'wake-up call' he needs. It sounds hopeful that the school will take him for a repeat year, particularly if they are not offering it to all those who did badly. They must believe that he is capable of doing better.